[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, 
[email protected]. Internet, www.cpsc.gov.

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