Regulatory Options for Addressing Upholstered Furniture Flammability; Public Meeting

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) will conduct a public meeting June 18-19, 2002 to discuss options for addressing upholstered furniture flammability. The meeting is not a Commission hearing. The focus of the discussions will be the supporting information and draft upholstered furniture flammability standard developed by CPSC staff included in the October 30, 2001 briefing package entitled "Upholstered Furniture Flammability: Regulatory Options," the progress of outside groups in addressing the same problem, and recent developments in related flammability issues.\1\ The Commission invites written comments and oral presentations from individuals, associations, firms, and government agencies with information or comments related to the briefing package. The Commission will evaluate these submissions in its deliberations on the flammability hazards associated with upholstered furniture. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------