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Play Yards Cord/Strap Length Task Group Meeting
Jul 30, 2021
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 Fri Jul 30, 2021 11am - noon (EDT) with the ASTM F15.18 Play Yard Cord/Strap Task Group to discuss strap length provisions into the standard. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Hope Nesteruk at hnesteruk@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 7/13/2021. Posted in the Public Calendar 7/13/2021.
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Play Yards Hybrid Scope Interpretation Task Group Meeting
Jul 29, 2021
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 Thu Jul 29, 2021 2 – 3pm (EDT) with the ASTM F15.18 Play Yard Hybrid Scope Task Group to discuss testing of products with both play yard and non-full-size charectertics. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Hope Nesteruk at hnesteruk@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/16/2021. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/16/2021.
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Arthur Lee participating in the UL Working Group meeting on Hyperthermia Incidents with Electric Heaters
Jul 29, 2021
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Arthur Lee (chairing) and other CPSC staff will be participating in a UL 1042 working group meeting to discuss the draft proposal to mitigate hyperthermia related incidents associated with electric room heaters.  The meeting will be held July 29, 2021 via tele-video conference from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET. For additional information, including online or call-in information, contact Arthur Lee at alee@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 7/16/2021. Posted in the Public Calendar 7/16/2021.
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Vineed Dayal and Others participating in: SCIEE Robots – UL STP 3300 Meeting
Jul 28, 2021
8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EDT
Vineed Dayal, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, and other CPSC staff will participate in a teleconference on July 28, 2021 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm, with UL STP 3300, Standards Technical Panel for Service, Communication, Information, Education, and Entertainment Robots (SCIEE Robots). The panel will continue 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 7/1/2021. Posted in the Public Calendar 7/1/2021.
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Meeting of the ANSI Z535.7 Subcommittee on Warnings in Electronic Media
Jul 28, 2021
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT
Tim Smith, Division of Human Factors, will be participating in a virtual (Zoom) meeting of the ANSI Z535.7 Subcommittee on July 28, 2021, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET. The meeting will discuss activities related to the development of a new standard for safety information in electronic media, and was requested by the Chair of the subcommittee, Eric Boelhouwer. For additional information, including log-in information, please contact Tim Smith at tsmith@cpsc.gov (preferred) or 301-987-2557. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 7/14/2021. Posted...
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CPSC Staff Presenting in AATCC E-Textiles Webinar Series
Jul 28, 2021
11:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT
Jacqueline Campbell, Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, will be presenting a webinar on wearable technology and integrating safety into the product design process as part of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) webinar series on electronic textiles (e-textiles).  The webinar will take place July 28, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. For additional information, contact Jacqueline Campbell at jcampbell@cpsc.gov. Tranmsitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/4/2021. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/4/2021.
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Sharon White and other CPSC staff will participate in a teleconference with the ASTM Task Group on the Color and Odor of Torch Fuel and Lamp Fuel
Jul 27, 2021
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Sharon White, Division of Human Factors, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a teleconference July 27, 2021 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm EDT with the ASTM Task Group on the Color and Odor of Torch Fuel and Lamp Fuel.  The task group will discuss approach for a new standard addressing the color and odor of torch fuel and lamp fuel.  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 7/13/2021....
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F15.18 In-bed Sleepers Performance Task Group Meeting
Jul 27, 2021
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EDT
Celestine Kish, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other staff, will participate in a teleconference with the F15.18 In-bed Sleepers Performance Task Group Meeting Tue Jul 27, 2021, 12pm - 1pm (ET) to continue discussion on performance requirements for the standard. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Celestine Kish ckish@cpsc.gov or 301-987-2547. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 7/8/2021. Posted in the Public Calendar 7/9/2021. 
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Susan Bathalon Participating in an ASTM Task Group Teleconference on Safety of Clothing Storage Chests
Jul 26, 2021
9:00 am to 10:00 am EDT
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Jim Joholske from the Office of Import Surveillance Speaking at CBP’s 2021 Virtual Trade Week
Jul 22, 2021
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm EDT
Jim Joholske from CPSC’s Office of Import Surveillance will participate in U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s 2021 Virtual Trade week on a panel entitled “Emerging Priorities for the Interagency”.  For more information on the 2021 Virtual Trade Week, please visit Trade Week | U.S. Customs and Border Protection (cbp.gov) or email jjoholske@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 7/14/2021. Posted in the Public Calendar 7/14/2021.
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