U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Bethesda, Maryland 20814
November 10, 2009
Commission Agendas
Listed below is an agenda of a Commission
Briefing/Meeting scheduled for the week of November 16, 2009. For a recorded message concerning the latest
agenda information call (301) 504-7948.
Compliance Weekly and Monthly Report – Commission
Briefing
The staff will brief the Commission on various
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.
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 16 thru November 22
Monday, November 16
* Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum, Commissioner Robert S.
Adler and staff meeting with the Soap and Detergent
Association for an introductory meeting to discuss regulatory
issues 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 11/9/09. Posted on Master Calendar 11/9/09. (S)
Monday, November 16
* Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum, Commissioner Robert S.
Adler and staff meeting with Thermo Fisher Scientific for an
introductory meeting to discuss XRF for testing for lead and
matters of mutual interest; 5:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room
724. The meeting was requested by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
For additional information contact Emily Schwartz, (301)
504-7900. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary
11/9/09. Posted on Master Calendar 11/9/09. (S)
Monday and Tuesday, November 16-17
Randy Butturini, Office of Hazard Identification and
Reduction, meeting with the American Management
Association (AMA) to participate in an AMA training seminar;
American Management Association, Chicago, IL. The
meeting was requested by Randy Butturini. For additional
information contact Randy Butturini, (301) 504-7562.
Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 11/4/09. Posted on
Master Calendar 11/4/09. (N)
Tuesday, November 17
Commissioner Thomas H. Moore; Pam Weller and Michael
Gougisha (Counselors to Commissioner Moore), meeting with
Dan Shine, Marc Tremblay and Tim Fenton with Thermo
Fisher Scientific for a courtesy call for introductory purposes
and discussion of XRF related issues; 2:30 p.m., Bethesda
Towers, room 725. The meeting was requested by Tim
Fenton. For additional information contact Linda Taylor,
(301) 504-7895 or Ltaylor@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the
Office of the Secretary 10/7/09. (S)
Tuesday, November 17
Commissioner Anne Northup; Meredith Mallory and Mark
Chenoweth, Advisors to Commissioner Northup, meeting with
Dan Shine, Marc Tremblay and Tim Fenton with Thermo
Fisher Scientific for a courtesy meeting for introductory
purposes and discussion of XRF related issues; 1:30 p.m.,
Bethesda Towers, room 720. The meeting was requested by
Tim Fenton. For additional information contact Catherine
Gatewood, (301) 504-7780. Transmitted to the Office of the
Secretary 10/19/09. Posted on Master Calendar 10/20/09.
(S)
Friday, November 20
Commissioner Robert S. Adler meeting with Chris Hudgins,
VP, Government Relations & Policy and Ryan Trainer,
Counsel, of the International Sleep Products Association to
discuss 1) Background on ISPA and the Sleep Products Safety
Council 2) Mattress labeling enforcement 3) 16 CFR Part
1632 Testing Cigarettes & Changes and, 4) CPSIA
requirements as they relate to mattresses; 2:00 p.m., Bethesda
Towers, room 723. The meeting was requested by Chris
Hudgins. 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)
Future
Tuesday, November 24
Commissioner Robert S. Adler meeting with Carol Pollack-
Nelson, Independent Safety Consultant to discuss product
safety issues; 10:00 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)
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 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 9 (Closed to the Public)
Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum and staff met with Hasbro to
discuss proprietary information relating to Hasbro’s Quality
Assurance and Product Safety Systems; 11:00 a.m., Bethesda
Towers, room 724. The meeting was requested by Hasbro.
(The meeting was closed to the public because of the
proprietary information that was discussed.) For additional
information contact Emily Schwartz, (301) 504-7900.
Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 11/5/09. Posted on
Master Calendar 11/5/09. (S)
Monday, November 9
Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum and staff met with Learning
Resources to discuss Implementation of the CPSIA and small
business issues; 5:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room 724. The
meeting was requested by Learning Resources. For additional
information contact Emily Schwartz, (301) 504-7900.
Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 11/6/09. Posted on
Master Calendar 11/6/09. (S)
Monday, November 9
Commissioner Anne Northup and staff met with Mr. Rick
Woldenberg of Learning Resources to discuss the impact of
CPSIA on small business, the 15 month rule, TSCP, market
responses and tracking labels; 4:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers,
room 720. The meeting was requested by Mr. Woldenberg.
For additional information contact Catherine Gatewood,
(301) 504-7780. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary
11/9/09. Posted on Master Calendar 11/9/09. (S)
Thursday, November 12
Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum and staff meeting with John Mason, Sabre Technical Services to discuss Chinese drywall; 11:00 a.m., Bethesda Towers, room 724. The meeting was requested by John Mason. For additional information contact Emily Schwartz, (301) 504-7900. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 11/10/09. Posted on Master Calendar 11/10/09. (S)
Thursday, November 12
Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum and staff meeting with Dave
Schmeltzer, Consumer products consultant, to discuss toy
imports and testing regulations; 2:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers,
room 724. The meeting was requested by Dave Schmeltzer.
For additional information contact Emily Schwartz, (301)
504-7900. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary
11/6/09. Posted on Master Calendar 11/6/09. (S)
