[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 153 (Tuesday, August 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40170-40171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19114]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Commission Agenda, Priorities and Strategic Plan; Notice of 
Hearing

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) will 
conduct a public hearing to receive views from all interested parties 
about its agenda and priorities for Commission attention during fiscal 
year 2011, which begins October 1, 2010, and about its current 
strategic plan. Participation by members of the public is invited. 
Written comments and oral presentations concerning the Commission's 
agenda and priorities for fiscal year 2011 and the strategic plan will 
become part of the public record.

DATES: The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. on August 25, 2009. Requests 
to make oral presentations and the written text of any oral 
presentations must be received by the Office of the Secretary not later 
than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on August 18, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be in the Hearing Room, 4th Floor of the 
Bethesda Towers Building, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 
20814. Requests to make oral presentations and texts of oral 
presentations should be captioned ``Agenda, Priorities and Strategic 
Plan FY 2011'' and sent by electronic mail (``e-mail'') to [email protected], or mailed or delivered to the Office of the Secretary, 
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 
Maryland 20814, no later than 5 p.m. EST on August 18, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the hearing or 
to request an opportunity to make an oral presentation, please send an 
e-mail, call, or write Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, 
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 
Maryland 20814; e-mail [email protected]; telephone (301) 504-7923; 
facsimile (301) 504-0127. An electronic copy of the CPSC budget request 
for fiscal year 2010 can be found at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/reports/2010plan.pdf. An electronic copy of the annotated 2003 
Strategic Plan can be found at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/ pubs/
reports/2003strategicAnnotated.pdf.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4(j) of the Consumer Product Safety 
Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2053(j)) requires the Commission to establish an 
agenda for action under the laws it administers and, to the extent 
feasible, to select priorities for action at least 30 days before the 
beginning of each fiscal year. Section 4(j) of the CPSA provides 
further that before establishing its agenda and priorities, the 
Commission conduct a public hearing and provide an opportunity for the 
submission of comments. In addition, section 306(d) of the Government 
Performance and Results Act (GPRA) (5 U.S.C. 306(d)) requires the 
Commission to seek comments from interested parties as part of the 
process of revising the current CPSC strategic plan.

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    On June 9, 2009, the Commission issued a notice in the Federal 
Register (74 FR 27290) requesting comments on its agenda, priorities, 
and strategic plan, with written comments due on June 26, 2009. The 
Commission stated that, if the analysis of any issues raised in the 
comments would benefit from a public hearing, it would hold a hearing. 
The Commission received several written comments. In addition, some 
commenters requested an oral hearing. Accordingly, the Commission will 
conduct a public hearing on August 25, 2009, to hear oral comments from 
these requesters or other interested parties concerning its current 
strategic plan, and agenda and priorities for fiscal year 2011.
    Persons who desire to make oral presentations at the hearing on 
August 25, 2009, should send an e-mail, call, or write Todd A. 
Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, e-mail [email protected], telephone (301) 504-7923, facsimile (301) 504-0127 not 
later than 5 p.m. EST on August 18, 2009. Presentations should be 
limited to approximately ten minutes.
    Persons desiring to make presentations must submit the text of 
their presentations to the Office of the Secretary not later than 5 
p.m. EST on August 18, 2009. The Commission reserves the right to 
impose further time limitations on all presentations and further 
restrictions to avoid duplication of presentations. The hearing will 
begin at 10 a.m. on August 25, 2009, and will conclude the same day.

    Dated: August 4, 2009.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-19114 Filed 8-10-09; 8:45 am]
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