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, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1988 - 393 pages |
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... Now , I was reading the Consumer Federation of America report where the Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking for a budget of $ 33 million . In my hotel room last night I was doing a little bit of math . That works out to be 5.
... Now , I was reading the Consumer Federation of America report where the Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking for a budget of $ 33 million . In my hotel room last night I was doing a little bit of math . That works out to be 5.
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... million crib toys I men- tioned earlier demonstrated . Nor is it as time consuming as one might think . In most ... million dollars annually , depending on whether there would be a deputy administrator in the new structure , com- pared ...
... million crib toys I men- tioned earlier demonstrated . Nor is it as time consuming as one might think . In most ... million dollars annually , depending on whether there would be a deputy administrator in the new structure , com- pared ...
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... million crib toys which had been involved in two deaths , ( 2 ) a recall of a robot toy that could be one of the more costly in Commission history , and ( 3 ) a quick voluntary recall , by a nationally known fast food chain , of some ...
... million crib toys which had been involved in two deaths , ( 2 ) a recall of a robot toy that could be one of the more costly in Commission history , and ( 3 ) a quick voluntary recall , by a nationally known fast food chain , of some ...
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... million bill for improved con- sumer safety . And , finally , the law points us in that direction . Section 7 ( b ) of the Consumer Product Safety Act as amended specifically provides that the CPSC should defer to a voluntary standard ...
... million bill for improved con- sumer safety . And , finally , the law points us in that direction . Section 7 ( b ) of the Consumer Product Safety Act as amended specifically provides that the CPSC should defer to a voluntary standard ...
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... Millions of taxpayer dollars had been spent [ or rather wasted ] . Thousands of small home insulation businesses closed and workers lost their jobs . Literally hundreds of homeowners faced problems trying to resell their homes after the ...
... Millions of taxpayer dollars had been spent [ or rather wasted ] . Thousands of small home insulation businesses closed and workers lost their jobs . Literally hundreds of homeowners faced problems trying to resell their homes after the ...
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Page 37 - Chairman, the executive and administrative functions of the Commission, including functions of the Commission with respect to (1) the appointment and supervision of personnel employed under the Commission, (2) the distribution of business among such personnel and among administrative units of the Commission, and (3) the use and expenditure of funds.
Page 1 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER PROTECTION, AND COMPETITIVENESS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 11 am, in room 2322, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon.
Page 37 - Commission, and (3) the use and expenditure of funds. (b) (1) In carrying out any of his functions under the provisions of this section the Chairman shall be governed by general policies of the Commission and by such regulatory decisions, findings, and determinations as the Commission may by law be authorized to make.
Page 180 - Control; the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; the Food and Drug Administration; the Health Resources and Services Administration; the National Institutes of Health; the Indian Health Service; and the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
Page 180 - Administration, in conjunction with the Health Resources and Services Administration and the National Institutes of Health, should...
Page 78 - toxic" shall apply to any substance (other than a radioactive substance) which has the capacity to produce personal injury or illness to man through ingestion, inhalation, or absorption through any body surface.
Page 189 - If there is no further business to come before the committee, the committee stands adjourned. [Whereupon, at...
Page 239 - ... means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon a leaflet or suitable material accompanying the art material. This requirement is in addition to, and is not meant to supersede, the requirement of paragraph 5.8 of the standard designated D-4236. (8) In determining whether an art material has the potential for producing chronic adverse health effects, including carcinogenicity and potential carcinogenicity, a toxicologist shall take into account opinions of various regulatory agencies...
Page 1 - Act are — (1) to protect the public against unreasonable ] risks of injury associated with consumer products: (2) to assist consumers in evaluating the comparative safety of consumer products; (3) to develop uniform safety standards for consumer products and to minimize conflicting State and local regulations; and...
Page 66 - It is generally expected that the determination of unreasonable hazard will involve the Commission in balancing the probability that risk will result in harm and the gravity of such harm against the effect on the product's utility, cost, and availability to the consumer"); S.