[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 36 (Thursday, February 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 11509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03888]


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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 or 
CPSC) will conduct a public hearing to receive views from all 
interested parties about the Commission's agenda and priorities 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 year 2022 
will become part of the public record. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 
this year's hearing will be held virtually as a CPSC Webinar meeting. 
All attendees should pre-register for the Webinar. To pre-register for 
the Webinar, please visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2395411838620426511 and fill in the information. After registering, you 
will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining 
the webinar. Instructions for the hearing participants and other 
interested parties will be made available on the CPSC website on the 
public calendar: https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar.

DATES: The hearing will begin via Webinar at 10 a.m. EDT on April 7, 
2021, and will conclude the same day.

ADDRESSES: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's hearing will be 
held virtually as a Webinar meeting at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2395411838620426511. Requests to make 
oral presentations, and texts of oral presentations and written 
comments should be captioned, ``Agenda and Priorities FY 2022,'' and 
sent by electronic mail (email) to: [email protected]. 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 March 17, 2021. 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 March 17, 
2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the hearing, or 
to request an opportunity to make an oral presentation, please send an 
email to Alberta E. Mills, Division of the Secretariat, U.S. Consumer 
Product Safety Commission at [email protected]. An electronic copy of 
the CPSC's 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.

II. Registration for CPSC Webinar

    The public hearing will be held on April 7, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. EDT 
via CPSC Webinar. All attendees should pre-register for the Webinar. To 
pre-register for the Webinar, please visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2395411838620426511 and fill in the 
information. After registering you will receive a confirmation email 
containing information about joining the webinar. Instructions for the 
hearing participants and other interested parties will be made 
available on the CPSC website on the public calendar: https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar.

III. Oral Presentations and Submission of Written Comments

    The Commission is preparing the agency's fiscal year 2022 Operating 
Plan, which establishes its agenda and priorities for fiscal year 2022. 
Fiscal year 2022 begins on October 1, 2021. Through this notice, the 
Commission invites the public to comment on the Commission's agenda and 
priorities that will be established in the fiscal year 2022 Operating 
Plan.
    Persons who desire to make oral presentations at the hearing on 
April 7, 2021, should send an email to Alberta E. Mills, Division of 
the Secretariat, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission at [email protected] not later than 5 p.m. EDT on March 17, 2021. Texts of the 
oral presentation should be captioned, ``Agenda and Priorities FY 
2022,'' and must be received not later than 5 p.m. EDT on March 17, 
2021. 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. Written comments should be 
captioned, ``Agenda and Priorities FY 2022,'' and sent to Alberta E. 
Mills, Division of the Secretariat, U.S. Consumer Product Safety 
Commission at [email protected] not later than 5 p.m. EDT on March 17, 
2021.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-03888 Filed 2-24-21; 8:45 am]
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