[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 150 (Monday, August 7, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 36705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16588]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Chapter II

[CPSC Docket No. CPSC-2015-0022]


Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants; Notice of 
Opportunity for Oral Presentation of Comments

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for oral presentation of comments.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) 
announces that there will be an opportunity for interested persons to 
present oral comments on the petition requesting that the Commission 
initiate rulemaking under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) 
to declare several categories of products containing additive 
organohalogen flame retardants to be ``banned hazardous substances.''

DATES: The meeting will begin at 10 a.m., September 14, 2017. 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 Daylight Time (EDT) on August 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 4330 East West Highway, 
Bethesda, MD 20814. Requests to make oral presentations, and texts of 
oral presentations, should be captioned: ``Organohalogen Flame 
Retardants Petition; Oral Presentation'' and submitted by email to 
[email protected], or mailed or delivered to the Office of the 
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 
Bethesda, MD 20814, not later than 5 p.m. EDT on August 31, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the purpose or 
subject matter of this meeting, contact Michael Babich, Division of 
Toxicology & Risk Assessment, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone (301) 987-2606. For 
information about the procedure to make an oral presentation, contact 
Rockelle Hammond, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 
504-7923.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    On July 1, 2015, the Commission received a petition requesting that 
the Commission initiate rulemaking under the FHSA to declare several 
categories of products containing additive organohalogen flame 
retardants to be ``banned hazardous substances.'' The petition was 
filed by Earthjustice and the Consumer Federation of America, which are 
joined by American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Women's 
Association, Consumers Union, Green Science Policy Institute, 
International Association of Fire Fighters, Kids in Danger, Philip 
Landrigan, M.D., M.P.H., League of United Latin American Citizens, 
Learning Disabilities Association of America, and Worksafe. CPSC staff 
has prepared a briefing package in response to the petition; the 
briefing package, which includes the petition in its entirety, is 
available at https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/PetitionHP15-1RequestingRulemakingonCertainProductsContainingOrganohalogenFlameRetardants.pdf?aTsa_sSaCiSMf1Z_2CfvISjMHFEdWKZ7.

B. The Public Meeting

    The Commission is providing this forum for oral presentations 
concerning the petition. See the information under the headings DATES 
and ADDRESSES at the beginning of this notice for information on making 
requests to give oral presentations at the meeting.
    Participants should limit their presentations to approximately 10 
minutes, exclusive of any periods of questioning by the Commissioners. 
To prevent duplicative presentations, groups will be directed to 
designate a spokesperson. The Commission reserves the right to limit 
the time further for any presentation and impose restrictions to avoid 
excessive duplication of presentations.

    Dated: August 2, 2017.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-16588 Filed 8-4-17; 8:45 am]
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