Hope Nesteruk, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM Hand Held Carriers Handle Strength Task Group to discuss testing for hand held carrier handles; 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information contact Hope Nesteruk at hnesteruk@cpsc.gov.  Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/22/18.  Posted in the Public Calendar 10/22/18.  (S)

Hope Nesteruk, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM Hand Held Carriers Warnings Task Group to discuss incorporating ad hoc warning formatting requirements into the hand held carrier standard; 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST). This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information contact Hope Nesteruk at hnesteruk@cpsc.gov.  Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/22/18.  Posted in the Public Calendar 10/22/18.  (S)

Hope Nesteruk, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM Gates Push Out Test Task Group to discuss pressure gates, wall cups, and push out force; 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information contact Hope Nesteruk at hnesteruk@cpsc.gov.  Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/22/18.  Posted in the Public Calendar 10/22/18.  (S)

Hope Nesteruk, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM Hand Held Carriers Incident Data Task Group to discuss incident data; 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information contact Hope Nesteruk at hnesteruk@cpsc.gov.  Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/22/18.  Posted in the Public Calendar 10/22/18.  (S)

Hope Nesteruk, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM Hand Held Carriers Shopping Carts Task Group to discuss figures and icons for HHC instructions regarding not to use on shopping carts; 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.. This conference call was requested by ASTM. For additional information contact Hope Nesteruk at hnesteruk@cpsc.gov.  Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/22/18.  Posted in the Public Calendar 10/22/18.  (S)

Michael Taylor, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a ASTM F15.42 Age/Weight Task Group meeting via teleconference; 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The group plans to discuss a tiered approach to testing clothing storage units with different masses based on the height of the unit. The meeting was requested by ASTM. For additional information, please contact Michael Taylor, mtaylor@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/22/18.  Posted in the Public Calendar 10/22/18.  (S)

Commissioner Dana Baiocco, Mike Asplen, Chief Legal Advisor, Dottie Yahr, Chief Policy Advisor, meeting with representatives from Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM):  Joseph McGuire, President and CEO; Charles Samuels, AHAM legal counsel; Randy Cooper, Vice President, Technical Operations and Standards; Jennifer Cleary, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, as part of an introductory meeting; 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  The meeting was requested by Jennifer Cleary.  For additional information contact Dottie Yahr, dyahr@cpsc.gov.  Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/22/18.  Posted in the Public Calendar 10/22/18.  (S)

Commissioner Peter Feldman meeting with representatives from Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM):  Joseph McGuire, President and CEO; Charles Samuels, AHAM legal counsel; Randy Cooper, Vice President, Technical Operations and Standards; Jennifer Cleary, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, as part of an introductory meeting; 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room 720.  The meeting was requested by Jennifer Cleary.  For additional information contact Dottie Yahr, dyahr@cpsc.gov.  Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/22/18.  Posted in the Public Calendar 10/22/18.  (S)

Acting Chairman Ann Marie Buerkle and Staff Meeting with representatives from Consumer Federation of America (CFA):  Jack Gillis, Executive Director, and Rachel Weintraub, Legislative Director and General Counsel. The meeting is intended as an introductory meeting between the Acting Chairman’s office and CFA’s new Executive Director; 9:00 a.m., Bethesda Towers, room 724.  The meeting was requested by Rachel Weintraub.  For additional information contact Katelyn Costello at 301-504-7237.  Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 10/19/18.  Posted in the Public Calendar 10/19/18.  (S)