82 FR 27045 - Commission Agenda and Priorities; Notice of Hearing

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 112 (June 13, 2017)

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission) will conduct a public hearing to receive views from all interested parties about the Commission's agenda and priorities for fiscal year 2018, which begins on October 1, 2017, and for fiscal year 2019, which begins on October 1, 2018. We invite members of the public to participate. Written comments and oral presentations concerning the Commission's agenda and priorities for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 will become part of the public record.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12069]


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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) will 
conduct a public hearing to receive views from all interested parties 
about the Commission's agenda and priorities for fiscal year 2018, 
which begins on October 1, 2017, and for fiscal year 2019, which begins 
on October 1, 2018. We invite members of the public to participate. 
Written comments and oral presentations concerning the Commission's 
agenda and priorities for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 will become part 
of the public record.

DATES: The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. on July 26, 2017, and will 
conclude the same day. Requests to make oral presentations and the 
written text of any oral presentations must be received by the Office 
of the Secretary not later than 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 
July 12, 2017. The Commission will accept written comments as well. 
These also must be received by the Office of the Secretary not later 
than 5 p.m. EDT on July 12, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be in the Hearing Room, 4th Floor of the 
Bethesda Towers Building, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. 
Requests to make oral presentations, and texts of oral presentations 
and written comments should be captioned, ``Agenda and Priorities FY 
2018 and/or 2019,'' and sent by electronic mail (email) to: [email protected], or mailed or delivered to the Office of the Secretary, 
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, 
Bethesda, MD 20814. Requests and written comments must be received no 
later than 5 p.m. EDT on July 12, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the hearing, or 
to request an opportunity to make an oral presentation, please send an 
email, call, or write Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, 
MD 20814; email: [email protected]; telephone: (301) 504-7923; 
facsimile: (301) 504-0127. An electronic copy of the CPSC's budget 
request for fiscal year 2018 and the CPSC's 2016-2020 Strategic Plan 
can be found at: www.cpsc.gov/about-cpsc/agency-reports/performance-and-budget.

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

II. Oral Presentations and Submission of Written Comments

    The Commission is in the process of preparing the agency's fiscal 
year 2018 Operating Plan and fiscal year 2019 Congressional Budget 
Request. Fiscal year 2018 begins on October 1, 2017, and fiscal year 
2019 begins on October 1, 2018. Through this notice, the Commission 
invites the public to comment on the following questions:
    1. What are the priorities the Commission should consider 
emphasizing and dedicating resources toward in the fiscal year 2018 
Operating Plan and/or the fiscal year 2019 Congressional Budget 
Request?
    2. What activities should the Commission consider deemphasizing in 
the fiscal year 2018 Operating Plan and/or the fiscal year 2019 
Congressional Budget Request?
    3. What retrospective review of rules should the Commission 
consider in the fiscal year 2018 Operating Plan and/or the fiscal year 
2019 Congressional Budget Request, consistent with the Plan for 
Retrospective Review of Existing Rules adopted by the Commission on 
April 1, 2016?
    4. The CPSC's programs will align with the strategic goals outlined 
in the CPSC's 2016- 2020 Strategic Plan. The CPSC's fiscal year 2018 
Budget Request, submitted to Congress on May 23, 2017, is based on four 
agency priorities: (1) Focusing the agency's resources on the highest-
priority consumer product safety risks; (2) continuing to support 
import surveillance by incrementally developing the Risk Assessment 
Methodology (RAM) system to identify and stop noncompliant imported 
products from entering the U.S. marketplace; (3) emphasizing outreach 
and education by engaging all stakeholders through forums and 
workshops; and (4) expanding the sources and types of data analysis 
used to identify and assess product safety risks and inform compliance 
decisions. The Commission requests comments on the priorities as 
presented in the FY 2018 Budget Request. The CPSC's Budget Request for 
fiscal year 2018 can be found at: www.cpsc.gov/about-cpsc/agency-reports/performance-and-budget. The Commission also requests comments 
on whether the Commission should consider making any changes or 
adjustments to the agency's proposed or ongoing safety standards 
activities, regulation and enforcement efforts in fiscal years 2018 and 
2019, keeping in mind the CPSC's existing policy on establishing 
priorities for Commission action (16 CFR 1009.8). Comments are welcome 
on whether particular action items should be higher priority than 
others, should not be included, or should be added to the fiscal year 
2018 and/or fiscal year 2019 agendas.
    Persons who desire to make oral presentations at the hearing on 
July 26, 2017 should send an email, call, or write Todd A. Stevenson, 
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 
East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; email: [email protected]; 
telephone: (301) 504-7923; facsimile (301) 504-0127 not later than 5 
p.m. EDT on July 12, 2017. Requests to make oral presentations and 
texts of the presentation must be received not later than 5 p.m. EDT on 
July 12, 2017. Presentations should be limited to approximately 10 
minutes. The Commission reserves the right to impose further time 
limitations on all presentations and further restrictions to avoid 
duplication of presentations.
    If you do not want to make an oral presentation, but would like to 
provide written comments, you may do so. Please submit written comments 
in the manner described in the previous paragraph. Written comments 
must be received no later than 5 p.m. EDT on July 12, 2017.

    Dated: June 7, 2017.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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