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Events for 60
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Daniel Taxier and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM F15.66 Crib Mattress Breathability Task Group
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Daniel Taxier, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM F15.66 Crib Mattress Breathability Task Group to discuss whether a breathability evaluation should be incorporated into the crib mattress standard on Monday, August 1, 2022 2PM – 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 07/22/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/22/2022.
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Meeting of the ASTM F15.16 Infant Feeding Support Products Data Task Group @ August 1, 2022, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Suad Wanna-Nakamura, Ph.D., Directorate for Health Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a virtual (Webex) meeting of the ASTM F15.16 Infant Feeding Support Products Data Task Group on August 1, 2022, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET. The meeting will discuss incident data related to infant feeding support products, and was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including log-in information, please contact Suad Wanna-Nakamura at snakamura@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 7/11/22. Posted in the public calendar 7/11/22.
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Vineed Dayal, Zachary Goldstein, and others participating in: SCIEE Robots – UL STP 3300 Task Group Meeting
9:00 am to 11:00 am
Vineed Dayal and Zachary Goldstein, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, and other CPSC staff will participate in a teleconference on August 02, 2022 from 9:00 am to 11:00 am with UL STP 3300, Standards Technical Panel for Service, Communication, Information, Education, and Entertainment Robots (SCIEE Robots) task groups. The groups will work on items assigned at the previous standards technical panel meeting to develop a standard for SCIEE Robots. For additional information, including call in information, contact Vineed Dayal (vdayal@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 04/26/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 04/26/2022.
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Commissioner Feldman and his staff will participate in a teleconference to hear about the ANSI/WCMA voluntary standard for window coverings
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Commissioner Feldman and his staff will participate in a teleconference to hear about the ANSI/WCMA voluntary standard for window coverings. Representatives from Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA), including Ralph Vasami (Executive Director, WCMA), Ed Krenik (Senior Principal, Bracewell LLP), Christine Wyman (Senior Principal, Bracewell LLP), Dylan Pasiuk (Government Relations and Policy Specialist, Bracewell LLP) will participate in the meeting. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at 1:30 pm via teleconference. Dylan Pasiuk requested the meeting. For additional information contact Thomas Fuller at TFuller@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 07/29/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/29/2022.
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Susan Bathalon and other CPSC staff are participating in a Conference Call with the ANSI /PHTA -5 American National Standard for Residential Inground Swimming Pools
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Susan Bathalon and other staff are participating in a conference call with American National Standard (ANSI)/Pool and Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) to discuss for Residential Inground Swimming Pools. Staff will be participating in the conference call to discuss in-ground swimming pool safety and the revision status of the standard. The meeting is scheduled for August 3, 2022 from 10 – 11 AM. 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 7/11/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 7/11/2022.
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Chen-hsiang Su will participate in the teleconference meeting of NFPA Technical Committee on Private Water Supply Piping Systems (AUT-PRI, NFPA 24).
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Chen-hsiang Su of the Directorate for Engineering Sciences will participate in the teleconference meeting of NFPA Technical Committee on Private Water Supply Piping Systems (AUT-PRI, NFPA 24) on August 3, 2022; 10 am – 2 pm ET. This is the NFPA 13/24/291 First Draft Meeting (A2024) and the primary purpose is to review public Inputs and develop proposed revisions recommended by the committee. For more information on this meeting, including call in information, please contact Chen-hsiang Su (csu@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 7/25/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 7/25/2022.
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The American Bimetallic Association meeting with CPSC staff to provide information on their program to address counterfeit and substandard copper clad aluminum (CCA) conductor products in the market.
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Andrew Trotta, Engineering Sciences, meeting with Peter Graser, Copperweld/American Bimetallic Association, to discuss the copper clad aluminum (CCA) Safety Checked Initiative, which is designed to prevent the importation of fake and substandard conductors and conductor materials posing as CCA from entering the US market; CPSC National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 10:00-11:00 AM ET. The meeting was requested by Mr. Graser. For additional information, contact Andrew Trotta, (301) 987-2057; email: atrotta@cpsc.gov (S). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 07/26/2022. Posted to the Public Calendar 07/26/2022.
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Khalisa Phillips and other CPSC staff participating in a teleconference with the Data Analysis Task Group, ASTM F15.19, for Wearable Infant Blankets
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Khalisa Phillips, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC Staff, will participate in a teleconference with the ASTM F15.19, Wearable Infant Blankets subcommittee on *August 03, 2022* from 1-2PM (EST) to develop a standard for wearable infant blankets. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Khalisa Phillips at kphillips@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 07/14/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/15/2022.
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Scott Ayers and other CPSC staff will attend and participating in Society for Standards Professionals (SES) 71st Annual Conference
2:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Scott Ayers of the Directorate for Engineering Sciences and others will attend the SES 71st Annual Conference in Charleston, SC. Staff will participate in panel discussion on the health and safety impacts of voluntary consensus standards from 11:10 am to 11:55 am on Wednesday, August 03, 2022 ET. For more information on this conference and information on how to register, please contact Scott Ayers (sayers@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 07/06/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/06/2022.
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Frederick deGrano and other staff participating in a teleconference with the ASTM Play Yards Zipper Access Task Group, ASTM F15.18 Subcommittee on Play Yards and Non-Full-Size Cribs
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Frederick deGrano, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other staff, will participate in a teleconference with the ASTM Play Yards Zipper Access Task Group to discuss a hazard pattern identified by CPSC staff on zipper entrapment of play yard sidewalls on Wed. August 3, 2022 from 2pm – 3pm (ET). This is a series of meetings to address this hazard pattern for play yard products. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Frederick deGrano, fdegrano@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 07/28/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/28/2022.
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Scott Ayers and other CPSC staff will attend and participating in Society for Standards Professionals (SES) 71st Annual Conference
9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Scott Ayers of the Directorate for Engineering Sciences and others will attend the SES 71st Annual Conference in Charleston, SC. Staff will participate in panel discussion on the health and safety impacts of voluntary consensus standards from 11:10 am to 11:55 am on Thursday, August 04, 2022 ET. For more information on this conference and information on how to register, please contact Scott Ayers (sayers@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 07/06/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/06/2022.
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Daniel Taxier and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM F24.61 Trampoline Court Task Group
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
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, August 4, 2022 1PM – 2PM 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 07/27/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/27/2022.
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Zachary Foster and other CPSC staff will participate in a teleconference with ASTM F15.21 Sling Carriers Subcommittee.
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Zachary Foster and other CPSC staff will participate in a teleconference with ASTM F15.21 Sling Carriers Subcommittee on August 4, 2022 from 2:00pm to 3:00pm ET. The task group will discuss the possibility of merging the F2907 Sling Carrier standard and the F2236 Soft Infant and Toddler Carrier standard. For more information, including call-in and log-in information, contact Zachary Foster (zfoster@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 07/19/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/19/2022.
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Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric and his staff are participating in a meeting with Representatives from Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA)
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Chair Hoehn-Saric and his staff will participate in a meeting via webex to discuss the latest draft of the ANSI/WCMA voluntary standard. Representatives from Window Covering Manufacturers Association (WCMA), including Ralph Vasami (Executive Director, WCMA), Ed Krenik (Senior Principal, Bracewell LLP), Christine Wyman (Senior Principal, Bracewell LLP), Dylan Pasiuk (Government Relations and Policy Specialist, Bracewell LLP) will participate in the meeting. The meeting will be held on Friday, August 5, 2022 at 11:30am via webex. The meeting was requested by WCMA. For additional information contact Erin Sandlin at ESandlin@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 7/28/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 7/28/2022.
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Scott Ayers and other CPSC staff will attend and participating in Society for Standards Professionals (SES) 71st Annual Conference
9:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Scott Ayers of the Directorate for Engineering Sciences and others will attend the SES 71st Annual Conference in Charleston, SC. Staff will participate in panel discussion on the health and safety impacts of voluntary consensus standards from 11:10 am to 11:55 am on Friday, August 5, 2022 ET. For more information on this conference and information on how to register, please contact Scott Ayers (sayers@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 07/06/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/06/2022.
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Susan Bathalon Participating in an ASTM Task group Teleconference on Computer Vision-Based Drowning Detection Systems for Residential Swimming Pools
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Susan Bathalon from the Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction (EXHR) will participate in an ASTM task group teleconference to discuss drowning sensor detection systems and drowning prevention in residential swimming pools. The meeting is scheduled for August 8, 2022 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT. The meeting was requested by ASTM for continuation of work item 76767 intended to draft a new standard. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Susan Bathalon at sbathalon@cpsc.gov. The meeting is open to the public. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 07/20/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/20/2022.
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Commissioner Boyle will hold an introductory meeting with Nancy Cowles and Dev Gowda of Kids in Danger
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Commissioner Boyle will hold an introductory meeting at 10:30 a.m. on August 09, 2022, with Nancy Cowles and Dev Gowda of Kids in Danger to discuss priorities for addressing hazards in children’s products. The meet will be held via video conference. For additional information regarding this meeting, please contact Brenda Rouse at BRouse@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 8/2/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 8/2/2022.
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Meeting of the ASTM Infant Feeding and Support Products Scope Task Group @ August 9, 2022, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Tim Smith, Division of Human Factors, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a virtual (Webex) meeting of the ASTM Infant Feeding and Support Products Scope Task Group on August 9, 2022, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET. The meeting will discuss the scope of products to be covered by the proposed voluntary standard for infant feeding and support products, 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 7/25/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 7/25/2022.
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Scott Ayers and Reduction and other staff will participate in stakeholder meetings on Indoor Air Quality and Gas Ranges
1:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Scott Ayers of Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction and other staff will participate in stakeholder meetings on indoor air quality and gas ranges on the second Tuesday of the month through September 2022. The stakeholders are working to analyze indoor air quality issues associated with gas ranges and possibly make proposals or recommendations to affected voluntary standards and codes. For more information on this meeting, including call in information, please contact Scott Ayers (sayers@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 06/14/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 06/14/2022.
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Susan M. Bowley, Ph.D. Mechanical and Biomedical Engineer, and other CPSC staff will participate in a meeting with the Tile Council of North America
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Susan M. Bowley, Ph.D. Mechanical and Biomedical Engineer, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in an on-site (5 Research Place, Rockville MD) and virtual meeting on Tuesday August 9th from 3-4pm ET with the Tile Council of North America to discuss a new ANSI Standard: ANSI A326.3-2021. This meeting was requested by the Tile Council. For more information on this meeting, please contact Dr. Susan M. Bowley (sbowley@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 7/28/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 7/28/2022.
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Commission Meeting - Decisional Matter: CPSC's Draft Strategic Plan 2023-2026
10:00 am to 11:00 am
All attendees should pre-register for the Commission meeting using the following link: https://cpsc.webex.com/cpsc/onstage/g.php?MTID=ea9fe65fdfdbe7aa1d531940360dc3158 After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. For additional questions regarding this meeting, please contact Brenda Rouse, brouse@cpsc.gov.
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Khalisa Phillips and other CPSC staff participating in a teleconference with the Data Analysis Task Group, ASTM F15.19, for Wearable Infant Blankets
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Khalisa Phillips, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC Staff, will participate in a teleconference with the ASTM F15.19, Wearable Infant Blankets subcommittee on *August 10, 2022* from 1-2PM (EST) to develop a standard for wearable infant blankets. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Khalisa Phillips at kphillips@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 07/14/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/15/2022.
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Commissioner Baiocco and staff will meet virtually with members from the ASTM F15 Committee on Consumer Products for an introductory meet and greet with senior staff.
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Commissioner Baiocco and staff will meet virtually with members from the ASTM F15 Committee on Consumer Products for an introductory meet and greet with senior staff. This meeting was requested by Molly Lynyak. For additional information, please contact Dottie Yahr at dyahr@cpsc.gov. This meeting is open to the public. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/03/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/03/2022.
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Charles Bevington and other CPSC staff are participating in a virtual meeting for members of workgroup considering indoor air quality related to use of gas range stoves.
11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Charles Bevington and other CPSC staff are participating in a teleconference on Thursday August 11th from 11 AM to 1 PM Eastern Standard Time. This is a virtual meeting for members of workgroup considering indoor air quality related to use of gas range stoves. The group will discuss variables that impact emissions from gas-range stoves and associated indoor air concentrations. Please contact Charles Bevington cbevington@cpsc.gov for more information. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/03/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/03/2022.
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Tim Smith and other CPSC staff will be participating in a virtual (Webex) meeting of the ASTM Infant Loungers Performance Requirements Task Group
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Tim Smith, Division of Human Factors, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a virtual (Webex) meeting of the ASTM Infant Loungers Performance Requirements Task Group on August 11, 2022, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET. The meeting will discuss possible performance requirements related to 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 07/27/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/27/2022.
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Daniel Taxier and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM F24.61 Trampoline Court Task Group
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
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, August 11, 2022 1PM – 2PM ET. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information contact Daniel Taxier at dtaxier@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of Secretary 08/04/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/04/2022.
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Meeting of the ASTM Infant Loungers Warnings Task Group @ August 11, 2022, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. ET
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Tim Smith, Division of Human Factors, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a virtual (Webex) meeting of the ASTM Infant Loungers Warnings Task Group on August 11, 2022, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET. The meeting will discuss possible warning requirements related to 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 7/28/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 7/28/2022.
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Kristen Talcott is participating in a meeting with the ASTM F15.42 Furniture Subcommittee Task Group on Testing for Clothing Storage Units with Interlocks
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Kristen Talcott of Engineering Sciences and other CPSC staff are participating virtually in a meeting with the ASTM F15.42 (Furniture) Task Group on testing involving units with interlocking extension elements for the clothing storage units voluntary standard (ASTM F2057). The meeting will include discussion of comments on the F15(22-06) ballot related to requirements and test methods for units with interlocks. The meeting will be held on Monday, August 15, 2022, from 10:00 am to 11:00 am ET. This meeting was requested by ASTM. For additional information, contact Kristen Talcott, ktalcott@cpsc.gov. The meeting is open to the public. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 07/06/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/06/2022.
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Tim Smith and other CPSC staff will be participating in a virtual (Webex) meeting of the ASTM F15.16 Infant Feeding and Support Products Warnings Task Group
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Tim Smith, Division of Human Factors, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a virtual (Webex) meeting of the ASTM F15.16 Infant Feeding and Support Products Warnings Task Group on August 15, 2022, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET. The meeting will discuss possible warning requirements related to infant feeding and support products, and was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including log-in information, please contact Tim Smith at tsmith@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office Secretary 07/22/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/22/2022.
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Lawrence Mella and other staff will participating in a teleconference with ASTM task group for e-scooters (F15.58)
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
August 15, 2022 from 2:00PM – 3:30PM EST, Lawrence Mella, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other staff will participate in a teleconference with the ASTM F15.58 task group to discuss development of the requirements for the draft commercial adult e-scooter standard. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Lawrence Mella at LMella@cpsc.gov or 301-987-2537. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 07/29/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/29/2022.
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Vineed Dayal, Zachary Goldstein, and others participating in: SCIEE Robots – UL STP 3300 Task Group Meeting
9:00 am to 11:00 am
Vineed Dayal and Zachary Goldstein, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, and other CPSC staff will participate in a teleconference on August 16, 2022, at 9am - 11am with UL STP 3300, Standards Technical Panel for Service, Communication, Information, Education, and Entertainment Robots (SCIEE Robots) task groups. The groups will work on items assigned at the previous standards technical panel meeting to develop a standard for SCIEE Robots. For additional information, including call in information, contact Vineed Dayal (vdayal@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/09/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/09/2022.
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Richard Uhl and others will participate in a virtual meeting of the ASTM F15 PFAS & Consumer Products Scope Task Group
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Richard Uhl of the Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, and other CPSC staff, will participate in the ASTM meeting on PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and related compounds in consumer products on Tuesday August 16, 2022, from 1pm to 2pm ET. A prospectus on a potential new ASTM standard addressing measurement of PFAS levels in consumer and related products will be discussed. For more information on this meeting, please contact Richard Uhl (email: RUhl@cpsc.gov or call: (301) 987-2095). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/05/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/08/2022.
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Michael Babich and other CPSC staff will meet with representative from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and ExxonMobil (EM) regarding phthalates.
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Michael Babich, Directorate for Health Sciences, and other CPSC staff will meet with representative from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and ExxonMobil (EM) regarding phthalates. The meeting was requested by ACC and EM. For more information on this meeting, including attendance information, please contact Michael Babich (mbabich@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/02/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/02/2022.
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Susan Bathalon and other CPSC staff are participating in a conference call with the ANSI /PHTA -5 American National Standard for Residential Inground Swimming Pools
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Susan Bathalon and other staff are participating in a conference call with American National Standard (ANSI)/Pool and Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) to discuss for Residential Inground Swimming Pools. Staff will be participating in the conference call to discuss in-ground swimming pool safety and the revision status of the standard. The meeting is scheduled for August 17, 2022 from 10 – 11 AM. 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 08/04/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/04/2022.
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Khalisa Phillips and other CPSC staff participating in a teleconference with the Data Analysis Task Group, ASTM F15.19, for Wearable Infant Blankets
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Khalisa Phillips, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC Staff, will participate in a teleconference with the ASTM F15.19, Wearable Infant Blankets subcommittee on *August 17, 2022* from 1-2PM (EST) to develop a standard for wearable infant blankets. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Khalisa Phillips at kphillips@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 07/14/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/15/2022.
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Yeon Kim and other staff will participate in the teleconference meeting of the Joint Technical Subcommittee on Standards for Outdoor Cooking Appliances
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Yeon Kim, the Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other staff will participate in the teleconference meeting of the Joint Technical Subcommittee on Standards for Outdoor Cooking Appliances on Wednesday August 17, 2022 from 1 PM to 3 PM ET. This meeting will be the continuation of the agenda from previous meeting on June 21. This meeting was requested by CSA. For more information on this meeting, including call in information, please contact Yeon Kim (ykim@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 8/1/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 8/1/2022.
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Sharon White and other CPSC staff will be participating in a teleconference with the ASTM Task Group on Cantilevered Bassinets.
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Sharon White, Division of Human Factors, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a teleconference August 17, 2022 from 2pm to 3:00pm EDT with the ASTM Task Group on Cantilevered Bassinets. The task group will participate in standards development to address the hazards associated with these products. The meeting was requested by ASTM. For more information, including call-in information, contact Sharon White at 301-987-2562 or swhite@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/02/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/02/2022.
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Simon Lee, Jr. and other staff participating in Task Groups 1 and 2 for UL STP 2900-1 Software Cybersecurity for Network-Connectable Products.
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Simon Lee, Jr. of the Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other staff participating in an UL STP 2900-1 teleconference for Task Groups 1 (Glossary Terms) and 2 (Redraft 4.1a) to help continue revising and updating the UL 2900-1, Software Cybersecurity for Network-Connectable Products, Part 1: General Requirements, discussing the required consistency, clarity and definitions of terms such as credentials, Internet of Things boundaries and section 4.1a on August 17, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. The meeting was requested by UL. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Simon Lee, Jr. at 301-987-2035 or splee@cpsc.gov. The meeting is open to the public. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/09/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/09/2022.
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Commissioner Baiocco and Staff meeting with Techtronic Industries (TTI)
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Techtronic Industries (TTI) has requested a closed meeting with Commissioner Baiocco and staff. Due to the proprietary nature of the topics to be discussed, including TTI’s pricing and product development plans, the meeting will be partially closed to the public. Introductions will be open to the public. This meeting was requested by Steven Phillips of DLA Piper. For additional information, please contact Dottie Yahr at dyahr@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/11/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/11/2022.
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Ben Mordecai and other CPSC staff will be attending US TAG to ISO TC 191 meeting on Toy
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Ben Mordecai, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be attending US TAG to ISO TC 191 meeting on Toys on Thursday August 18 from 2 – 3pm—EST via teleconference. Topics to discuss include the schedule for October/November meetings and an overview of recent activity for ISO 8124. For additional information, please contact Ben Mordecai, bmordecai@cpsc.gov, 301-987-2506. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/10/2022. Posted to the Public Calendar 08/10/2022.
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Scott Ayers of the Directorate for Engineering Sciences will participate in the NFPA 30 virtual meeting on the Flammable and Combustible Liquid Code
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Scott Ayers of the Directorate for Engineering Sciences will participate in the NFPA 30 virtual meeting on the Flammable and Combustible Liquid Code. The meeting is continuation of previous meetings discussing public inputs to the code. For more information on this meeting, including how to listen in, please contact Scott Ayers (sayers@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/11/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/11/2022.
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Scott Ayers will be participating in a meeting on flammable refrigerants in HVAC systems
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Scott Ayers of the Directorate for Engineering Sciences will participate in a virtual meeting with the working group updating UL 60335-2-40 which covers requirements in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. The standard includes many requirements focused on flammable refrigerants. The group is expected to complete the comments resolution from the last ballot. For more information, including how to participate virtually, please contact Scott Ayers (sayers@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/08/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/08/2022.
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Daniel Taxier and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM F24.24 AR/VR Task Group
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Daniel Taxier, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM F24.24 AR/VR Task Group to discuss proposed requirements for the cleaning and sanitization of AR/VR devices used on amusement rides and attractions on Friday, August 19, 2022 12PM – 1PM 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 07/27/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/27/2022.
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Kevin Lee and other staff will participate in a teleconference with the ASTM F15.29 F1487 Public Playgrounds’ Task Group for Play Mounds.
11:00 am to 12:30 pm
Kevin Lee, Engineering Sciences, and other staff will participate in a teleconference with the ASTM F15.29 F1487 Public Playgrounds’ Task Group for Play Mounds. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Kevin Lee at klee@cpsc.gov. This task group meeting will discuss the possible additional performance requirements for public playground play mounds. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/15/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/15/2022.
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Vineed Dayal, Zachary Goldstein, and others participating in: SCIEE Robots – UL STP 3300 Task Group Meeting
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Vineed Dayal and Zachary Goldstein, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, and other CPSC staff will participate in a teleconference on August 23, 2022, at 8pm - 10pm with UL STP 3300, Standards Technical Panel for Service, Communication, Information, Education, and Entertainment Robots (SCIEE Robots) task groups. The groups will work on items assigned at the previous standards technical panel meeting to develop a standard for SCIEE Robots. For additional information, including call in information, contact Vineed Dayal (vdayal@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/09/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/09/2022.
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Treye Thomas, Steve Harsanyi, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a standard technical panel (STP) conference call for UL 8400 (Proposed First Edition of the Standard for Safety for Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality Tech.
9:00 am to 11:00 am
Treye Thomas, Steve Harsanyi, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a standard technical panel (STP) conference call for UL 8400 (Proposed First Edition of the Standard for Safety for Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality Technology Equipment). The STP will review submitted comments and suggested revisions for the draft standard. The meeting 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 08/11/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/11/2022.
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Carlos Torres and other staff participating in a virtual meeting of the ASTM Gates & Enclosures Warning Labels Task Group, ASTM F15.11 Subcommittee on Expansion Gates and Expandable Enclosures
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Carlos Torres, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a virtual (Webex) meeting of the ASTM Gates & Enclosures Warning Labels Task Group on Wed. August 24, 2022 from 11:00am – 12:00pm (ET). The meeting will revise and add clarification to the wall cups warning, and was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including log-in information, please contact Carlos Torres, CTorres@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/18/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/18/2022.
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Susan Bathalon and other CPSC staff are participating in a conference call with the ANSI /PHTA -4 American National Standard for Aboveground and Onground Residential Swimming Pools
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
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 August 24, 2022 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 08/02/2022. Posted to the Public Calendar 08/02/2022.
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Khalisa Phillips and other CPSC staff participating in a teleconference with the Data Analysis Task Group, ASTM F15.19, for Wearable Infant Blankets
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Khalisa Phillips, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC Staff, will participate in a teleconference with the ASTM F15.19, Wearable Infant Blankets subcommittee on *August 24, 2022* from 1-2PM (EST) to develop a standard for wearable infant blankets. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Khalisa Phillips at kphillips@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 07/14/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/15/2022.
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Simon Lee, Jr. and other staff participating in Task Groups 1 and 2 for UL STP 2900-1 Software Cybersecurity for Network-Connectable Products.
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Simon Lee, Jr. of the Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other staff participating in an UL STP 2900-1 teleconference for Task Groups 1 (Glossary Terms) and 2 (Redraft 4.1a) to help continue revising and updating the UL 2900-1, Software Cybersecurity for Network-Connectable Products, Part 1: General Requirements, discussing the required consistency, clarity and definitions of terms such as credentials, Internet of Things boundaries and section 4.1a on August 24, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. The meeting was requested by UL. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Simon Lee, Jr. at 301-987-2035 or splee@cpsc.gov. The meeting is open to the public. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/09/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/09/2022.
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Chair Alex Hoehn-Saric and his staff are participating in a meeting with Representatives from American Fireworks Standards Laboratory.
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Chair Hoehn-Saric and his staff will participate in a meeting to discuss AFSL Standards Development Activity. Representatives from American Fireworks Standards Laboratory (AFSL), including Jay Howell (Executive Director), Mike Ingram (Board Chairman), Boaz Green, (Counsel) will participate in the meeting. The meeting will be held on Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 1pm. The meeting was requested by AFSL. For additional information contact Anna Laitin at ALaitin@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/17/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/17/2022.
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Daniel Taxier and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM F24.61 Trampoline Court Task Group
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
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, August 25, 2022 1PM – 2PM 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 08/17/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/17/2022.
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Chen-Hsiang Su will participate in CSA working group meeting on smart enabled outdoor specialty cooking
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Chen-Hsiang Su, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will participate in the CSA smart enabled outdoor specialty cooking working group teleconference on August 26, September 23, and October 21, 2022, from 1 pm to 3 pm ET. The working group was formed to review the current coverage from Z21.58 regarding smart enabled devices. The meetings will be the continuation of the previous meeting on July 29, 2022. These meetings were requested by CSA. For more information on this meeting including call in information, please contact Chen-hsiang Su (csu@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/10/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/10.2022.
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Frederick deGrano and other staff participating in a teleconference with the ASTM Play Yards/Non-full-size Cribs Ad Hoc Warnings Task Group, ASTM F15.18 Subcommittee on Play Yards and Non-Full-Size Cribs
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Frederick deGrano, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other staff, will participate in a teleconference with the ASTM Play Yards Ad Hoc Warnings Task Group to discuss on-going language updates for ad hoc warnings in ASTM F406-19. The meeting will be held on Mon. Aug. 29, 2022 from 1pm – 2pm (ET). For additional information, including call-in information, contact Frederick deGrano, fdegrano@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/18/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/18/2022.
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Vineed Dayal, Zachary Goldstein, and Others participating in: SCIEE Robots – UL STP 3300 Task Group Meeting
9:00 am to 11:00 am
Vineed Dayal and Zachary Goldstein, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, and other CPSC staff will participate in a teleconference on August 30, 2022, at 9am - 11am with UL STP 3300, Standards Technical Panel for Service, Communication, Information, Education, and Entertainment Robots (SCIEE Robots) task groups. The groups will work on items assigned at the previous standards technical panel meeting to develop a standard for SCIEE Robots. For additional information, including call in information, contact Vineed Dayal (vdayal@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/09/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/09/2022.
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Celestine Kish and other CPSC staff will be participating in a virtual (Webex) meeting of the ASTM In-Bed Sleepers Performance Task Group
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Celestine Kish, Division of Human Factors, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a virtual (Webex) meeting of the ASTM In-Bed Sleepers Performance Task Group on August 30, 2022, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET. The meeting will discuss performance requirements for in-bed sleepers, and was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including log-in information, please contact Celestine Kish (ckish@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/10/2022. Posted on the Public Calendar 08/10/2022.
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Kristen Talcott and Priscilla Verdino are participating in a meeting with ASTM F15.42 Furniture Safety Subcommittee
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Kristen Talcott of Engineering Sciences, Priscilla Verdino of Laboratory Sciences, and other CPSC staff are participating in a virtual meeting with the ASTM F15.42 Furniture Safety Subcommittee to discuss topics related to the standard for Clothing Storage Units (ASTM F2057), including potential changes to the standard from ballot F15(22-11). The meeting may also include discussion of Clothing Storage Chests (ASTM F2598), and Tip Restraints (ASTM F3096). The meeting will be held on August 30, 2022, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET. This meeting was requested by ASTM. For additional information, contact Kristen Talcott, ktalcott@cpsc.gov, or Priscilla Verdino, Pverdino@cpsc.gov, (301) 987-2502. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/01/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/02/2022.
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Simon Lee, Jr. and other staff participating in an UL STP 2900-1 Software Cybersecurity for Network-Connectable Products.
9:00 am to 11:00 am
Simon Lee, Jr. of the Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other staff participating in an UL STP 2900-1 teleconference, to continue discussing the UL 2900-1, Software Cybersecurity for Network-Connectable Products, Part 1: General Requirements, for continuation of the preliminary review comments of proposals, other agenda items, other STP members’ comments, and resuming on Topic 7 and Section 12.3 of the document on August 31st and September 1st, 2022, from 9:00am to 11:00am ET. The meeting was requested by UL. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Simon Lee, Jr. at 301-987-2035 or splee@cpsc.gov. The meeting is open to the public. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 08/18/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/18/2022.
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Andrew Newens will participate in a teleconference with the ASTM F15.79 Beach Umbrellas Task Group.
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Andrew Newens, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, will participate in a teleconference with the ASTM F15.79 Beach Umbrellas Task Group. This conference call was requested by ASTM to discuss the creation of a new standard test method for the strength and durability of consumer beach umbrellas. 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 08/17/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 08/17/2022.
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Khalisa Phillips and other CPSC staff participating in a teleconference with the Data Analysis Task Group, ASTM F15.19, for Wearable Infant Blankets
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Khalisa Phillips, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC Staff, will participate in a teleconference with the ASTM F15.19, Wearable Infant Blankets subcommittee on *August 31, 2022* from 1-2PM (EST) to develop a standard for wearable infant blankets. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Khalisa Phillips at kphillips@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 07/14/2022. Posted in the Public Calendar 07/15/2022.