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CPSC: CPSC Public Calendar(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:27082008 Vol. XXXV No. 46 U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Commission Agendas There are no Commission briefings or Commission meetings scheduled for the week of September 1, 2008. For a recorded message concerning the latest agenda information call (301) 504-7948. Meetings Between Commission Staff and Outside Parties All meetings listed below are open to the public unless otherwise stated. For information on a specific meeting or to attend a meeting, please call the contact person listed for that meeting. Abbreviations: we use asterisks (*) to identify meetings for the current week which have not appeared before in the printed Public Calendar. If the meeting involves discussion of a "substantial interest matter," defined by CPSC's Meetings Policy, we show the date when we posted notice of the meeting on the Master Calendar. The Master Calendar is in the Office of the Secretary, Room 502, telephone (301) 504-7923. We indicate whether a meeting is of substantial interest by the symbol (S); we use the symbol (N) to indicate non-substantial interest meetings. The Commission offices are located in the Bethesda Towers Building, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland. Under the Meetings Policy, a staff person holding or attending a substantial interest meeting must file a log of the meeting with the Office of the Secretary within 20 days. Week of September 1 thru September 7 Wednesday, September 3 Patricia Hackett, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other Engineering Sciences staff participating in a conference call with Al Kaufman and Beth Ann Littman of Toys R Us to discuss crib slat testing; 9:00 a.m.. The conference call was requested by Toys R Us. For additional information contact Patricia Hackett, (301) 504-7577. (S) Wednesday, September 3 *Allyson Tenney, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, attending Sleep Products Safety Council meeting; International Sleep Products Association, 501 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA. For additional information contact Allyson Tenney, (301) 504-7567. Posted on Master Calendar 8/26/08. (S) Thursday, September 4 An Overview of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, 9:00 a.m., Department of Commerce Auditorium. Acting Chairman Nord and Commissioner Moore will provide welcoming remarks. An overview of the new law will be presented with a question/answer session. Pre-registration is required. For additional information, visit http://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/cpsia.aspx Future Wednesday and Thursday, September 10-11 Allyson Tenney, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, attending ASTM F15.45, Candle Products Fire Safety Task Group meeting; Airport Courtyard by Marriott, Columbus, OH. For additional information contact Allyson Tenney, (301) 504-7567. (S) Tuesday, September 16 Vince Amodeo, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff attending the ASTM F15.22 Toy Safety Subcommittee meeting; 10:00 a.m., ASTM International headquarters, West Conshohocken, PA. The meeting was requested by ASTM. For information regarding the meeting agenda or additional information contact Vince Amodeo, (301) 504-7570. (S) Wednesday, September 17 Patty Adair, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, speaking at the Dornbirn Man-Made Fibers Congress, Dornbirn, Austria. Ms. Adair will provide an update on the CPSC's textile-related flammability projects. For additional information contact Patty Adair, (301) 504-7536; email [email protected] (S) Wednesday, September 24 Vince Amodeo, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, attending the ASTM F08.10 Bicycle Subcommittee meetings; 10:00 a.m., Sands Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV (room to be determined). The meeting was requested by ASTM. For information regarding the meeting agenda or additional information contact Vince Amodeo, (301) 504-7570. (S) Thursday, October 2 Richard W. O'Brien, Director, Office of International Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs, will speak at a product safety and liability conference being produced by International Product Safety and Liability Prevention. The conference will be held at the Radisson, Reagan Airport, Arlington, VA. Mr. O'Brien will provide an overview of selected provisions of the revised Consumer Product Safety Act and review the agency's outreach efforts with foreign producers and governments. For information about the conference, contact Randall Goodden, (262) 594-5198 or email [email protected] Addendum Meeting notices printed in this section did not reach the Office of the Secretary in time to meet the Tuesday noon deadline for the previously printed Public Calendar. Under the CPSC Meetings Policy, however, staff persons, including Commissioners, can meet the seven-day notice requirement by placing notice of the meeting on the Master Calendar at least seven days before the meeting. The Master Calendar is in the Office of the Secretary, Room 502, Bethesda Towers Building. In addition, the policy allows the Office of General Counsel to waive the seven-day notice requirements of meetings of the staff personnel, and individual Commissioners can waive the requirements for themselves and their personal staff. Thursday, August 28 Doug Lee, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, attending the Fire Protection Research Foundation advisory committee meeting on electrical safety research to discuss electrical safety research; 11:00 a.m., Holiday Inn Express BWI, Airport West, Hanover, MD. The meeting was requested by the Advisory Committee on Electrical Safety Research. For additional information contact Doug Lee, (301) 504-7569; email: [email protected] (N) The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $800 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years. 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