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CPSC’s fiscal 2014 budget request asks Congress to fund it at $117 million.

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Commissioners voted 2-1 to approve the CPSC fiscal 2014 budget request made available April 10.

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Commissioners voted unanimously April 9, approving the publication of a request for information (RFI) on certain materials in order to determine whether they can be exempted from mandatory third-party testing.

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The American Chemistry Council (ACC) April 8 asked the Office of Management and Budget (OBM) to intervene related to the decision by CPSC’s Chronic Hazard Advisor Panel (CHAP) to conduct a closed peer review of its work.

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CPSC April 8 made the 2013 version of the Regulated Products Handbook available.

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The UL 987 table saw working group April 4 received an update on phase II testing of surrogate finger and test apparatus.

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Following a February meeting that was ended prematurely due to a group member recording the conference call without consent from the UL 987 table saw group, the panel introduced new protocols at the onset of its April 4 meeting.

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The Z21/CSA joint technical advisory group (TAG) on standards for decorative gas appliances April 10 discussed a number of proposed revisions to ASNI Z21 standards for decorative gas appliances.

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Commissioners voted 3-0 April 9 to grant a petition to amend 16 CFR 1201 on architectural glazing to update a testing procedure.

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Health Canada and the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) the week of April 8 both educated stakeholders about their nations’ incident reporting.

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Briefs on TSCA reform, soft carriers, baby socks, handgun locks, propane cylinders, ride-on toys, riser cable, and more.

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Briefs on fire tests, kitchen ventilators, burglar alarms, current taps, fuel tanks, refrigerators, battery contactors, building materials, and more.

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Briefs on EU committees, mugs, pull toys, pajamas, security vaults, strollers, furniture, freezers.