[United States Government Manual]
[September 15, 2009]
[Pages 358-362]
[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.
CHAIR                                             Inez Tenebaum

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Commissioners                                     Robert Adler, Thomas 
                                                          H. Moore, 
                                                          Nancy Nord, 
                                                          Anne Northup
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                         Jacqueline Elder
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        (vacancy)
        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, Office of    Marc J. Schoem
        Compliance
Assistant Executive Director for Hazard           Robert J. Howell
        Identification and Reduction
Associate Executive Director for Economics        Gregory B. Rodgers
Associate Executive Director for Engineering      Hugh M. McLaurin
        Sciences
Associate Executive Director for Epidemiology     Russell H. Roegner
Associate Executive Director for Health Sciences  Mary Ann Danello
Associate Executive Director for Laboratory       Andrew G. Stadnik
        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 was established as an independent 
regulatory agency by the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2051 et 
seq.) in 1973 and reauthorized by the Consumer Product Safety 
Improvement Act of 2008. The Commission consists of up to five members, 
who are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, for 7-year terms.
    The Commission implements provisions of the Flammable Fabrics Act 
(15 U.S.C. 1191); Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 
1471); Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 


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U.S.C. 1261); act of August 2, 1956 (15 U.S.C. 1211), prohibiting the 
transportation of refrigerators without door safety devices; Children's 
Gasoline Burn Prevention Act (15 U.S.C. 2056 note); and Virginia Graeme 
Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 8001 et seq.).

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.

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

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EDITORIAL NOTE: The Corporation for National and Community Service did 
not meet the publication deadline for submitting updated information of 
its activities, functions, and sources of information as required by the 
automatic disclosure provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 
U.S.C. 552(a)(1)(A)).

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