U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Bethesda, Maryland 20814
November 18, 2009
Commission Agendas
There are no Commission briefings or Commission
decision meetings scheduled for the week of November23, 2009. For a recorded message concerning the latest
agenda information call (301) 504-7948.
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.
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 is in the Office of the Secretary, Room 502, telephone
(301) 504-7923. 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 November 23 thru November 29
Monday, November 23
*Laurie Hopkins and Sylvia Chen, International Programs
and intergovernmental Affairs, meeting with Zhou Weifang
and Ann Weeks of Underwriters Laboratory (UL) to discuss
the CPSC-AQSIQ MOU and pledged areas of cooperation;
4:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room 410A. The meeting was
requested by Ann Weeks. For additional information contact
Laurie Hopkins, (301) 504-7797. Transmitted to the Office of
the Secretary 11/12/09. Posted on Master Calendar
11/12/09. (S)
Tuesday, November 24 (Time Change)
Commissioner Robert S. Adler meeting with Carol Pollack-
Nelson, Independent Safety Consultant to discuss product
safety issues; 11:00 a.m., Bethesda Towers, room 723. The
meeting was requested by Carol Pollack-Nelson. For
additional information contact Ophelia McCardell, (301) 504-
7731. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 11/4/09.
Posted on Master Calendar 11/5/09. (S)
Future
Monday, November 30
Commissioner Thomas H. Moore; Pamela Weller and
Michael Gougisha (Counselors to Commissioner Moore),
meeting with Debbie Fanning and Martin Neville, Esq. with
The Art & Creative Materials Institute, Inc. and Mary Martha
McNamara (Legal Counsel), to discuss Consumer Product
Safety Improvement Act and The Labeling of Hazardous Art
Materials Act; 2:30 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room 725. The
meeting was requested by Mary Martha McNamara, Esq. For
additional information contact Linda Taylor, (301) 504-7902
or ltaylor@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the
Secretary 10/26/09. Posted on Master Calendar 10/27/09.(S)
Monday, November 30
Commissioner Nancy Nord, Joe Martyak, Legal Counsel, and
Patsy Semple, Senior Policy Advisor, meeting with The Art &
Creative Materials Institute, Inc. to discuss the CPSIA and
Hazardous Art Materials Acts; 3:30 p.m., Bethesda Towers,
room 722. The meeting was requested by The Art & Creative
Materials Institute, Inc. For additional information contact
Autumn Moore, (301) 504-7040, amoore@cpsc.gov.
Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 11/18/09. Posted
on Master Calendar 11/18/09. (S)
Monday, November 30
Commissioner Robert S. Adler meeting with Mary Martha
McNamara, Debbie Fanning and Martin Neville, Esq. of the
Arts & Creative Materials Institute, Inc., to discuss the CPSIA
and Hazardous Art Materials Acts; 11:15 a.m., Bethesda
Towers, room 723. The meeting was requested by Mary
Martha McNamara, Legal Counsel to the Institute. For
additional information contact Ophelia McCardell, (301) 504-
7731. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 11/3/09.
Posted on Master Calendar 11/4/09. (S)
Tuesday, December 1
Commissioner Thomas H. Moore; Pamela Weller and
Michael Gougisha (Counselors to Commissioner Moore),
meeting with Meri-K Appy and Patricia Adkins with Home
Safety Council (HSC) for an introductory meeting of HSC’s
president; 12:00 noon, Bethesda Towers, room 725. The
meeting was requested by Patricia Adkins. For additional
information contact Linda Taylor, (301) 504-7895
(ltaylor@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the
Secretary 11/5/09. Posted on Master Calendar 11/5/09. (N)
Tuesday, December 1
Commissioner Robert S. Adler meeting with Patricia Adkins,
Ch. Operating Officer and Dir. of Public Policy, and Meri-K
Appy, President of the Home Safety Council, to discuss
HSC’s injury prevention programs; 11:00 a.m., Bethesda
Towers, room 723. The meeting was requested by Patricia
Adkins. For additional information contact Ophelia
McCardell, (301) 504-7731. Transmitted to the Office of the
Secretary 11/4/09. Posted on Master Calendar 11/4/09. (S)
Thursday, December 3
Commissioner Robert S. Adler meeting with the Consumer
Federation of America (CFA) and other consumer groups to
discuss consumer issues in general; The American Academy
of Pediatrics, 601 13th Street, N.W., Suite 400 North,
Washington, DC. The meeting was requested by Rachel
Weintraub of CFA. For additional information contact
Ophelia McCardell, (301) 504-7731. Transmitted to the
Office of the Secretary 11/10/09. Posted on Master Calendar
11/10/09. (S)
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 is in the Office of the Secretary, Room 502, Bethesda
Towers Building.
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.
Monday, November 16
Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum and staff met with the
Juvenile Products Manufacturers for an introductory meeting
to discuss Juvenile Products Manufacturers background,
programs and leadership; 4:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room
724. The meeting was requested by Jeff Berman. For
additional information contact Emily Schwartz, (301) 504-
7900. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 11/12/09.
Posted on Master Calendar 11/12/09. (S)
Thursday, November 19
Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum and staff meeting with CSA
Standards to discuss the overview of CSA, the direction of the
CPSC under Chairman Tenenbaum and best practices and
training on product safety standards; 11:00 a.m., Bethesda
Towers, room 724. The meeting was requested by CSA. For
additional information contact Emily Schwartz, (301) 504-
7900. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 11/12/09.
Posted on Master Calendar 11/12/09. (S)
Thursday, November 19
Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum and staff meeting with
Bureau Veritas to discuss matters of mutual interest between
the CPSC and Bureau Veritas as well as general introduction;
2:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room 724. The meeting was
requested by Bureau Veritas. For additional information
contact Emily Schwartz, (301) 504-7900. Transmitted to the
Office of the Secretary 11/12/09. Posted on Master Calendar
11/12/09. (S)
Thursday, November 19
Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum and staff meeting with the
International Sleep Products Association (ISPA) for an
introductory meeting with the Chairman, background on
ISPA, mattress labeling enforcement and 16 CFR part 1632
Testing Cigarettes; 4:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room 714.
The meeting was requested by Chris Hudgins. For additional
information contact Emily Schwartz, (301) 504-7900.
Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 11/12/09. Posted
on Master Calendar 11/12/09. (S)
Friday, November 20
Executive Director and Chairman’s staff meeting with Ingle
Group to discuss health safety consulting and topics of
mutual interest; 11:30 a.m., Bethesda Towers, room 724. The
meeting was requested by the Soap and Detergent
Association. For additional information contact Emily
Schwartz, (301) 504-7900. Transmitted to the Office of the
Secretary 11/13/09. Posted on Master Calendar 11/13/09.
(S)
