Title: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Acronym: CPSC

Superintendent of Documents Class Number Stem: Y 3.C 76/3

Local Subject Index: Local Subject Term: U.S. Federal GILS
Local Subject Term: Accident Prevention
Local Subject Term: Accidents
Local Subject Term: Business
Local Subject Term: Consumer Information
Local Subject Term: Safety

Abstract: "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.

Purpose: Selected publication of this and other United States government agencies are available through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The index to the publications available through the FDLP is the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (MOCAT), which also includes ordering information for those publications available for sale. Many publications are available to the public in the approximately 1300 Federal depository libraries throughout the United States. See also data in this record for Access Constraints and User Constraints, where such limitations on this agency's publications are appropriate.

Agency Program: "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. In addition to the authority created by the Consumer Product Safety Act, the Commission has responsibility 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."

Availability: Distributor:
Distributor Name: Office of Information and Public Affairs, Consumer Product Safety Commission
Distributor Street Address: East West Towers, 4330 East West Highway
Distributor City: Bethesda, MD
Distributor Zip Code: 20814
Distributor Telephone: 301-504-0580

Access Constraints: No access constraints apply to information disseminated through the Federal Depository Library Program. In other cases, some access constraints may be applied by the agency to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any other special restrictions or limitations on obtaining the information resource.

Use Constraints: No constraints apply to the use of information disseminated through the Federal Depository Library Program. In other cases, some use constraints may be applied by the agency to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any other special restrictions or limitations on using the information resource.

Cross Reference:
Cross Reference Title: Monthly Catalog of U. S. Government Publications
Cross Reference Linkage: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/adpos400.html
Cross Reference Type: HTTP

Cross Reference: Cross Reference Title: Consumer Product Safety Commission Gopher Cross Reference Linkage: gopher://cpsc.gov
Cross Reference Type: GOPHER

Point of Contact for Further Information: Organization: Office of Information and Public Affairs, Consumer Product Safety Commission
Street Address: East West Towers, 4330 East West Highway
City: Bethesda
State: MD
Zip Code: 20814
Telephone: 301-504-0580
TTY: 800-638-8270 (Maryland only, 800-492-8140)

Supplemental Information: Source of information for Local Subject Index is Subject Bibliography Index. Most of the other information in this record is extracted from the U.S. Government Manual.

Control Identifier: GPO/SOD/LPS-0002

Record Source:
Department/Agency Name: United States Government Printing Office
Major Organizational Subdivision: Superintendent of Documents
Minor Organizational Subdivision: Library Programs Service
Name of Unit: Cataloging Branch
Internet Contact: dldgpo@access.digex.net
Telephone: 202-512-1141

Date of Last Modification: 19951222