Racer X - Motocross & Supercross NewsRacer X

  • Subscribe Now
  • Latest
  • Features
  • Breaking News

Racer X - Motocross & Supercross NewsRacer X

  • One Click Sign-In

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    OR

    Sign in with your username and password

    • Sign In
  • Features
    • 10 Things
    • 30 Greatest AMA Motocrossers
    • 3 on 3
    • 250 Words
    • 450 Words
    • Between the Motos
    • Breakdown
    • Deals of the Week
    • GNCC Report
    • Great Battles
    • How to Watch
    • Injury Report
    • Insight
    • In the Mag, On the Web
    • Lockdown Diaries
    • Longform
    • MXGP Race Reports
    • My Favorite Loretta Lynn's Moto
    • Next
    • Observations
    • On This Day in Moto
    • Open Mic
    • Privateer Profile
    • Race Day Feed
    • Racerhead
    • Racer X Awards
    • Racer X Redux
    • Rapid Reaxtion
    • RX Exhaust
    • Saturday Night Live
    • Staging Area
    • The Conversation
    • The List
    • The Moment
    • Things We Learned at the Ranch
    • Unphiltered
    • Wake-Up Call
    • Where Are They Now
    • 50 Years of Pro Motocross
  • Multimedia
    • Podcasts
    • Photo Galleries
    • The Weege Show
    • Racer X Films
    • Video
    • SX Preview Shows
    • Factory Tech Tip
    • MX Preview Shows
    • Behind The Bars
    • Racer X Rapid News
  • Races
    • Series Schedules
    • TV Schedules
    • Results
    • Champions
    • Teams
    • 2022 Numbers
  • Results
    • Points Standings
    • Race Results
    • Riders
    • The Vault
    • Loretta Lynn's Vault
  • Shop
  • About Us
  • The Mag
    • Digital Magazine Bookstand
    • Customer Care
    • Current Issue
    • Newsletter
    • Store Locator
    • Subscribe
    • Free Stickers
    • Sell Racer X
  • Table of Contents
  • Subscribe Now
  • Latest
  • Features
  • Breaking News
Results Archive
GNCC
Hoosier
Articles
Overall Results
  1. Ben Kelley
  2. Trevor Bollinger
  3. Josh Toth
Full Results
XC2 Pro Results
  1. Lyndon Snodgrass
  2. Angus Riordan
  3. Liam Draper
Full Results
Supercross
Salt Lake City
Articles
450SX Results
  1. Jason Anderson
  2. Chase Sexton
  3. Justin Barcia
Full Results
250SX Showdown Results
  1. Nate Thrasher
  2. Hunter Lawrence
  3. Pierce Brown
Full Results
MXGP of
Italy
Articles
MXGP Results
  1. Tim Gajser
  2. Jeremy Seewer
  3. Maxime Renaux
Full Results
MX2 Results
  1. Jago Geerts
  2. Tom Vialle
  3. Stephen Rubini
Full Results
MXGP of
Sardegna
Articles
MXGP Results
  1. Calvin Vlaanderen
  2. Jorge Prado
  3. Glenn Coldenhoff
Full Results
MX2 Results
  1. Tom Vialle
  2. Jago Geerts
  3. Thibault Benistant
Full Results
Upcoming
GNCC
The John Penton
Sat May 21
Articles
Upcoming
Motocross
Fox Raceway 1
Sat May 28
Articles
Upcoming
Australian SX
Gillman
Sun May 29
Articles
Upcoming
MXGP of
Spain
Sun May 29
Articles
Full Schedule

Are We Making Lead Law Progress? Maybe.

March 22, 2009 10:03am
  • Home
  • Breaking News
  • Are We Making Lead Law Progress? Maybe.
For the last six weeks many in dirt bike enthusiasts, along with every other industry affected by the CPSIA, has been writing, calling and emailing their congressmen and U.S. Senators asking them to reconsider the "lead law" and the ensuing ban on all products for children under 12 that contain trace amounts of lead. Are the letters having any effect? Check out this report from yesterday's Congress Daily on what this whole mess has meant to the members of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives... The implementation of the new law and the requests for guidance or relief seem to be having an impact, so keep the letters coming!

CPSC Says New Law Overwhelms Its Enforcement Efforts
Friday, March 20, 2009
by Kasie Hunt?

Product safety legislation that banned lead and phthalates from children's toys has overwhelmed the regulatory agency responsible for implementing the law, Consumer Product Safety Commission officials wrote to Congress today. "Because requested funding for implementation of the new law was not forthcoming ... implementation of the [legislation] has impacted our ongoing safety mission by delaying and deferring work in many other areas," the letter said. "The deadlines mandated in the [legislation] have jeopardized our ability to meet Commission priorities and proven to be too much for a relatively small agency to handle all at once." The letter is a response to a series of questions posed by Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., the former chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and a chief architect of the original bill. That legislation banned lead and chemical phthalates in children's toys while reauthorizing and increasing funding for the CPSC.

While the legislation's ban on phthalates was more controversial at the time, the provision banning lead in all parts of children's toys has turned out to be the most problematic. Many retailers -- including thrift stores, bookstores, and even yard sales and church bazaars -- have been affected and the agency said it has been inundated with requests for guidance. "The scope of products covered by the new regulation and the amount of inventory implicated went well beyond what many may have contemplated," the letter said. The agency placed the cost of lost business at well over $1 billion and said "millions" of products were likely sitting in warehouses to be destroyed. The agency is asking Congress to allow risk-based assessments to prioritize the testing requirements in the law. Lead in a bicycle might be less dangerous than lead in children's jewelry that could be easily handled and ingested by a toddler, the agency points out.

House and Senate Democrats blamed the agency for the delays in a February letter and called on President Obama to quickly appoint a new CPSC commissioner. "Unfortunately, the implementation process of the [legislation] has been grossly mishandled by acting Chairman Nancy Nord," the Feb. 3 letter said. Senate Commerce Chairman John (Jay) Rockefeller, Sen. Mark Pryor, D-Ark., House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman and Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., signed the letter. Nord still heads the agency. House Energy and Commerce ranking member Joe Barton has called for Congress to delay implementing the legislation and wants to hold hearings on the issue. Calls to Dingell's office were not immediately returned.
  • Taking the Youth Ban to the Airwaves Taking the Youth Ban to the Airwaves 10:01am
  • Watch Nitro Circus Tonight on MTV Watch Nitro Circus Tonight on MTV 1:31pm
Read Now
July 2022 Issue Now Available
Get Racer X on your iPhone
Check out all the exclusive content this month on any device!
Read Now
The July 2022 Digital Issue Availalbe Now

Motocross & Supercross News - Racer X

122 Vista Del Rio Drive, Morgantown, WV 26508 | 304-284-0084 | Contact Us
©1999 - 2022 Filter Publications LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Terms of Use | Privacy Policy
designed at: Website DesignImpulse Studios