Public Calendar

Vineed Dayal and Greg Ota, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, will participate in a meeting located in Litchfield Park, Arizona, on January 27th, 2023, starting at 1:00 PM MT with the National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE). The subcommittee will review and discuss standards related to helmets and other sports equipment. For additional information contact Vineed Dayal (vdayal@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 1/23/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 1/23/2023.

Tim Smith, Division of Human Factors, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a virtual (Webex) meeting of the ASTM F15.21 Infant Loungers Performance Requirements Task Group on January 27, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET. The meeting will discuss possible performance requirements for infant loungers and was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including log-in information, please contact Tim Smith at tsmith@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 11/22/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 11/22/2022.

Lisa Scott, Emily Maling, and Allyson Tenney, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, will be attending the ASTM F08.22 Task Group Meeting - Testing Exemptions/Exceptions on Recreational Camping Tents, Online Meeting, 11:00pm to 1:00pm (ET). For more information, contact Allyson Tenney at atenney@cpsc.gov or refer to ASTM International at www.astm.or. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 1/19/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 1/19/2023.

Commissioner Boyle and her staff will participate in an introductory meeting with the National Federation of State High School Associations. John Black of the National Federation of State High School Associations will participate. The meeting will be held on Friday, January 27, 2023, at 10am for 30 minutes. The meeting was requested by the National Federation of State High School Associations. For more information, contact Alison Council at acouncil@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 1/26/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 1/26/2023.

Daniel Taxier, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM F15.78 Motorized Partitions Task Group to discuss the development of a new safety standard for motorized partitions on Thursday, January 26, 2023 3:00PM – 5:00PM (ET). This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information contact Daniel Taxier at dtaxier@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 1/19/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 1/19/2023.

Stephen Lee, Program Specialist from the CPSC Small Business Ombudsman team, will participate in a training webinar hosted by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association on January 26th, 2023, at 2 PM EST. The webinar will go over the special packaging requirements of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act, specifically the requirements related to drugs that require special packaging, as well as testing requirements and exceptions. There will be a live Q&A at the end. Questions about the event can be directed to Stephen Lee at SBO@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 01/11/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 01/11/2023.

Arthur Laciak, eFiling Program Specialist of the Office of Import Surveillance, and other CPSC staff will host a virtual working group meeting for the eFiling Beta Pilot IT Development Advisory Group, as related to 87 FR 35513 (January 26, 2023). The purpose of this meeting is to discuss and receive feedback from selected importer participants (Belnick, Dolce & Gabbana, Hasbro, Ikea, L.L. Bean, Macy’s, RBO, Tractor Supply Company, and Walmart) and their industry partners. They will advise on IT development aspects of the Beta Pilot, including the PGA Message Set and the Product Registry. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Arthur Laciak (alaciak@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 01/05/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 01/05/2023.

Daniel Taxier, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM F24.61 Trampoline Court Task Group to discuss the latest ballot results and other proposed updates to the F2970 trampoline court voluntary standard on Thursday, January 26, 2023 1PM – 3PM ET. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information contact Daniel Taxier at dtaxier@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 1/19/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 1/19/2023.

Susan Bathalon and other staff are participating in a conference call with American National Standard (ANSI)/Pool and Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) to discuss Aboveground and Onground Residential Swimming Pools. Staff will be participating in the conference call to discuss above ground swimming pool safety and drowning data and safety. The meeting is scheduled for January 26, 2023, from 12 to 2 PM. This conference call with participation registration was requested by the Pool and Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA). For additional information contact Susan Bathalon; sbathalon@cpsc.gov. The meeting is open to the public. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 1/13/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 1/13/2023.

Charles Bevington and other CPSC staff will participate in a teleconference on Thursday January 26th from 11 to 12 AM EST for an ASTM task group under ASTM subcommittee D.22.05 Indoor air to discuss WK80812- A proposed ASTM Guide with the title: Defining and categorizing modeling approaches to support source characterization for indoor exposure assessment of consumer products. Please contact Charles Bevington at cbevington@cpsc.gov for more information. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 1/20/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 1/20/2023.