[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 59 (Monday, March 30, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 14108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7034]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Notice of Roundtable on Cribs and Other Sleeping Environments for 
Infants

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On August 14, 2008, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement 
Act (CPSIA) of 2008 was signed into law. Section 104 of the CPSIA 
requires the Commission to study and develop safety standards for 
durable infant and toddler products. The Commission is charged with 
examining and assessing the effectiveness of any voluntary consumer 
product safety standards for these products in consultation with 
representatives of consumer groups, juvenile product manufacturers, and 
independent child product engineers and experts. As part of the 
consultation process, the Commission will hold a Roundtable on Cribs 
and Other Sleeping Environments for Infants.

DATES: The Roundtable will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 
Wednesday, April 22, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The Roundtable will be held at CPSC's headquarters building 
at 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, 4th Floor Hearing 
Room. There is no charge to attend the Roundtable. If you are 
interested in attending, you must register online at http://www.cpsc.gov. Click on the link entitled ``CPSC Staff Roundtable: Cribs 
and Other Sleeping Environments for Infants'' under ``What's Hot'' near 
the bottom of the home page. This link also has more information about 
the Roundtable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia L. Hackett, Directorate for 
Engineering Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East 
West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814; telephone (301) 504-7577 or e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 14, 2008, the CPSIA was signed 
into law. Section 104 of the CPSIA requires the Commission to study and 
develop safety standards for durable infant and toddler products. 
Section 104 of the CPSIA requires the Commission to examine and assess 
the effectiveness of any voluntary consumer product safety standards 
for these products in consultation with representatives of consumer 
groups, juvenile product manufacturers, and independent child product 
engineers and experts. Section 104(b)(1)(B) of the CPSIA requires the 
Commission to promulgate consumer product safety standards that are 
substantially the same as such voluntary standards or are more 
stringent than such voluntary standards if the Commission determines 
that more stringent standards would further reduce the risk of injury 
associated with such products.
    The purpose of the Roundtable is to consult with interested 
stakeholders pursuant to section 104 of the CPSIA and to solicit input 
regarding the adequacy of the current voluntary and mandatory 
standards. At the Roundtable, CPSC staff intends to review recent 
incident data and provide copies of comments received from the Advance 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Cribs, published on November 25, 2008 
at 73 FR 71570.
    All attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions or make 
comments at the Roundtable. For those attendees interested in making a 
formal presentation, please e-mail an abstract of 100 words or less, 
preferably in a Word format, with ``Crib Roundtable Abstract'' written 
in the subject line of the e-mail. The e-mail should be sent to 
Patricia Hackett at [email protected] no later than April 6, 2009. The 
abstracts may be edited for inclusion in the agenda for the Roundtable. 
In addition, please inform Patricia Hackett of any special equipment 
needs required to make a presentation. While an effort will be made to 
accommodate all persons who wish to make a presentation, the time 
allotted for presentations will depend on the number of persons who 
wish to speak on a given topic and the Roundtable schedule. If a 
presenter wishes attendees to have copies of his/her presentation or 
other handouts, the presenter should bring copies to the Roundtable. 
Please note that all comments should be restricted to cribs, bassinets, 
play yards, and the current voluntary or mandatory standards pertaining 
to these products. Accessories, including mattresses, bedding, crib 
tents, sleep positioners, etc., while of concern to the staff, will not 
be addressed at this Roundtable.

    Dated: March 25, 2009.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
 [FR Doc. E9-7034 Filed 3-27-09; 8:45 am]
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