Technical Amendment to the Flammability Standards for Carpets and Rugs
CPSC · other · Published 2007-10-26 · Effective 2007-10-26 · 72 FR 60765
Document
Document number
E7-20666
Federal Register citation
72 FR 60765
CFR reference
16 CFR 1630
Type
Rule
Action
Final amendments.
Category
other
Agency
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Publication date
2007-10-26
Effective date
2007-10-26
Abstract
The Commission is amending the flammability standards for carpets and rugs to remove the reference to Eli Lilly Company Product No. 1588 in Catalog No. 79, December 1, 1969, as the standard ignition source and provide a technical specification defining the ignition source. The specification for the standard ignition source is a timed burning tablet, consisting of essentially pure methenamine, with a nominal heat of combustion value of 7180 calories/gram, a mass of 150 mg +/-5 mg, flat, and a nominal diameter of 6 mm. The amendment has an immediate effective date.