Public Calendar

Daniel Taxier, Directorate of Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a teleconference meeting with the ASTM F15.18 Bassinet/Cradles Mattress Pad and Latching Task Group on September 29, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM ET to discuss ballot proposals to allow padded floors and to add a firmness test in the bassinet/cradle voluntary standard. This meeting was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including call-in information, contact Daniel Taxier at dtaxier@cpsc.gov. This meeting notice was sent to the public calendar on 9/20/2023 and published the same day.

Simon Lee, Jr., Division of Electrical Engineering and Fire Sciences and other staff, will be participating in a Webex meeting with the ASTM F15.75 Connected Products for a Task Group on Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) on September 28th from 3:00 PM to 4:00PM ET. This task group will continue to discuss Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) characteristics for possible hazards, how to address AI/ML in the guide for connected products, and the current proposed revised draft language added to the guide of connected products. This meeting was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including the meeting call-in information, contact Simon Lee, Jr. at splee@cpsc.gov or 301-987-2035. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/7/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/7/2023.

Chair Hoehn-Saric and his staff will participate in a meeting with representatives from Meta. Participants from Meta include: Brian Rice, Vice President, Public Policy; John Branscome, Director, US Policy; Lauren McCarty, Public Policy Manager, E-Commerce; Danielle Calamari, Associate General Counsel; Spencer Jones, Associate General Counsel; James Andrews, Product Policy Manager. The meeting will be held on Thursday, September 28 at 11:00 AM. Some attendees will meet in person at CPSC Headquarters in Bethesda and some will join virtually on Webex. The meeting was requested by Chair Hoehn-Saric to discuss consumer safety. Meta requested to close part of the meeting to discuss confidential information related to their policies and enforcement mechanisms. For additional information contact Annie Campbell at ACampbell@cpsc.gov. This notice was sent to the public calendar on 9/21/2023 and was posted on 9/22/2023.

Commissioner Trumka and his staff will participate in a meeting with Mayra Thomas-Romero. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 27th at 2:00 pm at CPSC Headquarters in Bethesda. The meeting was requested by Ms. Thomas-Romero as a meet and greet and to discuss infant sleep products. For additional information, please contact Kaylee Niemasik at kniemasik@cpsc.gov.

Commissioner Trumka and his staff will participate in a meeting with Mayra Thomas-Romero. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 27th at 2:00 pm at CPSC Headquarters in Bethesda. The meeting was requested by Ms. Thomas-Romero as a meet and greet and to discuss infant sleep products. For additional information, please contact Kaylee Niemasik at kniemasik@cpsc.gov. This meeting notice was transmitted to the Office of the Secretary on 9/26/2023 and published on 9/27/2023.

Commissioner Boyle and staff will hold a meeting with Mayra Thomas-Romero on September 27th from 1:30pm to 2:00pm. The meeting was requested by Juvenile Product Safety Consumer Advocate, Mayra Thomas-Romero. The proposed agenda includes the discussion of equity initiatives for low income and diverse populations that are affected by product hazards/infant sleep products. Attendees will include Mayra Thomas-Romero, her son Benjamin Thomas, and Monica Carrillo, Mayra’s sister. The meeting will be held in-person at Bethesda Towers. For more information, please contact Jacob Murray at jsmurray@cpsc.gov.

Chair Hoehn-Saric and his staff will participate in a meeting with Mayra Thomas-Romero. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 27 at 1:15 PM at CPSC Headquarters in Bethesda. The meeting was requested by Ms. Thomas-Romero as a meet and greet and to discuss infant sleep products. For additional information contact Annie Campbell at ACampbell@cpsc.gov. This notice was sent to the public calendar on 9/21/23 and posted on 9/22/23

Stefanie Marques, Division of Pharmacology and Physiology Assessment, and other staff, will be participating in a Webex meeting with the Loungers Performance Requirements Task Group of the ASTM F15.21 Subcommittee on 9/27/2023 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm (ET). This meeting was requested by ASTM. For additional information, including the meeting call-in information, contact Stefanie Marques at smarques@cpsc.gov. This meeting notice was sent to the public calendar on 9/20/2023 and published the same day.

Scott Ayers and Kristen Talcott of the Directorate for Engineering Science will participate in an ASTM FF15.72 task group meeting discussing pre-filled liquid fuel containers. The group will discuss potential changes to ASTM F3429. The meeting was called by the ASTM F15.72 task group chair. For more information on this meeting, including how to call in, please contact Scott Ayers (sayers@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/14/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/14/2023.

Suad Wanna-Nakamura, Ph.D., Directorate for Health Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a virtual teleconference via WebEx on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, from 1:00 -2:00 PM Eastern Time with the ASTM F15.74 and other interested parties to discuss safety specification for the new standard on Weighted Blankets F15.74. This conference call was requested by Ms. Molly Lynyak, ASTM, International and hosted by Ms. Kathleen Huddy. For additional information, including call-in information contact Suad Wanna-Nakamura at 301-768 2915; or by email: snakamura@cpsc.gov. and continue to meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/6/2023. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/6/2023.