Rally Event Speakers List

Amend the CPSIA Speakers List

Name	Title	Organization	Sector	State
Nathan Fleisig	Compliance Manager	American Apparel and Footware Association	Apparel	NY
Richard G. Riley	Owner	Fredericktown Yamaha	ATVs	MD
Robert Burns	Board Member	DreamBikes	Bicycles	WI
Carol Baicker-McKee	Author	Author	Books	MD
Melanie Tommey	Owner	Mel’s Country Crafts	Crafts	OK
Rick Woldenberg	President	Alliance for Children’s Product Safety	Educational Products	IL
Steven Kanor	President & CEO	Toys for Special Children, Inc.	Enabling	NY
Cecilia Leibovitz	President	Craftsbury Kids/Handmade Toy Alliance	Handmade Toys	VT
Rob Wilson	Vice President	Challenge & Fun, Inc./ Handmade Toy Alliance	Handmade Toys	MA
Jill Chukas	Owner	Crafty Baby/Handmade Toy Alliance	Handmade Toys	CT
Scott Krueger	Owner	Westwood Design	Juvenile Furniture	NJ
John Engler	President	National Association of Manufactureres	Manufacturing	DC
Youth Rider		American Motorcycle	Motorcycles	PA
Barbara Beck		Gradient	Scientist
Rick Reiss	Principal Scientist	Exponent	Scientist
Eileen Moyer	Director of Regulatory Regulations	Reckitt Benckiser	Spec. Products	NJ
Susan Baustian	Director	Once Upon a Child/Winmark Corp.	Thrift Stores	MN
Carter Keithley	President	Toy Industry Association	Toys	NY
TBD		National Bulk Vending	Vending

Members of Congress
The Hon. Jim DeMint
The Hon. Joe Barton
The Hon. Marsha Blackburn
The Hon. Phil Gingrey
The Hon. George Radonovich
The Hon. Cliff Stearns
The Hon. Ed Whitfield
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX)
Rep. Adam Putnam (R-FL)
Sen. Bob Bennett (R-UT)

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Event Sponsors

The following is a list of the current organizations who are sponsoring the Rally to Amend the CPSIA.

1. Alliance for Children’s Product Safety
2. American Apparel and Footwear Association
3. American Motorcycle Association
4. American Specialty Toy Retailing Association
5. Aquatic Sports Suppliers Association
6. The Art & Creative Materials Institute, Inc.
7. Bicycle Products Suppliers Association
8. Consumer Specialty Products Association
9. Fashion-Incubator Association
10. Fashion Jewelry Trade Association
11. Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA)
12. Handmade Toy Alliance
13. International Art Materials Trade Association (NAMTA)
14. International Sleep Products Association
15. Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association
16. Motorcycle Industry Council
17. National Association of Manufacturers
18. National Association of Resale and Thrift Shops
19. National Bulk Vendors Association
20. National School Supply & Equipment Association
21. Specialty Vehicle Institute of America
22. Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association
23. Toy Industry Association

Good Times Inc. Robert Dawson Letter to Committee on Energy and Commerce

February 20 , 2009 – Letter from President Robert Dawson of Good Times Inc. to the Committe on Energy and Commerce regarding phthalates.

Legislation for safer child ATV regulations passes OK House unanimously

Posted: March 24, 2009 09:21 AM

Oklahoma City_Press Release_A resolution urging the federal government to amend regulations banning the sale of youth all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles has been passed by the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

House Resolution 1024, by state Reps. Ken Luttrell and Rex Duncan, urges the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission to provide a waiver or exclusion for youth all-terrain vehicles and motorcycles from toy lead-limit requirements.

According to Luttrell, the 2008 federal lead regulations, intended to apply to children’s toys, have been applied to component parts of youth vehicles, such as the engine, brakes, battery and other parts – making the vehicles noncompliant.

“The lead regulations do not make any sense in this situation,” noted Luttrell, D-Ponca City. “I don’t think anyone is going to lick a motorcycle engine and get lead poisoning.”

More: http://www.kswo.com/Global/story.asp?S=10061305

Correspondence from Industry Leaders and Organizations

Correspondence is categorized by Organization. Click on the links below to view the entire document.

NAM – National Association of Manufacturers

NAM President John Engler today issued the following statement March 24, 2009

TIA – Toy Industry Association

Information to come.

HTA – Handmade Toy Alliance

HTA Comments on Permanent Labeling

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