[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26824-26825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-12280]



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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

16 CFR Part 1000


Commission Organization and Functions

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Commission is amending its statement of organization and 
functions to reflect the transfer of the telecommunications function 
from the Directorate for Administration to the Office of Information 
Systems, and the renaming of the Office of Compliance and Enforcement 
to the Office of Compliance.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 19, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joseph F. Rosenthal, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, Washington, D.C. 20207, telephone 301-504-0980.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The sections describing the Directorate for 
Administration and the Office of Information Services have been amended 
to reflect the transfer of the telecommunications function from the 
Directorate for Administration to the Office of Information Services.
    Since this rule relates solely to internal agency management, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b), notice and other public procedures are not 
required and it is effective immediately on the specified effective 
date. Further, this action is not a rule as defined in the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-612 and, thus, is exempt from the 
provisions of the Act. [[Page 26825]] 

List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 1000

    Organization and functions (government agencies).

    Accordingly, 16 CFR part 1000 is amended as follows:

PART 1000--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for part 1000 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a).

    2. Section 1000.12 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 1000.12  Organizational structure.

    The Consumer Product Safety Commission is composed of the principal 
units listed in this section.
    (a) The following units report directly to the Chairman of the 
Commission:
    (1) Office of the General Counsel;
    (2) Office of Congressional Relations;
    (3) Office of the Secretary;
    (4) Office of the Inspector General;
    (5) Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Enterprise;
    (6) Office of the Executive Director.
    (b) The following units report directly to the Executive Director 
of the Commission:
    (1) Office of the Budget;
    (2) Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction;
    (3) Office of Information and Public Affairs;
    (4) Office of Compliance;
    (5) Office of Planning and Evaluation;
    (6) Office of Human Resources Management;
    (7) Office of Information Services;
    (8) Directorate for Administration;
    (9) Directorate for Field Operations.
    (c) The following units report directly to the Assistant Executive 
Director for Hazard Identification and Reduction:
    (1) Directorate for Epidemiology;
    (2) Directorate for Economic Analysis;
    (3) Directorate for Health Sciences;
    (4) Directorate for Engineering Sciences;
    (5) Directorate for Laboratory Sciences.
    3. The heading of section 1000.24 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 1000.24  Office of Compliance.

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    4. Section 1000.26 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 1000.26  Office of Information Services.

    The Office of Information Services, which is managed by the 
Assistant Executive Director for Information Services, is responsible 
for general policy, controlling and conducting managerial activities 
and operations relating to the collection, use, and dissemination of 
information by the agency. The Office manages the Commission's 
information system that supports all its program activities. The Office 
provides automated data processing and operational support for data 
collection, information retrieval, report generation, electronic mail, 
and statistical and mathematical operations of the agency. The Office 
maintains the agency's local area networks and develops and supports 
other network applications. The Office develops plans for improving 
agency operations through the use of information technology. The 
Office's functional responsibilities include planning, organizing, and 
directing information resources management (including records 
management and related requirements), and the managing of the agency's 
management directives system. The Office manages the Commission's 
telecommunications services including the agency's toll-free Hotline by 
which the public reports hazardous consumer products and receives 
information about product recalls and product hazards. It also oversees 
operation of the Commission's Internet and fax-on-demand services.
    5. Section 1000.32 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 1000.32  Directorate for Administration.

    The Directorate for Administration, which is managed by the 
Associate Executive Director for Administration, is responsible for 
formulating general administrative policies supporting the Commission 
in the areas of financial management, procurement, and general 
administrative support services including property and space 
management, physical security, printing, and warehousing. The 
Directorate is responsible for the payment, accounting, and reporting 
of all expenditures within the Commission and for operating and 
maintaining the Commission's accounting system and subsidiary 
Management Information System which allocates staff work time and costs 
to programs and projects.


Secs. 1000.7, 1000.19 and 1000.24  [Amended]

    6. Part 1000 is further amended by removing the term ``Compliance 
and Enforcement'' each time it appears and inserting the term 
``Compliance'' in its place, in the following locations:
    a. Section 1000.7(b) (two times).
    b. Section 1000.19.
    c. Section 1000.24 (two times).

    Dated: May 15, 1995.
Sadye E. Dunn,
Secretary, Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[FR Doc. 95-12280 Filed 5-18-95; 8:45 am]
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