Complaints: Central Sprinkler Corp. et al.,

[Federal Register: June 4, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 107)]

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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

[CPSC Docket No. 98-2]

In the Matter of Central Sprinkler Corporation and Central Sprinkler Company; Prehearing Conference

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Notice of first prehearing conference.

DATES: This notice announces a prehearing conference to be held in the Matter of Sprinkler Corp., and Central Sprinkler Co. on June 16, 1998, at 10:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The prehearing conference will be held in hearing room 420 of the East West Towers Building, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact Sadye E. Dunn, Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, D.C.; telephone (301) 504-0800; telefax (301) 504-0127.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This public notice is issued pursuant to 16 CFR 1025.21(b) of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Rules of Practice for Adjudicative Proceedings to inform the public that a prehearing conference will be held in an administrative proceeding under Section 15 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) captioned CPSC Docket No. 98-2, In the Matter of Central Sprinkler Corp.; and Central Sprinkler Co. The Presiding Officer in the proceeding is United States Administrative Law Judge William B. Moran. The Presiding Officer has determined that, for good and sufficient cause, the time period for holding this first prehearing conference had to be extended to the date announced above, which date is beyond the fifty (50) day period referenced in 16 CFR 1025.21(a).

The public is referred to the Code of Regulations citation listed above for identification of the issues to be raised at the conference and is advised that the date, time and place of the hearing also will be established at the conference.

Substantively, the issue being litigated in this proceeding is described by the Presiding Officer as whether the ``Omega'' series automatic fire sprinklers, manufactured by the Central entities, do not and will not function in a significant percentage of instances and consequently are defective, presenting a ``substantial product hazard'' and creating a ``substantial risk of injury to the public.'' See 15 U.S.C. 2064(a)(2) and 16 CFR 1115.4.

Should the allegations be proven, Complaint Counsel for the Office of Compliance of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission seeks a finding that the product presents a substantial product hazard and that public notification be made pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 2064(c) and that other appropriate relief be directed under 15 U.S.C. 2064(d) of the CPSA as set forth in the Complaint.

Dated: June 1, 1998. Sadye E. Dunn, Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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