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Commissioners were set to vote near the PSL deadline on publishing an NPR for a burden reduction determination for toys and childcare products.

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A vote to move forward CPSC firework's proposal failed 1-3-1 September 24.

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CPSC's draft operating plan for FY2020 assumes $127 million in fund although that number is not yet set.

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Commissioners' ballot votes are due by October 1 on a 2016 recommendation from CPSC staff to terminate an upholstered furniture rulemaking.

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The summer had at least 150 pool/spa drowning deaths among children under 15 years old, CPSC said September 24.

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Ballots are due October 1 on a commission decision to docket a pool/spa drain petition.

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The one substantive comment on CPSC's proposed Section 104 rule on expansion gates and enclosures was positive.

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Fabric breathability and refinement of a side-to-side movement test might be the focus of an ASTM F15.18 working group on side-height containment for inclined sleeps.

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An ASTM F15.77 panel on non-toy magnetic amusements is looking at mechanisms for consumers to quickly account for all pieces.

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A September 30 report from the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) confirmed a long-standing understanding that those most at risk of dying in fires are seniors.

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Nine southern states plus Alaska were the ten worst for fire death rates during 2013-2017, according to a September report by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

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The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission is taking comments to October 18 on portable fire extinguishers.

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Toys and clothing were among products most frequently stopped by European customs officials for counterfeiting concerns.

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Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) September 26 sought information in six areas from CPSC related to the Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act.

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Briefs on bike helmets, recall registration, firewalled labs, and baby bath seats plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.