CPSC SEEKS MORE MONEY TO PAY FOR NEW DUTIES CPSC is asking Congress for a roughly 35% increase in its budget to help deal with the increased resource needs from the recently enacted reauthorization legislation, Acting Chairman Nancy Nord said September 4.

CPSC AND EPA TAKE NUMEROUS ACTIONS ON LEAD PAINT Two actions by CPSC and another by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the week of September 1 address lead paint hazards.

CPSC ADVISES STATES ON POOL SAFETY LAW CPSC August 29 gave guidance to the states that might seek pool safety money.

CPSC FIRE DATA SHOW STEADY NUMBERS CPSC’s new residential fire loss estimates show that in 2005 (latest year available), there were about 375,100 fires, compared to 386,100 in 2004 and 374,700 in 2003.

CPSC SEEKS FEEDBACK ON INTERNET LABELING CPSC is seeking comment about the upcoming toy rules that will require warning labels on internet sites and catalogs similar to those currently on packaging.

SEVENTEEN RETAILERS JOIN SIMPLICITY BASSINET RECALL Seventeen retailers, many of them single stores of larger chains, the week of September 1 said they would recall Simplicity bassinets.

CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on hoses, sweaters, hammocks, bags, dog leashes, ranges, screwdrivers, socks, bicycles, baby carriers, jewelry, computers, nursing pillows, surveys, electrical safety, recalls, CPSC meetings.