[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58983-58984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23565]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[CPSC Docket No. 12-1]


Notice of Telephonic Prehearing Conference

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice of telephonic prehearing conference in the matter of 
Maxfield and Oberton Holdings, LLC, Docket No. 12-1.

DATES: September 25, 2012, at 10 a.m. (CDT).

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Telephonic conferencing 
arrangements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katy J.L. Duke, Esq., U.S. Coast Guard 
ALJ Program, 504/671-2213.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Any or all of the following shall be 
considered during the prehearing conference:
    (1) Petitions for leave to intervene;
    (2) Motions, including motions for consolidation of proceedings and 
for certification of class actions;
    (3) Identification, simplification and clarification of the issues;
    (4) Necessity or desirability of amending the pleadings;
    (5) Stipulations and admissions of fact and of the content and 
authenticity of documents;
    (6) Oppositions to notices of depositions;
    (7) Motions for protective orders to limit or modify discovery;
    (8) Issuance of subpoenas to compel the appearance of witnesses and 
the production of documents;
    (9) Limitation of the number of witnesses, particularly to avoid 
duplicate expert witnesses;
    (10) Matters of which official notice should be taken and matters 
which may be resolved by reliance upon the laws administered by the 
Commission or upon the Commission's substantive standards, regulations, 
and consumer product safety rules;
    (11) Disclosure of the names of witnesses and of documents or other 
physical exhibits which are intended to be introduced into evidence;
    (12) Consideration of offers of settlement;
    (13) Establishment of a schedule for the exchange of final witness 
lists, prepared testimony and documents, and for the date, time and 
place of the hearing, with due regard to the convenience of the 
parties; and
    (14) Such other matters as may aid in the efficient presentation or 
disposition of the proceedings. Telephonic conferencing arrangements 
will be made by the court. Mary B. Murphy, Esq., Jennifer Argabright, 
Esq., Sarah Wang, Esq., Counsel for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, shall be contacted by a third party conferencing center at 
301/504-7809. Eric C. Tew, Esq. and Paul M. Laurenza, Esq., counsel for 
Respondent Maxfield and Oberton Holdings, LLC (Respondent) shall be 
contacted by a third party conferencing center at 202/906-8646.


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    Authority: Consumer Product Safety Act (Sec. 15, 20, 27 (15 
U.S.C. 2064, 2069, 2076), the Flammable Fabrics Act (Sec. 5, 15 
U.S.C. 1194), the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45).

    Dated: September 20, 2012.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-23565 Filed 9-24-12; 8:45 am]
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