ACCESSIBILITY IS KEY POINT IN CPSC LEAD DISCUSSION Understanding the new meaning of accessible was among the points made November 6 by CPSC staff at their presentation on the lead requirement of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).

CPSC TO SET RULES FOR SMALL-PARTS LABS CPSC would add small parts to its online testing lab registration procedures that already accommodate facilities that look at lead paint, cribs and pacifiers.

CPSC TOY-AD PROPOSAL ADDRESSES THREE ISSUES A draft CPSC Federal Register notice on the toy advertising provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSIA) addresses a grace period for catalogs and other printed items; exemptions for business-to-business ads; and the size, placement and abbreviation of cautionary statements.

CERTIFICATION CONFUSION CONTINUES, NORD WARNS Citing continued confusion over the conformity certification requirements in the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), Acting Chairman Nancy Nord November 6 interjected some clarifying statements into a day-long CPSC presentation dedicated to the lead requirements elsewhere in the new law.

CPSC GAS-CAN FAQ ADDRESSES NEW LAW The recently enacted law covering portable gasoline can safety would apply to fuel containers for camping stoves, portable grills, lanterns and similar products if those containers are for holding gasoline.

CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on children's jewelery, toy TVs, toy xylophones, fabric protector, computer batteries, ATVs, jewelry, CPSC meetings.