U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Bethesda, Maryland 20814
February 8, 2012
Commission Agendas
Listed below are agendas of Commission meetings
scheduled for the week of February 13, 2012. For a recorded message concerning the latest agenda
information call (301) 504-7948.
The Commission staff will brief the Commission on the
status of compliance matters.
Meetings Between Commission Staff and Outside Parties
All meetings listed below are open to the public unless otherwise stated. For information on a specific meeting or to attend a meeting, please call the contact person listed for that meeting. Individuals requiring reasonable accommodation for a meeting should contact the Office of the Secretary, 301-504-7923 or by email, cpsc-os@cpsc.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
Abbreviations: we use asterisks (*) to identify meetings for the
current week which have not appeared before in the printed Public
Calendar. If the meeting involves discussion of a "substantial interest matter," defined by CPSC's Meetings Policy, we show the date when we posted notice of the meeting on the Master Calendar. The Master Calendar can be found on CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/calendarmast.html. We indicate whether a meeting is of substantial
interest by the symbol (S); we use the symbol (N) to indicate non-substantial interest meetings. The Commission offices are located in the Bethesda Towers Building, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda,
Maryland.
Under the Meetings Policy, a staff person holding or attending
a substantial interest meeting must file a log of the meeting with the
Office of the Secretary within 20 days.
Week of February 13 thru February 19, 2012
Sunday, February 12 thru Wednesday, February 15
Sarah Newens, Division of Human Factors (Directorate for
Engineering Sciences) and other CPSC staff attending the
2012 American International Toy Fair hosted by the Toy
Industry Association in New York, NY. For additional
information contact Sarah Newens, (301) 504-7791.
Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 1/24/12. Posted in
Public Calendar 1/25/12. (N)
Tuesday, February 14
Neal S. Cohen (Small Business Ombudsman) speaking to attendees at the New York Toy Fair at 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EST. The presentation was requested by the Toy Industry Association and addresses the U.S. regulatory requirements for toy manufacturers and importers in addition to the requirements to qualify as a small batch manufacturer. Additional information is at http://www.toyassociation.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Press_Room_Search&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=16950. You may also contact Neal S. Cohen at ncohen@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 2/8/12. Posted in Public Calendar 2/8/12. (S)
Tuesday and Wednesday, February 14-15
Scott Ayers, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, attending
the ASTM Candle Labeling Committee Meeting. This
meeting was requested by ASTM and will be held at the
Marriott Courtyard Columbus Airport in Columbus, OH. For
additional information contact Scott Ayers, (301) 987-2030.
Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 1/25/12. Posted in
Public Calendar 1/25/12. (S)
Wednesday, February 15
*Vince Amodeo, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and
other CPSC staff attending phone conference meeting with
ASTM F15.22 Hand Held Carrier - Handle Integrity Task
Group to discuss testing and draft revisions; 2:00 p.m. The
meeting was requested by the ASTM task group. For
additional information/meeting access, contact Vince
Amodeo, (301) 934-2301; email: vamodeo@cpsc.gov
Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 2/7/12. Posted on
Master Calendar 2/7/12. (S)
Wednesday, February 15
*Patricia Edwards, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and
other staff will be participating in a task group conference call
on the ASTM standard for Hand Held Carriers. The
conference call is being set up by JPMA was requested by
ASTM.
For additional information contact Patricia Edwards at 301-
987-2224. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 2/7/12.
Posted on Master Calendar 2/7/12. (S)
Wednesday and Thursday, February 15-16
Scott Ayers, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, attending
the ASTM Candle Labeling Committee Meeting. This
meeting was requested by ASTM and will be held at the
Marriott Courtyard Columbus Airport in Columbus, OH. For
additional information contact Scott Ayers, (301) 987-2030.
Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 1/25/12. Posted in
Public Calendar 1/25/12. (S)
Wednesday, February 15 thru Friday, February 17
The seventh meeting of the Chronic Advisory Panel (CHAP)
on Phthalates and Phthalate Substitutes will be held February
15, 16, and 17, 2012 in the fourth floor conference area at the
Commission’s offices in Bethesda, MD. The meeting will
begin at about 9:00 a.m. each day. The meetings will end at
approximately 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, and
2:00 p.m. on Friday. Members of the public who wish to
attend the meeting in person may register onsite on the day of
the meeting. The meeting will tentatively be available live via
Webcast at http://www.cpsc.gov/Webcast. Registration is not
necessary to view the Webcast. There will not be any
opportunity for public participation at this meeting. For
additional information contact: Michael Babich, (301) 504-
7253 or mbabich@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the
Secretary 1/17/12. Posted in Public Calendar 1/18/12. (S)
Future
Tuesday, February 28 thru Friday, March 2
Marc Schoem and Andrew Kameros, Office of Compliance
and Field Operations and other CPSC staff attending and
participating in the International Consumer Product Health
and Safety Organization’s (ICPHSO) 2012 Annual Meeting
and Training Symposium in Orlando, Florida. For additional
information contact Marc Schoem at 301-504-7520.
Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 12/28/11. Posted
on Public Calendar 12/28/11. (N)
Addendum
Meeting notices printed in this section did not reach the Office of the Secretary in time to meet the Tuesday noon deadline for the previously printed Public Calendar. Under the CPSC Meetings
Policy, however, staff persons, including Commissioners, can meet
the seven-day notice requirement by placing notice of the meeting on
the Master Calendar at least seven days before the meeting. The
Master Calendar can be found on CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/calendarmast.html.
In addition, the policy allows the Office of General Counsel to
waive the seven-day notice requirements of meetings of the staff
personnel, and individual Commissioners can waive the requirements
for themselves and their personal staff.
