U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Bethesda, Maryland 20814
October 8, 2008
Commission Agendas
There are no Commission briefings or Commission meetings scheduled for the week of October 13, 2008. 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 October 13 thru October 19
Tuesday, October 14
*Richard W. O’Brien, Director, Office of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs, will participate in a panel discussion organized by the Washington International Trade Association (WITA) on “the role of regulatory agencies in international trade”; 4:30-6:00 p.m., in the Horizon Ballroom at the Ronald Reagan Federal Building, Washington, DC. The point of contact at WITA is Jamese Wilkinson, Executive Director, (202) 312-1600. For additional information contact Richard O’Brien, (301) 504-7054. (N)
Wednesday, October 15 thru Friday, October 17
*Allyson Tenney, Directorate for Engineering Sciences,
attending ISO TC 92/SC 1, Fire Initiation and Growth, and
related Working Group meetings; CEN, Rue de Stassart 36,
Brussels, Belgium. For additional information contact Allyson
Tenney, (301) 504-7567. Posted on Master Calendar 10/1/08.
(S)
Thursday, October 16
This meeting will discuss the new mandatory standard for four-
wheeled ATVs and the meaning of the new provisions in the
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) with regard
to ATVs; 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, 4th Floor
Hearing Room 420. Pre-registration is required. The meeting
will also be available live via webcast. For registration and
additional information, visit http://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/atv.aspx
Future
Wednesday, October 22
Thomas Caton, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, attending
the ANSI-ASC A14.1 Ladder Committee meetings; 9:00 a.m.-
1:00 p.m., American Ladder Institute Headquarters, 401 North
Michigan Avenue, 19th Floor Board Room, Chicago, IL. The
meeting was requested by ANSI-ASC A14.1. For information
regarding the meeting agenda or additional information contact
Thomas Caton, (301) 504-7543. (S)
Wednesday and Thursday, October 29-30
Allyson Tenney, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, attending
ASTM F15.45, Candle Products Fire Safety Task Group
meeting; Airport Courtyard by Marriott, Columbus, OH. For
additional information contact Allyson Tenney, (301) 504-7567.
(S)
Wednesday and Thursday, October 29-30
Lori E. Saltzman, Directorate for Health Sciences, attending
CDC’s Advisory Committee on Childhood Lead Poisoning
Prevention (ACCLPP) in San Diego, CA. The meeting is a
regularly scheduled meeting of the ACCLPP. Ms. Saltzman
attends the meetings as an ex-officio member of the committee.
At this meeting she will discuss Lead and the Consumer Safety
Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008. For additional information
contact Lori Saltzman, (301) 504-7238. (S)
Thursday, November 6
This meeting will discuss the new Consumer Product Safety
Improvement Act (CPSIA) limits for lead in both substrate and
paint as well as address some of the technical issues regarding
meeting those lead limits. It will also provide an opportunity for
participants to share their views with Commission staff regarding
the upcoming rulemakings on what product components, or
classes of components, will be considered inaccessible to a child
through ordinary use and abuse. The meeting will also ask
participants to comment on whether it will be technologically
feasible for certain electronic devices to meet the new lead limits;
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, 4th Floor Hearing Room
420. Pre-registration is required. The meeting will also be
available live via webcast. For registration and additional
information, visit http://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/cpsialead.aspx
Wednesday, November 12
Bob Ochsman and Tonya Smith-Jackson, Directorate for Engineering Sciences/Human Factors; Richard O’Brien and Laurie Hopkins, Office of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs; and Andy Stadnik, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, meeting with Eric Shaver, Senior Consultant with Benchmark Research and Safety of Boise, Idaho to discuss Mr. Shaver’s recent meetings in China as a representative of the Idaho Governor’s Trade Mission; Bethesda Towers, room 717 and CPSC Lab. For additional information contact Bob Ochsman, (301) 504-7686.
Thursday, December 4
This meeting will review the new requirements of the Consumer
Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) with regard to
phthalates, including, but not limited to, the scope of products
covered, test methods to determine phthalate levels and the use of
phthalates in children’s products more generally; 10:00 a.m.-5:00
p.m., Bethesda Towers, 4th Floor Hearing Room 420. Pre-
registration is required. The meeting will also be available live
via webcast. For registration and additional information visit,
http://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/phth.aspx
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.
