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FR Doc. 96-11438 Carrier Identification Codes

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[CC Docket No. 92-237; DA 96-678]

Carrier Identification Codes

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: On April 30, 1996, the Commission released a public notice 
seeking further comments to the Commission's Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (Administration of the North American Numbering Plan), CC 
Docket No. 92-237 specifically on the issue of the appropriate length 
of the transition period for the expansion of carrier identification 
codes (CICs) from three to four digits. The intended effect of this 
action is to seek further comments because the record on the NPRM is 
two years old, and significant events have occurred since the record 
closed.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 21, 1996, and reply 
comments must be filed on or before May 28, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Ward, (202) 418-2336, Elizabeth 
Nightingale, (202) 418-2352, or Mary DeLuca, (202) 418-2334, all of the 
Common Carrier Bureau, Network Services Division.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Released: April 30, 1996.

    1. On April 4, 1994, the Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (CC Docket No. 92-237) addressing various issues relating to 
administration of the North American Numbering Plan and tentatively 
concluding, regarding carrier identification codes (CICs), that the 
industry's plan to expand Feature Group D (FGD) CICs from three to four 
digits, in the event of exhaust of the three digit codes, was 
reasonable to ensure that the demand for CICs could be met. 
Administration of the North American Numbering Plan, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, 9 FCC Rcd 2068 (1994) (NPRM)(59 FR 24103 (05/10/94)). The 
NPRM also tentatively concluded that the transition or permissive 
dialing period for the expansion, during which both three and four 
digit CICs would be recognized, should last six years. The pleading 
cycle in response to the NPRM closed on June 30, 1994.
    2. The record on the NPRM is two years old, and significant events 
have occurred since the record closed: (1) The assignment of 
exclusively four digit FGD CICs has begun, and in turn the transition 
period has begun; (2) there has been an unexpected increase in the 
demand for CICs, due to new uses for the codes recently discovered by 
the industry; (3) we now expect an even greater demand for CICs, with 
the anticipated increase in carriers entering the market as a result of 
the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub.L. 104-104, 110 Stat. 56 (1996) 
(1996 Act); and (4) the local exchange carriers are now obligated to 
provide dialing parity under Section 251 of the 1996 Act, see 47 U.S.C. 
251(b)(3).
    3. We seek, therefore, to refresh the record in CC Docket No. 92-
237 specifically on the issue of the appropriate length of the 
transition period. Commenters should limit their comments to updated 
factual information in light of the recent events described above. We 
ask that parties neither simply reiterate their previous comments nor 
raise any new issues, but confine their discussion to how the length of 
the transition period has been affected, if at all.
    4. Comments and reply comments in response to this Notice should be 
no more than 10 pages, and otherwise in compliance with Sections 1.415 
and 1.419 of the Commission's rules. Comments must be filed on or 
before May 21, 1996, and reply comments must be filed on or before May 
28, 1996. Comments and reply comments must be sent to the Office of the 
Secretary, FCC, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. Two copies 
should also be sent to the Network Services Division, Common Carrier 
Bureau, FCC, Room 235, 2000 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. One 
copy should also be sent to the Commission's contractor for public 
service records duplication: ITS, Inc., 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 140, 
Washington, D.C. 20037. Comments and reply comments will be available 
for public inspection during regular business hours in the FCC 
Reference Center, Room 239, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20554. Copies can also be obtained from ITS at (202) 857-3800.
    5. We will continue to treat this proceeding as non-restricted for 
purposes of the Commission's ex parte rules. See generally 47 CFR 
Secs. 1.1200-1.1216. For further information contact, David Ward (202/
418-2336), Elizabeth Nightingale (202/418-2352), or Mary DeLuca (202/
418-2334) of the Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau.

Federal Communications Commission
Geraldine Matise,
Chief, Network Services Division, Common Carrier Bureau.
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FR Doc. 96-11404 Automatic Extension of Time for Filing Individual Income Tax Returns; Hearing Cancellation

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Parts 1 and 301

[IA-41-93]
RIN 1545-AS04

Automatic Extension of Time for Filing Individual Income Tax 
Returns; Hearing Cancellation

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Cancellation of notice of public hearing on proposed 
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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of cancellation of a public

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hearing on proposed regulations that reflect the new procedures for 
obtaining an automatic extension of time to file an individual income 
tax return.

DATES: The public hearing originally scheduled for May 8, 1996, 
beginning at 10:00 a.m. is cancelled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Slaughter of the Regulations 
Unit, Assistant Chief Counsel (Corporate), (202) 622-7180 (not a toll-
free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject of the public hearing is 
proposed regulations under sections 6081 and 6651 of the Internal 
Revenue Code. A notice of proposed rulemaking by cross reference to 
temporary regulations and notice of public hearing appearing in the 
Federal Register for Thursday, January 4, 1996 (61 FR 338), announced 
that a pubic hearing on the proposed regulations would be held on 
Wednesday, May 8, 1996, beginning at 10:00 a.m., in the IRS Auditorium, 
7400 Corridor, Internal Revenue Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, D.C.
    The public hearing scheduled for Wednesday, May 8, 1996, is 
cancelled.
Cynthia E. Grigsby,
Chief, Regulations Unit, Assistant Chief Counsel (Corporate).
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FR Doc. 96-11327 Radio Broadcasting Services; Amherst and Lynchburg, VA

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73

[MM Docket No. 96-100; RM-8789]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Amherst and Lynchburg, VA

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a petition by Greater 
Lynchburg Stereo Broadcasters proposing the allotment of Channel 294A 
to Amherst, Virginia, and the allotment Channel 229A to Lynchburg, 
Virginia. Channels 294A and 229A can be allotted to Amherst and 
Lynchburg, respectively, in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements. Channel 294A can be allotted to 
Amherst with a site restriction of 12.8 kilometers (8.0 miles) 
northeast to avoid short-spacing conflicts with the licensed site of 
Station WLQE(FM), Channel 295A, Bedford, Virginia, and with Station 
WPXX(FM)'s construction permit for Channel 294A at Semora, North 
Carolina. The coordinates for Channel 294A are 37-40-36 and 78-57-19. 
Channel 229A can be allotted to Lynchburg without a site restriction. 
The coordinates for Channel 229A at Lynchburg are 37-24-49 and 79-08-
33.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before June 24, 1996, and reply 
comments on or before July 9, 1996.

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ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioner, or its counsel or consultant, as follows: John F. 
Garziglia, Pepper & Corazzini, L.L.P., 1776 K Street, NW., Suite 200, 
Washington, DC 20006 (Counsel for petitioner).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 96-100, adopted April 22, 
1996, and released May 1, 1996. The full text of this Commission 
decision is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC's Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, NW., 
Washington, DC. The complete text of this decision may also be 
purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, ITS, Inc., (202) 857-
3800, 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037.
    Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply 
to this proceeding.
    Members of the public should note that from the time a Notice of 
Proposed Rule Making is issued until the matter is no longer subject to 
Commission consideration or court review, all ex parte contacts are 
prohibited in Commission proceedings, such as this one, which involve 
channel allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules governing 
permissible ex parte contacts.
    For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments, 
see 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Radio broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
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FR Doc. 96-11271 Summer Flounder and Scup Fishery; Notice of Availability of Amendment 8

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 625

[I.D. 042696A]

Summer Flounder and Scup Fishery; Notice of Availability of 
Amendment 8

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of availability of an amendment to a fishery management 
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SUMMARY: NMFS issues this document to advise that the Mid-Atlantic 
Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 8 to the 
Fishery Management Plan for the Summer Flounder and Scup Fisheries 
(FMP) for Secretarial review and is requesting comments from the 
public. Amendment 8 would initiate management measures for the scup 
fishery.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 24, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Dr. Andrew A. Rosenberg, Regional Director, 
National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Regional Office, One 
Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930-3799. Mark the outside of the 
envelope ``Comments on Summer Flounder and Scup Plan.''
    Copies of proposed Amendment 8, its Regulatory Impact Review (RIR) 
and the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis contained within the 
RIR, and the Final Environmental Impact Statement are available from 
David R. Keifer, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 
Council, Room 2115 Federal Building, 300 S. New Street, Dover, DE 
19904-6790.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina L. Spallone, Fishery Policy 
Analyst, 508-281-9221.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) (Magnuson Act) requires that 
each regional fishery management council submit any fishery management 
plan or amendment it prepares to NMFS for review. The Magnuson Act also 
requires that NMFS, upon receiving the plan or amendment for review, 
immediately make a preliminary evaluation of whether the amendment is 
sufficient to warrant continued review, and publish a document that the 
plan or amendment is available for public review and comment. NMFS will 
consider the public comments received during the comment period in 
determining whether to approve the plan or amendment.
    Amendment 8, if approved, would revise the Summer Flounder FMP to 
institute management measures that would allow the scup (Stenotomus 
chrysops) resource to rebuild over a 7-year period. Scup are currently 
overexploited and at a low biomass level.
    Proposed management measures for scup in Year 1 of management 
include: Dealer, charter/party (c/p) vessel, and operator permits; 
moratorium vessel permits for the directed commercial fishery; a 
requirement that permitted vessels may sell only to permitted dealers; 
mandatory reporting for permitted vessels and dealers; escape vents on 
scup pots or traps; degradable hinges and fasteners in scup pots or 
traps; and maximum size for rollers used in roller rig trawl gear; 
minimum fish sizes for the commercial and recreational fisheries; and 
minimum codend mesh requirements when possessing more than a threshold 
level of scup on board. In Year 2 and beyond, a coastwide quota would 
also be implemented with Federal commercial permit holders being 
prohibited from landing after the quota had been attained, as well as a 
framework to allow time/area closures in order to reduce bycatch and 
prevent quota overruns. The proposed amendment also includes a 
framework measure to allow future adjustments to minimum fish sizes, 
mesh size, and the threshold level of fish on board that triggers the 
mesh size, and to implement a recreational possession limit and season.
    NMFS disapproved six measures in Amendment 8 before publishing this 
notice of availability as authorized under section 304(a)(1)(A) of the 
Magnuson Act. These disapproved measures would: (1) Confer moratorium 
permit eligibility upon vessels that were re-rigging on January 26, 
1993, and land scup prior to the implementation of the FMP; (2) require 
vessels to keep scup catches of less than 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) (the 
level at which the minimum mesh requirement is triggered) in 100-lb 
boxes to enhance enforcement; (3) accept state dealer permits in lieu 
of the required Federal permit; (4) deny access to the exclusive 
economic zone to vessels from states that do not implement recreational 
measures equivalent to those specified in the Federal plan; (5) use 
state regulations to define scup pots for the residents of that state; 
and (6) establish annual recreational harvest limits and deduct catches 
in excess of those limits from the limits for the following year.
    Day 1 for this amendment is April 26, 1996. Proposed regulations to 
implement this amendment are scheduled to be published within 15 days 
of this date.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

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    Dated: May 1, 1996.
Richard W. Surdi,
Acting Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation and Management, 
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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FR Doc. 96-11207 Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; California State Implementation Plan Revision, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[CA 095-0008b; FRL-5464-3]

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
California State Implementation Plan Revision, Santa Barbara County Air 
Pollution Control District

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is proposing to approve a revision to the California State 
Implementation Plan (SIP) which concerns the control of volatile 
organic compound (VOC) emissions, oxides of nitrogen (NOX), and 
oxides of sulfur (SOX) from flare and thermal oxidizers.
    The intended effect of proposing approval of this rule is to 
regulate emissions of VOC, NOX, and SOX in accordance with 
the goals of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (CAA or the Act). In 
the Final Rules Section of this Federal Register, the EPA is approving 
the state's SIP revision as a direct final rule without prior proposal 
because the Agency views this as a noncontroversial revision and 
anticipates no adverse comments. A detailed rationale for this approval 
is set forth in the direct final rule. If no adverse comments are 
received in response to this proposed rule, no further activity is 
contemplated in relation to this rule. If EPA receives adverse 
comments, the direct final rule will be withdrawn and all public 
comments received will be addressed in a subsequent final rule based on 
this proposed rule. The EPA will not institute a second comment period 
on this document. Any parties interested in commenting on this action 
should do so at this time.

DATES: Comments on this proposed rule must be received in writing by 
June 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments on this action should be addressed to: 
Daniel A. Meer, Rulemaking Section (A-5-3), Air and Toxics Division, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, 
San Francisco, CA 94105-3901.
    Copies of the rule and EPA's evaluation report of the rule are 
available for public inspection at EPA's Region 9 office during normal 
business hours. Copies of the submitted rule are also available for 
inspection at the following locations:

Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, 26 Castilian 
Drive, B-23, Goleta, CA 93117
California Air Resources Board, Stationary Source Division, Rule 
Evaluation Section, 2020 ``L'' Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Vineyard, Rulemaking Section 
(A-5-3), Air and Toxics Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105-3901, Telephone: 
(415) 744-1197.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document concerns Santa Barbara County 
Air Pollution Control District Rule 359, Flare and Thermal Oxidizers, 
submitted to EPA on July 13, 1994 by the California Air Resources 
Board. For further information, please see the information provided in 
the Direct Final action which is located in the Rules Section of this 
Federal Register.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

    Dated: April 18, 1996.
Felicia Marcus,
Regional Administrator.
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FR Doc. 96-11203 Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Illinois

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52

[IL-18-7-7024b; FRL-5436-2]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plan; Illinois

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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SUMMARY: On October 21, 1993, the Illinois Environmental Protection 
Agency (IEPA) submitted to the USEPA volatile organic compound (VOC) 
rules that were intended to satisfy part of the requirements of section 
182(b)(2) of the Clean Air Act (Act) amendments of 1990. Specifically, 
these rules provide control requirements for certain major sources not 
covered by a Control Technique Guideline (CTG) document. These non-CTG 
VOC rules apply to sources in the East St. Louis ozone nonattainment 
area which emit (at maximum capacity) 100 tons of VOC per year. These 
rules therefore provide an environmental benefit due to the imposition 
of control requirements on sources emitting greater than 100 tons of 
VOC per year that belong to certain source categories. The USEPA 
proposes to approve these VOC rules for major non-CTG sources. This 
action lists the State implementation plan revision that USEPA is 
proposing to approve and provides an opportunity for public comment. A 
rationale for approving this request is presented in the final rules 
section of this Federal Register, where USEPA is approving the revision 
request as a direct final rule without prior proposal because USEPA 
views this as a noncontroversial revision and anticipates no adverse 
comments. If no adverse comments are received in response to that 
direct final rule, no further activity is contemplated in relation to 
this proposed rule. If USEPA receives adverse comments the direct final 
rule will be withdrawn. Any parties interested in commenting on this 
document should do so at this time. The final rule on this proposed 
action will address all comments received.

DATES: Comments on this document must be received by June 6, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to: J. Elmer Bortzer, 
Chief, Regulatory Development Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J), 
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 
Chicago, Illinois 60604.
    Comments should be strictly limited to the subject matter of this 
proposal.
    Copies of the State submittal and USEPA's analysis of it are 
available for inspection at: Regulation Development

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Section, Air Programs Branch (AR-18J) Environmental Protection Agency, 
Region 5, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Rosenthal, Air Programs Branch, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, (312) 886-6052, at the 
Chicago address indicated above.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the direct 
final rule which is published in the rules section of this Federal 
Register.

    Dated: February 7, 1996.
David A. Ullrich,
Acting, Regional Administrator.
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FR Doc. 96-11121 Petition CP 96-1 Requesting a Child-Resistance Standard for Multi-Purpose Lighters

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the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 1210

Petition CP 96-1 Requesting a Child-Resistance Standard for 
Multi-Purpose Lighters

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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SUMMARY: Judy L. Carr has petitioned the Commission to begin a 
rulemaking proceeding to amend the Safety Standard for Cigarette 
Lighters, 16 CFR part 1210, so it would apply to a ``multi-purpose'' 
lighter. The Commission solicits written comments concerning the 
petition from all interested parties.

DATES: Comments on the petition should be received in the Office of the 
Secretary by July 8, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Comments on the petition should be mailed to the Office of 
the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 
20207, telephone (301) 504-0800, or delivered to the Office of the 
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, room 502, 4330 East-West 
Highway, Bethesda Maryland 20814. Comments should be captioned 
``Petition CP 96-1 for Child-Resistant Multi-Purpose Lighters.'' Copies 
of the petition are available by writing or calling the Office of the 
Secretary.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rockelle S. Hammond, Docket Control 
Specialist, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, Washington, DC 20207; telephone: (301) 504-0800 ext. 1232.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has docketed correspondence 
from Judy L. Carr as a petition for rulemaking under the Consumer 
Product Safety Act (``CPSA''). Ms. Carr asks that the Commission begin 
a rulemaking proceeding to amend the Safety Standard for Cigarette 
Lighters, 16 C.F.R. Sec. 1210, so that the standard would apply to a 
particular ``multi-purpose'' lighter.
    This type of product is commonly purchased for lighting charcoal or 
gas grills and fireplaces. The particular product referred to by the 
petitioner is a butane-fueled lighter with a handle, a trigger for 
actuating the lighting mechanism and fuel flow, and a long nose from 
which the flame extends. The device has a ``safety'' that can be 
manually moved to the ``off'' position to block actuation of the 
trigger. If the Commission grants the petition, the rulemaking would 
develop a generic description of the product to be regulated, in order 
to cover similar products made by others. For the purposes of this 
notice, the product category will be referred to as ``multi-purpose 
lighters.''
    The cigarette lighter safety standard requires that lighters 
subject to the standard have child-resistant features to prevent 
operation by most children under age 5. The child-resistant mechanism 
must reset itself automatically after each operation of the lighter's 
ignition mechanism. 16 CFR 1210.3(b)(1). However, multi-purpose 
lighters are currently excluded from the cigarette lighter regulation. 
See 16 CFR 1210.2(c).
    The petition sets forth facts in the form of petitioner's personal 
knowledge of an incident involving her children. Petitioner asserts 
that her children started a fire while playing with the lighter, 
resulting in burns to a 4-year-old girl on over 60% of her body. The 
petition also contains information concerning other incidents where 
young children started fires using a multi-purpose lighter. That 
information was obtained by the petitioner through discovery in 
litigation with the product's manufacturer.
    The Commission solicits comments on the issues raised by the 
petition. The Commission is particularly interested in comments on the 
following topics:
    1. The types and numbers of multi-purpose lighters currently sold 
to consumers;
    2. The manufacturers and distributors of the product;
    3. The number of persons injured or killed in fires started by 
children under the age of 5 years using multi-purpose lighters;
    4. The circumstances under which these injuries and deaths occur, 
including the ages of the children who started the fires, the ages of 
the victims, the locations from which the children obtained the 
lighters, and physical descriptions of the products involved (including 
identification of the manufacturers and models, if available);
    5. Ways in which the products could be modified to be child 
resistant;
    6. Characteristics of the product that could or should not be used 
to define which products might be subject to the requested rule;
    7. Other information on the potential costs and benefits of the 
requested rule; and
    8. Steps that have been taken by industry or others to reduce the 
risk of injuries from the product.
    Comments on the petition should be received in the Commission's 
Office of the Secretary by July 8, 1996. Comments should be captioned 
``Petition CP 96-1 for Child-Resistant Multi-Purpose Lighters.''
    Interested parties may obtain a copy of the petition by writing or 
calling the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, Washington, DC 20207; telephone (301) 504-0800. A copy of 
the petition is available for inspection from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, in the Commission's Public Reading Room, room 
502, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda Maryland 20814.
    Dated: April 29, 1996.
Sayde E. Dunn,
Secretary of the Commission.
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