Opportunity
Federal Register #2026-22213
CPSC aligns residential garage door operator safety regulation with UL 325:2025
Buyer
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Posted
October 30, 2026
Respond By
November 30, 2026
Identifier
2026-22213
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a regulatory update to the safety standard for automatic residential garage door operators. - Government buyer: None; this is a CPSC regulatory action, not a procurement or award. - Standard and organization: The rule aligns 16 CFR part 1211 with UL 325:2025, Seventh Edition, published by UL. - Notable changes: Updates requirements for battery-powered operators and backup systems; clarifies testing to verify entrapment protection during backup power, monitoring of secondary entrapment-protection devices, and product instructions and labeling. - Unchanged provisions: Certification and recordkeeping requirements are not changed. - Products and services: None are being solicited.
Description
The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a direct final rule amending its mandatory safety regulation for automatic residential garage door operators at 16 CFR part 1211. The rule aligns the regulation with relevant entrapment-protection revisions in UL 325:2025, including provisions for battery-powered operators and clarifications to monitoring and labeling requirements. It does not change the regulation’s certification or recordkeeping provisions. The rule is effective December 29, 2026, unless significant adverse comments are received by November 30, 2026.