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Safety Standard for Cigarette Lighters; Adjusted Customs Value for Cigarette Lighters

CPSC · final-rule · Published 2004-04-14 · Effective 2004-04-14 · 69 FR 19762

Document

Document number
04-8400
Federal Register citation
69 FR 19762
CFR reference
16 CFR 1210
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
final-rule
Agency
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Publication date
2004-04-14
Effective date
2004-04-14

Abstract

The Commission has a safety standard requiring that disposable and novelty lighters meet specified requirements for child-resistance. The rule defines disposable lighters, in part, as refillable lighters that use butane or similar fuels and have a Customs Value or ex-factory price below a threshold value (initially set at $2.00). The standard provides that the initial $2.00 value adjusts every 5 years for inflation as measured by the percentage change since June 1993 in the appropriate Wholesale Price Index for which cigarette lighters are a part, as published by the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics ("BLS") (now referred to as the Producer Price Index for Miscellaneous Fabricated Products). The adjustment is rounded to the nearest $0.25 increment. With this notice, the Commission adds to the rule a statement that the import value adjusted to $2.25 when the June 2003 Index was finalized by BLS in November 2003. This information was also conveyed to the public by a Commission press release issued January 5, 2004. This notice also makes a technical correction to change the term "Wholesale Price Index" to "Producer Price Index for Miscellaneous Fabricated Products."

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