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ADDRESSES: Comments should be emailed to TrackingLabels@cpsc.gov. 

Comments also may be mailed, 

captioned ‘‘tracking labels,’’ preferably 

in five copies, to the Office of the 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, Room 502, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, or 

delivered to the same address 

(telephone (301) 504–7923). Comments 

may also be filed by facsimile to (301) 

504–0127. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

‘‘Gib’’ Mullan, Director, Office of 

Compliance and Field Operations, U.S. 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 

20814; telephone (301) 504–7626. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Statutory Tracking Label 

Requirement 

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission invites comments on 

implementation of section 103 of the 

CPSIA, Tracking Labels for Children’s 

Products. Effective August 14, 2009, 

section 103 of the CPSIA requires, to the 

extent practicable, the placement of 

permanent, distinguishing marks on 

children’s products and packaging to 

enable: 

(A) The manufacturer to ascertain the 

location and date of production of the 

product, cohort information (including 

the batch, run number, or other 

identifying characteristic), and any 

other information determined by the 

manufacturer to facilitate ascertaining 

the specific source of the product by 

reference to those marks; and 

(B) The ultimate purchaser to 

ascertain the manufacturer or private 

labeler, location and date of production 

of the product, and cohort information 

(including batch, run number, or other 

identifying characteristic). 

Public Law 110–314, sec. 103(a), 122 

Stat. 3016 (August 14, 2008). Under the 

CPSIA, a ‘‘children’s product’’ is ‘‘a 

consumer product designed or intended 

primarily for children 12 years of age or 

younger.’’ Id. sec. 235(a). 

Section 103 of the CPSIA also amends 

section 14(c) of the Consumer Product 

Safety Act (‘‘CPSA’’) (15 U.S.C. 2063(c)), 

which already authorizes the 

Commission to require, by rule, the use 

of traceability labels (including 

permanent labels) where practicable, on 

any consumer product. This section 

allows the Commission to require labels 

that may include these elements: 

• Manufacturer or private labeler. 

• Date and place of manufacture. 

• Cohort information (including 

batch, run number, or other identifying 

characteristic) of the product. 

This same section provides that, 

where traceability labels are required by 

rule under CPSA section 14(c) and a 

covered product is privately labeled, the 

product must carry a code mark 

permitting the seller to identify the 

manufacturer upon a purchaser’s 

request. 

The Commission is aware of the 

potential public interest in 

implementing a tracking label approach 

in close consultation with other national 

and regional jurisdictions. To the extent 

that a uniform approach can be 

developed, consumers may be better 

informed in the event of a recall. 

Manufacturers also may have greater 

certainty in identifying affected 

products and production management 

costs may be reduced, with possible 

pricing benefits to consumers. The 

Commission intends to draw from 

responses to this request for comments 

in its discussions on tracking label 

policy with other national and regional 

regulators. 

B. Request for Comments 

Given the spectrum of options 

available to CPSC to implement the 

tracking labeling requirement for 

children’s products, the staff is 

interested in comments and information 

regarding: 

1. The conditions and circumstances 

that should be considered in 

determining whether it is ‘‘practicable’’ 

to have tracking labels on children’s 

products and the extent to which 

different factors apply to including 

labels on packaging. 

2. How permitting manufacturers and 

private labelers to comply with labeling 

requirements with or without 

standardized nomenclature, appearance, 

and arrangement of information would 

affect: 

a. Manufacturers’ ability to ascertain 

the location and date of production of 

the product; and 

b. Other business considerations 

relevant to tracking label policy. 

3. How consumers’ ability to identify 

recalled items would be affected by 

permitting manufacturers and private 

labelers to comply with labeling 

requirements with or without 

standardized nomenclature, appearance, 

and arrangement of information. 

4. How, and to what extent, the 

tracking information should be 

presented with some information in 

English or other languages, or whether 

presentation should be without the use 

of language (e.g., by alpha-numeric code 

with a reference key available to the 

public). 

5. Whether there would be a 

substantial benefit to consumers if 

products were to contain tracking 

information in electronically readable 

form (to include optical data and other 

forms requiring supplemental 

technology), and if so, in which cases 

this would be most beneficial and in 

which electronic form. 

6. In cases where the product is 

privately labeled, by what means the 

manufacturer information should be 

made available by the seller to a 

consumer upon request, e.g.: 

Electronically via Internet, or toll-free 

number, or at point of sale. 

7. The amount of lead time needed to 

comply with marking requirements if 

the format is prescribed. 

8. Whether successful models for 

adequate tracking labels already exist in 

other jurisdictions. 

A study on possible product labeling 

protocols ‘‘Feasibility Study: Postmanufacturing Traceability System 

between the PRC and the EU, November 

2008’’ may be found at the following 

Web site: http://www.euchinawto.org/

index.php?option=com_content&

task=view&id=258&Itemid=1 

(referenced here with permission). The 

Commission does not necessarily 

endorse or support any views or 

conclusions in that study. However, the 

document provides useful background 

for discussion of traceability labeling 

policies. 

The Commission understands that 

other jurisdictions plan to request 

comments on tracking label policy in 

the near future. On its Web site http:// 

www.cpsc.gov, CPSC will provide links 

to Internet notices by other jurisdictions 

as staff becomes aware of them. 

Dated: February 20, 2009. 

Todd Stevenson, 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–4066 Filed 2–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Air University Board of Visitors 

Meeting 

ACTION: Notice of meeting of the Air 

University Board of Visitors. 

SUMMARY: 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, the Department of 

Defense announces that the Air 

University Board of Visitors’ meeting 

will take place on Monday, April 19th, 

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2009, from 8 a.m.–5 p.m., and Tuesday, 

April 20th, 2009, from 8 a.m.–8 p.m. 

The meeting will be held in the Air 

University Commander’s Conference 

Room located in building 836. Please 

contact Dr. Dorothy Reed, 334–953– 

5159 for further details of the meeting 

location. 

The purpose of this meeting is to 

provide independent advice and 

recommendations on matters pertaining 

to the educational, doctrinal, and 

research policies and activities of Air 

University. The agenda will include 

topics relating to the policies, programs, 

and initiatives of Air University 

educational programs. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as 

amended, and 41 CFR 102–3.155 all 

sessions of the Air University Board of 

Visitors’ meeting will be open to the 

public. Any member of the public 

wishing to provide input to the Air 

University Board of Visitors should 

submit a written statement in 

accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.140(c) 

and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and the 

procedures described in this paragraph. 

Written statements can be submitted to 

the Designated Federal Officer at the 

address detailed below at any time. 

Statements being submitted in response 

to the agenda mentioned in this notice 

must be received by the Designated 

Federal Officer at the address listed 

below at least five calendar days prior 

to the meeting which is the subject of 

this notice. Written statements received 

after this date may not be provided to 

or considered by the Air University 

Board of Visitors until its next meeting. 

The Designated Federal Officer will 

review all timely submissions with the 

Air University Board of Visitors’ Board 

Chairperson and ensure they are 

provided to members of the Board 

before the meeting that is the subject of 

this notice. Additionally, any member of 

the public wishing to attend this 

meeting should contact either person 

listed below at least five calendar days 

prior to the meeting for information on 

base entry passes. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Dorothy Reed, Federal Designated 

Officer, Air University Headquarters, 55 

LeMay Plaza South, Maxwell Air Force 

Base, Alabama 36112–6335, telephone 

(334) 953–5159 or Mrs. Diana Bunch, 

Alternate Federal Designated Officer, 

same address, telephone (334) 953– 

4547. 

Bao-Anh Trinh, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–4091 Filed 2–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Notice of Meeting of the Board of 

Visitors of Marine Corps University 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Visitors of the 

Marine Corps University (BOV MCU) 

will meet the Marine Corps University 

Foundation members to create a 

working relationship in order to further 

the growth of the Marine Corps 

University. All sessions of the meeting 

will be open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, March 20, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Sheraton Premier Hotel. The address 

is: 8661 Leesburg Pike at Tyson’s 

Corner, Vienna, VA 22182. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Davi Michelle Richardson, Faculty 

Development Coordinator, Marine Corps 

University Board of Visitors, 2076 South 

Street, Quantico, Virginia 22134, 

telephone number: 703–784–2884. 

Dated: February 18, 2009. 

A.M. Vallandingham, 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–4096 Filed 2–25–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Department of Education. 

SUMMARY: The Director, Information 

Collection Clearance Division, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, invites 

comments on the proposed information 

collection requests as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 27, 

2009. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

3506 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) provide interested 

Federal agencies and the public an early 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection requests. OMB may amend or 

waive the requirement for public 

consultation to the extent that public 

participation in the approval process 

would defeat the purpose of the 

information collection, violate State or 

Federal law, or substantially interfere 

with any agency’s ability to perform its 

statutory obligations. The Director, 

Regulatory Information Management 

Services, Office of Management, 

publishes that notice containing 

proposed information collection 

requests prior to submission of these 

requests to OMB. Each proposed 

information collection, grouped by 

office, contains the following: (1) Type 

of review requested, e.g. new, revision, 

extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) 

Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) 

Description of the need for, and 

proposed use of, the information; (5) 

Respondents and frequency of 

collection; and (6) Reporting and/or 

Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites 

public comment. 

The Department of Education is 

especially interested in public comment 

addressing the following issues: (1) Is 

this collection necessary to the proper 

functions of the Department; (2) will 

this information be processed and used 

in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate 

of burden accurate; (4) how might the 

Department enhance the quality, utility, 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (5) how might the 

Department minimize the burden of this 

collection on the respondents, including 

through the use of information 

technology. 

Dated: February 23, 2009. 

Angela C. Arrington, 

Director, Information Collections Clearance 

Division, Regulatory Information 

Management Services, Office of Management. 

Institute of Education Sciences 

Type of Review: New. 

Title: Evaluation of the Personnel 

Development to Improve Services and 

Results for Children with Disabilities 

Program. 

Frequency: One time. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local, or Tribal 

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden: 

Responses: 242. 

Burden Hours: 290. 

Abstract: The U.S. Department of 

Education has commissioned Westat to 

independently evaluate the PDP 

program. This evaluation is divided into 

two studies, one focusing on the 

National Centers, the other on the 

Institutes of Higher Education (IHEs). 

The Study of the National Centers will 

examine the materials and services that 

have been developed and provided by 

the Centers as well as characteristics of 

the consumers. In addition, the panel of