[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 48506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-19811]



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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


CPSC Safety Academy

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC, Commission, or 
we) is announcing its intent to hold a 1-day CPSC Safety Academy to 
discuss current requirements, including testing and certification of 
children's products, the mandatory toy standard, and compliance issues. 
The CPSC Safety Academy will be held on September 20, 2012, at the 
CPSC's headquarters in Bethesda, MD. We invite interested parties to 
participate in or attend the CPSC Safety Academy.

DATES: The CPSC Safety Academy will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
on September 20, 2012. Individuals interested in serving on panels or 
presenting information at the CPSC Safety Academy should register by 
September 4, 2012; all other individuals who wish to attend in person 
should register by September 14, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The CPSC Safety Academy will be held at the CPSC's 
headquarters, 4330 East West Highway, 4th Floor Hearing Room, Bethesda, 
MD 20814. Persons interested in serving on a panel, presenting 
information, or attending the CPSC Safety Academy should register 
online at: use http://www.cpsc.gov/meetingsignup.html, and click on the 
link titled, ``CPSC Safety Academy.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean W. Woodard, Director, Office of 
Education, Global Outreach, & Small Business Ombudsman, 4330 East West 
Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone: 301-504-7651, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CPSC Safety Academy intends to bring 
together CPSC staff and stakeholders, including manufacturers, consumer 
advocates, academic researchers, and others to disseminate and share 
information on areas of particular interest to stakeholders, including 
testing and certification of children's products, as well as navigating 
compliance issues and the Fast-Track process. These discussions will be 
held in a panel format, with a brief question and answer session at the 
end of each panel. Participants may choose from one of three panels in 
the morning session: ``F963 Toy Standards''; ``Testing-Mandatory 
Testing, Component Parts Testing, Certificates of Conformity''; or 
``Flammable Fabrics, Drawstrings, and Sleepwear.'' In the afternoon 
session, participants may choose from three panels that will be 
repeated: ``Navigating the CPSC Import Process''; ``The Nuances of 
6b''; or ``Fast-Track Process--Compliance.'' An official of the General 
Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine 
(AQSIQ) of the People's Republic of China has also been invited to 
speak. If the invitation is accepted, the schedule will be adjusted 
accordingly.
    The CPSC Safety Academy will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on 
September 20, 2012, at the CPSC Headquarters building at 4330 East West 
Highway, 4th Floor Hearing Room, Bethesda, MD 20814. Light refreshments 
and a box lunch will be provided at noon during the presentation on 
``Compliance 101-The Basics.''
    If you would like to be a panel member for a specific session of 
the CPSC Safety Academy, you should register by September 4, 2012. (See 
the ADDRESSES portion of this document for the Web site link and 
instructions on where to register.) Panelists are asked to submit a 
brief (less than 200 word) abstract of your topic, area of expertise, 
and desired breakout panel. In the event that more panelists request a 
particular session than time will allow, the CPSC Safety Academy 
planning committee will select panelists based on considerations such 
as: the individual's familiarity or expertise with the topic to be 
discussed; the practical utility of the information to be presented 
(such as a discussion of a specific topic or research area); the 
topic's relevance to the identified theme and topic area; and the 
individual's viewpoint or ability to represent certain interests (e.g., 
such as large manufacturers, small manufacturers, academic researchers, 
consumer organization). While every effort will be made to accommodate 
all persons who wish to be panelists, we expect to limit each panel 
session to no more than five panelists. Therefore, the final number of 
panelists may be limited. We recommend that individuals and 
organizations with common interests consolidate or coordinate their 
panel requests. To assist in making final panelist selections, the CPSC 
Safety Academy planning committee may request potential panelists to 
submit presentations in addition to the initial abstract. We will 
notify those who are selected as panelists by September 14, 2012.
    If you wish to attend and participate in the CPSC Safety Academy, 
but do not wish specifically to be a panelist, you should also register 
by September 14, 2012, and identify your affiliation and first and 
second choices for sessions each day. Every effort will be made to 
accommodate each person's requested sessions; however, we may need to 
limit registration to meet capacity limits of our meeting rooms. If you 
are unable to attend the CPSC Safety Academy, you may view some panels 
via webcast, but you will not be able to interact with the panels and 
presenters. Only select panels will be webcast. You do not need to 
register for the webcast. The panels that are not webcast will be taped 
and made available for viewing on the CPSC Web site.

    Dated: August 8, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2012-19811 Filed 8-13-12; 8:45 am]
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