 We are live welcome to this public meeting of the consumer product safety commission today. We're considering 2 draft final rules that together would establish mandatory safety standards for all window covering sold to consumers. Where we start, let me confirm that my colleagues are present. Commissioner Feldman, I'm here. Thank you, Mr. Trump. I'm here. Good morning morning, Mr. Boyle. Present the 2 draft rules were considering today, aim to prevent the tragic deaths of babies, small children who strangle after getting caught window cords. The 1st, the 1st item is a draft final rule under section 15 J of the consumer product safety act to deem any of the following substantial hazardous operating cords on stock window coverings hazardous. Inner cords on stock and custom window coverings and the absence of a manufacturer labeled on stack stock and custom window coverings. 2nd proposal is a draft final rule under section 7 and 9, the CPSA to establish a safety standard for operating cords for custom window coverings to close the safety gap. Those left by the voluntary standard. These rules been too many years in the making and I'm pleased CPSC staff has been able to bring them to us and we are taking a big step today to close up and to protect children from this hidden hazard. So, with that, we're going to begin with the draft final rule under 15 J of the consumer product safety act. And we'll start with questions for the staff. If there are any, we have several staff members present the event. There are any questions with us are Mary house turning in a regular fair fairs division office of general counsel. Dr Ron and Balchey Sinha, director of the division of human factors Alex muskoso who's associate executive director for economic analysis Wayne Boniface assistant executive director for XHR. Also, in attendance of Jason, the being executive director, Austin, like general counsel and Alberta mills, the commission secretary. Each commissioner will have up to 5 minutes for questions and after questions are complete. We'll then turn to any amendments. Let's again, and Ryan, everyone that's perfectly remissable to voice. Personal opinions on legal issues, but it's not appropriate to discuss the legal advice given us to us by the office of general counsel outside of the executive session. The legal advice we receive must remain confidential. That we're going to turn to the questions for staff, and I personally have no questions. Commissioner fall. And do you have questions on the 15 other than to thank staff for their their work on on the standard. I have no questions either. Thank you, commissioner commissioner Tom. Yeah, again, thank you. This, this is great work. And commissioner boil, I have no questions. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you during no questions. Staff is excuse for now, and we will begin consideration of the package before us. Now, entertaining amendments to the draft final rule under section 15 J that is before us. We'll go in order of seniority and recognize a sponsoring commissioner to introduce our amendment for up to 3 minutes on this 1 on 15 J. I have no amendments. Mr. Feldman, do you have amendments? I have no amendments, Mr. Trump. Do you have amendments? I do not. And commissioner boil, do you have amendments? I do not have any amendments. Thank you. Hearing no amendments, I move to approve the draft staff drafts. Excuse me, the staff's draft final rule to deep hazardous. When they're covering core, it's a substantial product hazard pursuant to section 15 J of summer product safety act and to direct publication of the same in the federal register. Is there a 2nd? 2nd, we now have 2nd can move to vote. Commissioner Palvin, how do you vote? Yes. Thank you, commissioner Trumka. I vote yes and commissioner Boil. I vote yes and I vote yes as well. So the yeses are 4 and those are 0 emotion to prove staff's draft final rule to deem hazardous when they're covering cords. Substantial product hazard pursuant to section 15 J of consumer safety act. This is proved and shall be published in the federal register. So, that we're going to move to our next item, which is the rule in section 7 and 9. So, a draft final rule to establish a safety standard for operating course for custom window coverings. So, all of these we'll have questions staff here to answer questions. Commissioner, I'll have 5 minutes and it'll consider any amendments. So, turning to questions for the staff on this 1 again, I have no questions. Commissioner Feldman. I have no questions either. Commissioner Trump and no questions and commissioner Boil. I have no questions. Thank you hearing no questions staff is excused and we'll begin consideration of the package before us. So, we'll now entertain entertaining amendments to the draft final rule in section 7 and 9. Go started myself and then in order of seniority and recognize the sponsoring commissioner to introduce their amendments for up to 3 minutes. And then everyone will have around questions as well. So, I'm going to start with myself. I have 1 amendment and recognize myself for 3 minutes to introduce it. I'm offering amendment in nature of a substitute to restore the 180 day effective date as set forth in our proposed rule. As I noted during the briefing last month, I find industries arguments that they need additional time to comply with the rule to be unconvincing. CPSC has been working with industry to improve when applying safety debt standards for well over a decade and industry has had plenty of time for this rule already. Particularly with Canada similar rule taking being fully enforced as of May of this year. That year is to get ready for that as well consumers waited for too long for safely no blast to come to the US market under our statute. We should only provide an effective date of more than 180 days if for good cause that it's in the public interest. You can't justify that finding here and I urge my college to join me in shortening the effective date to 180 days. Is there a second to the amendment? Second, thank you. Having heard a second, we're going to move consideration of this amendment. Other commissioners can ask any questions or make any comments or perspectives of. Amendment and have up to 5 minutes multiple rounds necessary commissioner Feldman. Do you have questions comments? Thank you, Mr chairman. I appreciate you offering this amendment. I support it. I have no questions. Thank you commissioner commissioner Trump. Thank you this amendment. Corrects the effective date the maximum amount of time that this agency can give industry to comply with our regulations is 180 days. By law, we can only deviate above 180 days. If good cause is shown and a later effective date is in the public interest. That's a high bar. We will not violate the law and adopt effective dates longer than 6 months absent of showing a good cause in public interest. For all the reasons provided in this amendment, there is not good cause for longer effective date and it is not in the public interest to needlessly delay a strong safety rule that will save children's lives. Manufacturers have been on notice of this rule making for over a year already solutions to the hazard posed by window coverings have already been developed and applied. And Canada promulgated a nearly identical covering rule for window coverings 2 years ago. And there's no evidence that a longer effective date will significantly reduce the cost of compliance for manufacturers. So, there's no good cause for longer effective date and it is against the public interest to delay and allow children to continue to be strangled to death by non compliant window coverings. This amendment isn't just a good idea. It was required. And I strongly support it. Thank you for introducing it. Thank you commissioner commissioner Boyle. Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you for introducing this amendment. I echo what my colleague commissioner Trump just said I support this approach. I have no questions and I appreciate your introducing us. Thank you. Thank you commissioner hearing no further questions on the amendment. I thank my fellow commissioners for engagement and move to vote on it. Commissioner Feldman, how do you vote? I vote yes. Commissioner Trump. Oh, yes, Mr. Boyle. Yes. And I vote yes as well. Yeses are for the nose of zero. The amendment in nature of substitutes adopted descent. And now we're going to turn to see if anybody else has any additional amendments. Commissioner Feldman. Do you have any amendments? I do not. Thank you. Commissioner Trump. I have none and commissioner Boyle. I don't have any either. Thank you. Thanks to all of you hearing no additional amendments. I move to approve the staff's draft final rule as amended. And to direct publication of the same in the federal register. Is there a second? Second, you have a second can move to a vote commissioner Feldman. How do you vote? I vote yes. Commissioner Trump, I vote yes. Commissioner Boyle, I vote yes. And I vote yes as well. Yeses are for the nose of zero motion is approved. The draft final rule as amended has been approved and shall be published in the federal register. At this point in time, we're going to have up to 10 minutes per commissioner for any closing remarks and I'm going to start. So, first of all. I am so pleased that we have moved these rules for today. I know that there are advocates and commission staff have been working diligently on this issue for years. And today, finally, we got it done. Linda Kaiser with parents for window blind safety has been a. Constant consistent voices for safety, keeping the pressure on industry on CPSC future tragedies organization, along with consumer federation America reports kids in danger, public citizen U. S. Perg independent safety consulting safety behavior analysis. And under Shelton, a leery and Patterson filed a petition 8 years ago calling on our mandatory standard for window coverings. Thank you for that filing for keeping the focus on the issue for all of these years. I also want to thank my fellow commissioners for the support of my amendment to bring safer blinds to the public much faster for supporting the underlying rule. As we see, and we always know safety is not a person issue. It's great to see us united together on this matter. But our actions today are based on the hard work that's been done by staff, both current and former over many years. And I'd like to take this opportunity to name and thank them. Starting with some presenters today, you know, Dr. Rana Balchicina, Mary House. Dan vice first new Ian our turn off. Jennifer Colton Kevin Lee. Mark Bailey Sonnett Chowdy. Sue, I want to Nakamura. Adrienne Layton Caroline Paul. Jensu Julie Kearns Julia Kearns. Sorry. Lisa Walker. Mark Gill Matthew, Brzoa. Rick and you and Kim and I apologize if I missed anybody, but I did want to highlight the individuals who actually do the work that form the basis of the commission's actions. And I said it last time, but it's true nothing would be done without them and they deserve our recognition and thanks. So, once again, thank you to them and my fellow commissioners. I'm really glad that we're able to get this done today. Mr. Feldman, did you have a statement? Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This, as you mentioned, is a long pending rulemaking and this is a hazard that has gone on for too long. As the now. Longest serving commissioner on this agency, I do have some historical perspective on on the commissions. Having dealt with this for the past several years in part, I attribute the, the, the length of time that the commission has grappled with this to what I view as an inappropriate reliance on behalf of a number of previous chairman of this agency and acting chairman on. Uh, inappropriate reliance on industry commitments to solve this matter in the voluntary standards bodies that ultimately I did not come to pass. I do want to congratulate this commission for finalizing what regulation that that is going to minimize the strangulation risk for children associated with custom products. I also want to thank staff for their hard work on this rulemaking throughout the years. It feels good to get this across the finish line. Thank you very much. Thank you, commissioner, commissioner Trump when we determine that a product hazard is too unsafe to exist. Elimination of that hazard must quickly become reality and we all fought together here to put this rule in place as quickly as possible so that we can save sons and daughters from being strangled to death. We've done our jobs and I'll sleep well tonight knowing that we prioritize children's lives over corporate profits and eliminated yet another hidden hazard from American homes. And I think 1 other thing is clear for issues that have drawn on for too many years. This commission has shown a willingness that we will push those across the finish line. Thank you. Thank you, commissioner, commissioner, well, thank you, Mr chair. These rules come after many years of hard work by staff. And I do want to thank them for their conscientious efforts in advancing the package. And I join you, Mr. chair and giving special recognition to Linda Kaiser for her steadfast efforts to make today a reality. I will have a longer written statement, but I do want to just make this 1 point. Once again, we are using our regulatory authority to make a difference in the lives of children and families. And I appreciate all of the efforts of staff and working with my colleagues on this. Thank you very much. Thank you, commissioner. Thank you again to all the commissioners, the commissioner's staff as well. They have made this a process where we can be able to do this quickly. And I know there's a lot of work that went into what is now turning into a 20 minute meeting. So I just want to recognize them as well. And for the rest of staff who have named before who have been working years on this. So much appreciation. I'm really glad that we could get this done today for. For the public and for all of us. So this concludes today's decision meeting and consumer product safety commission and that done.