[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 63 (Monday, April 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22393-22394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06816]


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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 interested 
parties about the Commission's agenda and priorities for fiscal year 
(FY) 2025, which begins on October 1, 2024, and for FY 2026, which 
begins on October 1, 2025. We invite members of the public to 
participate.

DATES: The hybrid hearing will be held in person at CPSC's headquarters 
and remotely via webinar on May 8, 2024, beginning at 10:00 a.m. 
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

ADDRESSES: This year's hearing will be held as a hybrid meeting--in 
person at CPSC's headquarters and remotely via webinar. For individuals 
attending in person, the meeting will be held at CPSC's headquarters, 
located at 4330 East-West Highway, 4th Floor--Hearing Room, Bethesda, 
MD 20814. Individuals who plan to attend the meeting remotely should 
use the following link to access the meeting: https://cpsc.webex.com/cpsc/j.php?MTID=m8963411189b6bd697089c6282d08b7e9. Requests to make 
oral presentations (in person or remotely) and the text of oral 
presentations and written comments should be sent by email to [email protected] with the subject line, ``Agenda and Priorities FY 2025 and/
or 2026.'' Requests to make oral presentations--in

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person or remotely--and the written text of any oral presentations must 
be received by the Office of the Secretary not later than 5:00 p.m. EDT 
on April 24, 2024. The Commission will accept written comments as well. 
These also must be received by the Office of the Secretary not later 
than 5:00 p.m. EDT on April 24, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the hearing, or 
to request an opportunity to make an oral presentation, whether in 
person or remotely, please send an email to CPSC's Office of the 
Secretary at [email protected]. If you have any questions about the 
hearing, you may contact Alberta E. Mills, Office of the Secretary, 
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, 
Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone (301) 504-7479.

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 when 
establishing its agenda and priorities, the Commission shall conduct a 
public hearing and provide an opportunity for the submission of 
comments.

II. Instructions for Remote Attendees

    The hybrid public hearing will be held on May 8, 2024, at 10:00 
a.m. EDT in person at CPSC's headquarters and remotely via webinar. The 
notice for the hearing will also be made available on the CPSC website 
on the public calendar: https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/Public-Calendar. 
Individuals who plan to attend the meeting remotely should use the 
following link to access the meeting: https://cpsc.webex.com/cpsc/j.php?MTID=m8963411189b6bd697089c6282d08b7e9.

III. Oral Presentations (Both in Person at CPSC's Headquarters and 
Remotely via Webinar) and Submission of Written Comments

    The Commission is preparing the agency's fiscal year 2025 Operating 
Plan and fiscal year 2026 Congressional Budget Request. Fiscal year 
2025 begins on October 1, 2024, and fiscal year 2026 begins on October 
1, 2025. 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 2025 Operating Plan and the fiscal year 
2026 Congressional Budget Request. Proposed priorities should be 
aligned with the agency's Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2023-2026, 
which is available at http://www.cpsc.gov/about-cpsc/agency-reports/performance-and-budget.
    Persons who desire to make oral presentations at the hearing on May 
8, 2024_in person or remotely_should send an email to the Office of 
the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission at [email protected] not later than 5:00 p.m. EDT on April 24, 2024. Texts of 
intended oral presentations should be captioned ``Agenda and Priorities 
FY 2025 and/or 2026'' and must be received not later than 5:00 p.m. EDT 
on April 24, 2024. Oral presentations--in person or remotely--should be 
limited to approximately 10 minutes. The Commission reserves the right 
to impose further time limitations or other restrictions on 
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 2025 and/or 2026,'' and sent to 
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission at 
[email protected] not later than 5 p.m. EDT on April 24, 2024. There is 
no length restriction for written comments.

Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-06816 Filed 3-29-24; 8:45 am]
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