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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
East-West Towers, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone, 301-504-0580. Internet, www.cpsc.gov.
Chairman Ann Brown
Commissioners Mary Sheila Gall,
Thomas H.
Moore, (2
vacancies)
General Counsel Michael S. Solender
Director, Office of Congressional Relations Robert J. Wager
Director, Office of the Secretary Sadye E. Dunn
Freedom of Information Officer Todd A. Stevenson
Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity Felipa C. Coleman
and Minority Enterprise
Executive Director Pamela Gilbert
Deputy Executive Director Thomas W. Murr, Jr.
Inspector General Mary B. Wyles, Acting
Director, Office of Human Resources Management M. Beverly St. Clair
Director, Office of Information Services Douglas G. Noble
Director, Office of Planning and Evaluation Nancy J. Scheers,
Acting
Director, Office of Information and Public Russell J. Rader
Affairs
Director, Office of the Budget Edward E. Quist
Associate Executive Director for Administration Mauna V. Kammer
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Assistant Executive Director for Compliance Alan H. Schoem
Associate Executive Director for Warren J. Prunella
Economic Analysis
Associate Executive Director for Andrew G. Stadnik
Engineering Sciences
Associate Executive Director for Susan Ahmed
Epidemiology
Associate Executive Director for Field Patrick D. Weddle,
Operations Acting
Assistant Executive Director for Hazard Ronald L. Medford
Identification and Reduction
Associate Executive Director for Mary Ann Danello
Health Sciences
Associate Executive Director for David A. Walden,
Laboratory Sciences Acting
Associate Executive Director for Marc J. Schoem
Recalls and Compliance
[For the Consumer Product Safety Commission statement of organization,
see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 16, Part 1000]
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public against
unreasonable risks of injury from consumer products; assists consumers
in evaluating the comparative safety of consumer products; develops
uniform safety standards for consumer products and minimizes conflicting
State and local regulations; and promotes research and investigation
into the causes and prevention of product-related deaths, illnesses, and
injuries.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is an independent Federal
regulatory agency established by the Consumer Product Safety Act (15
U.S.C. 2051 et seq.). The Commission consists of five Commissioners,
appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate,
one of whom is appointed Chairman.
The Commission is responsible for implementing provisions of the
Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1191), the Poison Prevention Packaging
Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1471), the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15
U.S.C. 1261), and the act of August 2, 1956 (15 U.S.C. 1211), which
prohibits the transportation of refrigerators without door safety
devices.
Activities
To help protect the public from unreasonable risks of injury associated
with consumer products, the Commission:
--requires manufacturers to report defects in products that could
create substantial hazards;
--requires, where appropriate, corrective action with respect to
specific substantially hazardous consumer products already in commerce;
--collects information on consumer product-related injuries and
maintains a comprehensive Injury Information Clearinghouse;
--conducts research on consumer product hazards;
--encourages and assists in the development of voluntary standards
related to the safety of consumer products;
--establishes, where appropriate, mandatory consumer product
standards;
--bans, where appropriate, hazardous consumer products; and
--conducts outreach programs for consumers, industry, and local
governments.
Offices
The Commission's headquarters is located at East-West Towers, 4330 East-
West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Regional offices are located in
Chicago, IL; New York, NY; and San Francisco,
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CA. Field offices are maintained in various cities.
Sources of Information
Consumer Information The Commission operates a toll-free Consumer
Product Safety Hotline, 800-638-CPSC (English and Spanish); and a
teletypewriter for the hearing-impaired, 800-638-8270 (or in Maryland
only, 800-492-8140).
General Inquiries Information on Commission activities may be obtained
from the Office of Information and Public Affairs, Consumer Product
Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207. Phone, 301-504-0580.
Reading Room A public information room is maintained at the Commission
headquarters.
For further information, contact the Office of Information and Public
Affairs, Consumer Product Safety Commission, East-West Towers, 4330
East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Phone, 301-504-0580. Internet,
www.cpsc.gov.
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