This event will be a SEMINAR and WEBINAR. You may choose to participate via WEBINAR or attend the LIVE SESSION.

DATE:              Thursday, June 21, 2012
TIME:                1:00 - 3:00 p.m. EASTERN TIME
LOCATION:      TBD
FEE:                  $80 Nonmembers - $49 NEXCO Members
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Earlier this year, Congress passed a bill that reformed parts of the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). In this comprehensive, two-hour session, we will review CPSIA requirements, analyze the CPSIA amendments in H.R. 2715, discuss proposed CPSC rules regarding component testing and testing of representative samples; review the lifting of the stay of enforcement, and the use of civil penalties by CPSC.

SPEAKERS

Deborah Bonardi - Office of Import Surveillance & Inspection
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Diane Weinberg - Meeks, Sheppard, Leo & Pillsbury
Ms. Diane L. Weinberg, is a partner in the firm, Meeks, Sheppard, Leo & Pillsbury. After law school, Ms. Weinberg as an attorney at Customs Headquarters, in Washington, DC, where she helped draft the 1984 rules of origin for textile and apparel products. Ms. Weinberg has developed import compliance programs for U.S. Importers, and has drafted manuals and other written procedures to ensure adherence to Customs requirements. She has represented clients before various federal agencies, including CITA, the Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission Read More . . .