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MEGA TO PAY $1.1 MILLION TO SETTLE REPORTING ALLEGATIONS CPSC April 14 said Mega Brands America would pay $1.1 million in civil penalties to settle allegations it did not make timely Section 15 reports for about 1,500 incidents of magnets falling out of Magnetix building sets.

CPSC OFFERS SECTION-15 RECEIPTS FOR WEB REPORTERS CPSC April 13 launched a service by which companies that make Section 15 reports via the web will receive an exact copy of the report and an official record that CPSC staff have received it.

ANSI PRAISES PTO STATEMENT ON STANDARDS-SETTING ANSI April 14 lauded a recent statement by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) that strongly advocated private standards-setting activity.

CANADA GETS NEW WINDOW COVERING RULES Corded window coverings April 15 became subject to new Canadian safety regulations.

CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on fitness balls, maracas, utility vehicles, coffee makers, CPSC activity, Section 15, children's products, bouncers/walkers, carpets/rugs, children's sleepwear, mattresses, CPSC meetings.

STANDARDS & TESTING BRIEFS Briefs on reins, building material (2 briefs), smoke, switches, fireplaces, garage equipment, sprinklers (2 briefs), ventilators, parts materials, fluorescent lights, lights, air compressors, fitness machines, electric tools, taps.

FOREIGN & INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS Briefs on maracas, waffle makers, hammocks, RAPEX.