[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2008]
[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                                   Cheryl A. Falvey
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    Richard O'Brien
        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
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Assistant Executive Director for Hazard           Jacqueline Elder
        Identification and Reduction
    Associate Executive Director for              Gregory B. Rodgers
            Economics
    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 too 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.
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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, 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, [email protected]. 
Internet, www.cpsc.gov.

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