78180 CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION REAUTHORIZATION HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND COMPETITIVENESS OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION JUNE 4, 1987 Serial No. 100-47 Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 1988 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan, Chairman JAMES H. SCHEUER, New York JAMES J. FLORIO, New Jersey EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts DOUG WALGREN, Pennsylvania W.J. "BILLY" TAUZIN, Louisiana RON WYDEN, Oregon BILL RICHARDSON, New Mexico RICK BOUCHER, Virginia TERRY L. BRUCE, Illinois NORMAN F. LENT, New York EDWARD R. MADIGAN, Illinois CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California MATTHEW J. RINALDO, New Jersey WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California BOB WHITTAKER, Kansas THOMAS J. TAUKE, Iowa DON RITTER, Pennsylvania DAN COATS, Indiana THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR., Virginia JACK FIELDS, Texas MICHAEL G. OXLEY, Ohio SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama CONTENTS Dawson, Carol G., Vice Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commission. DeFiore, Leonard, Executive Director, Consumer Product Safety Commis- Fise, Mary Ellen, product safety director, Consumer Federation of Amer- Franklin, Barbara Hackman, president and chief executive officer, Graham, Anne, Commissioner, Consumer Product Safety Commission...... Lacy, James V., General Counsel, Consumer Product Safety Commission... McCann, S. Anthony, Assistant Secretary for Management and Budget, Department of Health and Human Services..... Pittle, R. David, technical director, Consumers Union... Ryan, Jim, on behalf of American Association of Retired Persons.. Scanlon, Hon. Terrence, Chairman, Consumer Product Safety Commis- 24 18 18 Snow, David A., Riverside, CA...... Steorts, Nancy Harvey, president, Nancy Harvey Steorts & Associates... Bliley, Hon. Thomas J., Jr., statement.......... Center for Occupational Hazards, statement... 210 Letter, dated July 8, 1987 from Mary Ellen Fise to Hon. Howard Nielson re response to request for additional information..... Commissioner Graham's Response to Mr. Nielson's question CPSC responses to questions submitted by Chairman Florio Letter, dated June 30, 1987 from Edward Harrill to Hon. William Dannemeyer re responding to June 24, 1987 inquiry to recent lawn Memorandum: ATV policy, from Anne Graham to Chairman Scanlon Snow, David A., letter, dated July 18, 1987 to Hon. Terrence Scanlon (III) |