Statements are ordered by date with the most recent first

Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Drywall Safety Act, January 15, 2013 (pdf)

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum and Commissioner Robert Adler on the CPSC Staff Plan for Retrospective Review of Existing CPSC Regulations, September 12, 2012 (pdf)
  
  
  

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Vote to Approve the Draft Final Rule Regarding Representative Samples for Periodic Testing of Children's Products, July 18, 2012 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Final Rule for Safety Standards for Play Yards, June 28, 2012 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Decision to Defer the Petition Pertaining to CP 10-2 and HP 10-1, Petition for Change to the Bunk Bed Standard, May 31, 2012 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Petition of Joseph Ertl, Inc., for an Exemption From the Lead Content Limits for Certain Components of Its Ride-On Pedal Tractors, April 27, 2012 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Decision to Defer the Petition Requesting Rulemaking to Require Safeguards on the Glass Fronts of Vented Gas Fireplaces, April 2, 2012

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Vote to Approve Provisionally a Civil Penalty Settlement with Hewlett-Packard Company, January 19, 2012

   

   

• Joint Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum, Commissioner Robert S. Adler and Commissioner Thomas H. Moore on the Votes to Approve the Final Rule on Third-Party Testing and Certification, the Final Rule on Component Part and Finished Product Testing, the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on "Representative" Testing, and the Federal Register Notice Seeking Public Comment on Reducing the Costs Associated With Third-Party Testing, October 20, 2011

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Decision to Issue an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) for Performance Requirements to Address Table Saw Blade Contact Injuries, October 5, 2011

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Decision to Revoke the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act Interpretive Rule, September 28, 2011

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Decision to Grant the Petition Requesting Regulation of Cadmium in Children's Jewelry unless Action is Taken Expeditiously by the ASTM Voluntary Standards Subcommittees, September 6, 2011 (pdf)

   

   

• Letter from Chairman Inez Tenenbaum to Cass Sunstein, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, August 31, 2011 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Minor Reorganization of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, August 11, 2011 (pdf)

   

   

• Joint Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum, Commissioner Robert S. Adler and Commissioner Thomas H. Moore on the vote to approve the notice of requirements for the phthalates provision of the CPSIA, August 5, 2011 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Vote to Issue the Notice of Requirements for the Federal Toy Safety Standard, ASTM F-963, as Approved by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, July 21, 2011 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum Regarding the Commission Decision on the Technological Feasibility of Reducing the Lead Limit in Toys and Other Children's Products to .01%, July 13, 2011 (pdf)

   

   

• Supplemental Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Vote to Reaffirm the Retailer Compliance Date for the New Mandatory Safety Standards for Full-Size and Non-Full-Size Cribs and to Grant Additional Time for Compliance with Those Standards to Companies Who Provide Short Term Crib Rentals (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Decision on a Final Rule to Establish Children’s Upper Outerwear in Sizes 2T To 12 with Neck or Hood Drawstrings and Children’s Upper Outerwear in Sizes 2T To 16 with Certain Waist or Bottom Drawstrings as Substantial Product Hazards, June 29, 2011 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Vote to Reaffirm the Retailer Compliance Date for the New Mandatory Safety Standards for Full-Size and Non-Full-Size Cribs and to Grant Additional Time for Compliance With Those Standards to Companies Who Provide Short-Term Crib Rentals, June 16, 2011 (pdf)

   

   

• Letter from Chairman Inez Tenenbaum to Ralph Vasami, Executive Director, Window Covering Manufacturers Association, June 1, 2011 (pdf)

   

   

• Joint Statement of Chairman Inez Tenenbaum, Commissioner Nancy Nord, Commissioner Anne Northup and Commissioner Robert Adler on the Pending Government Shutdown, April 8, 2011 (pdf)

   

   

• Letter from Chairman Inez Tenenbaum, Commissioner Thomas Moore, and Commissioner Robert Adler to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Regarding Potential Changes to the CPSIA (pdf)

   

• Joint Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum and Commissioners Robert S. Adler and Thomas H. Moore Regarding the Fiscal Year 2012 Performance Budget Request, February 14, 2011 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Approval of a Final Extension of the Lead Content Testing and Certification Stay of Enforcement, February 2, 2011 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Decision Regarding the Final Rule on the Mandatory Safety Standards for Full-Size and Non-Full-Size Cribs, December 15, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Joint Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum and Commissioners Robert S. Adler and Thomas H. Moore Regarding the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database Final Rule, November 24, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the 2011-2016 Strategic Plan, October 4, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Final Interpretive Rule Providing Guidance on the Definition of a Children’s Product, September 29, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Creation of a New Office of Education, Global Outreach, and Small Business Ombudsman, September 22, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Decision Regarding the Issuance of Notices of Accreditation Requirements for Third Party Testing of Youth All-Terrain Vehicles, Children's Wearing Apparel, and Youth Mattress Products, August 12, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Decision to Revise the Proposed Interpretive Rule Defining "Public Accommodations Facility" Under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, August 4, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Decision Regarding the Proposed Rule on the Mandatory Safety Standard for Full-Size and NonFull-Size Cribs, July 14, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Decision Regarding the Issuance of Notice of Accreditation Requirements for Third Party Testing of Children's Carpets and Rugs, and Children's Products with Vinyl Plastic Film, July 7, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Decision Regarding the Final Rule on the Mandatory Safety Standard for Infant Walkers, May 26, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Decision Regarding the Final Rule on the Mandatory Safety Standard for Infant Bath Seats, May 19, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Proposed Rules for Testing and Labeling Pertaining to Product Certification and Component Part Testing, May 5, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Decision Regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the Establishment of a Public Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database, April 15, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Proposed Interpretive Rule Defining a "Children's Product", March 31, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Joint Statement of the Honorable Inez M. Tenenbaum, the Honorable Robert S. Adler, and the Honorable Thomas H. Moore on the Final Interpretive Rule on Civil Penalty Factors, March 10, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Commission Decision Regarding the Use of Unblockable Drain Covers and Compliance with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act, March 3, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez Tenenbaum on the Commission Report to Congress Pursuant to the Statement of Managers Accompanying P.L. 111-117, January 15, 2010 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Stay of Enforcement of Testing and Certification Requirements, December 17, 2009 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of the Honorable Chairman Inez Tenenbaum on ANPR for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (ROVs), October 21, 2009 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on Determinations Regarding Lead Content Limits on Certain Materials or Products, August 18, 2009 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Interim Final Rule Interpreting Factors to be Considered When Seeking Civil Penalties, August 18, 2009 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Statement of Policy regarding Component Part Testing for Phthalates, August 7, 2009 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Statement of Policy Concerning Section 103(a) of the CPSIA, July 20, 2009 (pdf)

   

   

• Statement of Chairman Inez M. Tenenbaum on the Request to Exclude Crystal and Glass Beads in Children's Products from the CPSIA Lead Limits, July 17, 2009 (pdf)