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1Section 106(a) of the CPSIA does not require 

CPSC to incorporate section 4.2 and Annex 4 of 

ASTM F963–07e1, or any provision that restated or 

incorporated an existing mandatory standard or ban 

promulgated by the Commission or by statute. 

2The Commission voted 4–0 to publish this 

notification. 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, November 

8, 2023—10 a.m. 

PLACE: Room 420, Bethesda Towers, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD. 

STATUS: Commission Meeting—Open to 

the Public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Decisional 

Matter: FY24 Operating Plan. 

A live webcast of the meeting can be 

viewed at the following link: https://

cpsc.webex.com/cpsc/j.php?

MTID=mb0c2a231d7aa95760a62dfa

8f6b9d1c1. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Alberta E. Mills, Office of the Secretary, 

U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814, 301–504–7479 

(Office) or 240–863–8938 (Cell). 

Dated: October 31, 2023. 

Elina Lingappa, 

Paralegal Specialist. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24379 Filed 10–31–23; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CPSC–2017–0010] 

Notice of Availability of Updated ASTM 

Standard 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission’s (Commission or 

CPSC) mandatory rule, Safety Standard 

Mandating ASTM F963 for Toys, 

incorporates by reference ASTM F963– 

17, Standard Consumer Safety 

Specifications for Toy Safety. The 

Commission has received notice of a 

revision to this incorporated voluntary 

standard. CPSC seeks comment on 

whether the revision improves the 

safety of the consumer products covered 

by the standard. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

November 16, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2017– 

0010, 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. 

Do not submit through this website: 

confidential business information, trade 

secret information, or other sensitive or 

protected information that you do not 

want to be available to the public. CPSC 

typically does not accept comments 

submitted by email, except as described 

below. 

Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/ 

Confidential Written Submissions: CPSC 

encourages you to submit electronic 

comments by using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal. You may, however, 

submit comments by mail, hand 

delivery, or courier to: Office of the 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: (301) 

504–7479. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number. CPSC may post all comments 

without change, including any personal 

identifiers, contact information, or other 

personal information provided, to 

https://www.regulations.gov. If you wish 

to submit confidential business 

information, trade secret information, or 

other sensitive or protected information 

that you do not want to be available to 

the public, you may submit such 

comments by mail, hand delivery, or 

courier, or you may email them to: cpscos@cpsc.gov. 

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–2017–0010, into 

the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the 

prompts. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Benjamin J. Mordecai, U.S. Consumer 

Product Safety Commission, 5 Research 

Place, Rockville, MD 20850; telephone: 

301–987–2506; email: bmordecai@

cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

106(a) of the Consumer Product Safety 

Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA), 

mandated that ASTM F963–07e1, 

Standard Consumer Safety 

Specifications for Toy Safety, shall be 

considered a mandatory consumer 

product safety standard issued by the 

CPSC.1 15 U.S.C. 2056b(a). After 

compliance with ASTMF963 became 

mandatory in 2009, there were revisions 

to the voluntary standard in 2008, 2011, 

2016, and 2017. Currently, ASTM 

F963–17, with certain exceptions, is 

considered a consumer product safety 

standard issued by the Commission 

under section 9 of the Consumer 

Product Safety Act (CPSA). 16 CFR part 

1250. 

On October 23, 2023, ASTM notified 

CPSC of ASTM’s approval and 

publication of revisions to ASTM F963 

in a revised standard, numbered ASTM 

F963–23, approved on August 1, 2023. 

Under section 106(g) of the CPSIA, if 

ASTM proposes revisions to ASTM 

F963, ASTM must notify the 

Commission. 15 U.S.C. 2056b(g). The 

revised standard shall be considered a 

consumer product safety standard 

issued by the CPSC under section 9 of 

the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2058), effective 180 

days after the date on which ASTM 

notifies the Commission of the revision, 

unless, within 90 days after receiving 

that notice, the Commission notifies 

ASTM that it has determined that the 

proposed revision does not improve the 

safety of toys. 15 U.S.C. 2056b(g). 

CPSC is assessing the revised 

voluntary standard to determine 

whether the revisions in ASTM F963–23 

meet the requirements of CPSIA section 

106(g). The Commission invites public 

comment on that question, to inform 

staff’s assessment and any subsequent 

Commission consideration of the 

revisions in ASTM F963–23.2

ASTM F963–23 is available for review 

in several ways. ASTM has provided on 

its website (at https://www.astm.org/ 

CPSC.htm), at no cost, a read-only copy 

of the 2023 revisions to ASTM F963 

including a red-lined version that 

identifies the changes made to ASTM 

F963–17. A read-only copy of the 

existing mandatory standard (ASTM 

F963–17) is available for viewing, at no 

cost, on the ASTM website at: https:// 

www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/. 

Interested parties can download copies 

of the standards by purchasing them 

from ASTM International, 100 Barr 

Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West 

Conshohocken, PA 19428–2959; phone: 

610–832–9585; https://www.astm.org. 

Alternatively, interested parties can 

schedule an appointment to inspect 

copies of the standards at CPSC’s Office 

of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; 

telephone: 301–504–7479. 

Comments must be received by 

November 16, 2023. Because of the short 

statutory time frame Congress 

established for the Commission to 

consider revised voluntary standards 

under section 106(g) of the CPSIA, CPSC 


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will not consider comments received 

after this date. 

Alberta E. Mills, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24189 Filed 11–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[CERCLA–04–2024–7001, FRL–11528–01– 

R4] 

U.S. Finishing, LLC and Cone Mills 

Corporation Superfund Site, 

Greenville, South Carolina; Proposed 

Settlements 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement. 

SUMMARY: Under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, Compensation 

and Liability Act (CERCLA), the United 

States Environmental Protection Agency 

is proposing to enter into an 

Administrative Settlement Agreement 

for Remedial Design/Remedial Action 

by Prospective Purchaser with Cone 

Mills Acquisition Group, LLC, 

concerning the U.S. Finishing, LLC and 

Cone Mills Corporation Superfund Site. 

The settlement agreement addresses a 

Remedial Design/Remedial Action to be 

performed at the site by Cone Mills 

Acquisition Group, LLC, a Prospective 

Purchaser. 

DATES: The Agency will consider public 

comments on the proposed settlement 

until December 4, 2023. The Agency 

will consider all comments received and 

may modify or withdraw its consent to 

the proposed settlements if comments 

received disclose facts or considerations 

which indicate that the proposed 

settlement is inappropriate, improper, 

or inadequate. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed 

settlements are available from the 

Agency by contacting Ms. Paula V. 

Painter, Program Analyst, using the 

contact information provided in this 

notice. Comments may also be 

submitted by referencing the Site’s 

name through one of the following 

methods: 

Internet: https://www.epa.gov/ 

aboutepa/about-epa-region-4- 

southeast#r4-public-notices. 

Email: Painter.Paula@epa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula V. Painter at 404/562–8887. 

Maurice Horsey, 

Branch Manager, Enforcement Branch, 

Superfund & Emergency Management 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24204 Filed 11–1–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–11523–01–OW] 

National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council; Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of 

Ground Water and Drinking Water is 

announcing a meeting of the National 

Drinking Water Advisory Council 

(NDWAC or Council) as authorized 

under the Safe Drinking Water Act 

(SDWA). The primary purposes of the 

meeting are: for EPA to consult with the 

NDWAC as required by the SDWA on a 

final National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulation: Lead and Copper Rule 

Improvements; and for the NDWAC to 

review the report of the Microbial and 

Disinfection Byproducts (MDBP) Rule 

Revisions Working Group to the Council 

and to develop advice and 

recommendations from the Council to 

the EPA Administrator on issues 

included in EPA’s November 2021 

charge to the Council on potential 

revisions to MDBP rules. Additional 

details will be provided in the meeting 

agenda, which will be posted on EPA’s 

NDWAC website prior to the meeting. 

See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this announcement for more 

information. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

November 28, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. to 

5:30 p.m., eastern time; on November 

29, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 

eastern time; and on November 30, 

2023, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 

eastern time. 

ADDRESSES: This will be a virtual 

meeting. There will be no in-person 

gathering for this meeting. For more 

information about attending, providing 

oral statements, and accessibility for the 

meeting, as well as sending written 

comments, see the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this 

announcement. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elizabeth Corr, NDWAC Designated 

Federal Officer, Office of Ground Water 

and Drinking Water (Mail Code 4601), 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–3798; email address: 

corr.elizabeth@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Attending the Meeting: The meeting 

will be open to the general public. The 

meeting agenda and information on how 

to register for and attend the meeting 

online will be provided on EPA’s 

website at: https://www.epa.gov/ndwac 

prior to the meeting. 

Oral Statements: EPA will allocate 

one hour for the public to present oral 

comments during the meeting. Oral 

statements will be limited to three 

minutes per person during the public 

comment period. It is preferred that 

only one person present a statement on 

behalf of a group or organization. 

Persons interested in presenting an oral 

statement should send an email to 

NDWAC@epa.gov by noon, eastern time, 

on November 21, 2023. 

Written Statements: Any person who 

wishes to file a written statement can do 

so before or after the Council meeting. 

Send written statements by email to 

NDWAC@epa.gov or see the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section if 

sending statements by mail. Written 

statements received by noon, eastern 

time, on November 21, 2023, will be 

distributed to all members of the 

Council prior to the meeting. Statements 

received after that time will become part 

of the permanent file for the meeting 

and will be forwarded to the Council 

members after conclusion of the 

meeting. Members of the public should 

be aware that their personal contact 

information, if included in any written 

comments, may be posted to the 

NDWAC website. Copyrighted material 

will not be posted without the explicit 

permission of the copyright holder. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, or to request 

accommodations for a disability, please 

contact Elizabeth Corr by email at 

corr.elizabeth@epa.gov, or by phone at 

(202) 564–3798, preferably at least 10 

days prior to the meeting to allow as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council: The NDWAC was created by 

Congress on December 16, 1974, as part 

of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) 

of 1974, Public Law 93–523, 42 U.S.C. 

300j–5, and is operated in accordance 

with the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 

U.S.C. app. 2. The NDWAC was 

established to advise, consult with, and 


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