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ACTION: Notice of seminars.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: The staff of the Consumer
Product Safety Commission (‘‘CPSC’’ or
‘‘the Commission’’) will conduct two
seminars to help mattress
manufacturers, importers, retailers and
others in the mattress industry better
understand the requirements of the
Commission’s new mattress
flammability standard so that they will
be prepared when the standard goes into
effect on July 1, 2007. The seminars will
take a practical approach and will focus
on the following topics: developing a
prototyping plan, ensuring compliance
through quality control, and working
with a test lab to conduct the required
testing.
One seminar will be at CPSC’s
headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland on
Wednesday, March 28, 2007. The other
will be held in San Diego, California on
Wednesday, April 11, 2007. See the
ADDRESSES section of this notice for
location details. The seminars are free,
public events, but registration is
required for each attendee. Please
register on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/
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mattressseminar.html or, if you do not
have access to a computer, call Heather
E. Sonabend at 301–504–7615.
Persons who would like to present
information at the seminars that could
be helpful to mattress manufacturers
should submit a request outlining their
presentation. These requests must be
submitted on the CPSC’s Web site no
later than February 28, 2007. Persons
may also request to set up a table-top
display with information that could
assist manufacturers in complying with
the mattress flammability standard.
These requests must also be submitted
on CPSC’s Web site no later than
February 28, 2007. Selected presenters
will be notified by March 7, 2007. If
presenting information, the presentation
must be offered at both seminars.
Persons may also submit questions that
they would like to have addressed by
presenters at the seminars related to the
topics described in this notice. Such
questions must be submitted on the
CPSC’s Web site, https://www.cpsc.gov/
businfo/mattressseminar.html, no later
than February 28, 2007. All participants
and attendees are prohibited from
selling or soliciting sales of their
products at the seminars.
DATES: The seminars will be held on
March 28 in Bethesda, Maryland from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m. and April 11 in San
Diego, California from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Requests to make a presentation,
including an outline of their
presentation, or to set up a table-top
display, must be submitted on CPSC’s
Web site no later than February 28,
2007. Questions for the presenters must
be submitted on CPSC’s Web site, https://
www.cpsc.gov/businfo/mattressseminar.
html, no later than February 28, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The seminars will take
place at CPSC headquarters, 4330 East
West Highway, Hearing Room (4th
floor), Bethesda, Maryland 20814 and at
the San Diego State Building, 1350
Front Street, Room B–109, San Diego,
California. To register for the seminars
or to request to make a presentation,
provide a table-top display, or submit
questions please go to the Commission’s
Web site, https://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/
mattressseminar.html. If you do not
have access to a computer, contact
Heather E. Sonabend, (301) 504–7615.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about the seminars, contact
Allyson Tenney, Directorate for
Engineering Sciences, Consumer
Product Safety Commission, 4330 EastWest Highway, Bethesda, Maryland
20814, (301) 504–7567; e-mail
atenney@cpsc.gov or contact Mary Toro,
Office of Compliance, Consumer
Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-
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mtoro@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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A. Background
On March 15, 2006, the Commission
published the Standard for the
Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress
Sets, 16 CFR part 1633, 71 FR 13472.
The standard establishes performance
requirements that all mattress sets
manufactured, imported or renovated on
or after July 1, 2007 must meet. With
certain exceptions, the standard requires
mattress manufacturers to test three
specimens of each prototype before a
mattress set is introduced into
commerce. A prototype is a specific
design of a mattress set that serves as a
model for the production units that will
be introduced into commerce.
Because small variations in
construction of a mattress set can affect
fire performance, the standard
establishes certain quality assurance
requirements. The standard also
requires manufacturers to maintain
certain records to document compliance
with the standard.
This is a complex standard with
requirements that must be closely
followed to ensure that mattress sets
will comply with the standard’s criteria.
As the standard’s effective date of July
1, 2007 approaches, the Commission
staff recognizes that mattress
manufacturers, importers and retailers
need practical information on what they
must do to be sure their mattresses will
meet the standard.
B. The Seminars
The Commission staff is scheduling
two seminars, one on the East Coast
(Bethesda, Maryland) and one on the
West Coast (San Diego, California). The
CPSC staff anticipates that the seminars
will occur over one day, but staff will
be available at the seminar location on
the following day to answer questions if
desired. Most of the day will be spent
with panel discussions on the topics
listed below followed by smaller breakout sessions on the topics of testing/labs
issues; prototype/component issues; and
compliance/recordkeeping issues.
The seminars are free, public events,
but registration is required for each
attendee. Please register on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
www.cpsc.gov/businfo/
mattressseminar.html or, if you do not
have access to a computer, contact
Heather E. Sonabend, (301) 504–7615.
Registration is limited to 150 attendees
at each location. No more than three
individuals from an organization may
attend each seminar.
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Jkt 211001
The CPSC staff is requesting
submissions from persons who wish to
make presentations at the seminars, set
up table-top displays with information
that could assist mattress
manufacturers, or ask questions of the
presenters or CPSC staff. Note that the
Commission cannot endorse any
particular products or companies. All
participants are prohibited from selling
or soliciting sales of their products at
the seminars. The presentations, tabletop displays and questions should be
informational, not promotional. Also
note that if presenting information, the
presentation must be offered at both
seminars.
At each seminar there will be three
panels. Each panel will have three
selected presenters, each of whom will
make a 15 minute presentation. The
panels will cover (and presentations
should address) the following topics:
• Panel 1: Prototyping—how to
develop a plan; Component selection;
and Production—the necessities of
building a compliant mattress.
• Panel 2: Quality Control—ensuring
compliance through production; and
Electronic records and recordkeeping.
• Panel 3: Testing—Working with a
lab; Where and how to locate a lab; and
What to ask.
Table-top displays should present
information that will be helpful to
mattress manufacturers as they seek to
understand and comply with the
standard. The displays may include
various products and components that
would assist manufacturers in
developing prototypes that meet the
standard. Displays could also include
information on construction techniques,
quality assurance programs, and/or
testing. No more than 20 table-top
displays will be permitted. The
Commission cannot endorse any
particular products or companies, and a
statement to that effect will be shown
near the table-top displays. No sales
may be solicited or made at the
seminars.
Questions for the presenters and/or
CPSC staff should pertain to the
following topics:
• Scope of the standard,
• Prototyping,
• Quality control/production,
• Component issues,
• Testing, and
• Recordkeeping.
Outlines of presentations,
descriptions of table-top displays and
questions must be submitted in advance
in accordance with the dates and
procedures listed in the DATES and
ADDRESSES sections of this notice. The
Commission staff reserves the right to
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edit any presentations, displays or
questions.
Dated: February 14, 2007.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
Seminars About Mattress Flammability Standard (16 CFR Part 1633)
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice of seminars.
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SUMMARY: The staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (``CPSC''
or ``the Commission'') will conduct two seminars to help mattress
manufacturers, importers, retailers and others in the mattress industry
better understand the requirements of the Commission's new mattress
flammability standard so that they will be prepared when the standard
goes into effect on July 1, 2007. The seminars will take a practical
approach and will focus on the following topics: developing a
prototyping plan, ensuring compliance through quality control, and
working with a test lab to conduct the required testing.
One seminar will be at CPSC's headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland on
Wednesday, March 28, 2007. The other will be held in San Diego,
California on Wednesday, April 11, 2007. See the ADDRESSES section of
this notice for location details. The seminars are free, public events,
but registration is required for each attendee. Please register on the
Commission's Web site at https://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/
mattressseminar.html or, if you do not have access to a computer, call
Heather E. Sonabend at 301-504-7615.
Persons who would like to present information at the seminars that
could be helpful to mattress manufacturers should submit a request
outlining their presentation. These requests must be submitted on the
CPSC's Web site no later than February 28, 2007. Persons may also
request to set up a table-top display with information that could
assist manufacturers in complying with the mattress flammability
standard. These requests must also be submitted on CPSC's Web site no
later than February 28, 2007. Selected presenters will be notified by
March 7, 2007. If presenting information, the presentation must be
offered at both seminars. Persons may also submit questions that they
would like to have addressed by presenters at the seminars related to
the topics described in this notice. Such questions must be submitted
on the CPSC's Web site, https://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/
mattressseminar.html, no later than February 28, 2007. All participants
and attendees are prohibited from selling or soliciting sales of their
products at the seminars.
DATES: The seminars will be held on March 28 in Bethesda, Maryland from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and April 11 in San Diego, California from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m. Requests to make a presentation, including an outline of their
presentation, or to set up a table-top display, must be submitted on
CPSC's Web site no later than February 28, 2007. Questions for the
presenters must be submitted on CPSC's Web site, https://www.cpsc.gov/
businfo/mattressseminar.html, no later than February 28, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The seminars will take place at CPSC headquarters, 4330 East
West Highway, Hearing Room (4th floor), Bethesda, Maryland 20814 and at
the San Diego State Building, 1350 Front Street, Room B-109, San Diego,
California. To register for the seminars or to request to make a
presentation, provide a table-top display, or submit questions please
go to the Commission's Web site, https://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/
mattressseminar.html. If you do not have access to a computer, contact
Heather E. Sonabend, (301) 504-7615.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the seminars,
contact Allyson Tenney, Directorate for Engineering Sciences, Consumer
Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland
20814, (301) 504-7567; e-mail atenney@cpsc.gov or contact Mary Toro,
Office of Compliance, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-
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West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, (301) 504-7586; e-mail
mtoro@cpsc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
On March 15, 2006, the Commission published the Standard for the
Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress Sets, 16 CFR part 1633, 71 FR
13472. The standard establishes performance requirements that all
mattress sets manufactured, imported or renovated on or after July 1,
2007 must meet. With certain exceptions, the standard requires mattress
manufacturers to test three specimens of each prototype before a
mattress set is introduced into commerce. A prototype is a specific
design of a mattress set that serves as a model for the production
units that will be introduced into commerce.
Because small variations in construction of a mattress set can
affect fire performance, the standard establishes certain quality
assurance requirements. The standard also requires manufacturers to
maintain certain records to document compliance with the standard.
This is a complex standard with requirements that must be closely
followed to ensure that mattress sets will comply with the standard's
criteria. As the standard's effective date of July 1, 2007 approaches,
the Commission staff recognizes that mattress manufacturers, importers
and retailers need practical information on what they must do to be
sure their mattresses will meet the standard.
B. The Seminars
The Commission staff is scheduling two seminars, one on the East
Coast (Bethesda, Maryland) and one on the West Coast (San Diego,
California). The CPSC staff anticipates that the seminars will occur
over one day, but staff will be available at the seminar location on
the following day to answer questions if desired. Most of the day will
be spent with panel discussions on the topics listed below followed by
smaller break-out sessions on the topics of testing/labs issues;
prototype/component issues; and compliance/recordkeeping issues.
The seminars are free, public events, but registration is required
for each attendee. Please register on the Commission's Web site at
https://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/mattressseminar.html or, if you do not have
access to a computer, contact Heather E. Sonabend, (301) 504-7615.
Registration is limited to 150 attendees at each location. No more than
three individuals from an organization may attend each seminar.
The CPSC staff is requesting submissions from persons who wish to
make presentations at the seminars, set up table-top displays with
information that could assist mattress manufacturers, or ask questions
of the presenters or CPSC staff. Note that the Commission cannot
endorse any particular products or companies. All participants are
prohibited from selling or soliciting sales of their products at the
seminars. The presentations, table-top displays and questions should be
informational, not promotional. Also note that if presenting
information, the presentation must be offered at both seminars.
At each seminar there will be three panels. Each panel will have
three selected presenters, each of whom will make a 15 minute
presentation. The panels will cover (and presentations should address)
the following topics:
Panel 1: Prototyping--how to develop a plan; Component
selection; and Production--the necessities of building a compliant
mattress.
Panel 2: Quality Control--ensuring compliance through
production; and Electronic records and recordkeeping.
Panel 3: Testing--Working with a lab; Where and how to
locate a lab; and What to ask.
Table-top displays should present information that will be helpful
to mattress manufacturers as they seek to understand and comply with
the standard. The displays may include various products and components
that would assist manufacturers in developing prototypes that meet the
standard. Displays could also include information on construction
techniques, quality assurance programs, and/or testing. No more than 20
table-top displays will be permitted. The Commission cannot endorse any
particular products or companies, and a statement to that effect will
be shown near the table-top displays. No sales may be solicited or made
at the seminars.
Questions for the presenters and/or CPSC staff should pertain to
the following topics:
Scope of the standard,
Prototyping,
Quality control/production,
Component issues,
Testing, and
Recordkeeping.
Outlines of presentations, descriptions of table-top displays and
questions must be submitted in advance in accordance with the dates and
procedures listed in the DATES and ADDRESSES sections of this notice.
The Commission staff reserves the right to edit any presentations,
displays or questions.
Dated: February 14, 2007.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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