Public Calendar

Commissioner Feldman will speak at an event hosted by Charlie’s House on the implementation of the STURDY Act and CPSC’s new standard for clothing storage units. For additional information please contact John Mitchell at jmitchell@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/14/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/14/2023.

Kristen Talcott (ESHF), Hope Nesteruk (EXHR) will be attending; Priscilla Verdino (LS) and other staff will be participating; in a hybrid in-person and teleconference meeting with the ASTM F15.42 Furniture Safety Subcommittee on September 21, 2023, 9am-3pm central, in Kansas City, MO to discuss voluntary standard for furniture, including Clothing Storage Units/tip over (ASTM F2057), Tip Restraints (ASTM F3096), Clothing Storage Chests (ASTM F2598) and Recliners. The meeting was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including call-in information, contact your name Hope Nesteruk, hnesteruk@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/5/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/5/2023.

John Gordon, Directorate for Health Sciences, will participate in the Scientific Advisory Committee on Alternative Toxicological Methods (SACATM) meeting. The meeting will be held at National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), 111 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 and online, September 21 - 22, 2023 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Meeting information, including registration information, is available at https://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/events/sacatm For additional information, contact John Gordon, jgordon@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 8/7/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 8/7/2023.

Scott Ayers of the Directorate of Engineering Sciences will participate in-person in the ASTM F15.45 task group meetings on candle safety; 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The task groups will discuss various candle safety issues including new requirements for candle accessories and the development of a candle making kit standard. For more information, please contact Scott Ayers (sayers@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 8/21/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 8/21/2023.

Staff from the Office of Import Surveillance will meet virtually with members representing the National Association of Foreign Trade Zones (NAFTZ) to discuss how imports from FTZs can meet the future eFiling requirement. For more information, including call-in information, please contact Arthur Laciak at alaciak@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/11/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/11/2023.

Andrew Newens, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other staff, will participate in a Webex meeting with the ASTM F15.29 WK84464 F1487 Mounds/Playground Task Group on 09/20/2023 from 2pm to 3pm ET. This meeting was requested by ASTM to discuss the requirements for play mounds on public playgrounds. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Andrew Newens at anewens@cpsc.gov or (301) 987-2248. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/19/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/19/2023.

Stephen Harsanyi from the Directorate for Engineering Sciences and other CPSC staff will be participating in a task group conference call with members from the ASTM F15.18 subcommittee on Play Yards and Non-Full-Size Cribs (NFS cribs). The Ad Hoc Language task group plans to complete a draft ballot pertaining to warnings and instructions for play yard accessories. The meeting was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Stephen Harsanyi, (301) 987-2209 or sharsanyi@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 8/31/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/1/2023.

Chair Hoehn-Saric and his staff will participate in a meeting with the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA). Participants from JPMA include: Lisa Trofe, CAE, Executive Director; Rick Locker, General Counsel; Sean McLaughlin, Government Affairs Associate. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 20 at 1:00 PM at CPSC Headquarters in Bethesda. The meeting was requested by Sean McLaughlin to discuss the issues their members in the juvenile products industry are facing and how they can continue to collaborate with CPSC. For additional information contact Annie Campbell at ACampbell@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/11/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/11/2023.

Scott Ayers of the Directorate of Engineering Sciences will participate in-person in the ASTM F15.45 task group meetings on candle safety; 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. The task groups will discuss various candle safety issues including new requirements for candle accessories and the development of a candle making kit standard. For more information, please contact Scott Ayers (sayers@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 8/21/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 8/21/2023.

Treye Thomas, Steve Harsanyi, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a series of weekly task group meetings of the standard technical panel (STP) for UL 8400 (Proposed Second Edition of the Standard for Safety for Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality Technology Equipment). The task group meeting will discuss plans and approaches to update specific sections of the recently approved first edition of the UL 8400 standard. The meetings will be held on Wednesdays from 11 am to 12:30 pm ET and will alternate between task groups. A Technical Committee meeting will be held on Thursday, November 2 from 9 am to 11 am. The meeting series was requested by UL. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Treye Thomas at tthomas@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/13/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/13/2023.