## U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

LOG OF MEETING

SUBJECT : CPSC Staff Workshop on Electronic Filing of Certificates as included in proposed

rule on Certificates of Compliance

DATE : September 18 , 2014

TIME : 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m

.

PLACE : CPSC Headquarters Hearing Room, 4330 East West Highway

, Bethesda , MD

ENTRY SOURCE : Celestine T. Kish, EXIS

CPSC A TTENDEES : See Appendix B

NON FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES : See Appendix B

SUMMARY :

CPSC staff hosted a workshop on aspects of the Commission’s proposed rule on Certificates of

Compliance (certificates), which the Commission published on May 13, 2013. Among other things, the

Commission proposed to require electronic filing of certificates for regulated imported consumer

products with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at the time of filing the CBP entry or the time of

filing the entry and entry summary, if both are filed together. The workshop focus ed on this aspect of

the proposed rule.

CPSC staff opened the workshop with an introduction t o the topic, outlining the agenda, history, and

scope of the workshop. There were two sessions. The morning session consisted of CPSC staff

presentation on an overview of the statutory and regulatory requirements for certificates of compliance,

and summa rized the proposed rule for electronic filing of certificates

, and nine industry representatives

providing input and concerns with the proposed changes. The session ended after questions and

answers for the morning panelists. The afternoon panel began wi th CPSC staff presentation on the

overview of CPSC’s Risk Assessment Methodology (RAM), then representatives from Customs and

Border Protection, Food Safety and Inspection Services, and Environmental Protection Agency presented

information about the Automa ted Commercial Environment (ACE) filing requirements and agency pilot

programs. This session ended after questions and answers for the afternoon panelists.

The workshop closed with a reminder to submit comments on this topic to www.regulations.gov docket

number CPSC

- 2013

- 0017 by October 31, 2014.

Attachments:

 Appendix A: Agenda

 Appendix B: List of meeting attendees

Supplemental Information is available at: www.regulations.gov docket number CPSC

- 2013

- 0017

 Video recording of the meeting : http://www.slideshare.net/USCPSC/

 Speakers’ slides, written testimony, and data submissions

 Other written comments submitted by the public

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– 0017 CPSC S taff W orkshop on Electronic Filing of Certificates as Included in Proposed Rule

on Certificates of Compliance

CPSC Headquarters

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD

September 18 , 2014

9:00 Introductory Remarks / Workshop Protocol

– Carol Cave , Assistant Executive Director, Import

Surveillance , CPSC

9: 15 Overview of Testing and Certification Requirements (CPSC)

- J acqueline Campbell , Project

Manager 1110 Rule , CPSC

9:45 Public Comment s and Concern s :

1. Nancy MacPherson , LEGO

2. Kathleen McGuigan and Jon Gold, Joint Presentation of the Retail Industry Leaders

Assoc. & the National Retail Federation

3. Sean Murray, National Association of Foreign Trade Zones

5 minute break

4. Mark Shacklette , UPS

5. Alan Kaufman , TIA

6. Mike Lahar, National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Assn

7. Erika Jones, Bicycle P roduct Suppliers Association

8. Michael Mullen, Express Association of America

11:45 Q uestions & A nswers for morning session

12: 15 Lunch Break

1 : 30 Overview of CPSC’s Risk Assessment Methodology (RAM)

- John Blachere, Operations

Research Specialist, Import Surveillance CPSC

2:00 Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Filing Requirements & Agency Pilots Panel:

1. Customs and Border P rotection (CBP)

- Brenda Smi th, Executive Director ACE

Business Office

2. Food Safety and Inspection Services (FSIS)

- Bob Berczi k, International Issues

Analyst/ Mary Stanley , Director, International Relations and Strategic Planning Staff

3. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

- Roy Chaudet , ITDS Technical Lead

5 minute b reak

4. FSIS Pilot trade volunteer

– Mike Lahar, Deringer

5. 1 US Government at the Border

– Mary Ann Comstock, Commercial Operations

Advisory Committee for CBP

3 : 30 Questions & Answers for afternoon session

4:00 Closing Rem arks

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LOG OF MEETING

– Appendix B

SUBJECT : CPSC Staff Workshop on Electronic Filing of Certificates as included in proposed

rule on Certificates of Compliance

DATE : September 18 , 2014

TIME : 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m

.

PLACE : CPSC Headquarters Hearing Room, 4330 East West Highway

, Bethesda , MD

ENTRY SOURCE : Celestine T. Kish, EXIS

CPSC A TTENDEES :

Carol Cave

Jacqueline Campbell

John Blachere

James Joholske

Mary House

Mary Toro

Randy Butturini

Jack McDaniel

Carl Philpott

Elliot Kaye

Jana Fong

- Swamidoss

Jason Levine

Robert Adler

Joseph Mohorovic

Bryce Dustman

Ann Marie Buerkle

John Gib Mullen

Nancy Lowery

Marietta Robinson

Heather Bramble

Boaz Green

Dorothy Lee

DeWane Ray

Robert J. Howell

Patty Adair

Bonnie Novak

Celestine T. Kish