    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2007]
    [Pages 370-373]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

    4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814

    Phone, 301-504-7923. Internet, www.cpsc.gov.
    Chairman                                          Nancy Nord, Acting
    Commissioners                                     Thomas H. Moore,
                                                              (vacancy)
    General Counsel                                   Page C. Faulk
    Director, Office of Congressional Relations       John Horner
    Director, Office of the Secretary                 Todd A. Stevenson
        Freedom of Information Officer                Alberta Mills
    Director, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity  Kathleen V. Buttrey
            and Minority Enterprise
    Executive Director                                Patricia M. Semple
    Deputy Executive Director                         Lowell Martin
    Inspector General                                 Christopher W. Dentel
    Director, Office of Human Resources Management    Donna M. Simpson
    Director, Office of International Programs and    Joseph Mohorovic
            Intergovernmental Affairs
    Assistant Executive Director, Office of           Patrick D. Weddle
            Information and Technology Services
    Director, Office of Information and Public        Julie Vallese
            Affairs
    Director, Office of Financial Management,         Edward E. Quist
            Planning and Evaluation
    Assistant Executive Director for Compliance and   John Gibson Mullan
            Field Operations
        Deputy Assistant Executive Director,          Marc J. Schoem
                Office of Compliance
    Assistant Executive Director for Hazard           Jacqueline Elder
            Identification and Reduction
        Associate Executive Director for              Gregory B. Rodgers
              Economics
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        Associate Executive Director for              Hugh M. McLaurin
                Engineering Sciences
        Associate Executive Director for              Russell H. Roegner
                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 three members appointed
    by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for
    terms of seven years.
        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:
        --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.
    The Commission also has a special project to reach as many Americans as
    possible with important, lifesaving safety information. The Neighborhood
    Safety Network is an effort to disseminate safety information to hard to
    reach populations by partnering with other organizations within these
    populations. Organizations may register for this program at
    www.cpsc.gov/nsn/nsn.html.

    Offices

    The Commission's headquarters is located at 4330 East-West Highway,
    Bethesda, MD 20814.

    Sources of Information

    Consumer Information  The Commission operates a toll-free Consumer
    Product Safety Hotline, 800-638-2772 (English and Spanish); and a
    teletypewriter for the hearing-impaired, 800-638-8270 (or in Maryland
    only,
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    800-492-8140). The Commission has several web sites where additional
    safety information may be obtained. Information specific to recalls can
    be obtained at www.recalls.gov. Safety information related to All-
    Terrain Vehicles can be obtained at www.atvsafety.gov.
    General Inquiries  Information on Commission activities may be obtained
    from the Office of Information and Public Affairs, Consumer Product
    Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Phone,
    301-504-7923. Internet, www.cpsc.gov.
    Reading Room  A public information room is maintained at the
    Commission's headquarters.

    For further information, contact the Office of Information and Public
    Affairs, Consumer Product Safety Commission, 4330 East-West Highway,
    Bethesda, MD 20814. Phone, 301-504-7908. E-mail, info@cpsc.gov.
    Internet, www.cpsc.gov.

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