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  "family": "public-comments",
  "checked": "2026-10-09",
  "scope": "A dated, selected snapshot, not an exhaustive live list. Deadlines can be extended, reopened, or close at a specified time. Always confirm the current official notice.",
  "id": "window-covering-cord-hazards",
  "metaTitle": "Window Covering Cord Hazard Proposal | America.co",
  "title": "Window covering cord hazard proposal: comment by November 23",
  "description": "Find CPSC’s window-covering cord hazard proposal, the November 23 comment date, exact docket, product scope, and confidential-submission warning.",
  "documentNumber": "2026-19579",
  "category": "Product safety",
  "noticeUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19579/substantial-product-hazard-list-amendments-to-requirements-for-window-covering-cords",
  "actionUrl": "https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC-2026-0463",
  "actionLabel": "Open the CPSC window-cord docket",
  "answer": "CPSC proposes adding specified window-covering cord characteristics to its substantial-product-hazard list. The notice lists November 23, 2026 for written comments. Its scope includes particular custom cord systems and stock or custom roll-up shades; it is not a blanket statement that every blind is covered.",
  "facts": [
    {
      "label": "Listed comment deadline",
      "value": "2026-11-23; confirm cutoff at source",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19579/substantial-product-hazard-list-amendments-to-requirements-for-window-covering-cords"
    },
    {
      "label": "Docket or notice identifier",
      "value": "CPSC-2026-0463",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19579/substantial-product-hazard-list-amendments-to-requirements-for-window-covering-cords"
    },
    {
      "label": "Agency",
      "value": "Consumer Product Safety Commission",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19579/substantial-product-hazard-list-amendments-to-requirements-for-window-covering-cords"
    },
    {
      "label": "Stage",
      "value": "Notice of proposed rulemaking",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19579/substantial-product-hazard-list-amendments-to-requirements-for-window-covering-cords"
    },
    {
      "label": "Regulation discussed",
      "value": "16 CFR Part 1120",
      "sourceUrl": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19579/substantial-product-hazard-list-amendments-to-requirements-for-window-covering-cords"
    }
  ],
  "sections": [
    {
      "heading": "Match the actual product characteristics",
      "paragraphs": [
        "The proposal differentiates free-hanging cords, continuous loops, retractable cord systems, and cord-loop lifts. Consult its product descriptions and proposed text before assuming which products are affected."
      ],
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19579/substantial-product-hazard-list-amendments-to-requirements-for-window-covering-cords"
      ]
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical evidence checklist",
      "paragraphs": [
        "Describe the specific product configuration, the observed problem, the evidence, and what would make the proposed classification workable. Do not place a child’s name, identifying incident details, or protected business material in a public draft here."
      ],
      "sourceUrls": [
        "https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC-2026-0463"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "steps": [
    "Confirm the deadline and read the proposed scope.",
    "Identify CPSC-2026-0463 in the official docket.",
    "Separate a technical comment from confidential material.",
    "Follow the notice’s authorized route and retain its receipt."
  ],
  "caution": "CPSC distinguishes public electronic comments from confidential written submissions. Follow its separate confidential instructions. This guide does not determine whether a product is safe or legally compliant.",
  "faq": [
    [
      "Is this already a new final requirement?",
      "This record is a proposal. Check later agency action before treating it as adopted."
    ],
    [
      "Can I put confidential material in the public docket?",
      "The notice says not to do so and supplies separate confidential-submission instructions."
    ]
  ],
  "deadline": "2026-11-23",
  "publicationDate": "2026-09-24",
  "docket": "CPSC-2026-0463",
  "documentId": "CPSC-2026-0463-0001",
  "status": "open-at-check",
  "statusLabel": "Comment window listed open at the 2026-10-09 metadata check; confirm at source before acting",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Published notice and submission instructions",
      "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/24/2026-19579/substantial-product-hazard-list-amendments-to-requirements-for-window-covering-cords",
      "asOf": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "Official Federal Register PDF on GovInfo",
      "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-24/pdf/2026-19579.pdf",
      "asOf": "2026-10-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "Open the CPSC window-cord docket",
      "url": "https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC-2026-0463",
      "asOf": "2026-10-09"
    }
  ],
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