    [United States Government Manual]
    [May 30, 1997]
    [Pages 495-498]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

    East West Towers, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814
    Phone, 301-504-0580

    Chairman                                          Ann Brown
    Commissioners                                     Mary Sheila Gall,
                                                              Thomas H.
                                                              Moore, (2
                                                              vacancies)
    General Counsel                                   Jeffrey S. Bromme
    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  John W. Barrett, Jr.
            and Minority Enterprise
    Executive Director                                Pamela Gilbert
    Deputy Executive Directors                        Clarence T. Bishop,
                                                              Thomas W.
                                                              Murr, Jr.
    Inspector General                                 Thomas F. Stein
    Director, Office of Human Resources Management    Beverly M. St.Clair
    Director, Office of Information Services          Douglas G. Noble
    Director, Office of Planning and Evaluation       Robert E. Frye

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    Director, Office of Information and Public        Kathleen P. Begala
            Affairs
    Director, Office of the Budget                    Edward E. Quist
    Associate Executive Director for Administration   Mauna V. Kammer
    Associate Executive Director for Field            Thomas W. Murr, Jr.
            Operations
    Assistant Executive Director for Compliance       David Schmeltzer
    Assistant Executive Director for Hazard           Ronald L. Medford
            Identification and Reduction
        Associate Executive Director for              Andrew G. Stadnik
                Engineering Sciences
        Associate Executive Director for              Mary Ann Danello
                Epidemiology and Health
                Sciences
        Associate Executive Director for              Andrew G. Ulsamer
                Laboratory Sciences
        Associate Executive Director for              Warren J. Prunella
                Economic Analysis

    [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; 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.

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