Petition for Classification of Vacuum Diffusion Technology as an Anti-Entrapment System Under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, 46250-46251 [2015-19076]

Download as PDF 46250 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 149 / Tuesday, August 4, 2015 / Notices Achieve, Sioux Falls, ID Contracting Activity: Department Of Energy, Western-Upper Great Plains Region, Billings, MT Barry S. Lineback, Director, Business Operations. [FR Doc. 2015–18850 Filed 8–3–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353–01–P COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY DISABLED Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled. ACTION: Proposed additions to and deletions from the procurement list. AGENCY: The Committee is proposing to add products and services to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes products previously furnished by such agency. Comments Must Be Received on or Before: 8/31/2015. ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, 1401 S. Clark Street, Suite 715, Arlington, Virginia, 22202–4149. For Further Information or To Submit Comments Contact: Barry S. Lineback, Telephone: (703) 603–7740, Fax: (703) 603–0655, or email CMTEFedReg@ AbilityOne.gov. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 8503 (a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. Its purpose is to provide interested persons an opportunity to submit comments on the proposed actions. Additions tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES If the Committee approves the proposed additions, the entities of the Federal Government identified in this notice will be required to procure the products and services listed below from nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The following products and services are proposed for addition to the Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed: Products NSN(s)—Product Names(s): MR 10681—Bib, Baby, Halloween MR 10683—Socks, Halloween MR 10684—Gloves, Halloween MR 10685—Party Favors, Halloween, Spiders and Webs VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:45 Aug 03, 2015 Jkt 235001 MR 10686—Party Favors, Halloween, Witch’s Fingers MR 10687—Party Favors, Halloween, Nose and Glasses MR 10688—Party Favors, Halloween, Fangs MR 10689—Party Favors, Halloween, Mini Spiral Note Book MR 10690—Party Favors, Halloween, Sticky Eyes Mandatory Source of Supply: Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind, Inc., WinstonSalem, NC Mandatory Purchase For: Military commissaries and exchanges in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 51, 51–6.4. Contracting Activity: Defense Commissary Agency, Fort Lee, VA Distribution: C-List 8440–00–205–2522—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 40 8440–00–205–2523—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 41 8440–00–205–2524—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 42 8440–00–205–2525—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 43 Mandatory Source of Supply: Stone Belt ARC, Inc., Bloomington, IN Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, PA Services Service Type: Removal/Clean-up Bird Dropping Service Service is Mandatory For: Defense Logistics Agency, Defense Supply Center Richmond, 8000 Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond, VA Mandatory Source of Supply: Richmond Area Association for Retarded Citizens, Richmond, VA Contracting Activity: Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Contracting Services Office, Richmond, VA Service Type: Janitorial and Related Service Service is Mandatory For: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1 La Puntilla Street, San Juan, PR Mandatory Source of Supply: The Corporate Source, Inc., New York, NY Contracting Activity: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Enforcement Contracting Division CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Deletions The following products are proposed for deletion from the Procurement List: Products NSN(s)—Product Names(s): 8440–00–205–2509—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 44 8440–00–205–2510—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 28 8440–00–205–2511—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 29 8440–00–205–2512—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 30 8440–00–205–2513—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 31 8440–00–205–2514—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 32 8440–00–205–2515—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 33 8440–00–205–2516—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 34 8440–00–205–2517—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 35 8440–00–205–2518—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 36 8440–00–205–2519—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 37 8440–00–205–2520—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 38 8440–00–205–2521—Belt, General Officers, Leather, Army, Black, 39 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Barry S. Lineback, Director, Business Operations. [FR Doc. 2015–18851 Filed 8–3–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353–01–P [Docket No. CPSC–2015–0018] Petition for Classification of Vacuum Diffusion Technology as an AntiEntrapment System Under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act Consumer Product Safety Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Paul C. McKain, Chief Executive Officer of PSD Industries, LLC, (‘‘Petitioner’’), requests that the Commission initiate rulemaking to determine that Vacuum Diffusion Technology is an anti-entrapment system under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (‘‘VGBA’’). The Commission invites written comments concerning the petition. DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive comments on the petition by October 5, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC–2015– 0018, by any of the following methods: Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. The Commission does not accept comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except through www.regulations.gov. The Commission encourages you to submit electronic comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above. Written Submissions: Submit written submissions in the following way: mail/ hand delivery/courier to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504–7923. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this notice. All SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\04AUN1.SGM 04AUN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 149 / Tuesday, August 4, 2015 / Notices comments received may be posted without change, including any personal identifiers, contact information, or other personal information provided, to: https://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential business information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or protected information that you do not want to be available to the public. If furnished at all, such information should be submitted in writing. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to: https:// www.regulations.gov, and insert the docket number, CPSC–2015–0018, into the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the prompts. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rocky Hammond, Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD, 20814; telephone (301) 504–6833, email: rhammond@cpsc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1404(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the VGBA requires that each public pool and spa in the United States with a single main drain other than an unblockable drain be equipped, at a minimum, with one or more of the following anti-entrapment devices or systems: (I) Safety vacuum release system; (II) Suction-limiting vent system; (III) Gravity drainage system; (IV) Automatic pump shut-off system; (V) Drain disablement; or (VI) any other system determined by the Commission to be equally effective as, or better than, these systems at preventing or eliminating the risk of injury or death associated with pool drainage systems. 15 U.S.C. 8003(c)(1)(A)(ii). Petitioner submitted a petition to the Commission dated June 11, 2015, to initiate rulemaking to determine that the VDT is an anti-entrapment device or system under the VGBA. To include the VDT in the list of anti-entrapment devices or systems in the VGBA, the Commission must determine that the VDT is ‘‘equally effective as, or better than’’ the antientrapment devices and systems listed in section 1404(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the VGBA at preventing or eliminating the risk of injury or death associated with pool drainage systems. Petitioner asserts that VDT can help prevent risks of entrapment as a backup layer of protection and serves the same purpose as a safety vacuum release system (‘‘SVRS’’). Petitioner defines VDT as ‘‘a system that removes the intense vacuum draw from the intake point of a pumping system by occluding the intake orifice from swimmers and diffusing the vacuum from a potential blockage immediately in multiple VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:45 Aug 03, 2015 Jkt 235001 directions from the blockage.’’ According to Petitioner, ‘‘covering 50% of the Vacuum Diffusion Technology intake device should not raise the normal vacuum draw by more than .4’’ Hg.’’ Petitioner states that changing technology necessitates new antientrapment safety technology. Petitioner provides that some states have mandated the use of variable speed pumps in pools, and, according to Petitioner, SVRSs do not function on variable speed pumps. Petitioner asserts that technicians have learned to bypass SVRSs. Petitioner states that VDT is only effective when the drain cover is missing and acknowledges that VDT does not protect against full-body entrapment. Petitioner asserts, however, that the devices and systems listed in the VGBA have limitations, and that VDT protects against limb, hair, and mechanical entrapment and mitigates evisceration. By this notice, the Commission seeks comments concerning this petition to classify VDT as an anti-entrapment system or device under the VGBA. Interested parties may obtain a copy of the petition by writing or calling the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 EastWest Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 504–6833. The petition is also available at: https:// www.regulations.gov under Docket No. CPSC–2015–XXXX, Supporting and Related Materials. Dated: July 30, 2015. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. [FR Doc. 2015–19076 Filed 8–3–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6355–01–P CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Wednesday August 12, 2015, 9 a.m.–11 a.m. TIME AND DATE: Hearing Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland. PLACE: Commission Meeting—Open to the Public STATUS: Decisional Meeting: Electronic Filing of Certificates of Compliance—Pilot Program—Federal Register Notice A live webcast of the Meeting can be viewed at www.cpsc.gov/live. MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 46251 For a recorded message containing the latest agenda information, call (301) 504–7948. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 504–7923. Dated: July 30, 2015. Todd A. Stevenson, Secretariat. [FR Doc. 2015–19175 Filed 7–31–15; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 6355–01–P DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Health Board; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meeting Department of Defense (DoD). Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: The Department of Defense is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Defense Health Board will take place. DATES: SUMMARY: Thursday, August 20, 2015 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. (Open Session) 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. (Administrative Working Meeting) 1:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. (Open Session) ADDRESSES: Defense Health Headquarters (DHHQ), Pavilion Salons B–C, 7700 Arlington Blvd., Falls Church, Virginia 22042 (escort required; see guidance in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION, ‘‘Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting’’). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Executive Director of the Defense Health Board is Ms. Christine Bader, 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls Church, Virginia 22042, (703) 681–6653, Fax: (703) 681–9539, christine.e.bader.civ@mail.mil. For meeting information, please contact Ms. Kendal Brown, 7700 Arlington Boulevard, Suite 5101, Falls Church, Virginia 22042, kendal.l.brown2.ctr@ mail.mil, (703) 681–6670, Fax: (703) 681–9539. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is being held under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 41 CFR 102–3.150, and in accordance E:\FR\FM\04AUN1.SGM 04AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 2015)]
[Notices]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[Docket No. CPSC-2015-0018]


Petition for Classification of Vacuum Diffusion Technology as an 
Anti-Entrapment System Under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa 
Safety Act

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Paul C. McKain, Chief Executive Officer of PSD Industries, 
LLC, (``Petitioner''), requests that the Commission initiate rulemaking 
to determine that Vacuum Diffusion Technology is an anti-entrapment 
system under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act 
(``VGBA''). The Commission invites written comments concerning the 
petition.

DATES: The Office of the Secretary must receive comments on the 
petition by October 5, 2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2015-
0018, by any of the following methods:
    Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 
instructions for submitting comments. The Commission does not accept 
comments submitted by electronic mail (email), except through 
www.regulations.gov. The Commission encourages you to submit electronic 
comments by using the Federal eRulemaking Portal, as described above.
    Written Submissions: Submit written submissions in the following 
way: mail/hand delivery/courier to: Office of the Secretary, Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, Room 820, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, 
MD 20814; telephone (301) 504-7923.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number for this notice. All

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comments received may be posted without change, including any personal 
identifiers, contact information, or other personal information 
provided, to: https://www.regulations.gov. Do not submit confidential 
business information, trade secret information, or other sensitive or 
protected information that you do not want to be available to the 
public. If furnished at all, such information should be submitted in 
writing.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to: https://www.regulations.gov, and insert the 
docket number, CPSC-2015-0018, into the ``Search'' box, and follow the 
prompts.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rocky Hammond, Office of the 
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, 
Bethesda, MD, 20814; telephone (301) 504-6833, email: 
rhammond@cpsc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 1404(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the VGBA 
requires that each public pool and spa in the United States with a 
single main drain other than an unblockable drain be equipped, at a 
minimum, with one or more of the following anti-entrapment devices or 
systems: (I) Safety vacuum release system; (II) Suction-limiting vent 
system; (III) Gravity drainage system; (IV) Automatic pump shut-off 
system; (V) Drain disablement; or (VI) any other system determined by 
the Commission to be equally effective as, or better than, these 
systems at preventing or eliminating the risk of injury or death 
associated with pool drainage systems. 15 U.S.C. 8003(c)(1)(A)(ii). 
Petitioner submitted a petition to the Commission dated June 11, 2015, 
to initiate rulemaking to determine that the VDT is an anti-entrapment 
device or system under the VGBA. To include the VDT in the list of 
anti-entrapment devices or systems in the VGBA, the Commission must 
determine that the VDT is ``equally effective as, or better than'' the 
anti-entrapment devices and systems listed in section 1404(c)(1)(A)(ii) 
of the VGBA at preventing or eliminating the risk of injury or death 
associated with pool drainage systems.
    Petitioner asserts that VDT can help prevent risks of entrapment as 
a backup layer of protection and serves the same purpose as a safety 
vacuum release system (``SVRS''). Petitioner defines VDT as ``a system 
that removes the intense vacuum draw from the intake point of a pumping 
system by occluding the intake orifice from swimmers and diffusing the 
vacuum from a potential blockage immediately in multiple directions 
from the blockage.'' According to Petitioner, ``covering 50% of the 
Vacuum Diffusion Technology intake device should not raise the normal 
vacuum draw by more than .4'' Hg.''
    Petitioner states that changing technology necessitates new anti-
entrapment safety technology. Petitioner provides that some states have 
mandated the use of variable speed pumps in pools, and, according to 
Petitioner, SVRSs do not function on variable speed pumps. Petitioner 
asserts that technicians have learned to bypass SVRSs.
    Petitioner states that VDT is only effective when the drain cover 
is missing and acknowledges that VDT does not protect against full-body 
entrapment. Petitioner asserts, however, that the devices and systems 
listed in the VGBA have limitations, and that VDT protects against 
limb, hair, and mechanical entrapment and mitigates evisceration.
    By this notice, the Commission seeks comments concerning this 
petition to classify VDT as an anti-entrapment system or device under 
the VGBA. Interested parties may obtain a copy of the petition by 
writing or calling the Office of the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 
504-6833. The petition is also available at: https://www.regulations.gov 
under Docket No. CPSC-2015-XXXX, Supporting and Related Materials.

    Dated: July 30, 2015.
Todd A. Stevenson,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-19076 Filed 8-3-15; 8:45 am]
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