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It should be brought to the attention to the CPSC, that a previous Commission ruled and use it as a precedent to exclude these items from the CPSIA, unless they are already excluded under 16 CFR Part 1303.2(b)(4) & Part 1303.3.

http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&rgn=div5&view=text&node=16:2.0.1.2.46&idno=16#16: On February 13, 1995 , the Consumer Product Safety Commission made a ruling, part of which, is listed below the link to the specific page of the document to which I will refer.

http://bulk.resource.org/gpo.gov/register/1995/1995_8192.pdf
16 CFR Part 1500 Statement of Policy or Interpretation; Enforcement Policy for Art Materials
E. Response to Comments
3. Actual Toxicity Hazards

One commenter argued that the proposed enforcement policy would allow products which present chronic toxicity hazards to consumers to evade the review required by LHAMA. The commenter stated that items "such as, pencils, paper, fabric, paint brushes and sand have all been found to present chronic toxicity hazards in the past..."
The Commission's scientific staff examined this comment, and does not agree. Neither the Commission nor the staff have concluded that any of the listed items typically present chronic toxicity hazards.The staff has in the past examinedsome uses of some of these materials outside the context of art materials.....Paper has been found to contain extremely small amounts of dioxin, but the amount is so small the risk is negligible. Through it's enforcement policy, the
Commission is attempting to focus enforcement efforts on items that may actually harm consumers. The Commission believes this policy furthers that goal. It is worth noting that in the unlikely event that any of these items were found to be dangerous, the labeling and banning provisions of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15U>S>C> 1261 (f), (p), and (q)(1), and 15 U.S.C. 1263) still apply."
This is from the Consumer Product Safety Commission, February 13. 1995
It is part of federal documents , accessible by the public.

- by Kathy .