Notice2022-09409
CPSC Roundtable on Equity Action Plan
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Published
May 3, 2022
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Abstract
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) will hold a roundtable discussion on its Equity Action Plan created in response to Executive Order 13985--Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. CPSC staff invites interested parties to attend and participate in this forum in- person or via webinar.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26188-26189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09409]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
CPSC Roundtable on Equity Action Plan
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice of forum.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC)
will hold a roundtable discussion on its Equity Action Plan created in
response to Executive Order 13985--Advancing Racial Equity and Support
for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. CPSC staff
invites interested parties to attend and participate in this forum in-
person or via webinar.
DATES: The forum will take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Eastern
Standard Time (EST) on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Individuals interested
in serving as active participants in-person or via webinar should
contact Jonathan Midgett at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5b6babba6a0b8b0a7bab8b7a0b1a6b8b4bb95b6a5a6b6fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7615191805031b1304191b140312051b1718361506051558111900">[email protected]</span></a> by May 18, 2022.
Individuals interested in serving as active participants via webinar
should also register online by May 18, 2022. All other individuals who
wish to attend the discussion as online observers should register by
May 24, 2022. In-person observers do not require registration.
ADDRESSES: The forum will be held in-person and via webinar in the
Commission's main Hearing Room located on the fourth floor of Bethesda
Towers, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Attendance is free
of charge. Persons interested in attending the roundtable online should
register online at: <a href="https://cpsc.webex.com/cpsc/onstage/g.php?MTID=e6d371417117fc772ce1d9b2da1ed50ff">https://cpsc.webex.com/cpsc/onstage/g.php?MTID=e6d371417117fc772ce1d9b2da1ed50ff</a>. After registering, you
will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining
the webinar. In-person attendance does not require registration.
Persons interested in being active participants in the discussion
should contact Jonathan Midgett, Consumer Ombudsman, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fb989495888e969e899496998e9f88969a95bb988b8898d59c948d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="21424e4f52544c44534e4c435445524c404f61425152420f464e57">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Midgett, Consumer Ombudsman,
4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: 301-509-8120;
email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81e2eeeff2f4ece4f3eeece3f4e5f2ece0efc1e2f1f2e2afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a6c5c9c8d5d3cbc3d4c9cbc4d3c2d5cbc7c8e6c5d6d5c588c1c9d0">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CPSC staff is hosting a roundtable
discussion on the agency's Equity Action Plan created in response to
Executive Order 13985--Advancing Racial Equity and Support for
Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government.\1\ The
information collected from the forum will assist staff in making
recommendations for improving CPSC's Equity Action Plan.\2\
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\1\ <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/25/2021-01753/advancing-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-through-the-federal-government">https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/01/25/2021-01753/advancing-racial-equity-and-support-for-underserved-communities-through-the-federal-government</a>.
\2\ The Commission voted 4-0 to approve this notice.
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I. Background
Executive Order 13985 defines the term ``equity'' as ``the
consistent and systematic fair, just, and impartial treatment of all
individuals, including individuals who belong to underserved
communities that have been denied such treatment.'' \3\ CPSC staff
reviewed current racial data related to certain consumer product-
related injuries and fatalities and found that some racial minorities
have disproportionately higher rates of injury associated with carbon
monoxide poisoning, residential fires, and drowning in pools and spas.
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\3\ <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/06/25/executive-order-on-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility-in-the-federal-workforce/">https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2021/06/25/executive-order-on-diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility-in-the-federal-workforce/</a>.
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II. Topics
The CPSC's Equity Action Plan, available at <a href="https://www.cpsc.gov/equity">https://www.cpsc.gov/equity</a>, outlines the agency's efforts to address such disparities. CPSC
seeks information from any interested parties on the Equity Action Plan
and potential methods of improving agency informational and educational
outreach, stakeholder engagement, regulatory and enforcement policies,
research methods, data and analysis, standards development, or any
other relevant strategies to reduce deaths and injuries associated with
racial disparities or other underserved communities.
III. Roundtable Details
A. Time and Place
CPSC staff will hold the forum in-person and via webinar from 1
p.m. to 3 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Wednesday, May 25, 2022.
B. Registration
Registration is required to participate as a discussant and attend
via webinar. Registration is not required to attend in person. If you
would like to attend the roundtable discussion as an observer, but you
do not wish to participate as a discussant, please register online by
May 24, 2022. (See the ADDRESSES portion of this document for the
website link and instructions to register.)
If you would like to participate in the roundtable discussion in-
person, contact Jonathan Midgett, Consumer Ombudsman, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1a2aeafb2b4aca4b3aeaca3b4a5b2aca0af81a2b1b2a2efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d2b1bdbca1a7bfb7a0bdbfb0a7b6a1bfb3bc92b1a2a1b1fcb5bda4">[email protected]</span></a> by May 18, 2022. If you would like to
participate in the roundtable discussion via webinar, contact Jonathan
Midgett, Consumer Ombudsman, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5734383924223a3225383a352233243a3639173427243479303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ceada1a0bdbba3abbca1a3acbbaabda3afa08eadbebdade0a9a1b8">[email protected]</span></a> and register
by May 18, 2022. (See the ADDRESSES portion of this document for the
website link.) CPSC staff will select participants, based on
considerations such as the total number of volunteers, time
constraints, and the goal of having representation from a wide variety
of stakeholder groups and interests. Staff will notify those who are
selected to participate by May 20, 2022. Although staff will try to
accommodate all persons who wish to participate, the final discussant
group will depend on the number of persons who wish to contribute. If
you have any questions regarding participating in the roundtable,
please contact Jonathan Midgett, by email at:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e7d71706d6b737b6c71737c6b7a6d737f705e7d6e6d7d30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="492a26273a3c242c3b26242b3c2d3a242827092a393a2a672e263f">[email protected]</span></a>, or telephone at:
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301-509-8120. Detailed instructions for the webinar participants and
other interested parties will be made available on the CPSC's Public
Calendar: <a href="https://cpsc.gov/newsroom/public-calendar">https://cpsc.gov/newsroom/public-calendar</a>.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-09409 Filed 5-2-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6355-01-P
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