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K.S. Trading Corporation, Inc.,
Provisional Acceptance of a
Settlement Agreement and Order
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: It is the policy of the
Commission to publish settlements
which it provisionally accepts under the
Consumer Product Safety Act in the
Federal Register in accordance with the
terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published
below is a provisionally-accepted
Settlement Agreement with K.S. Trading
Corporation, containing a civil penalty
of $35,000.00.
DATES: Any interested person may ask
the Commission not to accept this
agreement or otherwise comment on its
contents by filing a written request with
the Office of the Secretary by October 2,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to
comment on this Settlement Agreement
should send written comments to the
Comment 09–C0036, Office of the
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Room 502, Bethesda, Maryland 20814–
4408.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis C. Kacoyanis, Trial Attorney,
Division of Compliance, Office of the
General Counsel, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East West
Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814–
4408; telephone (301) 504–7587.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of
the Agreement and Order appears
below.
Dated: September 14, 2009.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary.
Settlement Agreement
1. In accordance with 16 CFR 1118.20,
K.S. Trading Corporation (‘‘K.S.
Trading’’) and the staff (‘‘Staff’’) of the
United States Consumer Product Safety
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) enter into
this Settlement Agreement
(‘‘Agreement’’). The Agreement and the
incorporated attached Order (‘‘Order’’)
settle the Staff’s allegations set forth
below.
Parties
2. The Commission is an independent
Federal regulatory agency established
pursuant to, and responsible for the
enforcement of, the Consumer Product
Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. 2051–2089
(‘‘CPSA’’).
3. K.S. Trading is a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of
the State of New Jersey, with its
principal offices located in Moonachie,
NJ. K.S. Trading is an importer of
apparel.
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Staff Allegations
4. Between June 26, 2007 and July 11,
2007, K.S. Trading imported about 5,740
boys’ hooded sweatshirts with
drawstrings (‘‘Drawstring Sweatshirts’’)
that were distributed from July 2007 to
August 2007 to several nationwide
retailers, who in-turn sold them to
consumers under the ‘‘Raw Blue’’ trade
name.
5. The Drawstring Sweatshirts are
‘‘consumer product[s],’’ and, at all times
relevant hereto, K.S. Trading was a
‘‘manufacturer’’ of those consumer
products, which were ‘‘distributed in
commerce,’’ as those terms are defined
in CPSA sections 3(a) (5), (8), and (11),
15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5), (8), and (11).
6. In February 1996, the Staff issued
the Guidelines for Drawstrings on
Children’s Upper Outerwear
(‘‘Guidelines’’) to help prevent children
from strangling or entangling on neck
and waist drawstrings. The Guidelines
state that drawstrings can cause, and
have caused, injuries and deaths when
they catch on items such as playground
equipment, bus doors, or cribs. In the
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Guidelines, the Staff recommends that
there be no hood and neck drawstrings
in children’s upper outerwear sized 2T
to 12.
7. In June 1997, ASTM adopted a
voluntary standard, ASTM F1816–97,
which incorporated the Guidelines. The
Guidelines state that firms should be
aware of the hazards and should be sure
garments they sell conform to the
voluntary standard.
8. On May 19, 2006, the Commission
posted on its Web site a letter from the
Commission’s Director of the Office of
Compliance to manufacturers,
importers, and retailers of children’s
upper outerwear. The letter urges them
to make certain that all children’s upper
outerwear sold in the United States
complies with ASTM F1816–97. The
letter states that the Staff considers
children’s upper outerwear with
drawstrings at the hood or neck area to
be defective and to present a substantial
risk of injury to young children under
Federal Hazardous Substances Act
(‘‘FHSA’’) section 15(c), 15 U.S.C.
1274(c). The letter also notes the CPSA’s
section 15(b) reporting requirements.
9. K.S. Trading reported to the
Commission there had been no
incidents or injuries involving
Drawstring Sweatshirts.
10. K.S. Trading’s manufacture and
distribution in commerce of the
Drawstring Sweatshirts did not meet the
Guidelines or ASTM F1816–97, failed to
comport with the Staff’s May 2006
defect notice, and posed a strangulation
hazard to children.
11. On August 6, 2008, the
Commission and K.S. Trading
announced a recall of the Drawstring
Sweatshirts. The recall informed
consumers that they should
immediately remove the drawstrings to
eliminate the hazard.
12. K.S. Trading had presumed and
actual knowledge that the Drawstring
Sweatshirts distributed in commerce
posed a strangulation hazard and
presented a substantial risk of injury to
children under FHSA section 15(c)(1),
15 U.S.C. 1274(c)(1). K.S. Trading had
obtained information that reasonably
supported the conclusion that the
Drawstring Sweatshirts contained a
defect that could create a substantial
product hazard or that they created an
unreasonable risk of serious injury or
death. CPSA sections 15(b)(3) and (4),
15 U.S.C. 2064(b)(3) and (4), required
K.S. Trading to immediately inform the
Commission of the defect and risk.
13. K.S. Trading knowingly failed to
immediately inform the Commission
about the Drawstring Sweatshirts as
required by CPSA sections 15(b)(3) and
(4), 15 U.S.C. 2064(b)(3) and (4), and as
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the term ‘‘knowingly’’ is defined in
CPSA section 20(d), 15 U.S.C. 2069(d).
This failure violated CPSA section
19(a)(4), 15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(4). Pursuant
to CPSA section 20, 15 U.S.C. 2069, this
failure subjected K.S. Trading to civil
penalties.
K.S. Trading’s Response
14. K.S. Trading denies the Staff’s
allegations that K.S. Trading violated
the CPSA.
Agreement of the Parties
15. Under the CPSA, the Commission
has jurisdiction over this matter and
over K.S. Trading.
16. The parties enter into the
Agreement for settlement purposes only.
The Agreement does not constitute an
admission by K.S. Trading, or a
determination by the Commission, that
K.S. Trading has knowingly violated the
CPSA.
17. In settlement of the Staff’s
allegations, K.S. Trading shall pay a
civil penalty in the amount of thirty-five
thousand dollars ($35,000.00) within
twenty (20) calendar days of service of
the Commission’s final Order accepting
the Agreement. The payment shall be by
check payable to the order of the United
States Treasury.
18. Upon provisional acceptance of
the Agreement, the Agreement shall be
placed on the public record and
published in the Federal Register in
accordance with the procedures set
forth in 16 CFR 1118.20(e). In
accordance with 16 CFR 1118.20(f), if
the Commission does not receive any
written request not to accept the
Agreement within fifteen (15) calendar
days, the Agreement shall be deemed
finally accepted on the sixteenth (16th)
calendar day after the date it is
published in the Federal Register.
19. Upon the Commission’s final
acceptance of the Agreement and
issuance of the final Order, K.S. Trading
knowingly, voluntarily, and completely
waives any rights it may have regarding
the Staff’s allegations to the following:
(1) An administrative or judicial
hearing; (2) judicial review or other
challenge or contest of the validity of
the Order or of the Commission’s
actions; (3) a determination by the
Commission of whether K.S. Trading
failed to comply with the CPSA and its
underlying regulations; (4) a statement
of findings of fact and conclusions of
law; and (5) any claims under the Equal
Access to Justice Act.
20. The Commission may publicize
the terms of the Agreement and the
Order.
21. The Agreement and the Order
shall apply to, and be binding upon,
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K.S. Trading and each of its successors
and assigns.
22. The Commission issues the Order
under the provisions of the CPSA, and
violation of the Order may subject those
referenced in paragraph 21 above to
appropriate legal action.
23. The Agreement may be used in
interpreting the Order. Understandings,
agreements, representations, or
interpretations apart from those
contained in the Agreement and the
Order may not be used to vary or
contradict their terms. The Agreement
shall not be waived, amended,
modified, or otherwise altered without
written agreement thereto executed by
the party against whom such waiver,
amendment, modification, or alteration
is sought to be enforced.
24. If any provision of the Agreement
and the Order is held to be illegal,
invalid, or unenforceable under present
or future laws effective during the terms
of the Agreement and the Order, such
provision shall be fully severable. The
balance of the Agreement and the Order
shall remain in full force and effect,
unless the Commission and K.S.
Trading agree that severing the
provision materially affects the purpose
of the Agreement and the Order.
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K.S. Trading Corporation
Dated: July 14, 2009.
Shin Auk Kang,
President and Chief Executive Officer, K.S.
Trading Corporation,
75 Knickerbocker Road, Moonachie, NJ
07074.
Dated: July 20, 2009.
Jay R. McDaniel, Esquire,
Counsel for Respondent K.S. Trading
Corporation, McDaniel & Chusid, LLP,
54 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601–7007.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Cheryl A. Falvey,
General Counsel.
Ronald G. Yelenik,
Assistant General Counsel, Office of the
General Counsel.
Dated: July 21, 2009.
Dennis C. Kacoyanis,
Trial Attorney, Division of Compliance,
Office of the General Counsel.
Order
Upon consideration of the Settlement
Agreement entered into between K.S.
Trading Corporation (‘‘K.S. Trading’’)
and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) staff, and
the Commission having jurisdiction
over the subject matter and over K.S.
Trading, and it appearing that the
Settlement Agreement and the Order are
in the public interest, it is
Ordered, that the Settlement
Agreement be, and hereby is, accepted;
and it is
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Further ordered, that K.S. Trading
shall pay a civil penalty in the amount
of thirty-five thousand dollars
($35,000.00) within twenty (20)
calendar days of service of the
Commission’s final Order accepting the
Agreement. The payment shall be by
check payable to the order of the United
States Treasury. Upon the failure of K.S.
Trading to make the foregoing payment
when due, interest on the unpaid
amount shall accrue and be paid by K.S.
Trading at the Federal legal rate of
interest set forth at 28 U.S.C. 1961(a)
and (b).
Provisionally accepted and provisional
Order issued on the 4th day of September
2009.
By order of the Commission.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
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Maran, Inc., Provisional Acceptance of
a Settlement Agreement and Order
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: It is the policy of the
Commission to publish settlements
which it provisionally accepts under the
Consumer Product Safety Act in the
Federal Register in accordance with the
terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e). Published
below is a provisionally accepted
Settlement Agreement with Maran, Inc.,
containing a civil penalty of $50,000.00.
DATES: Any interested person may ask
the Commission not to accept this
agreement or otherwise comment on its
contents by filing a written request with
the Office of the Secretary by October 2,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to
comment on this Settlement Agreement
should send written comments to
Comment 09–C0035, Office of the
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway,
Room 502, Bethesda, Maryland 20814–
4408.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis C. Kacoyanis, Trial Attorney,
Division of Compliance, Office of the
General Counsel, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East-West
Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814–
4408; telephone (301) 504–7587.
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The text of
the Agreement and Order appears
below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: September 14, 2009.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary.
Settlement Agreement
1. In accordance with 16 CFR 1118.20,
Maran, Inc. (‘‘Maran’’) and the staff
(‘‘Staff’’) of the United States Consumer
Product Safety Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) enter into this
Settlement Agreement (‘‘Agreement’’).
The Agreement and the incorporated
attached Order (‘‘Order’’) settle the
Staff’s allegations set forth below.
Parties
2. The Commission is an independent
federal regulatory agency established
pursuant to, and responsible for the
enforcement of, the Consumer Product
Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. 2051–2089
(‘‘CPSA’’).
3. Maran is a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the State
of Delaware, with its principal offices
located in North Bergen, NJ. Maran is an
importer of apparel.
Staff Allegations
4. Maran imported about 6,000 girls’
corduroy jackets with pink hoods and
drawstrings (‘‘Drawstring Jackets’’).
From April 30, 2006 to May 25, 2006,
Maran imported the Drawstring Jackets
and sold them from January 27, 2007 to
January 29, 2009 to a major nationwide
retailer who in turn sold them to
consumers.
5. The Drawstring Jackets are
‘‘consumer product[s],’’ and, at all times
relevant hereto, Maran was a
‘‘manufacturer’’ of those consumer
products, which were ‘‘distributed in
commerce,’’ as those terms are defined
in CPSA sections 3(a)(5), (8), and (11),
15 U.S.C. § 2052(a)(5), (8), and (11).
6. In February 1996, the Staff issued
the Guidelines for Drawstrings on
Children’s Upper Outerwear
(‘‘Guidelines’’) to help prevent children
from strangling or entangling on neck
and waist drawstrings. The Guidelines
state that drawstrings can cause, and
have caused, injuries and deaths when
they catch on items such as playground
equipment, bus doors, or cribs. In the
Guidelines, the Staff recommends that
there be no hood and neck drawstrings
in children’s upper outerwear sized 2T
to 12.
7. In June 1997, ASTM adopted a
voluntary standard, ASTM F1816–97,
which incorporated the Guidelines. The
Guidelines state that firms should be
aware of the hazards and should be sure
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K.S. Trading Corporation, Inc., Provisional Acceptance of a
Settlement Agreement and Order
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: It is the policy of the Commission to publish settlements
which it provisionally accepts under the Consumer Product Safety Act in
the Federal Register in accordance with the terms of 16 CFR 1118.20(e).
Published below is a provisionally-accepted Settlement Agreement with
K.S. Trading Corporation, containing a civil penalty of $35,000.00.
DATES: Any interested person may ask the Commission not to accept this
agreement or otherwise comment on its contents by filing a written
request with the Office of the Secretary by October 2, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Persons wishing to comment on this Settlement Agreement
should send written comments to the Comment 09-C0036, Office of the
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Room 502, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-4408.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis C. Kacoyanis, Trial Attorney,
Division of Compliance, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-
4408; telephone (301) 504-7587.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the Agreement and Order appears
below.
Dated: September 14, 2009.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary.
Settlement Agreement
1. In accordance with 16 CFR 1118.20, K.S. Trading Corporation
(``K.S. Trading'') and the staff (``Staff'') of the United States
Consumer Product Safety Commission (``Commission'') enter into this
Settlement Agreement (``Agreement''). The Agreement and the
incorporated attached Order (``Order'') settle the Staff's allegations
set forth below.
Parties
2. The Commission is an independent Federal regulatory agency
established pursuant to, and responsible for the enforcement of, the
Consumer Product Safety Act, 15 U.S.C. 2051-2089 (``CPSA'').
3. K.S. Trading is a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of New Jersey, with its principal offices located in
Moonachie, NJ. K.S. Trading is an importer of apparel.
Staff Allegations
4. Between June 26, 2007 and July 11, 2007, K.S. Trading imported
about 5,740 boys' hooded sweatshirts with drawstrings (``Drawstring
Sweatshirts'') that were distributed from July 2007 to August 2007 to
several nationwide retailers, who in-turn sold them to consumers under
the ``Raw Blue'' trade name.
5. The Drawstring Sweatshirts are ``consumer product[s],'' and, at
all times relevant hereto, K.S. Trading was a ``manufacturer'' of those
consumer products, which were ``distributed in commerce,'' as those
terms are defined in CPSA sections 3(a) (5), (8), and (11), 15 U.S.C.
2052(a)(5), (8), and (11).
6. In February 1996, the Staff issued the Guidelines for
Drawstrings on Children's Upper Outerwear (``Guidelines'') to help
prevent children from strangling or entangling on neck and waist
drawstrings. The Guidelines state that drawstrings can cause, and have
caused, injuries and deaths when they catch on items such as playground
equipment, bus doors, or cribs. In the Guidelines, the Staff recommends
that there be no hood and neck drawstrings in children's upper
outerwear sized 2T to 12.
7. In June 1997, ASTM adopted a voluntary standard, ASTM F1816-97,
which incorporated the Guidelines. The Guidelines state that firms
should be aware of the hazards and should be sure garments they sell
conform to the voluntary standard.
8. On May 19, 2006, the Commission posted on its Web site a letter
from the Commission's Director of the Office of Compliance to
manufacturers, importers, and retailers of children's upper outerwear.
The letter urges them to make certain that all children's upper
outerwear sold in the United States complies with ASTM F1816-97. The
letter states that the Staff considers children's upper outerwear with
drawstrings at the hood or neck area to be defective and to present a
substantial risk of injury to young children under Federal Hazardous
Substances Act (``FHSA'') section 15(c), 15 U.S.C. 1274(c). The letter
also notes the CPSA's section 15(b) reporting requirements.
9. K.S. Trading reported to the Commission there had been no
incidents or injuries involving Drawstring Sweatshirts.
10. K.S. Trading's manufacture and distribution in commerce of the
Drawstring Sweatshirts did not meet the Guidelines or ASTM F1816-97,
failed to comport with the Staff's May 2006 defect notice, and posed a
strangulation hazard to children.
11. On August 6, 2008, the Commission and K.S. Trading announced a
recall of the Drawstring Sweatshirts. The recall informed consumers
that they should immediately remove the drawstrings to eliminate the
hazard.
12. K.S. Trading had presumed and actual knowledge that the
Drawstring Sweatshirts distributed in commerce posed a strangulation
hazard and presented a substantial risk of injury to children under
FHSA section 15(c)(1), 15 U.S.C. 1274(c)(1). K.S. Trading had obtained
information that reasonably supported the conclusion that the
Drawstring Sweatshirts contained a defect that could create a
substantial product hazard or that they created an unreasonable risk of
serious injury or death. CPSA sections 15(b)(3) and (4), 15 U.S.C.
2064(b)(3) and (4), required K.S. Trading to immediately inform the
Commission of the defect and risk.
13. K.S. Trading knowingly failed to immediately inform the
Commission about the Drawstring Sweatshirts as required by CPSA
sections 15(b)(3) and (4), 15 U.S.C. 2064(b)(3) and (4), and as the
term ``knowingly'' is defined in CPSA section 20(d), 15 U.S.C. 2069(d).
This failure violated CPSA section 19(a)(4), 15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(4).
Pursuant to CPSA section 20, 15 U.S.C. 2069, this failure subjected
K.S. Trading to civil penalties.
K.S. Trading's Response
14. K.S. Trading denies the Staff's allegations that K.S. Trading
violated the CPSA.
Agreement of the Parties
15. Under the CPSA, the Commission has jurisdiction over this
matter and over K.S. Trading.
16. The parties enter into the Agreement for settlement purposes
only. The Agreement does not constitute an admission by K.S. Trading,
or a determination by the Commission, that K.S. Trading has knowingly
violated the CPSA.
17. In settlement of the Staff's allegations, K.S. Trading shall
pay a civil penalty in the amount of thirty-five thousand dollars
($35,000.00) within twenty (20) calendar days of service of the
Commission's final Order accepting the Agreement. The payment shall be
by check payable to the order of the United States Treasury.
18. Upon provisional acceptance of the Agreement, the Agreement
shall be placed on the public record and published in the Federal
Register in accordance with the procedures set forth in 16 CFR
1118.20(e). In accordance with 16 CFR 1118.20(f), if the Commission
does not receive any written request not to accept the Agreement within
fifteen (15) calendar days, the Agreement shall be deemed finally
accepted on the sixteenth (16th) calendar day after the date it is
published in the Federal Register.
19. Upon the Commission's final acceptance of the Agreement and
issuance of the final Order, K.S. Trading knowingly, voluntarily, and
completely waives any rights it may have regarding the Staff's
allegations to the following: (1) An administrative or judicial
hearing; (2) judicial review or other challenge or contest of the
validity of the Order or of the Commission's actions; (3) a
determination by the Commission of whether K.S. Trading failed to
comply with the CPSA and its underlying regulations; (4) a statement of
findings of fact and conclusions of law; and (5) any claims under the
Equal Access to Justice Act.
20. The Commission may publicize the terms of the Agreement and the
Order.
21. The Agreement and the Order shall apply to, and be binding
upon,
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K.S. Trading and each of its successors and assigns.
22. The Commission issues the Order under the provisions of the
CPSA, and violation of the Order may subject those referenced in
paragraph 21 above to appropriate legal action.
23. The Agreement may be used in interpreting the Order.
Understandings, agreements, representations, or interpretations apart
from those contained in the Agreement and the Order may not be used to
vary or contradict their terms. The Agreement shall not be waived,
amended, modified, or otherwise altered without written agreement
thereto executed by the party against whom such waiver, amendment,
modification, or alteration is sought to be enforced.
24. If any provision of the Agreement and the Order is held to be
illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws
effective during the terms of the Agreement and the Order, such
provision shall be fully severable. The balance of the Agreement and
the Order shall remain in full force and effect, unless the Commission
and K.S. Trading agree that severing the provision materially affects
the purpose of the Agreement and the Order.
K.S. Trading Corporation
Dated: July 14, 2009.
Shin Auk Kang,
President and Chief Executive Officer, K.S. Trading Corporation,
75 Knickerbocker Road, Moonachie, NJ 07074.
Dated: July 20, 2009.
Jay R. McDaniel, Esquire,
Counsel for Respondent K.S. Trading Corporation, McDaniel & Chusid,
LLP,
54 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601-7007.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Cheryl A. Falvey,
General Counsel.
Ronald G. Yelenik,
Assistant General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel.
Dated: July 21, 2009.
Dennis C. Kacoyanis,
Trial Attorney, Division of Compliance, Office of the General
Counsel.
Order
Upon consideration of the Settlement Agreement entered into between
K.S. Trading Corporation (``K.S. Trading'') and the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (``Commission'') staff, and the Commission
having jurisdiction over the subject matter and over K.S. Trading, and
it appearing that the Settlement Agreement and the Order are in the
public interest, it is
Ordered, that the Settlement Agreement be, and hereby is, accepted;
and it is
Further ordered, that K.S. Trading shall pay a civil penalty in the
amount of thirty-five thousand dollars ($35,000.00) within twenty (20)
calendar days of service of the Commission's final Order accepting the
Agreement. The payment shall be by check payable to the order of the
United States Treasury. Upon the failure of K.S. Trading to make the
foregoing payment when due, interest on the unpaid amount shall accrue
and be paid by K.S. Trading at the Federal legal rate of interest set
forth at 28 U.S.C. 1961(a) and (b).
Provisionally accepted and provisional Order issued on the 4th
day of September 2009.
By order of the Commission.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-22398 Filed 9-16-09; 8:45 am]
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