Products Containing Organohalogen Flame Retardants; Notice of Opportunity for Oral Presentation of Comments, 36705 [2017-16588]
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John Barbagallo,
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Hammond, Office of the Secretary,
Consumer Product Safety Commission,
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD
20814; telephone (301) 504–7923.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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[CPSC Docket No. CPSC–2015–0022]
Products Containing Organohalogen
Flame Retardants; Notice of
Opportunity for Oral Presentation of
Comments
Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of opportunity for oral
presentation of comments.
AGENCY:
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 cpsc-os@cpsc.gov,
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
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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–
1RequestingRulemakingon
CertainProductsContaining
OrganohalogenFlameRetardants.
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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AGENCY:
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A. Background
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ACTION:
The Commission is
announcing a recent filing requesting
that the Commission initiate an informal
rulemaking proceeding to consider
changes to an analytical method for use
in periodic reporting (Proposal Seven).
This document informs the public of the
filing, invites public comment, and
takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: September
15, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Proposal Seven
III. Notice and Comment
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
On July 28, 2017, the Postal Service
filed a petition pursuant to 39 CFR
3050.11 requesting that the Commission
initiate an informal rulemaking
proceeding to consider changes to an
analytical method relating to periodic
reports.1 The Petition identifies the
proposed analytical method changes
filed in this docket as Proposal Seven.
II. Proposal Seven
The Postal Service explains that for
many years it has calculated the ‘‘USPS
Marketing Mail’’ dropship passthroughs
for flats and parcels rate categories only
with reference to the per-pound price
element above the piece-pound
breakpoint. For greater accuracy it
proposes to include the per-piece price
element below the breakpoint in the
calculation. Petition, Proposal Seven at
1.
1 Petition of the United States Postal Service for
the Initiation of a Proceeding to Consider Proposed
Changes in Analytical Principles (Proposal Seven),
July 28, 2017 (Petition).
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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
cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, 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.
[FR Doc. 2017-16588 Filed 8-4-17; 8:45 am]
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