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Vol. XXXVII No. 4 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Bethesda, Maryland 20814 October 28, 2009


Commission Agendas

Listed below are agendas of Commission briefings/meetings scheduled for the week of November 2, 2009. For a recorded message concerning the latest agenda information call (301) 504-7948.

Commission Meeting
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
9:00 a.m.

Hearing Room 420

Open to the Public

Pending Decisional Matter:
Brass Lead Exclusions Petition

(Immediately following decision, the Public Hearing on Unblockable Drains will begin. See notice below under Future meetings.)

A live webcast of the Meeting can be viewed at www.cpsc.gov/webcast/index.html

Commission Meeting
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
2:00 p.m.

Hearing Room 420

Closed to the Public

Compliance Weekly 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 2 thru November 8

Monday, November 2

*Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum and staff meeting with the Society of Plastic for an introductory courtesy meeting including discussion of how different plastic products are made; 11:00 a.m., Bethesda Towers, room 724. The meeting was requested by the Society of Plastics. For additional information contact Emily Schwartz, (301) 504-7900. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/26/09. Posted on Master Calendar 10/26/09. (N)

Monday, November 2

*Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum, Commissioner Robert S. Adler and staff meeting with the Power Tool Institute for an introductory meeting and to discuss matters of mutual interest for CPSC and PTI; 1:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room 714. The meeting was requested by the Power Tool Institute. For additional information contact Emily Schwartz, (301) 504- 7900. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/26/09. Posted on Master Calendar 10/26/09. (S)

Monday, November 2

*Commissioner Nancy Nord; Joe Martyak ( Legal Counsel); Patsy Semple (Senior Policy Advisor); and Commissioner Anne Northup; Mark Chenoweth (Legal Counsel); Meredith Mallory (Senior Policy Advisor), meeting with the Power Tool Institute to discuss matters of mutual interest for both the CPSC and PTI; 3:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room 722. The meeting was requested by the Power Tool Institute. For additional information contact Autumn Moore, amoore@cpsc.gov, (301) 504-7040. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/26/09. Posted on Master Calendar 10/26/09. (S)

Tuesday, November 3

*Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum and staff meeting with the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association for an introductory meeting and an overview of standards development activity; 3:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room 724. The meeting was requested by the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association. For additional information contact Emily Schwartz, (301) 504-7900. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/27/09. Posted on Master Calendar 10/27/09. (S)

Tuesday, November 3 (Part Open/Part Closed) (Time Change)

Commissioner Robert S. Adler meeting with Kitty Pilarz, Sr. Director, Product Safety; Jim Walter, Sr. VP, Product Integrity & Ch. Regulatory Officer; Dan Dzialga, Sr. Counsel and Joel Rotenberg, VP, Product Integrity and Consumer Relations, of Mattel to discuss the CPSIA, toy safety certification program, Mattel’s involvement in the Global Standard Process, Harmonization, and other strategic objectives; Previously listed to start at 11:00 a.m.; will now start at 10:00 a.m., Bethesda Towers, room 723. The meeting was requested by Kitty Pilarz of Mattel. (A portion of the meeting will be closed to the public to discuss Mattel’s proprietary information relating to its reporting program.) Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/8/09. Posted on Master Calendar 10/9/09. (S)

Tuesday, November 3 (Part Open/Part Closed)

*Commissioner Anne Northup meeting with Kitty Pilarz, Sr. Director, Product Safety; Jim Walter, Sr. VP, Product Integrity & Ch. Regulatory Officer; Dan Dzialga, Sr. Counsel and Joel Rotenberg, VP, Product Integrity and Consumer Relations of Mattel to discuss the CPSIA, toy safety certification program, Mattel’s involvement in the Global Standard Process, Harmonization, and other strategic objectives; 11:00 a.m., Bethesda Towers, room 720. The meeting was requested by Kitty Pilarz of Mattel. (A portion of the meeting will be closed to the public to discuss Mattel’s proprietary information relating to its reporting program.) For additional information contact Catherine Gatewood, (301) 504-7780. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/26/09. Posted on Master Calendar 10/26/09. (S)

Wednesday, November 4 (Public Hearing)

The Commission will conduct a public hearing to receive views from all interested parties about the draft guidance for industry entitled “July 2009 Staff Draft Technical Guidance on Unblockable Drains.” The guidance specifies requirement for a drain cover, such that, when attached to a drain, it constitutes an unblockable drain. The Commission invites public participation at the hearing. Oral presentations concerning the Unblockable Drain guidance should be limited to approximately ten minutes and will become part of the public record. The hearing will begin at 9:00 a.m., Bethesda Towers, Hearing Room 420.

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 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST) on October 28, 2009. Requests to make oral presentations and texts of oral presentations should be captioned “Unblockable Drain Guidance” 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 5:00 p.m. EST on October 28, 2009.

For additional information about the public 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, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; e-mail cpsc-os@cpsc.gov; telephone (301) 504-7923; facsimile (301) 504-0127. Also see Federal Register notice published on October 21, 2009, page 54031.

Thursday, November 5 (Note: Time Change)

*Commissioner Nancy Nord; Joe Martyak (Legal Counsel); Patsy Semple (Senior Policy Advisor); and Commissioner Anne Northup; Mark Chenoweth (Legal Counsel); Meredith Mallory (Senior Policy Advisor), meeting with Jim Neill and Stephanie Lester, Retailer Industry Leaders Association (RILA), to discuss Retail Industry Leaders Association/British Retail Consortium Global Standard for Consumer Products Development; 10:00 a.m., Bethesda Towers, room 722. The meeting was requested by RILA. For additional information contact Autumn Moore, amoore@cpsc.gov or (301) 504- 7040. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/27/09. Posted on Master Calendar 10/28/09. (S)

Future

Tuesday, November 10 (Public Hearing)

The Commission will conduct a public hearing to receive views from all interested parties on Section 212 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), Establishment of a Public Consumer Product Safety Incident Database. Participation by members of the public is invited. Oral presentations will become part of the public record. The hearing will begin at 9:00 a.m., Bethesda Towers, Hearing Room 420.

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 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on November 3, 2009. Requests to make oral presentations can be made online at http://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/dmeeting.aspx or, 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 no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on November 3, 2009. Texts of oral presentations should be captioned “Establishment of a Public Consumer Product Safety Incident Database”. Presentations should be limited to approximately ten minutes. The Commission reserves the right to impose further time limitations on all presentations and further restrictions to avoid duplication of presentations. (Also see Federal Register notice published on October 22, 2009, page 54552.)

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)

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)

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.

Tuesday, October 27

Commissioner Anne Northup meeting with Ed Desmond and Betsy Borelli of the Toy Industry Association to discuss the toy industry and their Toy Safety Certification Program (TSCP); 1:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room 720. The meeting was requested by Ed Desmond. For additional information contact Catherine Gatewood, (301) 504-7780. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/22/09. Posted on Master Calendar 10/22/09. (S)

Thursday, October 29

Commissioner Robert S. Adler will be the morning keynote speaker at the American Apparel and Footwear Association’s (AAFA) Seminar: “Moving Beyond the CPSIA”; 8:45 a.m., New York City, NY. The invitation was extended by AAFA. For additional information contact Ophelia McCardell, (301) 504-7731. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/22/09. Posted on the Master Calendar 10/23/09. (S)