[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 5, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33836-33837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13165]


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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 one-day CPSC Safety Academy to 
discuss current regulatory requirements, including testing and 
certification, the mandatory toy standard, and compliance processes. 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 18, 2013. Individuals interested in serving on panels or 
presenting information relevant to the agenda at the CPSC Safety 
Academy should advise the CPSC via email by June 10, 2013. All other 
individuals who wish to attend in person should register by September 
9, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The CPSC Safety Academy will be held in Seattle, WA, at the 
Henry M. Jackson Federal Building on September 18, 2013. The Jackson 
Federal Building is located at the Seattle Metro Service Center, 915 
2nd Avenue, in Seattle, WA 98174. Persons interested in serving on a 
panel or attending the CPSC Safety Academy should register online at 
http://www.cpsc.gov/meetingsignup, click on the link titled, ``CPSC 
Seattle Safety Academy,'' and follow applicable instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean W. Woodard, Director, Office of 
Education, Global Outreach, and Small Business Ombudsman, 4330 East 
West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, 301-504-7651, [email protected]. To 
be considered for a panel, please email your information to: 
[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 all parties, including 
testing and certification of children's products, the mandatory toy 
standard, navigating compliance issues, and the fast track recall 
program. The Safety Academy is structured such that the morning 
programs are more basic in nature and are designed for those who may be 
unfamiliar with the CPSC and the agency's regulations. The afternoon 
session is designed for more complex issues. Regardless of any person's 
level of familiarity with the CPSC, the Safety Academy is an 
opportunity to ask questions about these regulations and meet with 
specialists and field staff.
    Panels currently planned are: (Panel 1) CPSC Basics: Reporting 
Requirements, Processes, and Basic Regulations; (Panel 2) CPSC 
Processes continued, including Fast Track and Section 15; and (Panel 3) 
Flammable Fabrics, Drawstrings, and Sleepwear. The afternoon session 
will consist of these three panels: (Panel 4) Testing, Mandatory 
Testing, Component Parts Testing, and Certificates of Conformity; 
(Panel 5) Navigating the CPSC Import Process; and (Panel 6) F963-11 Toy 
Standards. The CPSC Safety Academy will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 
p.m. on September 18, 2013, at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, 
North Auditorium, 915 2nd Avenue, Seattle, WA 98174.
    If you would like to be a panel member for a specific session of 
the CPSC Safety Academy, you should register by June 10, 2013. (See the 
ADDRESSES portion of this document for the Web site link and 
instructions on where to register.) Prospective panelists will be asked 
to submit a brief (less than 200 word) abstract of your topic, area of 
expertise, and desired panel. If more individuals seek to be panelists 
for 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). Although an 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

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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 anticipate that we will notify 
those who are selected as panelists before August 15, 2013.
    If you wish to attend and participate in the CPSC Safety Academy as 
a panelist or attendee you should register by September 9, 2013. The 
Safety Academy will not be available via webcast.

    Dated: May 30, 2013.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013-13165 Filed 6-4-13; 8:45 am]
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