New regs for Monday: Children, air, trucks

Monday’s edition of the Federal Register contains new rules for truck drivers, safety standards for children’s chairs and air monitoring requirements.

Here’s what is happening:

Safety: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is moving forward with new safety requirements for children’s portable hook-on chairs that attach to tables and counters.

The safety standards are intended to ensure children don’t fall out of the chairs while they are eating.

The CPSC identified 50 children who were injured and one who died due to an incident with one of these chairs.

These chairs are designed for children three years old and younger.

The rule goes into effect on Sept. 28.

Air pollution: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward with new ambient air monitoring requirements.

The changes include “clarifying annual monitoring network plan public notice requirements” and “revising network design requirements,” among other things.

The changes go into effect in 30 days.

Trucks: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is considering exemptions that would allow 22 truck drivers with poor vision to operate commercial motor vehicles.

These truck drivers failed the vision requirement because of poor vision in one eye, but the FMCSA believes their vision in the other eye is strong enough that they can safely operate a commercial motor vehicle.

Often times, these drivers are partially blind. They may already be permitted to operate a commercial motor vehicle in their home state, but this exemption would allow them to drive across the country.

The public has 30 days to comment.

Space: NASA is proposing to eliminate outdated and duplicative regulations.

The public has 60 days to comment.