81 FR 51824 - Children's Sleepwear Seminar

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 151 (August 5, 2016)

Page Range		51824-51824
FR Document		2016-18597

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC, Commission, or we) staff is holding a 1-day Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA) Children's Sleepwear Seminar (the Seminar). The Seminar will focus on testing, certification, and other compliance guidance relating to mandatory FFA standards and requirements for children's sleepwear. The Seminar will be held on October 20, 2016, at the CPSC offices in Bethesda Towers, Bethesda, MD. We invite interested parties to participate in or attend the Seminar.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18597]


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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Chapter II


Children's Sleepwear Seminar

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Announcement of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC, Commission, or 
we) staff is holding a 1-day Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA) Children's 
Sleepwear Seminar (the Seminar). The Seminar will focus on testing, 
certification, and other compliance guidance relating to mandatory FFA 
standards and requirements for children's sleepwear. The Seminar will 
be held on October 20, 2016, at the CPSC offices in Bethesda Towers, 
Bethesda, MD. We invite interested parties to participate in or attend 
the Seminar.

DATES: The Seminar will be held on October 20, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. 
Individuals interested in serving on panels or presenting information 
at the Seminar should register by August 26, 2016; all other 
individuals who wish to attend in person should register as soon as 
possible because available spots may fill up.

ADDRESSES: The Seminar will be held in the 4th floor Hearing Room at 
the CPSC offices in Bethesda Towers, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 
MD 20814. Persons interested in serving on a panel, presenting 
information, or attending the Seminar should register online at: http://www.cpsc.gov/meetingsignup.html (click on the link titled, 
``Children's Sleepwear Seminar''). Some sessions of the Seminar may be 
available through a webcast, but viewers will not be able to interact 
with the panels and presenters.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Carlin, Textile Flammability 
Compliance Officer, Office of Compliance, 4330 East West Highway, Room 
610-33, Bethesda, MD 20814. Telephone: 301-504-7889, Email: 
[email protected]; or, Paige Witzen, Textile Technologist, Division of 
Engineering; Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, 5 Research Place, 
Rockville, MD 20850, Room 117-03. Telephone: 301-987-2029, Email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FFA, 15 U.S.C. 1191-1204, regulates the 
manufacture of highly flammable clothing, including children's 
sleepwear. The FFA standards governing the flammability of children's 
sleepwear are found at 16 CFR parts 1615 and 1616. These regulations 
protect children from burns by requiring that children's sleepwear must 
be flame resistant, as demonstrated through prescribed flammability 
tests, and self-extinguish if the item catches fire.
    The goal of the Seminar is to bring together CPSC staff and 
stakeholders (manufacturers, importers, retailers, suppliers, legal 
counsel, testing laboratories and other interested parties) to discuss 
testing, certification, and other compliance guidance relating to 
mandatory FFA standards and requirements for children's sleepwear 
products. The Seminar will include presentations by CPSC staff and 
industry representatives, as well as a panel discussion among 
manufacturers, importers, retailers, suppliers, legal counsel, testing 
laboratories, and other parties involved in the children's sleepwear 
industry. Topics covered during the Seminar may include:
    [ssquf] Issues and questions about testing and compliance for 
children's sleepwear products regulated under the FFA.
    [ssquf] challenges faced in implementing testing, certification, 
and quality control programs to ensure that regulated products are 
accurately identified, tested according to applicable children's 
sleepwear testing methods, and certified as conforming to the 
applicable children's sleepwear standard.

This Seminar will focus exclusively on issues related to current CPSC 
requirements for children's sleepwear.

    Staff intends to organize and develop panels to address these 
topics, informed by responses to this announcement. In addition, 
participants may present individually. If you would like to be a 
presenter or panel member, you should register by August 26, 2016 (see 
the ADDRESSES portion of this document for the Web site link and 
instruction on how to register). Please submit a brief summary of the 
topic on which you would like to make a presentation or speak as a 
panel participant, and your area of expertise. Although every effort 
will be made to accommodate all persons who wish to be a presenter or 
panelist, CPSC staff will determine the final agenda. To assist in 
making the final panelist selections, CPSC staff may request that 
potential panelists submit presentations in addition to the initial 
summary. We will notify those who are selected as presenters and 
panelists by September 2, 2016. If you wish to attend and participate 
in the Seminar, but do not wish to be a presenter or panelist, you 
should also register as soon as possible because the CPSC Hearing Room 
has a limited occupancy. Please identify your affiliation with your 
registration.

    Dated: August 2, 2016.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601
Textile Technologist, Division of final agenda. To assist in making the
Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA. For Engineering; Directorate for Laboratory final panelist selections, CPSC staff may
information on the availability of this Sciences, 5 Research Place, Rockville, request that potential panelists submit
material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221. MD 20850, Room 117–03. Telephone: presentations in addition to the initial
301–987–2029, Email: pwitzen@ summary. We will notify those who are
Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 25,
2016. cpsc.gov. selected as presenters and panelists by
Victor Wicklund, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FFA, September 2, 2016. If you wish to attend
15 U.S.C. 1191–1204, regulates the and participate in the Seminar, but do
Acting Manager, Transport Airplane
Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. manufacture of highly flammable not wish to be a presenter or panelist,
clothing, including children’s you should also register as soon as
[FR Doc. 2016–18482 Filed 8–4–16; 8:45 am]
sleepwear. The FFA standards possible because the CPSC Hearing
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governing the flammability of children’s Room has a limited occupancy. Please
sleepwear are found at 16 CFR parts identify your affiliation with your
1615 and 1616. These regulations registration.
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
protect children from burns by requiring Dated: August 2, 2016.
COMMISSION
that children’s sleepwear must be flame Todd A. Stevenson,
16 CFR Chapter II resistant, as demonstrated through Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
prescribed flammability tests, and self- Commission.
Children’s Sleepwear Seminar extinguish if the item catches fire. [FR Doc. 2016–18597 Filed 8–4–16; 8:45 am]
The goal of the Seminar is to bring
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety BILLING CODE 6355–01–P
together CPSC staff and stakeholders
Commission. (manufacturers, importers, retailers,
ACTION: Announcement of meeting. suppliers, legal counsel, testing
laboratories and other interested parties) COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING
SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety to discuss testing, certification, and COMMISSION
Commission (CPSC, Commission, or we) other compliance guidance relating to
staff is holding a 1-day Flammable mandatory FFA standards and 17 CFR Part 3
Fabrics Act (FFA) Children’s Sleepwear requirements for children’s sleepwear
Seminar (the Seminar). The Seminar RIN 3038–AE46
products. The Seminar will include
will focus on testing, certification, and presentations by CPSC staff and
other compliance guidance relating to Exemption From Registration for
industry representatives, as well as a Certain Foreign Persons
mandatory FFA standards and panel discussion among manufacturers,
requirements for children’s sleepwear. importers, retailers, suppliers, legal AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading
The Seminar will be held on October 20, counsel, testing laboratories, and other Commission.
2016, at the CPSC offices in Bethesda parties involved in the children’s ACTION: Proposed rule.
Towers, Bethesda, MD. We invite sleepwear industry. Topics covered
interested parties to participate in or during the Seminar may include: SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures
attend the Seminar. D Issues and questions about testing Trading Commission (‘‘Commission’’) is
DATES: The Seminar will be held on and compliance for children’s sleepwear proposing to amend one of its
October 20, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. products regulated under the FFA. regulations. The proposed amendment
Individuals interested in serving on D challenges faced in implementing would amend the conditions under
panels or presenting information at the testing, certification, and quality control which persons located outside the
Seminar should register by August 26, programs to ensure that regulated United States (‘‘U.S.’’) acting in the
2016; all other individuals who wish to products are accurately identified, capacity of a futures commission
attend in person should register as soon tested according to applicable children’s merchant (‘‘FCM’’), an introducing
as possible because available spots may sleepwear testing methods, and certified broker (‘‘IB’’), commodity trading
fill up. as conforming to the applicable advisor (‘‘CTA’’), or commodity pool
ADDRESSES: The Seminar will be held in children’s sleepwear standard. operator (‘‘CPO’’) in connection with
the 4th floor Hearing Room at the CPSC This Seminar will focus exclusively on commodity interest transactions solely
offices in Bethesda Towers, 4330 East issues related to current CPSC on behalf of persons located outside the
West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. requirements for children’s sleepwear. U.S., or on behalf of certain
Persons interested in serving on a panel, Staff intends to organize and develop international financial institutions,
presenting information, or attending the panels to address these topics, informed would qualify for an exemption from
Seminar should register online at: by responses to this announcement. In registration with the Commission.
http://www.cpsc.gov/ addition, participants may present DATES: Comments must be received on
meetingsignup.html (click on the link individually. If you would like to be a or before September 6, 2016.
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titled, ‘‘Children’s Sleepwear Seminar’’). presenter or panel member, you should ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
Some sessions of the Seminar may be register by August 26, 2016 (see the identified by RIN number 3038–AE46,
available through a webcast, but viewers ADDRESSES portion of this document for by any of the following methods:
will not be able to interact with the the Web site link and instruction on • CFTC Web site: http://
panels and presenters. how to register). Please submit a brief comments.cftc.gov. Follow the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: summary of the topic on which you instructions for submitting comments
Carolyn Carlin, Textile Flammability would like to make a presentation or through the Comments Online process
Compliance Officer, Office of speak as a panel participant, and your on the Web site.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Announcement of meeting.
Dates		The Seminar will be held on October 20, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. Individuals interested in serving on panels or presenting information at the Seminar should register by August 26, 2016; all other individuals who wish to attend in person should register as soon as possible because available spots may fill up.
Contact		Carolyn Carlin, Textile Flammability Compliance Officer, Office of Compliance, 4330 East West Highway, Room 610-33, Bethesda, MD 20814. Telephone: 301-504-7889, Email: [email protected]; or, Paige Witzen, Textile Technologist, Division of Engineering; Directorate for Laboratory Sciences, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850, Room 117-03. Telephone: 301-987-2029, Email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 51824