[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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