Notice2023-22110
Draft CPSC Scientific Integrity Policy
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Published
October 5, 2023
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Abstract
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is announcing the availability of a proposed Scientific Integrity Policy. This policy is provided in response to the Presidential Memorandum on Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and Evidence-Based Policymaking, to ensure that Agency stakeholders are given an opportunity to comment on this policy. Scientific and technical work constitute the foundation upon which the CPSC executes the agency's mission to protect the public against unreasonable risks of injury associated with the use of consumer products. CPSC aims to carry out the agency's mission with integrity, because both policy makers and the public rely upon the work done at the CPSC to ensure the protection of consumers from potential hazards associated with consumer products.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 192 (Thursday, October 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69172-69173]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22110]
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
[Docket No. CPSC-2023-0042]
Draft CPSC Scientific Integrity Policy
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is
announcing the availability of a proposed Scientific Integrity Policy.
This policy is provided in response to the Presidential Memorandum on
Restoring Trust in Government Through Scientific Integrity and
Evidence-Based Policymaking, to ensure that Agency stakeholders are
given an opportunity to comment on this policy. Scientific and
technical work constitute the foundation upon which the CPSC executes
the agency's mission to protect the public against unreasonable risks
of injury associated with the use of consumer products. CPSC aims to
carry out the agency's mission with integrity, because both policy
makers and the public rely upon the work done at the CPSC to ensure the
protection of consumers from potential hazards associated with consumer
products.
DATES: Submit comments by December 4, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You can submit comments, identified by Docket No. CPSC-2023-
0042, by any of the following methods:
Electronic Submissions: Submit electronic comments to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments. CPSC does not accept comments
submitted via email, except as described below. CPSC encourages you to
submit electronic comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier/Confidential Written Submissions: 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. If you wish to submit
confidential business information, trade secret information, or other
sensitive or protected information that you do not want available to
the public, you may submit such comments by mail, hand delivery,
courier, or you may email them to: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#83e0f3f0e0aeecf0c3e0f3f0e0ade4ecf5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb988b8898d69488bb988b8898d59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>.
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: <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. Do not submit to
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. If you wish to submit such
information, please submit it according to the instructions for mail/
hand delivery/courier/confidential written submissions.
Docket: For access to the docket to review supplemental
information, including comments received, regarding the draft policy,
go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>, and insert the docket number, CPSC-
2023-0042, into the ``search'' box, and follow the prompts. The
proposed supplemental guidance is available under ``Supporting and
Related Material.'' It is also available at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document/CPSC-2023-0042-0001">https://www.regulations.gov/document/CPSC-2023-0042-0001</a> and from the
Commission's Office of the Secretary.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Kelleher, Scientific Integrity
Official, Associate Executive Director for Health Sciences, U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 5 Research Place, Rockville, MD
20850; telephone: (240) 429-4894 email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ef82848a83838a878a9daf8c9f9c8cc1888099"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dfb2b4bab3b3bab7baad9fbcafacbcf1b8b0a9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
The proposed draft CPSC Scientific Integrity Policy builds upon the
current Statement of Principles: Integrity of the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission Staff's Scientific and Technical Work \1\ and follows
the National Science and Technology
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Council Framework for Federal Scientific Integrity Policy and
Practice.\2\ In the draft policy, staff recommends facilitating the
free flow of scientific information, protecting against retaliation,
and provisions prohibiting both improper interference and inappropriate
suppression or delay of scientific findings. The draft policy further
establishes procedures for reporting and handling allegations of
scientific integrity violations, including those involving alleged
political interference.\3\
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\1\ <a href="https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Policies-Statements-and-Directives/Statement-of-Principles-----------Integrity-of-the-U-S-Consumer-Product-Safety-Commission-Staffs-Scientific-and-Technical-Work">https://www.cpsc.gov/About-CPSC/Policies-Statements-and-Directives/Statement-of-Principles-----------Integrity-of-the-U-S-Consumer-Product-Safety-Commission-Staffs-Scientific-and-Technical-Work</a>.
\2\ <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/01-2023-Framework-for-Federal-Scientific-Integrity-Policy-and-Practice.pdf">https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/01-2023-Framework-for-Federal-Scientific-Integrity-Policy-and-Practice.pdf</a>.
\3\ On September 27, 2023, the Commission voted 4-0 to approve
publication of this notice.
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B. Request for Comments
The Commission invites comments on the proposed policy document,
which can be found at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov/document/CPSC-2023-0042-0001">https://www.regulations.gov/document/CPSC-2023-0042-0001</a>.
The CPSC will consider all timely comments before finalizing the
policy. Comments should be submitted by December 4, 2023. Information
on how to submit comments can be found in the ADDRESSES section of this
notice.
Alberta E. Mills,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-22110 Filed 10-4-23; 8:45 am]
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