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Commissioner Baiocco and Staff Meeting with Representatives from the National Fireworks Association

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT

Commissioner Dana Baiocco, Chris Hudgins, Director of Legislative Affairs, and Dottie Yahr, Policy Advisor, meeting with Mark Anderson, Kelley Drye and Warren; Spencer Elg, Kelley Drye and Warren; Steven Houser, Secretary, National Fireworks Association, to discuss as part of an introductory meeting and to discuss the National Fireworks Association’s position on the pending rule; 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room 720. The meeting was requested by Mark Anderson. For additional information contact Dottie Yahr, dyahr@cpsc.gov....

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Acting Chairman Buerkle Hosts CPSC’s Annual Fireworks Safety Press Conference

9:45 am to 10:45 am EDT

Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle hosts CPSC’s annual fireworks safety press conference on the Washington mall grounds (4th Street between Madison and Jefferson) at 9:45 a.m. (Eastern Time) on June 27, 2018. The Acting Chairman will release CPSC’s latest fireworks-related deaths and injuries and be joined by a fireworks victim. Following brief remarks CPSC staff will demonstrate live fireworks. The nearest Metro stops are L’Enfant Plaza and Federal Center SW. For further information, please contact the Office of Communications...

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6th United States-China-European Union Product Safety Summit

12:45 pm to 6:15 pm EDT

The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission, Department of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, and the European Commission will hold the 6th United States-China-European Union Product Safety Summit. Stakeholders are invited to participate in this event, which is designed to enhance trilateral cooperation among the three product safety regulators. Topics to be discussed will range from coordinated approaches to emerging hazards to addressing the safety challenges presented by direct-to-consumer cross-border e-commerce. ...

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Shelby Mathis and Marcy Van Winkle Participating in Meeting of Quality Certification Alliance (Seattle, WA)

2:00 pm to 3:30 pm EDT

Shelby Mathis, Small Business Ombudsman, and Marcy Van Winkle, Office of Import Surveillance will be participating in a meeting of the Quality Certification Alliance. They will discuss CPSC’s product safety requirements and CPSC interaction with U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Port of Seattle; 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time, QCA Offices, 2621 2nd Ave, Seattle, WA 98121. For additional information contact Shelby Mathis, 301-504-7865, smathis@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 5/14/18. Posted in...

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Commissioner Kaye and His Staff are Meeting with Representatives from the Portable Generator Manufacturers Association (PGMA)

11:30 am to 12:00 pm EDT

Commissioner Elliot F. Kaye and his staff are meeting with Greg Wischstadt, SVP of Generac and President of PGMA; Joe Harding, Technical Manager, PGMA; Ed Krenik, Bracewell; and John Lee, Bracewell, to discuss PGMA’s progress on the ANSI G300 standard; 11:30 a.m., Bethesda Towers, room 722. The meeting was requested by Ed Krenik. For additional information contact Jana Fong-Swamidoss at jfswamidoss@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/22/18. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/22/18. (S)

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Janet Buyer, Matthew Brookman and Other CPSC Staff Holding a Public Meeting to Give Presentation Regarding Portable Generators

10:00 am to 11:30 am EDT

Janet Buyer, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Matthew Brookman, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, and other staff are holding a public meeting to present an overview of how CPSC staff is evaluating the effectiveness of CO safety shutoff devices on portable generators. Two voluntary standards for portable generators (ANSI/PGMA G300-2018 and ANSI/UL 2201-2018 ) have recently been revised to contain requirements for a generator-mounted shutoff system that will shut the generator off when carbon monoxide (CO) accumulates to certain concentrations...

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Commissioner Baiocco Meeting with Representatives from Portable Generator Manufacturers Association (PGMA)

9:15 am to 10:15 am EDT

Commissioner Dana Baiocco and Dottie Yahr, Policy Advisor, meeting with Greg Wischstadt, SVP of Generac and President of PGMA; Joe Harding, Technical Manager, PGMA; Ed Krenik, Bracewell, and John Lee, Bracewell, as part of an introductory meeting and to share the Portable Generator Manufacturers Association’s progress on the ANSI G300 standard; 9:15 a.m., Bethesda Towers, room 720. The meeting was requested by John Lee. For additional information contact Dottie Yahr, dyahr@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary...

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Hope Nesteruk and Other CPSC Staff Participating in a Conference Call with the ASTM F15 Baby Monitor Cord Task Group

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT

Hope Nesteruk, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM F15 Baby Monitor Cord Task Group to discuss a new design for baby monitor cord covers; 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information contact Hope Nesteruk at hnesteruk@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/13/18. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/14/18. (S)

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Scott Ayers Attending the ASTM F15.10 Teleconference on Reviewing Ballot to F852 Portable Fuel Container Specification

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT

Scott Ayers, Directorate for Engineering Science, will attend the ASTM F15.10 teleconference on reviewing ballots to F852, the portable fuel container specification from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT. For more information on this meeting, please contact Scott Ayers (sayers@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/7/18. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/7/18. (S)

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Scott Ayers Attending the Carbon Monoxide Alliance Teleconference

10:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT

Scott Ayers, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, will attend the Carbon Monoxide Alliance teleconference from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. For more information on this meeting, please contact Scott Ayers. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 5/17/18. Posted in the Public Calendar 5/17/18. (S)

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Hope Nesteruk Participating in an ASTM Conference Call with Baby Box Task Group

11:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT

Hope Nesteruk, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM F15 task group regarding baby boxes; 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The task group will discuss requirements specific to baby box for inclusion to bassinet standard. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information contact Hope Nesteruk, hnesteruk@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/4/18. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/5/18. (S)

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Commissioner Baiocco and Staff Meeting with Representatives from Consumer Groups

10:00 am to 11:00 am EDT

Commissioner Dana Baiocco, Chris Hudgins, Director of Legislative Affairs, and Dottie Yahr, Policy Advisor, meeting with Rachel Weintraub, Consumer Federation of America; Ami Gadhia, American Academy of Pediatrics; Nancy Cowles, Kids in Danger; William Wallace, Consumer's Union/Consumer Reports, and Remington Gregg, Public Citizen, as part of an introductory meeting; 10:00 a.m., Bethesda Towers, room 720. The meeting was requested by Rachel Weintraub. For additional information contact Dottie Yahr, dyahr@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the...

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Celestine Kish and Other CPSC Staff Participating in a Conference Call with the ASTM F15 Task Group for Infant Floor Seats

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT

Celestine Kish, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM F15 task group for infant floor seats to discuss occupant retention requirements; 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information contact Celestine Kish at ckish@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/18/18. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/18/18. (S)

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Joanna Matheson Participating (via WebEx) in an ASTM Meeting Regarding Smart Textiles

1:30 pm to 3:30 pm EDT

Joanna Matheson, Directorate for Health Sciences, and possibly other CPSC staff will participate in a meeting (via WebEx) with the ASTM D13.50 sub-committee for Smart Textiles 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting agenda is in process and will be posted and/or available at the meeting. This meeting was requested by and organized by ASTM. For any other additional information contact Joanna Matheson at jmatheson@cpsc.gov or (301) 987-2564. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/15/18. Posted in the Public...

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Thomas Caton, and Other CPSC Staff Participating in an ASTM Conference Call with F24 Amusement Rides and Devices EVO Task Group I

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EDT

Thomas Caton, Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, and other CPSC staff participating in an ASTM conference call with F24 Amusement Rides and Devices EVO Task Group I; 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. The task group will discuss remaining negative votes from previous EVO ballots for improvements and additions that can be made to existing F24 standards. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information contact Christian J. Noveral, P.E. at chri.noveral@ata-e.com office 407-824-4027. Transmitted to the...

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Rick McCallion Participating in ASTM F13 Committee Meetings

8:30 am to 4:00 pm EDT

Rick McCallion, Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, will be participating in the ASTM F13, Pedestrian/Walkway Safety and Footwear, Committee meetings; 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina; San Diego, CA. This meeting was requested by ASTM. For additional information contact Rick McCallion at rmccallion@cpsc.gov (301) 987-2222. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 5/30/18. Posted in the Public Calendar 5/30/18. (S)

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Paige Witzen Attending ASTM International Committee Meetings, D-13 Textiles

Paige Witzen, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, attending ASTM International Committee Meetings, D-13 on Textiles, Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina; San Diego, CA. For more information contact Paige Witzen, 301-987-2029 or ASTM International at www.astm.org. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/18/18. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/18/18. (S)

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Andrew Lock Participating in the ASTM E05 Committee Meetings on Fire Standards

Andrew Lock, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, will be participating in the ASTM E05 committee meetings on fire standards to discuss standards development from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego, CA. For more information contact Andrew Lock (preferred:alock@cpsc.gov or 301-987-2099). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/7/18. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/7/18. (S)

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Sabrina Keller Speaking to the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA)

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT

Sabrina Keller, Deputy Director, Office of Import Surveillance, will be speaking to the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) Regulatory Agencies Committee (RAC); 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. ET, Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport, Arlington, VA. The RAC is responsible for liaison with federal regulatory agencies other than U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Federal Maritime Commission, and provides direct linkages to more than 30 agencies and government bodies. For more information, contact Sabrina...

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Rick McCallion Participating in NOCSAE Standards Committee Meeting

8:30 am to 4:00 pm EDT

Rick McCallion, Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, will be participating in the NOCSAE Standards Committee meeting; 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Manchester Grand Hyatt; San Diego, CA. This conference was requested by NOCSAE. For additional information contact Rick McCallion at rmccallion@cpsc.gov (301) 987-2222. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 5/30/18. Posted in the Public Calendar 5/30/18. (S)

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Hope Nesteruk Participating in a Conference Call with the ASTM F15.66 (Crib Mattresses) Non-Segmented Play Yard Mattress Task Group

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT

Hope Nesteruk, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM F15.66 (Crib Mattresses) Non-Segmented Play Yard Mattress task group; 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information contact Hope Nesteruk at hnesteruk@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/7/18. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/8/18. (S)

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Janet Buyer, Joel Recht and Other CPSC Staff Participating in a Portable Generator Manufacturers Association (PGMA) Webinar

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT

Janet Buyer, Joel Recht, and other CPSC staff will participate in a webinar put on by the Portable Generator Manufacturers Association (PGMA), at 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and repeated again at 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The purpose of the webinar will be to review PGMA’s recently revised American National Standard, ANSI/PGMA G300-2018, Safety and Performance of Portable Generators, which has been recently revised to contain requirements for a shutoff system that will shut the generator off when carbon monoxide (CO) accumulates to certain concentrations...

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Doug Lee Participating in a UL 4200A Task Group Teleconference (Button Batteries)

1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT

Doug Lee, Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, participating in a UL 4200A task group teleconference, to discuss requirements for button batteries using non-lithium chemistries; 1:00 p.m. The teleconference was requested by Dr. Kris Jatana, Task Group Chair. For additional information contact Doug Lee,(301)987-2073; e-mail: dlee@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/14/18. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/15/18. (S)

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Liz Erdman and Marcy Van Winkle Participating in Meeting of the Pacific Northwest Safety Professionals (Bellevue, WA)

11:00 am to 1:30 pm EDT

Liz Erdman, Special Assistant to the Small Business Ombudsman, and Marcy Van Winkle, Office of Import Surveillance, will be participating in a meeting of the Pacific Northwest Safety Professionals; 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. They will discuss CPSC’s product safety requirements and CPSC interaction with U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Port of Seattle; 10400 NE 4th Street, Bellevue, WA 98004. For additional information contact Shelby Mathis, 301-504-7865, smathis@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary...

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