> ## 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 - 09-25-2014 - URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/news_from_cpsc_public_calendar_0925140218/ - Published: 2014-09-25T15:17:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-22T16:33:18.000Z - Description: The CPSC's weekly public calendar for September 29 through October 5, 2014, listing staff meetings with outside parties and noting that no Commission briefings or decisional meetings are scheduled for that week. - 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 All notices appear on the Public Calendar on CPSC's website at: http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Newsroom/Public-Calendar/. 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 September 29 thru October 5, 2014 4\. Future Meetings 5\. Addendum 1\. Commission Agendas There are no Commission briefings or decisional Commission meetings scheduled for the week of September 29, 2014. 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 or by email, 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/. 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 September 29 thru October 5, 2014 Monday, September 29 \*Ronald A. Jordan, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, attending the Canadian Standards Association (CSA)/ANSI Z21 Unvented Heater Technical Subcommittee meeting to discuss the development of voluntary standards for unvented gas heaters; 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, the Ballantyne Hotel and Lodge in Charlotte, North Carolina. The meeting was requested by the CSA Group. The meeting is open. For additional information, contact Ronald Jordan, (301) 987-2219\. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/19/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/22/14\. (S) Monday, September 29 – Thursday, October 2 \*Patricia Edwards, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, and other CPSC staff will be attending meetings with the ASTM F15 subcommittee on Juvenile Products at ASTM Headquarters in West Conshohocken, PA. These meetings were requested by ASTM. Contact Patricia Edwards for more information, (301) 987-2224\. (OGC approved waiver of seven-day notice.) Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/24/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/25/14\. (S) Tuesday, September 30 \*Chairman Elliot Kaye and his Chief of Staff, Jana Fong-Swamidoss, are meeting with representatives of the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROVHA) to discuss the issues facing their industry and ROV safety regulations; 11:00 a.m., Bethesda Towers, room 724\. The meeting was requested by Ed Krenik of Bracewell & Giuliani LLP. For additional information contact Stephen McGoogan, (301) 504-7588\. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/25/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/25/14\. (S) Tuesday, September 30 \*Commissioner Joseph Mohorovic will be meeting with Paul Vitrano (Polaris), Jeff Eyres (Polaris), Louis Brady (Polaris), Mike Wiegard (Kawasaki), David Murray (Yamaha), Brad Franklin (Yamaha), Kyosuke Tanaka (Yamaha), Marie-Claude Simard (BRP), John Rupp (Textron), Erik Pritchard with the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association, and Ed Krenik with Bracewell & Giuliani to discuss the recreational off-highway vehicle (ROV) notice of proposed rule;10:00 a.m. Bethesda Towers, room 722\. The meeting was requested by Ed Krenik. For additional information contact Stephen McGoogan, (301) 504-7588\. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/23/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/23/14\. (S) Tuesday, September 30 \*Commissioner Joseph Mohorovic will be speaking at the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers’ Product Safety and Liability Conference at 12:30 p.m. EDT at the Crowne Plaza Washington National Airport Hotel,1480 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The speaking engagement was requested by Joe McGuire. For additional information contact Bryce Dustman at (301) 504-7739\. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/23/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/23/14\. (S) Tuesday, September 30 \*Commissioner Joseph Mohorovic will be meeting with Arlene Blum of the University of California Berkeley’s Green Science Policy Institute, Malin Nasman of IKEA US, and Dave Planning of the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association to discuss national and California furniture flammability standards; 3:00 p.m. Bethesda Towers, room 722\. The meeting was requested by Arlene Blum. For additional information contact Stephen McGoogan, (301) 504-7588\. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/23/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/23/14\. (S) Tuesday, September 30 \*Ronald A. Jordan, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, attending the Canadian Standards Association Z21/83 Technical Committee and CSA Technical Committee meeting to discuss the development of voluntary standards for gas-fired appliances; 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, the Ballantyne Hotel and Lodge in Charlotte, North Carolina. The meeting was requested by the CSA Group. The meeting is open. For additional information, contact Ronald Jordan, (301) 987-2219\. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/19/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/22/14\. (S) Tuesday, September 30 \*Joanna Matheson, Directorate for Health Sciences, is giving a presentation on “Strong Sensitizers” at the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC) Fall meeting at 2:50 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. The presentation was requested by the SCHC Program Committee. For additional information contact Joanna Matheson at (301) 987-2564, jmatheson@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/24/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/25/14\. (S) Wednesday, October 1 \*Ronald A. Jordan, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, attending the Canadian Standards Association (CSA)/ANSI Z21 Decorative Appliances Technical Subcommittee meeting to discuss the development of voluntary standards for unvented gas heaters; 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, the Ballantyne Hotel and Lodge in Charlotte, North Carolina. The meeting was requested by the CSA Group. The meeting is open. For additional information, contact Ronald Jordan, (301) 987-2219\. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/19/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/22/14\. (S) Wednesday, October 1 \*Member of Consumers Union Staff to visit CPSC’s National Product Testing and Evaluation Center, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD, for facility tour, 9:00 a.m. Contact Andrew Stadnik, Associate Executive Director for Laboratory Sciences for additional information (astadnik@cpsc.gov, (301) 987-2037). Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/23/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/23/14\. (N) Wednesday, October 1 \*Tim Smith, Directorate for Engineering Sciences/Human Factors, will be attending (remotely, via phone) a meeting of the ASTM F15.30 Bunk Bed Subcommittee; 1:30 – 5:00 p.m. EST. The meeting was requested by ASTM International. For call-in information, please contact Len Morrissey, ASTM International, (610) 832-9719, lmorriss@astm.org. For other meeting information, please contact Tim Smith, (301) 987-2557, tsmith@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/24/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/24/14\. (S) Thursday, October 2 \*Ronald A. Jordan, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, attending the Canadian Standards Association (CSA)/ANSI Z21 Central Furnaces Technical Subcommittee meeting to discuss the development of voluntary standards for unvented gas heaters; 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, the Ballantyne Hotel and Lodge in Charlotte, North Carolina. The meeting was requested by the CSA Group. The meeting is open. For additional information, contact Ronald Jordan, (301) 987-2219\. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/19/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/22/14\. (S) 4\. Future Tuesday, October 7 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, Portable Engine Generator Assemblies; 1:30-3:00 p.m. EDT. For additional information contact Janet Buyers, (301) 987-2293\. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/2/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/3/14\. (S) Tuesday, October 7 Sharon White, Directorate for Engineering Sciences/Human Factors, and other CPSC staff will be participating in a conference call with the ASTM F15 subcommittee on Torch Fuel and Lamp Oil and Devices Used With Each; 2:00 p.m. EST. The meeting was requested by ASTM. For call-in information, please contact Len Morrissey, ASTM International, (610) 832-9717, lmorriss@astm.org. For other meeting information, please contact Sharon White, (301) 987-2562, swhite@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/12/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/12/14\. (N) Wednesday and Thursday, October 8-9 Mark Gill, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, attending UL 1042 (UL 1278) Standards Technical Panel Meeting to discuss proposed requirements for smart enabled movable and wall-or ceiling hung electric room heaters for UL 1278 electric heater standard; 9:00 a.m., Underwriters Laboratories, 12 Laboratory Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC. The meeting was requested by the UL 1278 Chair. For additional information contact Mark Gill, (301) 987-2039; e-mail: mgill@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 8/25/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 8/25/14\. (S) Friday, October 10 Scott Ayers, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, will attend the CANENA UL Technical Committee 61C telecon on safety requirements for household refrigerators and freezers; 2:00 pm EST to 3:30 pm EST. For information on this telecon, included call-in information, please contact Matthew B. Williams, of the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers at 202-872-5955 ext. 317 or mwilliams@aham.org. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/8/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/9/14\. (S) Friday, November 14 Scott Ayers, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, will attend the CANENA UL Technical Committee 61C telecon on safety requirements for household refrigerators and freezers; 10:00 am EST to 11:30 am EST. For information on this telecon, included call-in information, please contact Matthew B. Williams, of the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers at 202-872-5955 ext. 317 or mwilliams@aham.org. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/8/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/9/14\. (S) Wednesday, December 3 Scott Ayers, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, will attend the CANENA UL Technical Committee 61C telecon on safety requirements for household refrigerators and freezers; 10:00 am EST to 11:30 am EST. For information on this telecon, included call-in information, please contact Matthew B. Williams, of the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers at 202-872-5955 ext. 317 or mwilliams@aham.org. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/8/14\. Posted on the Public Calendar 9/9/14\. (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/. 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. Monday, September 22 Stefanie Marques, Directorate for Health Sciences, and other Office of Hazard, Identification, and Reduction staff, are participated in an ASTM working group teleconference to discuss voluntary standard requirements for Highchairs; 3:00 pm. The teleconference was requested by Mr. Dave Campbell, ASTM highchair subcommittee chair. For additional information contact Stefanie Marques (301) 987-2581; email: smarques@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/19/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/19/14\. (S) Tuesday, September 23 Chairman Elliot Kaye and his Chief of Staff, Jana Fong-Swamidoss, met with representatives of the Breast Cancer Fund and other consumer groups to discuss the issue of phthalates and phthalate alternatives, as well as the CHAP report on phthalates; 2:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room 836D. The meeting was requested by Daniel Penchina of the Raben Group. For additional information contact Stephen McGoogan, (301) 504-7588\. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/22/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/22/14\. (S) Tuesday, September 23 Chairman Elliot Kaye and his Chief of Staff, Jana Fong-Swamidoss, met Eileen Conneely of the American Chemistry Council and other members of the American Chemistry Council to discuss the issue of phthalates and phthalate alternatives, as well as the CHAP report on phthalates; 4:00 p.m., Bethesda Towers, room 836D. The meeting was requested by Eileen Conneely of the American Chemistry Council. For additional information contact Stephen McGoogan, (301) 504-7588\. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/22/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/22/14\. (S) Tuesday, September 23 Stefanie Marques, Directorate for Health Sciences, and other Office of Hazard, Identification, and Reduction staff, are participated in an ASTM working group teleconference to discuss voluntary standard requirements for Highchairs; 11 am. The teleconference was requested by Mr. Dave Campbell, ASTM highchair subcommittee chair. For additional information contact Stefanie Marques (301) 987-2581; email: smarques@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/19/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/19/14\. (S) Thursday, September 25 Stefanie Marques, Directorate for Health Sciences, and other Office of Hazard, Identification, and Reduction staff, are participating in an ASTM working group teleconference to discuss voluntary standard requirements for Highchairs; 10:00 am. The teleconference was requested by Mr. Dave Campbell, ASTM highchair subcommittee chair. For additional information contact Stefanie Marques (301) 987-2581; email: smarques@cpsc.gov. Transmitted to the Office of the Secretary 9/19/14\. Posted in the Public Calendar 9/19/14\. (S)