> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.foodconsumer.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # News from CPSC: Public Calendar - URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/news_from_cpsc_public_calendar_0619140916/ - Published: 2014-06-19T10:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-15T11:59:11.000Z - Description: A weekly CPSC public calendar listing agency meetings for June 23-29, 2014, including a June 25 Commission briefing on the proposed rule for infant sling carriers, plus meetings between Commission staff and outside parties. - Author: Food Consumer - Tags: Miscellaneous, Health News, #vivvo-import \-----------NEWS from CPSC----------- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Communications 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814 [www.cpsc.gov](http://www.cpsc.gov/?ref=foodconsumer.org) All notices appear on the Public Calendar on CPSC's website at: [http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/](http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/?ref=foodconsumer.org). This email is sent weekly on Wednesdays. Items included in this message: 1\. Commission Agenda 2\. Meetings Between Commission Staff and Outside Parties 3\. Meetings for the Week of June 23 thru June 29, 2014 4\. Future Meetings 5\. Addendum 1\. Commission Agendas Listed below is an agenda of a Commission Meeting scheduled for the week of June 23, 2014. For a recorded message concerning the latest agenda information call[(301) 504-7948](tel:%28301%29%20504-7948). Commission Meeting Wednesday, June 25, 2014 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Hearing Room 420 Open to the Public Matter To Be Discussed Briefing Matter: Infant Sling Carriers Proposed Rule (Section 104) A live webcast of meeting can be viewed at [http://www.cpsc.gov/live](http://www.cpsc.gov/live?ref=foodconsumer.org) 2\. Meetings Between Commission Staff and Outside Parties All meetings listed below are open to the public unless otherwise stated. For information on a specific meeting or to attend a meeting, please call the contact person listed for that meeting. Individuals requiring reasonable accommodation for a meeting should contact the Office of the Secretary, [301-504-7923](tel:301-504-7923) or by email, [cpsc-os@cpsc.gov](mailto:cpsc-os@cpsc.gov). Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Abbreviations: we use asterisks (\*) to identify meetings for the current week which have not appeared before in the printed Public Calendar. If the meeting involves discussion of a "substantial interest matter," defined by CPSC's Meetings Policy, we show the date when we posted notice of the meeting on the Master Calendar. The Master Calendar is on the CPSC Web site at [http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/](http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/?ref=foodconsumer.org). We indicate whether a meeting is of substantial interest by the symbol (S); we use the symbol (N) to indicate non-substantial interest meetings. The Commission offices are located in the Bethesda Towers, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland. Under the Meetings Policy, a staff person holding or attending a substantial interest meeting must file a log of the meeting with the Office of the Secretary within 20 days. 3\. Week of June 23 thru June 29, 2014 Wednesday, June 25 \*Doug Lee, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, participating in an ASTM workgroup for battery operated toys via teleconference to review negative comments for requirements for ASTM F963 to address battery ingestion and high energy battery hazards; 1:00 pm. The teleconference was requested by the ASTM Workgroup chair. For additional information contact Doug Lee,[(301)987-2073](tel:%28301%29987-2073); e-mail: [dlee@cpsc.gov](mailto:dlee@cpsc.gov). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/17/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/18/14\. (S) Wednesday and Thursday, June 25-26 \*Arthur Lee, Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, will be attending the Standards Technical Panel for Fire Alarm Code (NFPA 72) held by National Fire Protection Association; La Jolla Marriott, 4240 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037\. For additional information contact Lee Richardson, Staff Liaison – NFPA[lrichardson@NFPA.org](mailto:lrichardson@NFPA.org). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/18/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/18/14\. (S) Thursday, June 26 Perry Sharpless, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences/Mechanical Division, and other Commission staff, will be participating in the ASTM Gravity 15.51 Consumer Products, Suction Limited Gravity Flow Systems task group meeting; 1:30 p.m. This meeting was requested by ASTM. For information, please contact Len Morrissey of ASTM at [610-832-9719](tel:610-832-9719) or [lmorriss@astm.org](mailto:lmorriss@astm.org). (S) Thursday, June 26 John Boja, Mary Toro, Carol Afflerbach (Office of Compliance and Field Operation); Mary Ann Danello, Michael Babich, Melanie Biggs (Directorate for Health Sciences); Patty Pollitzer (Office of the General Counsel) meeting with W. Caffey Norman of Squire Patton and Boggs, LLP to discuss labeling cautionary language for household products containing Methylene Chloride; 3:30 PM. For additional information contact John Boja, [(301) 504-7300](tel:%28301%29%20504-7300). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/11/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/12/14\. (S) 4\. Future Monday, June 30 (Closed to the Public) Sarah Newens, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other Laboratory Sciences and Health Sciences staff, meeting with representatives from Sun Product Corporation, to discuss the manufacturing process for single use laundry packets; Sun Product Corporation manufacturing facility, Salt Lake City, UT. The meeting was requested by Sarah Newens. (The meeting is closed to the public because of proprietary information that will be discussed). For additional information, contact Sarah Newens, [Snewens@cpsc.gov](mailto:Snewens@cpsc.gov), [(301) 987-2582](tel:%28301%29%20987-2582). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/16/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/16/14\. (S) Wednesday, July 2 Janet Buyer, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and Matthew Brookman, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, will be participating in a teleconference meeting of the Task Group for UL 2201; 1:30-3:30 pm. For additional information contact Janet Buyer, [(301) 987-2293](tel:%28301%29%20987-2293). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/4/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/9/14\. (S) Thursday, July 10 Perry Sharpless, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences/Mechanical Division, and other Commission staff, will be participating in the ASTM Gravity 15.51 Consumer Products, Suction Limited Gravity Flow Systems task group meeting; 1:30 p.m. This meeting was requested by ASTM. For information, please contact Len Morrissey of ASTM at [610-832-9719](tel:610-832-9719) or [lmorriss@astm.org](mailto:lmorriss@astm.org). (S) Thursday, July 24 Perry Sharpless, Directorate for Laboratory Sciences/Mechanical Division, and other Commission staff, will be participating in the ASTM Gravity 15.51 Consumer Products, Suction Limited Gravity Flow Systems task group meeting; 1:30 p.m. This meeting was requested by ASTM. For information, please contact Len Morrissey of ASTM at [610-832-9719](tel:610-832-9719) or [lmorriss@astm.org](mailto:lmorriss@astm.org). (S) 5\. Addendum Meeting notices printed in this section did not reach the Office of the Secretary in time to meet the Tuesday noon deadline for the previously printed Public Calendar. Under the CPSC Meetings Policy, however, staff persons, including Commissioners, can meet the seven-day notice requirement by placing notice of meeting on the Master Calendar at least seven days before the meeting. The Master Calendar can be found on the CPSC Web Site at [http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/](http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/?ref=foodconsumer.org). In addition, the policy allows the Office of the General Counsel to waive the seven-day notice requirement of meetings of the staff personnel, and individual Commissioners can waive the requirement for themselves and their personal staff. Friday, June 20 Commissioner Marietta Robinson and Dottie Lee, Confidential Assistant, meeting with members of the American Plastic Toys, Inc.: John Gessert, President and CEO, American Plastic Toys, Inc., Hailey Mann, Quality and Engineering Manager, American Plastic Toys Inc., and Autumn Moore, Toy Industry Association, to tour the APT facility in Walled Lake, Michigan, and to discuss issues relevant to APT concerning toy safety; 12:00 p.m. at American Plastic Toys, Inc. Headquarters in Walled Lake, MI. The meeting was requested by Hailey Mann. For additional information contact Dottie Lee, [(301) 504-7198](tel:%28301%29%20504-7198). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 6/13/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 6/13/14\. 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