    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 15, 2003]
    [Pages 368-371]
    [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, 301-504-7908. Internet, www.cpsc.gov.
    Chairman                                          Hal Stratton
    Commissioners                                     Mary Sheila Gall,
                                                              Thomas H.
                                                              Moore,
    General Counsel                                   William H. DuRoss
    Director, Office of Congressional Relations       John Horner
    Director, Office of the Secretary                 Todd A. Stevenson

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        Freedom of Information Officer                Sandra K. Bradshaw
    Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity  Kathleen V. Buttrey
            and Minority Enterprise
    Executive Director                                Patricia M. Semple
    Deputy Executive Director                         Thomas W. Murr, Jr.
    Inspector General                                 Christopher w. Dentel,
                                                              Acting
    Director, Office of Human Resources Management    Donna M. Simpson,
                                                              Acting
    Assistant Executive Director, Office of           Patrick D. Weddle
            Information Services
    Director, Office of Planning and Evaluation       N.J. Scheers
    Director, Office of Information and Public        Bruce Richardson
            Affairs
    Director, Office of the Budget                    Edward E. Quist
    Associate Executive Director for Administration   Robert J. Frost
    Assistant Executive Director for Compliance       Alan H. Schoem
        Director, Legal Division                      Eric Stone
        Director, Recalls and Compliance              Marc J. Schoem
    Associate Executive Director for Field            Carol J. Cave
            Operations
    Assistant Executive Director for Hazard           Jacqueline Elder
            Identification and Reduction
        Associate Executive Director for              Warren J. Prunella
                Economics
        Associate Executive Director for              Hugh M. McLaurin
                Engineering Sciences
        Associate Executive Director for              Susan Ahmed
                Epidemiology
        Associate Executive Director for              Mary Ann Danello
                Health Sciences
        Associate Executive Director for              Andrew G. Stadnik
                Laboratory Sciences

    [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 performs the following functions:

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        --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 Oakland, 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, 301-504-7908.
    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.     E-mail,
    info@cpsc.gov. Internet, www.cpsc.gov.

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