82 FR 36705 - Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants; Notice of Opportunity for Oral Presentation of Comments

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 150 (August 7, 2017)

Page Range		36705-36705
FR Document		2017-16588

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) announces that there will be an opportunity for interested persons to present oral comments on the petition requesting that the Commission initiate rulemaking under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) to declare several categories of products containing additive organohalogen flame retardants to be ``banned hazardous substances.''

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Chapter II

[CPSC Docket No. CPSC-2015-0022]


Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants; Notice of 
Opportunity for Oral Presentation of Comments

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for oral presentation of comments.

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) 
announces that there will be an opportunity for interested persons to 
present oral comments on the petition requesting that the Commission 
initiate rulemaking under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) 
to declare several categories of products containing additive 
organohalogen flame retardants to be ``banned hazardous substances.''

DATES: The meeting will begin at 10 a.m., September 14, 2017. 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 August 31, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 4330 East West Highway, 
Bethesda, MD 20814. Requests to make oral presentations, and texts of 
oral presentations, should be captioned: ``Organohalogen Flame 
Retardants Petition; Oral Presentation'' and submitted by email to 
[email protected], or mailed or delivered to the Office of the 
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 
Bethesda, MD 20814, not later than 5 p.m. EDT on August 31, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the purpose or 
subject matter of this meeting, contact Michael Babich, Division of 
Toxicology & Risk Assessment, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone (301) 987-2606. For 
information about the procedure to make an oral presentation, contact 
Rockelle Hammond, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 
504-7923.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

    On July 1, 2015, the Commission received a petition requesting that 
the Commission initiate rulemaking under the FHSA to declare several 
categories of products containing additive organohalogen flame 
retardants to be ``banned hazardous substances.'' The petition was 
filed by Earthjustice and the Consumer Federation of America, which are 
joined by American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Women's 
Association, Consumers Union, Green Science Policy Institute, 
International Association of Fire Fighters, Kids in Danger, Philip 
Landrigan, M.D., M.P.H., League of United Latin American Citizens, 
Learning Disabilities Association of America, and Worksafe. CPSC staff 
has prepared a briefing package in response to the petition; the 
briefing package, which includes the petition in its entirety, is 
available at https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/PetitionHP15-1RequestingRulemakingonCertainProductsContainingOrganohalogenFlameRetardants.pdf?aTsa_sSaCiSMf1Z_2CfvISjMHFEdWKZ7.

B. The Public Meeting

    The Commission is providing this forum for oral presentations 
concerning the petition. See the information under the headings DATES 
and ADDRESSES at the beginning of this notice for information on making 
requests to give oral presentations at the meeting.
    Participants should limit their presentations to approximately 10 
minutes, exclusive of any periods of questioning by the Commissioners. 
To prevent duplicative presentations, groups will be directed to 
designate a spokesperson. The Commission reserves the right to limit 
the time further for any presentation and impose restrictions to avoid 
excessive duplication of presentations.

    Dated: August 2, 2017.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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Issued under authority provided by 49 Hammond, Office of the Secretary, POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
U.S.C. 106(f), 40103(b), 40113(a), and Consumer Product Safety Commission,
44701(a) in Washington, DC, on July 26, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 39 CFR part 3050
2017.
20814; telephone (301) 504–7923. [Docket No. RM2017–11; Order No. 4024]
John Barbagallo,
Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Periodic Reporting
[FR Doc. 2017–16197 Filed 8–4–17; 8:45 am] A. Background
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
On July 1, 2015, the Commission ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.
received a petition requesting that the
Commission initiate rulemaking under SUMMARY: The Commission is
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
announcing a recent filing requesting
COMMISSION the FHSA to declare several categories
that the Commission initiate an informal
of products containing additive
16 CFR Chapter II rulemaking proceeding to consider
organohalogen flame retardants to be changes to an analytical method for use
[CPSC Docket No. CPSC–2015–0022] ‘‘banned hazardous substances.’’ The in periodic reporting (Proposal Seven).
petition was filed by Earthjustice and This document informs the public of the
Products Containing Organohalogen the Consumer Federation of America, filing, invites public comment, and
Flame Retardants; Notice of which are joined by American Academy takes other administrative steps.
Opportunity for Oral Presentation of of Pediatrics, American Medical DATES: Comments are due: September
Comments Women’s Association, Consumers 15, 2017.
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Union, Green Science Policy Institute,
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
Commission. International Association of Fire
electronically via the Commission’s
ACTION: Notice of opportunity for oral
Fighters, Kids in Danger, Philip Filing Online system at http://
presentation of comments. Landrigan, M.D., M.P.H., League of www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
United Latin American Citizens, comments electronically should contact
SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Learning Disabilities Association of the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
Commission (CPSC or Commission) America, and Worksafe. CPSC staff has INFORMATION CONTACT section by
announces that there will be an prepared a briefing package in response telephone for advice on filing
opportunity for interested persons to to the petition; the briefing package, alternatives.
present oral comments on the petition which includes the petition in its
requesting that the Commission initiate FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
entirety, is available at https://
rulemaking under the Federal David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/ 202–789–6820.
Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) to PetitionHP15–
declare several categories of products SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1RequestingRulemakingon
containing additive organohalogen CertainProductsContaining Table of Contents
flame retardants to be ‘‘banned OrganohalogenFlameRetardants.
hazardous substances.’’ I. Introduction
pdf?aTsa_sSaCiSMf1Z_ II. Proposal Seven
DATES: The meeting will begin at 10 2CfvISjMHFEdWKZ7. III. Notice and Comment
a.m., September 14, 2017. Requests to IV. Ordering Paragraphs
make oral presentations and the written B. The Public Meeting
text of any oral presentations must be I. Introduction
received by the Office of the Secretary The Commission is providing this
On July 28, 2017, the Postal Service
not later than 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight forum for oral presentations concerning
filed a petition pursuant to 39 CFR
Time (EDT) on August 31, 2017. the petition. See the information under
3050.11 requesting that the Commission
the headings DATES and ADDRESSES at initiate an informal rulemaking
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD the beginning of this notice for proceeding to consider changes to an
20814. Requests to make oral information on making requests to give analytical method relating to periodic
presentations, and texts of oral oral presentations at the meeting. reports.1 The Petition identifies the
presentations, should be captioned: Participants should limit their proposed analytical method changes
‘‘Organohalogen Flame Retardants presentations to approximately 10 filed in this docket as Proposal Seven.
Petition; Oral Presentation’’ and minutes, exclusive of any periods of II. Proposal Seven
submitted by email to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, questioning by the Commissioners. To
or mailed or delivered to the Office of prevent duplicative presentations, The Postal Service explains that for
the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety groups will be directed to designate a many years it has calculated the ‘‘USPS
Commission, 4330 East West Highway, spokesperson. The Commission reserves Marketing Mail’’ dropship passthroughs
Bethesda, MD 20814, not later than 5 the right to limit the time further for any for flats and parcels rate categories only
p.m. EDT on August 31, 2017. presentation and impose restrictions to with reference to the per-pound price
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For element above the piece-pound
avoid excessive duplication of
information about the purpose or breakpoint. For greater accuracy it
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presentations.
subject matter of this meeting, contact proposes to include the per-piece price
Dated: August 2, 2017. element below the breakpoint in the
Michael Babich, Division of Toxicology
& Risk Assessment, U.S. Consumer Todd A. Stevenson, calculation. Petition, Proposal Seven at
Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety 1.
Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone Commission.
1 Petition of the United States Postal Service for
(301) 987–2606. For information about [FR Doc. 2017–16588 Filed 8–4–17; 8:45 am]
the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed
the procedure to make an oral BILLING CODE 6355–01–P Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposal Seven),
presentation, contact Rockelle July 28, 2017 (Petition).

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Notice of opportunity for oral presentation of comments.
Dates		The meeting will begin at 10 a.m., September 14, 2017. 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 August 31, 2017.
Contact		For information about the purpose or subject matter of this meeting, contact Michael Babich, Division of Toxicology & Risk Assessment, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone (301) 987-2606. For information about the procedure to make an oral presentation, contact Rockelle Hammond, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923.
FR Citation		82 FR 36705