# Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act; Incorporation by Reference of Successor Standard
> **US Consumer Product Safety Commission** · Direct final rule. · Published 2019-05-24 · Effective 2020-11-24 · 84 FR 24021
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-10845
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- **Federal Register citation:** 84 FR 24021
- **CFR reference:** 16 CFR 1450
- **Publication date:** 2019-05-24
- **Effective date:** 2020-11-24
- **Docket:** Docket No. CPSC-2019-0012
## Abstract

The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Act (VGBA, or Act) requires that drain covers must comply with entrapment protection requirements specified by the joint American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) ASME/ ANSI A112.19.8 performance standard, or any successor standard. The Consumer Product Safety Commission incorporates sections of APSP-16 2017 as the successor drain cover standard.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/05/24/2019-10845/virginia-graeme-baker-pool-and-spa-safety-act-incorporation-by-reference-of-successor-standard)
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