[Federal Register: August 11, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 153)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Commission Agenda, Priorities and Strategic Plan; Notice of
Hearing
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) will
conduct a public hearing to receive views from all interested parties
about its agenda and priorities for Commission attention during fiscal
year 2011, which begins October 1, 2010, and about its current
strategic plan. Participation by members of the public is invited.
Written comments and oral presentations concerning the Commission's
agenda and priorities for fiscal year 2011 and the strategic plan will
become part of the public record.
DATES: The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. on August 25, 2009. Requests
to make oral presentations and the written text of any oral
presentations must be received by the Office of the Secretary not later
than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on August 18, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will be in the Hearing Room, 4th Floor of the
Bethesda Towers Building, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland
20814. Requests to make oral presentations and texts of oral
presentations should be captioned ``Agenda, Priorities and Strategic
Plan FY 2011'' and sent by electronic mail (``e-mail'') to cpsc-
os@cpsc.gov, or mailed or delivered to the Office of the Secretary,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,
Maryland 20814, no later than 5 p.m. EST on August 18, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the hearing or
to request an opportunity to make an oral presentation, please send an
e-mail, call, or write Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary,
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,
Maryland 20814; e-mail cpsc-os@cpsc.gov; telephone (301) 504-7923;
facsimile (301) 504-0127. An electronic copy of the CPSC budget request
for fiscal year 2010 can be found at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/
reports/2010plan.pdf. An electronic copy of the annotated 2003
Strategic Plan can be found at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/ pubs/
reports/2003strategicAnnotated.pdf.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4(j) of the Consumer Product Safety
Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2053(j)) requires the Commission to establish an
agenda for action under the laws it administers and, to the extent
feasible, to select priorities for action at least 30 days before the
beginning of each fiscal year. Section 4(j) of the CPSA provides
further that before establishing its agenda and priorities, the
Commission conduct a public hearing and provide an opportunity for the
submission of comments. In addition, section 306(d) of the Government
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) (5 U.S.C. 306(d)) requires the
Commission to seek comments from interested parties as part of the
process of revising the current CPSC strategic plan.
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On June 9, 2009, the Commission issued a notice in the Federal
Register (74 FR 27290) requesting comments on its agenda, priorities,
and strategic plan, with written comments due on June 26, 2009. The
Commission stated that, if the analysis of any issues raised in the
comments would benefit from a public hearing, it would hold a hearing.
The Commission received several written comments. In addition, some
commenters requested an oral hearing. Accordingly, the Commission will
conduct a public hearing on August 25, 2009, to hear oral comments from
these requesters or other interested parties concerning its current
strategic plan, and agenda and priorities for fiscal year 2011.
Persons who desire to make oral presentations at the hearing on
August 25, 2009, should send an e-mail, call, or write Todd A.
Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission,
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, e-mail cpsc-
os@cpsc.gov, telephone (301) 504-7923, facsimile (301) 504-0127 not
later than 5 p.m. EST on August 18, 2009. Presentations should be
limited to approximately ten minutes.
Persons desiring to make presentations must submit the text of
their presentations to the Office of the Secretary not later than 5
p.m. EST on August 18, 2009. The Commission reserves the right to
impose further time limitations on all presentations and further
restrictions to avoid duplication of presentations. The hearing will
begin at 10 a.m. on August 25, 2009, and will conclude the same day.
Dated: August 4, 2009.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-19114 Filed 8-10-09; 8:45 am]
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