[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 44 (Thursday, March 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12908-12909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-04476]


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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 the Commission's agenda and priorities for fiscal year 2021, 
which begins on October 1, 2020, and for fiscal year 2022, which begins 
on October 1, 2021. We invite members of the public to participate. 
Written comments and oral presentations concerning the Commission's 
agenda and priorities for fiscal years 2021 and 2022 will become part 
of the public record.

DATES: The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. on April 15, 2020, and will 
conclude the same day. Requests to make oral presentations and the 
written text of any oral presentations must be received by the Division 
of the Secretariat not later than 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 
April 1, 2020. The Commission will accept written comments as well. 
These also must be received by the Division of the Secretariat not 
later than 5 p.m. EDT on April 1, 2020.

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 
and written comments should be captioned, ``Agenda and Priorities FY 
2021 and/or 2022,'' and sent by electronic mail (email) to: [email protected], or mailed or delivered to the Division of the Secretariat, 
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 
Bethesda, MD 20814. Requests and written comments must be received no 
later than 5 p.m. EDT on April 1, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the hearing, or 
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request an opportunity to make an oral presentation, please send an 
email, call, or write Alberta E. Mills, Division of the Secretariat, 
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 
Bethesda, MD 20814; email: [email protected]; telephone: (301) 504-7479; 
facsimile: (301) 504-0127. An electronic copy of the CPSC's budget 
request for fiscal year 2020 and the CPSC's 2018-2022 Strategic Plan 
can be found at: www.cpsc.gov/about-cpsc/agency-reports/performance-and-budget.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    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 the Commission administers, and to the extent feasible, 
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 shall conduct a 
public hearing and provide an opportunity for the submission of 
comments. The CPSC's programs will align with the strategic goals 
outlined in the CPSC's 2018-2022 Strategic Plan.
    The CPSC's fiscal year 2021 Budget Request is based on four agency 
priorities: (1) Focusing the agency's resources on the highest-priority 
consumer product safety risks; (2) continuing to support import 
surveillance by operating, maintaining, and developing the Risk 
Assessment Methodology (RAM) system to identify and stop noncompliant 
imported products from entering the U.S. marketplace; (3) emphasizing 
collaboration, outreach, and education by engaging all stakeholders 
through forums, advisory groups, seminars, webinars, technical 
stakeholder-to-government discussions, and workshops; and (4) expanding 
the utility of the agency's data assets, data analysis tools, sources, 
and types of data analysis used to identify and assess hazards and 
inform solutions to address identified hazards. The Commission requests 
comments on the priorities as presented in the FY 2021 Budget Request. 
The CPSC's Budget Request for fiscal year 2021 can be found at: 
www.cpsc.gov/about-cpsc/agency-reports/performance-and-budget.

II. Oral Presentations and Submission of Written Comments

    The Commission is preparing the agency's fiscal year 2021 Operating 
Plan and fiscal year 2022 Congressional Budget Request. Fiscal year 
2021 begins on October 1, 2020, and fiscal year 2022 begins on October 
1, 2021. Through this notice, the Commission invites the public to 
comment on the following questions:
    1. What are the priorities the Commission should consider 
emphasizing and dedicating resources toward in the fiscal year 2021 
Operating Plan and/or the fiscal year 2022 Congressional Budget 
Request?
    2. What activities should the Commission consider deemphasizing in 
the fiscal year 2021 Operating Plan and/or the fiscal year 2022 
Congressional Budget Request?
    3. What retrospective review of rules should the Commission 
consider in the fiscal year 2021 Operating Plan and/or the fiscal year 
2022 Congressional Budget Request?
    4. Should the Commission consider making any changes or adjustments 
to the agency's proposed or ongoing safety standards activities, 
regulation, and enforcement efforts in fiscal years 2021 and 2022? 
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 2021 and/or fiscal year 2022 agendas.
    Persons who desire to make oral presentations at the hearing on 
April 15, 2020, should send an email, call, or write Alberta E. Mills, 
Division of the Secretariat, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; email: [email protected]; 
telephone: (301) 504-7479; facsimile (301) 504-0127, not later than 5 
p.m. EDT on April 1, 2020. Requests to make oral presentations and 
texts of the presentation must be received not later than 5 p.m. EDT on 
April 1, 2020. Presentations should be limited to approximately 10 
minutes. The Commission reserves the right to impose further time 
limitations on all presentations and other restrictions to avoid 
duplication of presentations.
    If you do not want to make an oral presentation, but would like to 
provide written comments, you may do so. Please submit written comments 
in the manner described in the previous paragraph. Written comments 
must be received no later than 5 p.m. EDT on April 1, 2020.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-04476 Filed 3-4-20; 8:45 am]
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