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Two of three CPSC nominees moved a step towards confirmation September 22 when the Senate Commerce Committee favorably reported Alexander Hoehn-Saric to be chairman and commissioner as well as Richard Trumka to be commissioner.

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Commissioners' votes were due near the PSL deadline on the FY2022 Operating Plan.

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CPSC's executive director during the first half of FY2021, approved four new voting and one new leadership position on standards activities panels.

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Expect CPSC staff, by the end of the year, to seek updates to UL 1310 on class 2 power units.

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Expansion gates/enclosures and crib mattresses are the topics of two Section 104 rulemaking activities getting the attention of commissioners.

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An ASTM F15.72 working group September 21 had preliminary discussion towards a potential standard on lamp and torch fuel scent and color.

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There is a push from the European Parliament for more movement away from animal testing.

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An EU panel looking at risks from electromagnetic fields (EMFs) hit a snag finding experts for the work.

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Briefs on button/coin batteries, firearms, CPSC agenda, e-commerce, titanium dioxide, and Europe, plus the regular charts on recalls/corrections, standards activities, and CPSC meetings.