Comment from Ed Desmond

January 4, 2010 Mary Kelsey, Director of IT Planning and Policy U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 4330 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Re: OUTLINE OF PANEL COMMENTS ON ESTABLISHEMENT OF A PUBLIC CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY INCIDENT DATABASE UNDER CPSIA SECTION 212 The Toy Industry Association (“TIA”) appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback and input with respect to the issues raised in the CPSC “Report to Congress Pursuant to Section 212 of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008” (the “Report to Congress”) regarding the implementation of a searchable consumer product safety incident database, currently bearing the working name SaferProducts.gov. On behalf of its more than 550 U.S. toy manufacturers and importers, the TIA offers the following initial comments, setting forth in more detail the issues that it will be presenting in a necessarily limited manner at the public hearing. TIA reserves the right to supplement or amend its comments as appropriate. Thank you. Ed Desmond on behalf of TIA