CPSC to Vote on the 2010 Version of the ATV Standard on Feb 14
The Consumer Product Safety Commission will vote on its final rule to amend the mandatory safety standard for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) on February 14, 2012. CPSC established the standard, ANSI/SVIA 1-2007, as a consumer product safety standard in 2008, as required by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). This final rule establishes the 2010 version of the ANSI/SVIA standard as the mandatory standard for ATVs.
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Substantive changes in the 2010 version include: (1) elimination from a provision calling for expiration of the definition and requirements for the Y--12+ youth ATV age category on July 28, 2011; (2) a change in how to calculate the speed for the braking test of youth ATVs; (3) the requirement that tire pressure information be on the label; etc. A draft version of its final rule is available here.
(See ITT's Online Archives 11072523 for summary of the proposed rule.)