Public Calendar

Hope Nesteruk, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call March 28, 2019, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm  with the ASTM F15 Soft Infant Carriers Fastener Strength Task Group to discuss fastener strength. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Hope Nesteruk at  hnesteruk@cpsc.gov or 301-987-2579. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 3/19/19. Posted in the Public Calendar 3/20/19. (S)

Hope Nesteruk, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call March 27, 2019, from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm with the ASTM F15 Soft Infant Carriers Flammability Task Group to discuss flammability test requirements. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Hope Nesteruk at hnesteruk@cpsc.gov or 301-987-2579. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 3/19/19. Posted in the Public Calendar 3/20/19. (S)

Acting Chairman Buerkle and her staff will meet with Rick Rosati, Vice President of Government Affairs and Industry Standards of Bureau Veritas, to discuss ASTM's work on the clothing storage unit tipover standard, as well as Mr. Rosati's role on the ASTM F15 Executive Committee on consumer products. The meeting will be held at 9:00am, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, Bethesda Towers, Room 724. The meeting was requested by Rick Rosati.  For additional information, contact Katelyn Costello at 301-504-7237.  Transmitted to the Office...

Commissioner Feldman and Staff will meet with representatives from AFSL and APA to discuss the status of the Fireworks NPR.  The meeting was requested by John Rogers. The meeting will be held at 4:30pm, Wednesday, March 26, 2019, Bethesda Towers, Room 723.   The meeting will be open. For additional information contact Michael Lynch at mblynch@cpsc.gov or (301) 504-7071. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 3/20/19. Posted in the Public Calendar 3/20/19. (S)

Michael Taylor and staff will participate in a teleconference 3/26/18 at 2:00pm-3:00pm with Brett Horn and Janet McGee of Parents Against Tipovers (PAT) to discuss furniture tipovers.  The meeting was requested by Janet McGee.  For additional information, including call-in information, please contact Michael Taylor, mtaylor@cpsc.gov or 301-987-2238. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 3/19/19. Posted in the Public Calendar 3/20/19. (S)

Commissioner Baiocco and staff will meet with Rick Rosati, Vice President of Government Affairs and Industry Standards of Bureau Veritas, to discuss ASTM's work on the clothing storage unit tipover standard, as well as Mr. Rosatis' role on the ASTM F15 Executive Committe on consumer products.  The meeting was requested by Rick Rosati.  For additional information, contact Dottie Yahr, dyahr@cpsc.gov.  Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 3/14/19. Posted in the Public Calendar on 3/14/19. (S)

Commissioner Kaye and his staff will meet with representatives from AFSL and APA including:  John Rogers, Executive Director, AFSL; Julie Heckman, Executive Director, APA; Michael Ingram, President, AFSL, Fireworks Over America; Quin Dodd, General Counsel, AFSL; Tad Trout, AFSL Director, TNT Fireworks and Nancy Nord, AFSL Director to discuss the status of the Fireworks NPR.  The meeting was requested by John Rogers.  For additional information, contact Jana Fong Swamidoss at 301-504-7881.  Transmitted to the Offie of the Secretary...

Hope Nesteruk, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating March 26, 2019, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm in a conference call with the ASTM F15 Soft Infant Carriers Leg Openings Task Group to discuss revising the floor seat occupant retention. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Hope Nesteruk at hnesteruk@cpsc.gov or 301-987-2579. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 3/19/19. Posted in the Public Calendar 3/19/19.

Douglas Lee and Jay Kadiwala, Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, attending the International Battery Seminar Tuesday March 26, 2019, through Thursday March 28, 2019, and will be presenting March 26, 2019 from 8:45 am to 9:15 am, and hosting a round table discussion on Lithium-ion Battery Safety in Consumer Products March 26, 2019, from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm, Fort Lauderdale Convention Center. For additional information contact Douglas Lee at 301-987-2073 or dlee@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 3/13/19. Posted in the...

Rick McCallion, Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, will be attending the ASTM F42 Committee meetings on Additive Manufacturing Technologies at the Auburn Marriot Opelika Resort & Spa at Grand National; Opelika, GA, March 26-29, 2019 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM each day. These meetings were requested by ASTM. For additional information contact Rick McCallion (rmccallion@cpsc.gov or (301) 987-2222). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 3/12/19. Posted in the Public Calendar 3/12/19.

Commissioner Baiocco and staff will meet with representatives from the American Pyrotechnics Safety and Education Foundation as part of an introductory meeting and to learn about their Celebrate Safely initiative.  Participants include Jason Trout, Foundation President, Ron Zoldan, Vice President, Julie Heckman, Executive Director of the American Pyrotechnics Association, Tad Trout, APA Director and Inez Tenenbaum, Counsel.  The meeting was requested by Inez Tenenbaum.  For additional information, contact Dottie Yahr, dyahr@cpsc.gov. ...