Petition Requesting a Mandatory Regulation for Child-Resistant Above-Ground and Portable Pool Ladders

Consumer Product Safety Commission.

Request for comment on petition.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) has received a petition requesting that the Commission establish a regulation for child-resistant above-ground and portable pool ladders to reduce the drowning deaths of children younger than 5 years of age, and particularly children between 1 and 3 years. The Commission invites written comments concerning the petition.

Submit comments by June 9, 2025.

You can submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2025-0006, by any of the following methods:

Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at: ( print page 15325) www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit through this website: confidential business information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information that you do not want to be available to the public. CPSC typically does not accept comments submitted by email, except as described below.

Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/Confidential Written Submissions: CPSC encourages you to submit electronic comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal. You may, however, submit comments by mail, hand delivery, or courier to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 504-7479. If you wish to submit confidential business information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information that you do not want available to the public, you may submit such comments by mail, hand delivery, courier, or you may email them to: [email protected].

Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number. CPSC may post all comments without change, including any personal identifiers, contact information, or other personal information provided, to: www.regulations.gov. Do not submit to this website: confidential business information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information that you do not want to be available to the public. If you wish to submit such information, please submit it according to the instructions for mail/hand delivery/courier/confidential written submissions.

Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to: www.regulations.gov, and insert the docket number, CPSC-2025-0006, into the “Search” box, and follow the prompts.