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Safety Standard for Gates and Enclosures
The Consumer Product Safety Commission published this final rule in the Federal Register on April 1, 2026. It took effect on July 19, 2026. Comments closed on May 1, 2026.
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What the agency says
In November 2022, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) published an update to the consumer product safety standard for gates and enclosures under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The standard incorporated by reference ASTM F1004-22, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures, the voluntary standard for gates and enclosures that was in effect at the time. ASTM has now issued a revised standard, ASTM F1004-25. Consistent with the CPSIA, this direct final rule updates the mandatory standard to incorporate by reference ASTM's 2025 version of the voluntary standard.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-06306
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Direct final rule
- Agency
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Published
- April 1, 2026
- Takes effect
- July 19, 2026
- Comments due
- May 1, 2026
- Dates
- The rule is effective on July 19, 2026, unless CPSC receives a significant adverse comment by May 1, 2026. If CPSC receives such a comment, it will publish a document in the Federal Register, withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The incorporation by reference of the publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of July 19, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. CPSC-2019-0014
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 16 CFR 1239
- Topics
- Consumer protection; Imports; Incorporation by reference; Infants and children; Law enforcement; Safety
- Pages
- 5
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