80_FR_46399 80 FR 46250 - Petition for Classification of Vacuum Diffusion Technology as an Anti-Entrapment System Under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act

80 FR 46250 - Petition for Classification of Vacuum Diffusion Technology as an Anti-Entrapment System Under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 149 (August 4, 2015)

Page Range46250-46251
FR Document2015-19076

Paul C. McKain, Chief Executive Officer of PSD Industries, LLC, (``Petitioner''), requests that the Commission initiate rulemaking to determine that Vacuum Diffusion Technology is an anti-entrapment system under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (``VGBA''). The Commission invites written comments concerning the petition.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 2015)
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2015-0018]


Petition for Classification of Vacuum Diffusion Technology as an 
Anti-Entrapment System Under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa 
Safety Act

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Paul C. McKain, Chief Executive Officer of PSD Industries, 
LLC, (``Petitioner''), requests that the Commission initiate rulemaking 
to determine that Vacuum Diffusion Technology is an anti-entrapment 
system under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act 
(``VGBA''). The Commission invites written comments concerning the 
petition.

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive comments on the 
petition by October 5, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2015-
0018, by any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. The Commission does not accept 
comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except through 
www.regulations.gov. The Commission encourages you to submit electronic 
comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
    Written Submissions: Submit written submissions in the following 
way: mail/hand delivery/courier to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, 
MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this notice. All

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comments received may be posted without change, including any personal 
identifiers, contact information, or other personal information 
provided, to: http://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential 
business information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or 
protected information that you do not want to be available to the 
public. If furnished at all, such information should be submitted in 
writing.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to: http://www.regulations.gov, and insert the 
docket number, CPSC-2015-0018, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the 
prompts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rocky Hammond, Office of the 
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, 
Bethesda, MD, 20814; telephone (301) 504-6833, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1404(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the VGBA 
requires that each public pool and spa in the United States with a 
single main drain other than an unblockable drain be equipped, at a 
minimum, with one or more of the following anti-entrapment devices or 
systems: (I) Safety vacuum release system; (II) Suction-limiting vent 
system; (III) Gravity drainage system; (IV) Automatic pump shut-off 
system; (V) Drain disablement; or (VI) any other system determined by 
the Commission to be equally effective as, or better than, these 
systems at preventing or eliminating the risk of injury or death 
associated with pool drainage systems. 15 U.S.C. 8003(c)(1)(A)(ii). 
Petitioner submitted a petition to the Commission dated June 11, 2015, 
to initiate rulemaking to determine that the VDT is an anti-entrapment 
device or system under the VGBA. To include the VDT in the list of 
anti-entrapment devices or systems in the VGBA, the Commission must 
determine that the VDT is ``equally effective as, or better than'' the 
anti-entrapment devices and systems listed in section 1404(c)(1)(A)(ii) 
of the VGBA at preventing or eliminating the risk of injury or death 
associated with pool drainage systems.
    Petitioner asserts that VDT can help prevent risks of entrapment as 
a backup layer of protection and serves the same purpose as a safety 
vacuum release system (``SVRS''). Petitioner defines VDT as ``a system 
that removes the intense vacuum draw from the intake point of a pumping 
system by occluding the intake orifice from swimmers and diffusing the 
vacuum from a potential blockage immediately in multiple directions 
from the blockage.'' According to Petitioner, ``covering 50% of the 
Vacuum Diffusion Technology intake device should not raise the normal 
vacuum draw by more than .4'' Hg.''
    Petitioner states that changing technology necessitates new anti-
entrapment safety technology. Petitioner provides that some states have 
mandated the use of variable speed pumps in pools, and, according to 
Petitioner, SVRSs do not function on variable speed pumps. Petitioner 
asserts that technicians have learned to bypass SVRSs.
    Petitioner states that VDT is only effective when the drain cover 
is missing and acknowledges that VDT does not protect against full-body 
entrapment. Petitioner asserts, however, that the devices and systems 
listed in the VGBA have limitations, and that VDT protects against 
limb, hair, and mechanical entrapment and mitigates evisceration.
    By this notice, the Commission seeks comments concerning this 
petition to classify VDT as an anti-entrapment system or device under 
the VGBA. Interested parties may obtain a copy of the petition by 
writing or calling the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 
504-6833. The petition is also available at: http://www.regulations.gov 
under Docket No. CPSC-2015-XXXX, Supporting and Related Materials.

    Dated: July 30, 2015.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-19076 Filed 8-3-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                 Achieve, Sioux Falls, ID                               MR 10686—Party Favors, Halloween,                     8440–00–205–2522—Belt, General Officers,
                                              Contracting Activity: Department Of Energy,                 Witch’s Fingers                                       Leather, Army, Black, 40
                                                 Western-Upper Great Plains Region,                     MR 10687—Party Favors, Halloween, Nose                8440–00–205–2523—Belt, General Officers,
                                                 Billings, MT                                             and Glasses                                           Leather, Army, Black, 41
                                                                                                        MR 10688—Party Favors, Halloween,                     8440–00–205–2524—Belt, General Officers,
                                              Barry S. Lineback,                                          Fangs                                                 Leather, Army, Black, 42
                                              Director, Business Operations.                            MR 10689—Party Favors, Halloween, Mini                8440–00–205–2525—Belt, General Officers,
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–18850 Filed 8–3–15; 8:45 am]                  Spiral Note Book                                      Leather, Army, Black, 43
                                                                                                        MR 10690—Party Favors, Halloween,                   Mandatory Source of Supply: Stone Belt
                                              BILLING CODE 6353–01–P
                                                                                                          Sticky Eyes                                           ARC, Inc., Bloomington, IN
                                                                                                      Mandatory Source of Supply: Winston-Salem             Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics
                                                                                                          Industries for the Blind, Inc., Winston-              Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, PA
                                              COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM                                 Salem, NC
                                              PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR                                 Mandatory Purchase For: Military                      Barry S. Lineback,
                                              SEVERELY DISABLED                                           commissaries and exchanges in                     Director, Business Operations.
                                                                                                          accordance with the Code of Federal               [FR Doc. 2015–18851 Filed 8–3–15; 8:45 am]
                                              Procurement List; Proposed Additions                        Regulations, Chapter 51, 51–6.4.
                                                                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 6353–01–P
                                              and Deletions                                           Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary
                                                                                                          Agency, Fort Lee, VA
                                              AGENCY:  Committee for Purchase From                    Distribution: C-List
                                              People Who Are Blind or Severely                                                                              CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
                                                                                                      Services
                                              Disabled.                                                                                                     COMMISSION
                                                                                                      Service Type: Removal/Clean-up Bird
                                              ACTION: Proposed additions to and                                                                             [Docket No. CPSC–2015–0018]
                                                                                                          Dropping Service
                                              deletions from the procurement list.                    Service is Mandatory For: Defense Logistics
                                                                                                          Agency, Defense Supply Center                     Petition for Classification of Vacuum
                                              SUMMARY:   The Committee is proposing                       Richmond, 8000 Jefferson Davis                    Diffusion Technology as an Anti-
                                              to add products and services to the                         Highway, Richmond, VA                             Entrapment System Under the Virginia
                                              Procurement List that will be furnished                 Mandatory Source of Supply: Richmond Area             Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act
                                              by nonprofit agencies employing                             Association for Retarded Citizens,
                                              persons who are blind or have other                         Richmond, VA                                      AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety
                                              severe disabilities, and deletes products               Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics               Commission.
                                              previously furnished by such agency.                        Agency, DLA Contracting Services                  ACTION: Notice.
                                                Comments Must Be Received on or                           Office, Richmond, VA
                                              Before: 8/31/2015.                                      Service Type: Janitorial and Related Service          SUMMARY:    Paul C. McKain, Chief
                                                                                                      Service is Mandatory For: U.S. Customs and            Executive Officer of PSD Industries,
                                              ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase                           Border Protection, 1 La Puntilla Street,
                                              From People Who Are Blind or Severely                                                                         LLC, (‘‘Petitioner’’), requests that the
                                                                                                          San Juan, PR                                      Commission initiate rulemaking to
                                              Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite                   Mandatory Source of Supply: The Corporate
                                              715, Arlington, Virginia, 22202–4149.                       Source, Inc., New York, NY                        determine that Vacuum Diffusion
                                                For Further Information or To Submit                  Contracting Activity: U.S. Customs and                Technology is an anti-entrapment
                                              Comments Contact: Barry S. Lineback,                        Border Protection, Border Enforcement             system under the Virginia Graeme Baker
                                              Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703)                       Contracting Division                              Pool and Spa Safety Act (‘‘VGBA’’). The
                                              603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@                                                                                Commission invites written comments
                                                                                                      Deletions                                             concerning the petition.
                                              AbilityOne.gov.
                                                                                                        The following products are proposed                 DATES: The Office of the Secretary must
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              for deletion from the Procurement List:               receive comments on the petition by
                                                 This notice is published pursuant to
                                                                                                                                                            October 5, 2015.
                                              41 U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3.                Products
                                                                                                                                                            ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
                                              Its purpose is to provide interested                    NSN(s)—Product Names(s):
                                              persons an opportunity to submit                                                                              identified by Docket No. CPSC–2015–
                                                                                                        8440–00–205–2509—Belt, General Officers,
                                              comments on the proposed actions.                           Leather, Army, Black, 44                          0018, by any of the following methods:
                                                                                                        8440–00–205–2510—Belt, General Officers,               Electronic Submissions: Submit
                                              Additions                                                   Leather, Army, Black, 28                          electronic comments to the Federal
                                                If the Committee approves the                           8440–00–205–2511—Belt, General Officers,            eRulemaking Portal at: http://
                                              proposed additions, the entities of the                     Leather, Army, Black, 29                          www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                              Federal Government identified in this                     8440–00–205–2512—Belt, General Officers,            instructions for submitting comments.
                                                                                                          Leather, Army, Black, 30                          The Commission does not accept
                                              notice will be required to procure the                    8440–00–205–2513—Belt, General Officers,
                                              products and services listed below from                                                                       comments submitted by electronic mail
                                                                                                          Leather, Army, Black, 31
                                              nonprofit agencies employing persons                                                                          (email), except through
                                                                                                        8440–00–205–2514—Belt, General Officers,
                                              who are blind or have other severe                          Leather, Army, Black, 32                          www.regulations.gov. The Commission
                                              disabilities.                                             8440–00–205–2515—Belt, General Officers,            encourages you to submit electronic
                                                The following products and services                       Leather, Army, Black, 33                          comments by using the Federal
                                              are proposed for addition to the                          8440–00–205–2516—Belt, General Officers,            eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
                                              Procurement List for production by the                      Leather, Army, Black, 34                             Written Submissions: Submit written
                                                                                                        8440–00–205–2517—Belt, General Officers,            submissions in the following way: mail/
                                              nonprofit agencies listed:                                  Leather, Army, Black, 35                          hand delivery/courier to: Office of the
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                                                                                                        8440–00–205–2518—Belt, General Officers,            Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
                                              Products                                                    Leather, Army, Black, 36
                                              NSN(s)—Product Names(s):
                                                                                                                                                            Commission, Room 820, 4330 East-West
                                                                                                        8440–00–205–2519—Belt, General Officers,
                                                MR 10681—Bib, Baby, Halloween                             Leather, Army, Black, 37                          Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814;
                                                MR 10683—Socks, Halloween                               8440–00–205–2520—Belt, General Officers,            telephone (301) 504–7923.
                                                MR 10684—Gloves, Halloween                                Leather, Army, Black, 38                             Instructions: All submissions received
                                                MR 10685—Party Favors, Halloween,                       8440–00–205–2521—Belt, General Officers,            must include the agency name and
                                                  Spiders and Webs                                        Leather, Army, Black, 39                          docket number for this notice. All


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                                              comments received may be posted                         directions from the blockage.’’                          For a recorded message containing the
                                              without change, including any personal                  According to Petitioner, ‘‘covering 50%               latest agenda information, call (301)
                                              identifiers, contact information, or other              of the Vacuum Diffusion Technology                    504–7948.
                                              personal information provided, to:                      intake device should not raise the                    CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
                                              http://www.regulations.gov. Do not                      normal vacuum draw by more than .4’’                  Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the
                                              submit confidential business                            Hg.’’                                                 Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product
                                              information, trade secret information, or                  Petitioner states that changing                    Safety Commission, 4330 East-West
                                              other sensitive or protected information                technology necessitates new anti-                     Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301)
                                              that you do not want to be available to                 entrapment safety technology. Petitioner              504–7923.
                                              the public. If furnished at all, such                   provides that some states have                          Dated: July 30, 2015.
                                              information should be submitted in                      mandated the use of variable speed
                                              writing.                                                                                                      Todd A. Stevenson,
                                                                                                      pumps in pools, and, according to
                                                 Docket: For access to the docket to                                                                        Secretariat.
                                                                                                      Petitioner, SVRSs do not function on
                                              read background documents or                            variable speed pumps. Petitioner asserts              [FR Doc. 2015–19175 Filed 7–31–15; 4:15 pm]
                                              comments received, go to: http://                       that technicians have learned to bypass               BILLING CODE 6355–01–P
                                              www.regulations.gov, and insert the                     SVRSs.
                                              docket number, CPSC–2015–0018, into
                                              the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the                         Petitioner states that VDT is only
                                              prompts.                                                effective when the drain cover is                     DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                                                                                                      missing and acknowledges that VDT
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        does not protect against full-body                    Office of the Secretary
                                              Rocky Hammond, Office of the                            entrapment. Petitioner asserts, however,
                                              Secretary, Consumer Product Safety                      that the devices and systems listed in                Defense Health Board; Notice of
                                              Commission, 4330 East-West Highway,                     the VGBA have limitations, and that                   Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
                                              Bethesda, MD, 20814; telephone (301)                    VDT protects against limb, hair, and                  AGENCY:Department of Defense (DoD).
                                              504–6833, email: rhammond@cpsc.gov.                     mechanical entrapment and mitigates                         Notice of Federal Advisory
                                                                                                                                                            ACTION:
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section                      evisceration.                                         Committee meeting.
                                              1404(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the VGBA requires                     By this notice, the Commission seeks
                                              that each public pool and spa in the                    comments concerning this petition to                  SUMMARY:  The Department of Defense is
                                              United States with a single main drain                  classify VDT as an anti-entrapment                    publishing this notice to announce that
                                              other than an unblockable drain be                      system or device under the VGBA.                      the following Federal Advisory
                                              equipped, at a minimum, with one or                     Interested parties may obtain a copy of               Committee meeting of the Defense
                                              more of the following anti-entrapment                   the petition by writing or calling the                Health Board will take place.
                                              devices or systems: (I) Safety vacuum                   Office of the Secretary, Consumer                     DATES:
                                              release system; (II) Suction-limiting vent              Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-
                                              system; (III) Gravity drainage system;                  West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814;                     Thursday, August 20, 2015
                                              (IV) Automatic pump shut-off system;                    telephone (301) 504–6833. The petition                9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (Open Session)
                                              (V) Drain disablement; or (VI) any other                is also available at: http://                         12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. (Administrative
                                              system determined by the Commission                     www.regulations.gov under Docket No.                       Working Meeting)
                                              to be equally effective as, or better than,             CPSC–2015–XXXX, Supporting and                        1:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. (Open Session)
                                              these systems at preventing or                          Related Materials.                                    ADDRESSES: Defense Health
                                              eliminating the risk of injury or death
                                                                                                        Dated: July 30, 2015.                               Headquarters (DHHQ), Pavilion Salons
                                              associated with pool drainage systems.
                                                                                                      Todd A. Stevenson,                                    B–C, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Falls
                                              15 U.S.C. 8003(c)(1)(A)(ii). Petitioner
                                                                                                      Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety               Church, Virginia 22042 (escort required;
                                              submitted a petition to the Commission
                                                                                                      Commission.                                           see guidance in SUPPLEMENTARY
                                              dated June 11, 2015, to initiate
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2015–19076 Filed 8–3–15; 8:45 am]            INFORMATION, ‘‘Public’s Accessibility to
                                              rulemaking to determine that the VDT is
                                                                                                                                                            the Meeting’’).
                                              an anti-entrapment device or system                     BILLING CODE 6355–01–P
                                              under the VGBA. To include the VDT in                                                                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
                                              the list of anti-entrapment devices or                                                                        Executive Director of the Defense Health
                                              systems in the VGBA, the Commission                     CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY                               Board is Ms. Christine Bader, 7700
                                              must determine that the VDT is ‘‘equally                COMMISSION                                            Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls
                                              effective as, or better than’’ the anti-                                                                      Church, Virginia 22042, (703) 681–6653,
                                              entrapment devices and systems listed                   Sunshine Act Meeting Notice                           Fax: (703) 681–9539,
                                              in section 1404(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the VGBA                                                                      christine.e.bader.civ@mail.mil. For
                                              at preventing or eliminating the risk of                TIME AND DATE: Wednesday August 12,                   meeting information, please contact Ms.
                                              injury or death associated with pool                    2015, 9 a.m.–11 a.m.                                  Kendal Brown, 7700 Arlington
                                              drainage systems.                                       PLACE:Hearing Room 420, Bethesda                      Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls Church,
                                                 Petitioner asserts that VDT can help                 Towers, 4330 East-West Highway,                       Virginia 22042, kendal.l.brown2.ctr@
                                              prevent risks of entrapment as a backup                 Bethesda, Maryland.                                   mail.mil, (703) 681–6670, Fax: (703)
                                              layer of protection and serves the same                                                                       681–9539.
                                                                                                      STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to
                                              purpose as a safety vacuum release                      the Public                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
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                                              system (‘‘SVRS’’). Petitioner defines                                                                         meeting is being held under the
                                              VDT as ‘‘a system that removes the                      MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:   Decisional                 provisions of the Federal Advisory
                                              intense vacuum draw from the intake                     Meeting: Electronic Filing of Certificates            Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C.,
                                              point of a pumping system by occluding                  of Compliance—Pilot Program—Federal                   Appendix, as amended), the
                                              the intake orifice from swimmers and                    Register Notice                                       Government in the Sunshine Act of
                                              diffusing the vacuum from a potential                     A live webcast of the Meeting can be                1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and
                                              blockage immediately in multiple                        viewed at www.cpsc.gov/live.                          41 CFR 102–3.150, and in accordance


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe Office of the Secretary must receive comments on the petition by October 5, 2015.
ContactRocky Hammond, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD, 20814; telephone (301) 504-6833, email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 46250 

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