Shutting Down Safety?: CPSC, NHTSA, and EPA Compliance During the U.S. Government Shutdown

Shutting Down Safety?: CPSC, NHTSA, and EPA Compliance During the U.S. Government Shutdown

January 9, 2019, Covington Alert

The ongoing partial government shutdown has halted most operations of the agencies regulating product safety, including the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”), and the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”). With these agencies left without funding, businesses and consumers face significant disruptions to the U.S. product safety system.