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1The Commission voted 4–1 to approve 

publication of this notice. Chairman Inez M. 

Tenenbaum, Commissioner Thomas H. Moore, 

Commissioner Nancy Nord, and Commissioner 

Anne M. Northup voted for the publication of the 

notice with changes. Commissioner Robert S. Adler 

voted against publication of the notice. Chairman 

Tenenbaum, Commissioner Northup, and 

Commissioner Adler filed statements concerning 

this vote. The statements may be viewed on the 

Commission’s Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/pr/ 

statements.html. 

distributed at the roundtable and the list 

of the roundtable participants for the 

roundtable and their associations will 

also be posted on the USPTO’s Internet 

Web site. 

Dated: January 28, 2011. 

David J. Kappos, 

Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 

Property and Director of the United States 

Patent and Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2661 Filed 2–7–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Consumer Product Safety Act: Notice 

of Commission Action on the Stay of 

Enforcement of Testing and 

Certification Requirements 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Revision of terms of stay of 

enforcement. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (‘‘CPSC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’ 

or ‘‘we’’) is announcing its decision to 

revise the terms of its stay of 

enforcement of certain testing and 

certification provisions of section 14 of 

the Consumer Product Safety Act 

(‘‘CPSA’’) as amended by section 102 of 

the Consumer Product Safety 

Improvement Act of 2008 (‘‘CPSIA’’). 

Through this notice, the Commission 

announces an extension of the stay of 

enforcement pertaining to total lead 

content in children’s products (except 

for metal components of children’s 

metal jewelry), and certain related 

products, until December 31, 2011.1

DATES: The stay of enforcement 

pertaining to total lead content in 

children’s products (except for metal 

components of children’s metal 

jewelry), and certain related products, is 

extended until December 31, 2011, upon 

which date the stay will expire. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert ‘‘Jay’’ Howell, Acting Assistant 

Executive Director for the Office of 

Compliance and Field Operations, U.S. 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 

Maryland 20814; e-mail 

rhowell@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 14 of the CPSA requires that 

every manufacturer of a product (and 

the private labeler, if the product bears 

a private label) that is subject to a 

consumer product safety rule, ban, 

standard, or regulation enforced by the 

Commission certify, based on testing, 

that its product complies with the 

applicable safety rule, ban, standard, or 

regulation. For nonchildren’s products, 

the certification must be based on a test 

of each product or a reasonable testing 

program. For children’s products, the 

certification must be based on testing 

conducted by a CPSC-accepted third 

party conformity assessment body 

(laboratory). 

On February 9, 2009, the Commission 

published a notice in the Federal 

Register, staying enforcement of many 

of the testing and certification 

requirements, including the 

requirements related to total lead in 

children’s products (other than the lead 

content of metal components of 

children’s metal jewelry). 74 FR 6396, 

6397. The Commission committed to the 

stay for one year, explaining that the 

stay was necessary to ‘‘give us the time 

needed to develop sound rules and 

requirements as well as implement 

outreach efforts to explain these [new] 

requirements of the CPSIA and their 

applicability.’’ 74 FR at 6398. With 

regard to lead content in metal 

components of children’s metal jewelry, 

the Commission stated that 

certifications based on third party 

testing would be required for such 

products manufactured after March 23, 

2009. 74 FR at 6397. 

On December 28, 2009, the 

Commission published a notice in the 

Federal Register, revising the terms of 

the stay. 74 FR 68588. In that notice, the 

Commission lifted the stay for some 

CPSC regulations and extended the stay 

for other CPSC regulations. Relevant for 

present purposes, the Commission 

stated that it ‘‘plans to keep the stay in 

effect for total lead content in metal 

children’s products and in non-metal 

children’s products * * * (section 101 

of the CPSIA) until February 10, 2011.’’ 

74 FR at 68591. The December 28, 2009, 

notice did not affect certifications and 

testing of lead content in metal 

components of children’s metal jewelry; 

the stay pertaining to those products 

had expired on March 23, 2009. 74 FR 

at 68589. 

The Commission also published two 

notices concerning discrete stays of 

enforcement related to lead content. On 

May 12, 2009, the Commission 

published a notice staying enforcement 

with regard to the lead content in 

certain parts and youth motorized 

vehicles that contain those parts. 74 FR 

22154. The notice announced that the 

stay would remain in effect until May 1, 

2011. Id. Specifically, the Commission 

stayed enforcement of the specified lead 

level as it pertains to certain parts of 

youth all-terrain vehicles, youth off-road 

motorcycles, and youth snowmobiles 

(‘‘Youth Motorized Recreational 

Vehicles’’ or ‘‘Vehicles’’), specifically 

battery terminals containing up to 100 

percent lead, and components made 

with metal alloys, including steel 

containing up to 0.35 percent lead, 

aluminum with up to 0.4 percent lead, 

and copper with up to 4.0 percent lead, 

and the vehicles that contain them. Id. 

On June 30, 2009, the Commission 

published a notice staying enforcement 

with regard to the lead content in 

certain parts of bicycles, jogger strollers, 

and bicycle trailers (‘‘Bicycles and 

Related Products’’) designed or intended 

primarily for children 12 years of age or 

younger. 74 FR 31254. In brief, the stay 

applied to components made with metal 

alloys, including steel containing up to 

0.35 percent lead, aluminum with up to 

0.4 percent lead, and copper with up to 

4.0 percent lead. 74 FR at 31257. The 

Commission stated the stay would 

remain in effect until July 1, 2011. 74 FR 

at 31254. 

II. Extension of Stay of Enforcement 

We have received several requests for 

an extension of the stay of enforcement 

related to lead testing and certifications. 

After considering these requests and 

other matters, the Commission has 

decided to extend the existing stay of 

enforcement on testing and 

certifications of the total lead content in 

children’s products (except for metal 

components of children’s metal jewelry) 

until December 31, 2011, at which time 

the stay will expire. This action by the 

Commission encompasses the stays 

described above, pertaining to lead 

content in Youth Motorized 

Recreational Vehicles and Bicycles and 

Related Products; those stays are hereby 

extended until December 31, 2011. 

The Commission notes that there 

remains in effect a stay of enforcement 

on testing and certification for 

children’s products subject to those 

children’s product safety rules for 

which a notice of requirements for 

accreditation of third party conformity 

assessment bodies (laboratories) has not 

published yet, including testing of 

children’s toys and child care articles 

for banned phthalates, and testing of 


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children’s toys for compliance with the 

mandatory toy safety standard ASTM F– 

963 (which includes caps and toy guns). 

The Commission’s current action does 

not affect that stay of enforcement; 

accordingly, and as described in the 

December 28, 2009, notice (74 FR 

68591–68592), such stay will continue 

until the respective notices of 

requirements for laboratory 

accreditation are published. 

Dated: February 1, 2011. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2704 Filed 2–7–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Meeting of the Defense Science Board 

AGENCY: Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

Meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Science Board 

will meet in closed session on February 

23–24, 2011; at the Pentagon, Arlington, 

VA. 

The mission of the Defense Science 

Board is to advise the Secretary of 

Defense and the Under Secretary of 

Defense for Acquisition, Technology & 

Logistics on scientific and technical 

matters as they affect the perceived 

needs of the Department of Defense. At 

this meeting, the Board will discuss 

interim finding and recommendations 

resulting from ongoing Task Force 

activities. The Board will also discuss 

plans for future consideration of 

scientific and technical aspects of 

specific strategies, tactics, and policies 

as they may affect the U.S. national 

defense posture and homeland security. 

In accordance with section 10(d) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law 92–463, as amended (5 

U.S.C. App. 2) and 41 CFR 102–3.155, 

the Department of Defense has 

determined that these Defense Science 

Board Quarterly meetings will be closed 

to the public. Specifically, the Under 

Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, 

Technology and Logistics), with the 

coordination of the DoD Office of 

General Counsel, has determined in 

writing that all sessions of these 

meetings will be closed to the public 

because they will be concerned 

throughout with matters listed in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1). 

Interested persons may submit a 

written statement for consideration by 

the Defense Science Board. Individuals 

submitting a written statement must 

submit their statement to the Designated 

Federal Official at the address detailed 

below, at any point, however, if a 

written statement is not received at least 

10 calendar days prior to the meeting, 

which is the subject of this notice, then 

it may not be provided to or considered 

by the Defense Science Board. The 

Designated Federal Official will review 

all timely submissions with the Defense 

Science Board Chairperson, and ensure 

they are provided to members of the 

Defense Science Board before the 

meeting that is the subject of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Debra Rose, Executive Officer, Defense 

Science Board, 3140 Defense Pentagon, 

Room 3B888A, Washington, DC 20301– 

3140, via e-mail at debra.rose@osd.mil, 

or via phone at (703) 571–0084. 

Dated: February 3, 2011. 

Morgan F. Park, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2684 Filed 2–7–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose 

Reconstruction; Meeting 

AGENCY: Defense Threat Reduction 

Agency, DoD. 

ACTION: Advisory Board meeting notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), 

the Sunshine in the Government Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), the 

Defense Threat Reduction Agency 

(DTRA), and the Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) announce the following 

advisory board meeting of the Veterans’ 

Advisory Board on Dose Reconstruction 

(VBDR). 

DATES: Friday, March 11, 2011, 8 a.m. to 

12:15 p.m. and from 1:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. 

The public is invited to attend. A public 

comment session is scheduled from 

10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. 

Location: Hilton Arlington Hotel, 950 

North Stafford Street, Arlington, VA 

22203. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose 

Reconstruction Toll Free at 1–866–657– 

VBDR (8237). Additional information 

may be found at http://vbdr.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

Meeting: To obtain, review, and evaluate 

information related to the Board’s 

mission to provide guidance and 

oversight of the dose reconstruction and 

claims compensation programs for 

veterans of U.S.-sponsored atmospheric 

nuclear weapons tests from 1945–1962; 

veterans of the 1945–1946 occupation of 

Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan; and 

veterans who were prisoners of war in 

those regions at the conclusion of World 

War II. In addition, the advisory board 

will assist the VA and DTRA in 

communicating with the veterans. 

Meeting Agenda: The meeting will 

open with an introduction of the Board. 

After introductions, the remainder of 

the morning will include the following 

briefings: ‘‘Review of Atomic Veterans 

Epidemiology Study’’ by Dr. John Boice; 

‘‘Review of Atomic Veterans 

Demographic Study’’ by Dr. John 

Lathrop; ‘‘Quality Review of Radiation 

Cases at the Jackson VARO’’, by VA 

STAR Representative; ‘‘Update on the 

Nuclear Test Personnel Review (NTPR) 

Dose Reconstruction Program’’, by Dr. 

Paul Blake; and ‘‘Update on the VA 

Radiation Claims Compensation 

Program for Veterans’’, by Mr. Brad 

Flohr. The morning session includes 

one half-hour open public comment 

session. The afternoon session will 

begin with a presentation on the VA/ 

DTRA/VBDR Atomic Veterans 

Communications Plan. Next, the four 

subcommittees established during the 

inaugural VBDR session will report on 

their activities since March 2010. These 

subcommittees consist of the following: 

Subcommittee on DTRA Dose 

Reconstruction Procedures; the 

Subcommittee on VA Claims 

Adjudication Procedures; the 

Subcommittee on Quality Management 

and VA Process Integration with DTRA 

Nuclear Test Personnel Review 

Program; and the Subcommittee on 

Communication and Outreach. The 

remainder of the meeting will be 

devoted to a discussion of the future of 

the VBDR. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b, as amended, and 41 CFR 

102–3.140 through 102–3.165, and the 

availability of space, this meeting is 

open to the public. Seating is limited by 

the size of the meeting room. All 

persons must sign in legibly at the 

registration desk. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140(c), 

interested persons may submit a written 

statement for consideration by the 

Veterans’ Advisory Board on Dose 

Reconstruction; statements maybe on 

the VBDR’s mission or in response to 

the March 11, 2011 meeting agenda. 

Supporting documentation may also be 

included as needed to establish the 

appropriate historical context and to 


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