[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37797-37798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14977]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Commission Agenda and Priorities; Notice of Hearing

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) will 
conduct a public hearing to receive views from all interested parties 
about its agenda and priorities for fiscal year 2014, which begins on 
October 1, 2013, and for fiscal year 2015, which begins on October 1, 
2014. Participation by members of the public is invited. Written 
comments and oral presentations concerning the Commission's agenda and 
priorities for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 will become part of the 
public record.

DATES: The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. on July 10, 2013. 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 July 1, 2013.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be in the Hearing Room, 4th Floor of the 
Bethesda Towers Building, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. 
Requests to make oral presentations and texts of oral presentations 
should be captioned ``Agenda and Priorities FY 2014 and/or 2015'' and 
sent by electronic mail (email) to: [email protected], or mailed or 
delivered to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, not later than 
5 p.m. EST on July 1, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the hearing, or 
to request an opportunity to make an oral presentation, please send an 
email, call, or write Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, 
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 
MD 20814; email: [email protected]; telephone: (301) 504-7923; 
facsimile: (301) 504-0127. An electronic copy of the CPSC's budget 
request for fiscal year 2014 can be found at: www.cpsc.gov/performance-and-budget.

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.
    The Commission is in the process of preparing its fiscal year 2014 
Operating Plan and fiscal year 2015 Congressional Budget Request. 
Fiscal year 2014 begins on October 1, 2013, and fiscal year 2015 begins 
on October 1, 2014. Through this notice, the Commission invites the 
public to comment on the following questions:

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    1. What are the priorities the Commission should consider 
emphasizing and dedicating resources toward in the fiscal year 2014 
Operating Plan and/or the fiscal year 2015 Congressional Budget 
Request?
    2. What activities should the Commission consider deemphasizing in 
the fiscal year 2014 Operating Plan and/or the fiscal year 2015 
Congressional Budget Request?
    3. Should the Commission consider making any changes or adjustments 
to its education, safety standards activities, regulation, and 
enforcement efforts in fiscal years 2014 and/or 2015, keeping in mind 
the CPSC's existing policy on establishing priorities for Commission 
action (16 CFR 1009.8)? The CPSC's budget request for fiscal year 2014 
can be found at: www.cpsc.gov/performance-and-budget. Comments are 
welcome on whether particular action items should be higher priority 
than others, should not be included, or should be added to the fiscal 
year 2014 and/or fiscal year 2015 agendas.
    Persons who desire to make oral presentations at the hearing on 
July 10, 2013, should send an email, call, or write Todd A. Stevenson, 
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 
East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; email: [email protected]; 
telephone: (301) 504-7923; facsimile (301) 504-0127 not later than 5 
p.m. EST on July 1, 2013. Presentations should be limited to 
approximately 10 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 July 1, 2013. 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 July 10, 2013, and will conclude the same day.

    Dated: June 19, 2013.
 Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013-14977 Filed 6-21-13; 8:45 am]
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