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MOORE TO BECOME ACTING CPSC CHAIRMAN JUNE 1 CPSC Acting Chairman Nancy Nord and Commissioner Thomas Moore May 20 voted 2-0 to make Moore vice chairman, meaning he will become acting chairman June 1.

CPSC TO PRESCRIBE FORMAT FOR RECALL REGISTRATION CARDS Commissioners are set to vote May 28 to propose a specific format for recall registration cards for durable infant and toddler products.

OBAMA LIMITS STATE PREEMPTION; ORDERS REVIEW BACK 10 YEARS President Barack Obama May 20 ordered regulatory agencies to justify and minimize preemptive statements in regulations.

CPSC’s 2010 BUDGET WOULD FUND 47 MORE STAFF CPSC staffing would be set to rise to 530 full-time equivalents under the $107 million budget request for fiscal 2010.

CPSC STAFF HEAR ARGUMENT FOR WIRING CODE CHANGE CPSC staff May 20 expressed willingness to consider supporting a proposed change the 2011 National Electric Code (NEC) to limit the allowable voltage drop of certain wiring to 5%.

RAPEX PACE IS 12.4% OVER LAST YEAR The 151 RAPEX reports made by EU member states in April set the program at 12.4% over the number of report received through April last year: 697 vs. 620.

EPA HELPS RC2 DISPOSE OF LEAD-CONTAINING TOYS By Arunjana Das The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) May 19 issued a compliance order to RC2 on proper testing, disposal and reporting of more than a million recalled toys containing lead.

INCREASED DATA LOWERS CPSC ELECTROCUTION ESTIMATES A change in how CPSC estimates electrocution deaths associated with consumer products has yielded a “substantial” effect, leading to lower annual averages.

CPSC BRIEFS Briefs on clamp meters, bicycles frames, bicycles, sweatshirts, tea/coffeemakers, benches, bunk beds, pools, toy chests, toys, ATVs, CPSC meetings.

OTHER FEDERAL BRIEFS Briefs on drywall, child restraints.

CONGRESSIONAL BRIEF Brief on liability.

STANDARDS & TESTING BRIEFS Briefs on children's products, lead paint, paintball, fire tests, chests/dressers, bed rails, circuit cables, sprinklers, smoke detectors, security systems, outlet boxes, electrical equipment, appliance wiring, ground fault, soldering, access control, decoration, electric signs, ventilation, electric tools, fireplaces/wood stoves, burglar alarms, pullout switches, gas alarms, conduit, fire tests, polymer flammability, floor covering.

FOREIGN & INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS Briefs on bandages, children's jackets, battery packs, boats, threading machines, toys, sweatshirts, RAPEX