Authorizations and Other Amendments to the Consumer Product Safety Act: Hearings Before the Subcommitee on Consumer Protection and Finance of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, Second Session on H.R. 10819 ... and H.R. 10637 and S. 2401 ... February 24 and 28, 1978U.S. Government Printing Office, 1978 - 322 pages |
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... questions for the Commission on it . The hear- ings on Tuesday will give public witnesses an opportunity to com- ment on this legislation . Without objection , at this point , the text of H.R. 10819 , H.R. 10637 , and S. 2401 will be ...
... questions for the Commission on it . The hear- ings on Tuesday will give public witnesses an opportunity to com- ment on this legislation . Without objection , at this point , the text of H.R. 10819 , H.R. 10637 , and S. 2401 will be ...
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... question as we proceed with this authorization , and that is , what is the role of the Consumer Product Safety Commission to be in the area of chronic hazards ? I think an argument could be made that we should have no role at all , and ...
... question as we proceed with this authorization , and that is , what is the role of the Consumer Product Safety Commission to be in the area of chronic hazards ? I think an argument could be made that we should have no role at all , and ...
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... question we are going to have to face as we move along . Right now , however , we are participating in the IRLG . We are very proud to be part of the interagency regulatory liaison group , which consists of EPA , FDA , OSHA , and the ...
... question we are going to have to face as we move along . Right now , however , we are participating in the IRLG . We are very proud to be part of the interagency regulatory liaison group , which consists of EPA , FDA , OSHA , and the ...
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... question of whether the Consumer Product Safety Commission's jurisdiction over insulation should be transferred to the Department of Energy . I am unalterably opposed to that switch in jurisdiction , for five reasons . First , I believe ...
... question of whether the Consumer Product Safety Commission's jurisdiction over insulation should be transferred to the Department of Energy . I am unalterably opposed to that switch in jurisdiction , for five reasons . First , I believe ...
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... questions you may have . [ Testimony resumes on p . 49. ] [ Mr. Byington's prepared statement and attachments follow : ] STATEMENT OF S. JOHN BYINGTON , CHAIRMAN , CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Mr. Chairman , my fellow ...
... questions you may have . [ Testimony resumes on p . 49. ] [ Mr. Byington's prepared statement and attachments follow : ] STATEMENT OF S. JOHN BYINGTON , CHAIRMAN , CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Mr. Chairman , my fellow ...
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