[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 100 (Tuesday, May 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30053-30054]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12589]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION


Announcement of Consumer Product Safety Commission's 
Participation in 2015 Healthy Aging Summit

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC,'' 
``Commission,'' or ``we'') is announcing its intent to participate in 
the 2015 Healthy Aging Summit (``Summit''), sponsored by the Department 
of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion (``HHS/ODPHP'') and the American College of Preventative 
Medicine (``ACPM''). The Summit will specifically highlight the science 
of healthy aging and preventive services and identify policy gaps that 
can be pursued to improve the quality of life for older adults. CPSC's 
focus in the Summit will be to solicit information on better ways that 
the CPSC and other stakeholders, including state and local governments 
and non-governmental organizations, can protect the senior population 
from consumer products that pose risks. The Summit will be held at the 
Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC, on July 27-28, 2015.

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We invite interested parties to participate in or attend the Summit. 
Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to the CPSC 
related to the Summit. The comments submitted in writing can be in lieu 
of, or in addition to, participating in person at the Summit.

DATES: The Summit will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on July 27, 
2015, and from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on July 28, 2015. The CPSC 
session titled, ``Consumer Product Safety Listening Session,'' will 
take place on July 27, 2015, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Individuals 
who wish to attend the Summit should register by July 13, 2015; on-site 
registration will be offered, but at a higher cost, on the day of the 
Summit. Any written comments should be submitted to the CPSC by July 
27, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The Summit will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 
Calvert Street NW., Washington, DC 20008 on July 27-28, 2015. To attend 
the conference and provide oral comments during the CPSC Listening 
Session on July 27 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., you must register for 
the 2015 Healthy Aging Summit at www.2015healthyagingsummit.org. Time 
will be limited to three (3) minutes per commenter, subject to one hour 
time frame of the CPSC Listening Session. The ability to provide oral 
comments is on a first-come, first-served basis.
    For any parties who wish to submit written comments, written 
submissions can be made to the CPSC in the following way:
    Mail/Hand delivery/Courier to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 
MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923; Email to: [email protected].
    Instructions: All submissions received must include: the ``Consumer 
Product Safety Commission'' and title, ``2015 Healthy Aging Summit.'' 
All comments received may be posted without change, including any 
personal identifiers, contact information, or other personal 
information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Adair, Directorate for 
Engineering Sciences, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850, telephone 
301-987-2238, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In establishing and revising its priorities, the Commission takes 
into consideration the vulnerability of the population at risk 
including risks to children, the elderly, and the handicapped. There 
were an estimated 37,200 consumer product-related deaths in 2010. 
Almost 65 percent of these deaths were suffered by seniors (adults 65 
and older), despite this group making up only 13 of the U.S. 
population. Seniors also have suffered an estimated 5 million injuries 
each year since 2008. The number, rate, and costs of serious injuries 
to seniors associated with consumer products rise every year and the 
size of the population of older adults in the United States is rising 
quickly as well. By 2030, older adults will comprise 20.6 percent of 
the U.S. population. By 2050, the senior population is expected to more 
than double, from 40 million in 2010, to more than 88 million.
    In addition to the physical toll of injuries on the senior 
population, the societal costs are significant. CPSC estimates that the 
total societal costs of injuries related to, but not necessarily caused 
by, consumer products involving older adults, including pain and 
suffering costs, exceed $100 billion annually. See http://www.cpsc.gov/en/About-CPSC/Commissioners/Robert-Adler/Commissioner-Adler-Statements/Acting-Chairman-Robert-Adler-Introduces-Senior-Safety-Initiative/.

II. Topics for the Summit

    In general, the Summit will focus on the science of healthy aging 
and preventive services and will identify policy gaps that can be 
addressed to improve the quality of life for older adults. The Summit 
will begin with a daily plenary session for all attendees. Concurrent 
sessions on a variety topics related to healthy aging will occur in the 
afternoon.
    The full agenda can be found at the Summit Web site: 
www.2015HealthyAgingSummit.org.
    CPSC's engagement in the Summit will focus on soliciting 
information relating to ways that CPSC and other stakeholders, 
including state and local governments and non-governmental 
organizations, can reduce the risk to the senior population from 
consumer products that pose risks. Areas of interest include, but are 
not limited to:
     Techniques or best practices for CPSC to provide messages 
to seniors and their caregivers;
     Programs or initiatives targeting senior safety;
     Strategies for improving safety in the home;
     Causes of injuries to seniors from consumer products;
     Human factors research needs about seniors;
     Fire safety and seniors; and
     Societal costs of injuries to seniors from consumer 
products.
    A session specifically for participants to provide comments to CPSC 
titled, the ``Consumer Product Safety Listening Session,'' will be held 
on July 27, 2015, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Summit. We invite 
you to share your comments at this session.
    The Listening Session will open with a brief overview from CPSC on 
the topics of interest. The floor will then be open to pre-registered 
commenters. Each commenter will be limited to three (3) minutes.
    CPSC would like to hear from you and is interested in comments and 
responses to the following questions related to the topics listed 
above:
    1. What are the common safety issues and concerns when considering 
seniors and consumer product safety?
    2. What consumer product(s) present(s) the greatest hazard(s) to 
the seniors? How can each hazard be mitigated?
    3. What usage patterns for consumer products present special 
hazards to seniors?
    4. What communications issues/opportunities exist for educating the 
senior population about hidden consumer product safety issues 
associated with aging?
    5. What product safety design characteristics have been shown to be 
most helpful to seniors?
    To provide oral comments during the CPSC Listening Session on July 
27, 2015, from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., you must register for the 2015 
Healthy Aging Summit at: www.2015healthyagingsummit.org to attend the 
conference. Time will be limited to three (3) minutes per commenter, 
with the CPSC Listening Session limited to one hour. Commenters will be 
scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis. Written submissions can 
be made to the CPSC, as provided in the ADDRESSES portion of this 
notice.

    Dated: May 20, 2015.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-12589 Filed 5-22-15; 8:45 am]
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