[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40068-40070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16204]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Announcement of Carbon Monoxide Safety Poster Contest Under the 
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2011

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice
SUMMARY: To raise awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide in the 
home, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announces a poster 
contest for children in grades six, seven, and eight under section 105 
of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2011, 15 U.S.C. 3719 
(America COMPETES Act).

DATES: Entries will be accepted from July 14, 2014 until 11:59 p.m. EDT 
on February 27, 2015. CPSC expects to complete judging on or about May 
1, 2015 and will award prizes soon thereafter.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patty Davis, Public Affairs 
Specialist, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 
Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7601; [email protected], or visit 
www.cpsc.gov/COcontest.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC is charged with protecting the public 
from unreasonable risks of injury or death from thousands of types of 
consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. CPSC has issued more 
than 13,000 consumer product recalls since the agency's creation in 
1973.
    To raise awareness of the danger of carbon monoxide (CO) gas, CPSC 
will administer a nationwide CO safety poster contest to help alert 
consumers, and children in particular, to the dangers of CO in the 
home.

Contest Requirements and Rules

    1. Subject of the Contest. A key mission of the CPSC is to empower 
consumers with safety information. This contest seeks to help raise 
awareness about the dangers of CO in the home.
    Potential topics include:
     how to recognize CO exposure and CO exposure symptoms;
     facts about CO: you cannot see it or smell it;
     what steps to take to protect against CO poisoning; and
     how to install and test a CO alarm.
    2. Eligibility. To be eligible to participate in CPSC's CO Poster 
Contest and win a prize, a contestant must:
     be an individual who is a citizen or permanent resident of 
the United States;
     be in, or about to enter, the sixth, seventh, or eighth 
grade at the time of submission;
     not be a federal employee acting in the scope of the 
employee's employment;
     not be a child of a CPSC employee;
     not submit more than one poster;
     provide a completed and signed Contest Submission and 
Parental Consent Form (available on: www.cpsc.gov/COcontest);
     have complied with all requirements of this Notice, the 
official contest rules posted at: www.cpsc.gov/COcontest/, and all 
requirements of the America COMPETES Act.
    The rules in this Notice supplement the rules on the www.cpsc.gov/COcontest/ Web site. If there is a conflict between any requirement 
stated on www.cpsc.gov/COcontest/ and the provisions of this Notice, 
the provisions of this Notice will govern. Entries must comply with 
form, content, eligibility, and other requirements set forth in this 
Notice and on the www.cpsc.gov/COcontest/ Web site.
    3. How to Enter. Contestants may submit entries between July 14, 
2014 and February 27, 2015. Only one poster per contestant may be 
submitted; all entries must be received by CPSC not later than 11:59 
p.m. EDT, February 27, 2015.
     Contestant must create the poster without assistance from 
others. The poster must not have been submitted to any prior CPSC 
poster contest or published previously. The poster must not contain any 
elements that violate a third party's copyright, trademark, or other 
intellectual property rights.
     Entries must consist of one piece of original artwork 
(poster) and a completed Contest Submission and Parental Consent Form 
submitted through the contest Web site at: www.cpsc.gov/COcontest. 
Uploaded files should be in the form of either a PDF or JPG, and each 
file must be no larger than one megabyte.
     Teachers are encouraged to submit poster entries for their 
students. However, to be eligible for a prize, each student must 
satisfy contest requirements, and each entry must include a completed 
and signed Contest Submission and Parental Consent Form.
     Once a poster is entered, a contestant cannot make any 
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alterations to the poster. CPSC expects to complete judging on or about 
May 1, 2015.
     CPSC will not consider contest entries on topics other 
than carbon monoxide (CO).
     By submitting an entry (including the completed and signed 
Contest Submission and Parental Consent Form) to the contest, the 
contestant and the contestant's parent or guardian agrees to be bound 
by the contest's Official Rules. This contest is a skills-based 
contest. Chance plays no part in the determination of winners.
     To maintain privacy, a contestant should not put his or 
her full name or any personal information on the poster. CPSC will 
remove any identifying information on the poster.
     Sending a poster and completed Contest Submission and 
Parental Consent Form by the deadline constitutes ``registration to 
participate in the competition'' required by Section 105(g)(1) of the 
America COMPETES Act.
    4. Parent or Guardian's Consent. All contestants must submit a 
completed Contest Submission and Parental Consent Form. On the form, 
parents or guardians must provide CPSC:
     permission for the contestant to enter the contest;
     an agreement that the contestant will abide by the contest 
rules;
     contact information to notify the parent or guardian if 
the contestant wins a prize;
     permission to collect, use, or disclose the contestant/
child's personal information in accordance with the contest rules and 
applicable laws, including information necessary to issue and report 
any prize payments.
    5. Privacy. CPSC will collect, use, and disclose the information 
submitted in accordance with the Privacy Act and/or E-Government Act of 
2002. Information is not collected for commercial marketing.
    6. Children's Online Privacy. The safety and privacy of children is 
CPSC's priority. CPSC complies with the Children's Online Privacy 
Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) and COPPA's accompanying regulations 
protecting the privacy of children using the Internet.
    CPSC requires verifiable parental consent via a Contest Submission 
and Parental Consent Form for all contestants and requires this consent 
before CPSC collects, uses, or discloses personal information about 
children under the age of 13. CPSC requires contestants to disclose the 
minimum amount of personal information necessary to participate in the 
contest. To enter the contest, CPSC only requires contestants to 
provide a full name, grade in school, and state of residence. CPSC will 
obtain full contact information about the contestant's parent or 
guardian, not the child contestant; contact information includes the 
parent or guardian's full name, address, telephone number, and email 
address. CPSC requires contest winners to provide a Social Security 
number to process prize payments. CPSC will contact a contestant only 
through a parent or guardian.
    CPSC uses the personal information about a contestant to administer 
the contest. After obtaining parental consent via a Contest Submission 
and Parental Consent Form, CPSC will publish the contestant's poster, 
along with the contestant's first name, grade level, and state of 
residence. CPSC does not permit contestants to make any additional 
information publicly available and will not publish personal 
information about contestants beyond the information described above.
    CPSC maintains reasonable procedures to protect the 
confidentiality, security, and integrity of personal information 
collected from children, as described in CPSC's Systems of Records 
Notice, Privacy Impact Assessment, and agency policies and directives. 
CPSC only discloses personal information as required by applicable laws 
and regulations.
    Questions about these privacy policies should be directed to Patty 
Davis, CPSC Office of Communications at: [email protected].
    At any time, a parent or guardian may review or have deleted the 
contestant's personal information from CPSC records and may refuse to 
permit further collection or use of the contestant's information by 
contacting the contest administrator at: [email protected].
    7. Prizes. CPSC will award:
     three 6th grade winners, a cash award of $500 each
     three 7th grade winners, a cash award of $500 each
     three 8th grade winners, a cash award of $500 each
     one winner, chosen by public vote on CPSC's Web site, a 
cash award of $500
     one grand prize winner picked from all winners, a cash 
award of $1,000.
    One poster may win multiple prizes. Winners shall be responsible 
for paying any applicable federal, state, or local taxes. CPSC will pay 
prize money directly to the winner or winners. Each winner must provide 
CPSC with sufficient information to issue payments in accordance with 
CPSC fiscal policy and issue an Internal Revenue Service Form 1099. 
CPSC will not issue prize payments without sufficient information to 
issue payments in compliance with CPSC fiscal policy and federal law. 
Winners may not transfer, assign, or substitute any prize.
    CPSC may print, reproduce, or display winning posters publicly in 
print, online on the CPSC's Web site, and online on other safety 
partners' Web sites.
    8. Judges. The posters will be judged by a qualified panel selected 
by CPSC at CPSC's sole discretion. CPSC retains the right to add or 
remove judges at any time before the winners are announced. Contest 
judges may include people from outside CPSC, including individuals from 
the private sector. The panel of judges will select the winning posters 
based on the criteria identified below. Judges have the right to 
withdraw from judging the contest entries without advance notice.
    Judges may not:
     have personal or financial interests in, or be an 
employee, officer, director, or agent of, any entity that is a 
registered contestant in this contest;
     have a familial or financial relationship with an 
individual who is a registered contestant; or
     have any matter pending before CPSC or represent anyone in 
any matter pending before CPSC.
    Specific tasks related to the judging process may be delegated to 
CPSC employees or employees of a collaborating agency. Judges shall 
have the authority to disregard any minor error in an entry that does 
not create any substantial benefit or detriment to any contestant. 
Decisions made by the judges are final.
    9. Judging Criteria.
     clarity of CO safety message
     visual appeal of poster
     design originality.
    10. Contest Subject to Applicable Law. The contest is subject to 
all applicable federal laws and regulations. By submitting an entry to 
the contest, the contestant and the contestant's parent or guardian 
agrees to be bound by these Official Rules and administrative 
decisions, which are final and binding in all matters relating to the 
contest. Eligibility for a contest prize is contingent upon fulfilling 
all of the requirements of the Official Rules. The final award of 
prizes is contingent upon the availability of appropriations.
    11. No CPSC Logo. The poster must not use CPSC's logo or official 
seal and must not claim federal government endorsement.
    12. Copyright/Original Work. Each contestant, through the 
contestant's parent or guardian, represents and

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warrants that the contestant is the sole author and owner of the 
poster; that the poster is wholly original with the contestant; and 
that the poster does not infringe any copyright or any other rights of 
any third party of which the contestant is aware.
    13. Intellectual Property. By entering a poster in the contest, 
each contestant and the contestant's parent or guardian grants to the 
CPSC an irrevocable, paid-up, royalty-free, nonexclusive worldwide and 
perpetual license to use, copy, distribute to the public, create 
derivative works from, link to, display publicly (on the Internet or 
otherwise), and grant sublicenses to the poster, indefinitely, starting 
on the date the poster is entered into the contest. All contestants 
will retain all other intellectual property rights over their posters.
    14. Payment of Prizes, Use of Prize Money, and Post-Award 
Performance.
     Prize money will be paid after the announcement of the 
winners.
     CPSC will pay prize money directly to the winner or 
winners. Each winner must provide CPSC with sufficient information to 
issue payments in accordance with CPSC fiscal policy and issue an 
Internal Revenue Service Form 1099.
    15. Verification of Contest Winners. All contestants must continue 
to comply with all terms and conditions of the Official Rules, and 
winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements contained in the 
Official Rules and this Notice. The parent or guardian of the winner(s) 
will be notified by email, telephone, or mail, after the date of the 
judging, using the information provided by the parent or guardian to 
CPSC. The end date for judging is an approximation and may change, 
depending on the number of entries. The contest winner(s) will be 
required to sign and return to CPSC, within ten (10) calendar days 
after the date that notice is sent, an Affidavit of Eligibility and 
Liability/Publicity Release (except where prohibited) to claim any 
prize or recognition. If a contest winner is disqualified for any 
reason, CPSC may award the applicable recognition and prize to an 
alternate winner selected by the judges from the remaining eligible 
entries.
    16. Limitation of Liability. By submitting an entry to the contest, 
all contestants and parents or guardians of the contestants agree to, 
and thereby do, release, discharge, and hold harmless the government 
and its employees, agents, contractors, and representatives (except in 
the case of willful misconduct) from any claims, losses, and damages 
arising out of their participation in this contest or any contest-
related activities and the acceptance and use, misuse, or possession of 
any prize awarded hereunder, including claims for injury, death, 
damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits, whether direct, 
indirect, or consequential, arising from their participation in the 
contest, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss arises through 
negligence, or otherwise. Contestants will not be required to waive 
claims against CPSC that arise from the unauthorized use or disclosure 
by the agency of the intellectual property, trade secrets, or 
confidential information of the contestant. The contestant and his or 
her parent or guardian shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and 
hold harmless, the U.S. government against all actions or claims for 
loss of, or damage to, property resulting from the fault, negligence, 
or wrongful act or omission of the contestant.
    17. Liability Insurance. Contestants will not be required to obtain 
liability insurance or demonstrate financial responsibility for claims 
by: (1) A third party for death, bodily injury, or property damage, or 
loss resulting from activity carried out in connection with the 
participation in the competition, with the federal government named as 
an additional insured under the registered contestant's insurance 
policy and registered contestants agreeing to indemnify the federal 
government against third party claims for damages arising from or 
related to competition activities; and (2) the federal government for 
damage or loss to government property resulting from such an activity.
    18. Records Retention and Freedom of Information Act. All materials 
submitted as part of a contest entry (including the poster and the 
Contest Submission and Parental Consent Form) become CPSC records and 
will not be returned. No confidential information will be accepted with 
any contest entry. Contestants will be notified of any Freedom of 
Information Act requests for their contest entries in accordance with 
applicable law.
    19. General Conditions. This contest is void where prohibited. 
Contestants agree that this contest shall be subject to, and governed 
by, the laws of the District of Columbia, and the forum for any dispute 
shall be in the District of Columbia, United States of America. To the 
extent permitted by law, the right to litigate, to seek injunctive 
relief, or to make any other recourse to judicial or any other 
procedure in case of disputes or claims resulting from, or in 
connection with this contest, are hereby excluded, and any contestant 
expressly waives any and all such rights. Certain restrictions may 
apply. CPSC, in consultation with the judges, reserves the right, in 
CPSC's discretion, not to make an award in one or more categories, 
based on factors such as quality, quantity, or nature of eligible 
entries. CPSC reserves the right to cancel, suspend, and/or modify the 
contest, or any part of the contest, for any reason, at CPSC's sole 
discretion.
    All decisions by CPSC are final and binding in all matters related 
to the contest.
    20. Procedures for obtaining additional information.
     During the period of the CO Safety Poster Contest, CPSC 
will respond to questions submitted to [email protected] from 
potential contestants.
     CPSC employees will respond to all questions submitted to 
[email protected] on an equitable basis. CPSC's responses to questions 
submitted to [email protected] are not official guidance.
     CPSC will not permit any contestant to use federal 
facilities during the contest.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719

    Dated: July 8, 2014.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-16204 Filed 7-10-14; 8:45 am]
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