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Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

January 24, 2006. 

Peter A. White, 

Acting Manager, Engine and Propeller 

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service. 

[FR Doc. 06–826 Filed 1–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

16 CFR Part 1000 

Statement of Organization and 

Functions 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission (CPSC or Commission) is 

amending its statement of organization 

and functions to reflect changes in the 

Commission’s organization as well as 

editorial and address changes. 

DATES: Effective Date: February 1, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Office of the Secretary, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 

Maryland 20814. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hyun Sun Kim, Office of the General 

Counsel, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814; telephone 

(301) 504–7632. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1000.19 describes the new Office of 

Financial Management, Planning and 

Evaluation. Section 1000.21 describes 

the new Office of Compliance and Field 

Operations. Section 1000.23 describes 

the new Office of Information and 

Technology Services. Section 1000.24 

describes the new Office of International 

Programs and Intergovernmental Affairs. 

The following offices and directorates 

have been incorporated into the new 

offices referenced above: the Office of 

the Secretary, the Office of the Budget, 

the Office of Planning and Evaluation, 

the Office of Compliance, the Office of 

Information Services, the Directorate for 

Administration and the Directorate for 

Field Operations. 

Section 1000.10 provides that the 

Commission will annually elect a vice 

chairman for a term beginning on June 

1 and running until such time as 

another vice chairman is elected. 

Editorial changes have also been made 

in various sections and the address of 

the Commission has been changed from 

‘‘Washington, DC 20207’’ to ‘‘4330 East 

West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 

20814’’ to reflect the current address. 

Since this rule relates solely to 

internal agency management, pursuant 

to 5 U.S.C. 553(b), notice and other 

public procedures are not required and 

it is effective immediately upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Further this action is not a rule as 

defined in the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, and thus, is 

exempt from the provisions of the Act. 

List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 1000 

Organization and Functions 

(Government Agencies). 

■ Therefore, for the reasons set forth in 

the preamble, revise 16 CFR part 1000 

to read as follows: 

PART 1000—COMMISSION 

ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS 

Sec. 

1000.1 The Commission. 

1000.2 Laws administered. 

1000.3 Hotline. 

1000.4 Commission address. 

1000.5 Petitions. 

1000.6 Commission decisions and records. 

1000.7 Advisory opinions and 

interpretations of regulations. 

1000.8 Meetings and hearings; public 

notice. 

1000.9 Quorum. 

1000.10 The Chairman and Vice Chairman. 

1000.11 Delegation of functions. 

1000.12 Organizational structure. 

1000.13 Directives system. 

1000.14 Office of the General Counsel. 

1000.15 Office of Congressional Relations. 

1000.16 Office of the Inspector General. 

1000.17 Office of Equal Employment 

Opportunity and Minority Enterprise. 

1000.18 Office of Executive Director. 

1000.19 Office of Financial Management, 

Planning and Evaluation. 

1000.20 Office of Information and Public 

Affairs. 

1000.21 Office of Compliance and Field 

Operations. 

1000.22 Office of Human Resources 

Management. 

1000.23 Office of Information and 

Technology Services. 

1000.24 Office of International Programs 

and Intergovernmental Affairs. 

1000.25 Office of Hazard Identification and 

Reduction. 

1000.26 Directorate for Epidemiology. 

1000.27 Directorate for Health Sciences. 

1000.28 Directorate for Economic Analysis. 

1000.29 Directorate for Engineering 

Sciences. 

1000.30 Directorate for Laboratory Sciences. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a). 

§ 1000.1 The Commission. 

(a) The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission is an independent 

regulatory agency formed on May 14, 

1973, under the provisions of the 

Consumer Product Safety Act (Pub. L. 

92–573, 86 Stat. 1207, as amended (15 

U.S.C. 2051, et seq.)). The purposes of 

the Commission under the CPSA 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 

(4) To promote research and 

investigation into the causes and 

prevention of product-related deaths, 

illnesses, and injuries. 

(b) The Commission is authorized to 

consist of five members appointed by 

the President, by and with the advice 

and consent of the Senate, for terms of 

seven years. However, the Departments 

of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 

Urban Development, and Independent 

Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, 

Public Law 102–389, limited funding to 

that for three Commissioners for fiscal 

year 1993 and thereafter. 

§ 1000.2 Laws administered. 

The Commission administers five 

acts: 

(a) The Consumer Product Safety Act 

(Pub. L. 92–573, 86 Stat. 1207, as 

amended (15 U.S.C. 2051, et seq.)). 

(b) The Flammable Fabrics Act (Pub. 

L. 90–189, 67 Stat. 111, as amended (15 

U.S.C. 1191, et seq.)). 

(c) The Federal Hazardous Substances 

Act (Pub. L. 86–613, 74 Stat. 380, as 

amended (15 U.S.C. 1261, et seq.)). 

(d) The Poison Prevention Packaging 

Act of 1970 (Pub. L. 91–601, 84 Stat. 

1670, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1471, et 

seq.)). 

(e) The Refrigerator Safety Act of 1956 

(Pub. L. 84–930, 70 Stat. 953, (15 U.S.C. 

1211, et seq.)). 

§ 1000.3 Hotline. 

(a) The Commission operates a tollfree telephone Hotline by which the 

public can communicate with the 

Commission. The number for use in all 

50 states is 1–800–638–CPSC (1–800–

638–2772). 

(b) The Commission also operates a 

toll-free Hotline by which hearing or 

speech-impaired persons can 

communicate with the Commission by 

teletypewriter. The teletypewriter 

number for use in all states is 1–800–

638–8270. 

(c) The Commission also makes 

available to the public product recall 

information, its public calendar, and 

other information through its worldwide 

Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov. The 

public may also report product hazards 

or other information to the Commission 

at its e-mail address: info@cpsc.gov. 


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§ 1000.4 Commission address. 

The principal Offices of the 

Commission are at 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. 

All written communications with the 

Commission, including those sent by 

U.S. Postal Service, private express and 

messenger should be addressed to the 

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

at that address, unless otherwise 

specifically directed. 

§ 1000.5 Petitions. 

Any interested person may petition 

the Commission to issue, amend, or 

revoke a rule or regulation by 

submitting a written request to the 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814. Petitions 

must comply with the Commission’s 

procedure for petitioning for rulemaking 

at 16 CFR part 1051. 

§ 1000.6 Commission decisions and 

records. 

(a) Each decision of the Commission, 

acting in an official capacity as a 

collegial body, is recorded in Minutes of 

Commission meetings or as a separate 

Record of Commission Action. Copies of 

Minutes or of a Record of Commission 

Action may be obtained by e-mail (cpscos@cpsc.gov) or written request to the 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814, or may be 

examined at Commission headquarters. 

Requests should identify the subject 

matter of the Commission action and the 

approximate date of the Commission 

action, if known. 

(b) Other records in the custody of the 

Commission may be requested by e-mail 

(cpsc-os@cpsc.gov) or in writing from 

the Office of the Secretary pursuant to 

the Commission’s Procedures for 

Disclosure or Production of Information 

under the Freedom of Information Act 

(16 CFR part 1015). 

§ 1000.7 Advisory opinions and 

interpretations of regulations. 

(a) Advisory opinions. Upon written 

request, the General Counsel provides 

written advisory opinions interpreting 

the acts and administrative regulations 

(e.g., Freedom of Information Act 

regulations) the Commission 

administers, provided the request 

contains sufficient specific factual 

information upon which to base an 

opinion. Advisory opinions represent 

the legal opinions of the General 

Counsel and may be changed or 

superseded by the Commission. 

Requests for advisory opinions should 

be sent to the General Counsel, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 

Maryland 20814. Previously issued 

advisory opinions are available on the 

CPSC Web site at http://www.cpsc.gov/ 

library/foia/advisory/advisory.html. A 

copy of a particular previously issued 

advisory opinion or a copy of an index 

of such opinions may also be obtained 

by written request to the Office of the 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814. 

(b) Interpretations of regulations. 

Upon written request, the Assistant 

Executive Director for Compliance will 

issue written interpretations of 

Commission regulations pertaining to 

the safety standards and the 

enforcement of those standards, 

provided the request contains sufficient 

specific factual information upon which 

to base an interpretation. Interpretations 

of regulations represent the 

interpretations of the staff and may be 

changed or superseded by the 

Commission. Requests for such 

interpretations should be sent to the 

Assistant Executive Director for 

Compliance, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814. 

§ 1000.8 Meetings and hearings; public 

notice. 

(a) The Commission may meet and 

exercise all its powers in any place. 

(b) Meetings of the Commission are 

held as ordered by the Commission and, 

unless otherwise ordered, are held at the 

principal office of the Commission at 

4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 

Maryland. Meetings of the Commission 

for the purpose of jointly conducting the 

formal business of the agency, including 

the rendering of official decisions, are 

generally announced in advance and 

open to the public, as provided by the 

Government in the Sunshine Act (5 

U.S.C. 552b) and the Commission’s 

Meetings Policy (16 CFR part 1012). 

(c) The Commission may conduct any 

hearing or other inquiry necessary or 

appropriate to its functions anywhere in 

the United States. It will publish a 

notice of any proposed hearing in the 

Federal Register and will afford a 

reasonable opportunity for interested 

persons to present relevant testimony 

and data. 

(d) Notices of Commission meetings, 

Commission hearings, and other 

Commission activities are published in 

a Public Calendar, as provided in the 

Commission’s Meetings Policy (16 CFR 

part 1012). The Public Calendar is 

available on the Commission Web site at 

http://www.cpsc.gov. 

§ 1000.9 Quorum. 

Three members of the Commission 

constitute a quorum for the transaction 

of business. If there are only three 

members serving on the Commission, 

two members constitute a quorum. If 

there are only two members serving on 

the Commission because of vacancies, 

two members constitute a quorum, but 

only for six months from the time the 

number of members was reduced to two. 

[Note: the Departments of Veterans 

Affairs and Housing and Urban 

Development, and Independent 

Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, 

Pub. L. 102–389, limited funding to that 

for three Commissioners for fiscal year 

1993 and thereafter.] 

§ 1000.10 The Chairman and Vice 

Chairman. 

(a) The Chairman is the principal 

executive officer of the Commission 

and, subject to the general policies of 

the Commission and to such regulatory 

decisions, findings, and determinations 

as the Commission is by law authorized 

to make, he or she exercises all of the 

executive and administrative functions 

of the Commission. 

(b) The Commission shall annually 

elect a Vice Chairman for a term 

beginning on June 1. The Vice Chairman 

shall serve until the election of his or 

her successor. The Vice Chairman acts 

in the absence or disability of the 

Chairman or in case of a vacancy in the 

Office of the Chairman. 

§ 1000.11 Delegation of functions. 

Section 27(b)(9) of the Consumer 

Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 

2076(b)(9)) authorizes the Commission 

to delegate any of its functions and 

powers, other than the power to issue 

subpoenas, to any officer or employee of 

the Commission. Delegations are 

documented in the Commission’s 

Directives System. 

§ 1000.12 Organizational structure. 

The Consumer Product Safety 

Commission is composed of the 

principal units listed in this section. 

(a) The following units report directly 

to the Chairman of the Commission: 

(1) Office of the General Counsel; 

(2) Office of Congressional Relations; 

(3) Office of the Inspector General; 

(4) Office of Equal Employment 

Opportunity and Minority Enterprise; 

(5) Office of the Executive Director. 

(b) The following units report directly 

to the Executive Director of the 

Commission: 

(1) Office of Financial Management, 

Planning and Evaluation; 

(2) Office of Hazard Identification and 

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(3) Office of Information and Public 

Affairs; 

(4) Office of Compliance and Field 

Operations; 

(5) Office of Human Resources 

Management; 

(6) Office of Information and 

Technology Services; 

(7) Office of International Programs 

and Intergovernmental Affairs. 

(c) The following units report directly 

to the Assistant Executive Director for 

Hazard Identification and Reduction: 

(1) Directorate for Economic Analysis; 

(2) Directorate for Epidemiology; 

(3) Directorate for Health Sciences; 

(4) Directorate for Engineering 

Sciences; 

(5) Directorate for Laboratory 

Sciences. 

§ 1000.13 Directives System. 

The Commission maintains a 

Directives System which contains 

delegations of authority and 

descriptions of Commission programs, 

policies, and procedures. A complete set 

of directives is available for inspection 

in the public reading room at 

Commission headquarters. 

§ 1000.14 Office of the General Counsel. 

The Office of the General Counsel 

provides advice and counsel to the 

Commissioners and organizational 

components of the Commission on 

matters of law arising from operations of 

the Commission. It prepares the legal 

analysis of Commission legislative 

proposals and comments on relevant 

legislative proposals originating 

elsewhere. The Office, in conjunction 

with the Department of Justice, is 

responsible for the conduct of all 

Federal court litigation to which the 

Commission is a party. The Office also 

advises the Commission on 

administrative litigation matters. The 

Office provides final legal review of and 

makes recommendations to the 

Commission on proposed product safety 

standards, rules, regulations, petition 

actions, and substantial hazard actions. 

It also provides legal review of certain 

procurement, personnel, and 

administrative actions and drafts 

documents for publication in the 

Federal Register. 

§ 1000.15 Office of Congressional 

Relations. 

The Office of Congressional Relations 

is the principal contact with the 

committees and members of Congress 

and state legislative bodies. It performs 

liaison duties for the Commission, 

provides information and assistance to 

Congress on matters of Commission 

policy, and coordinates testimony and 

appearances by Commissioners and 

agency personnel before Congress. 

§ 1000.16 Office of the Inspector General. 

The Office of the Inspector General is 

an independent office established under 

the provisions of the Inspector General 

Act of 1978, 5 U.S.C. Appendix, as 

amended. This Office independently 

initiates, conducts, supervises, and 

coordinates audits, operations reviews, 

and investigations of Commission 

programs, activities, and operations. 

The Office also makes recommendations 

to promote economy, efficiency, and 

effectiveness within the Commission’s 

programs and operations. The Office 

receives and investigates complaints or 

information concerning possible 

violations of law, rules, or regulations, 

mismanagement, abuse of authority, and 

waste of funds. It reviews existing and 

proposed legislation concerning the 

economy, efficiency, and effectiveness 

of such legislation on Commission 

operations. 

§ 1000.17 Office of Equal Employment 

Opportunity and Minority Enterprise. 

The Office of Equal Employment 

Opportunity and Minority Enterprise is 

responsible for assuring compliance 

with all laws and regulations relating to 

equal employment opportunity. The 

Office provides advice and assistance to 

the Chairman and Commission staff on 

all EEO related issues including the 

agency Small and Disadvantaged 

Business Utilization Program. The 

Office develops agency EEO program 

policies. The Office manages the 

discrimination complaint process, 

including the adjudication of 

discrimination complaints, and 

facilitates Affirmative Employment 

Program (AEP) planning for women, 

minorities, individuals with disabilities 

and disabled veterans. The Office plans 

and executes special emphasis programs 

and special programs with minority 

colleges, and EEO, diversity, prevention 

of sexual harassment and related 

training. The Office identifies trends, 

personnel policies and practices that 

have an impact on EEO and makes 

recommendations to the Chairman on 

the effectiveness and efficiency of EEO 

programs and methods to enhance equal 

opportunity. 

§ 1000.18 Office of Executive Director. 

The Executive Director with the 

assistance of the Deputy Executive 

Director, under the broad direction of 

the Chairman and in accordance with 

Commission policy, acts as the chief 

operating manager of the agency, 

supporting the development of the 

agency’s budget and operating plan 

before and after Commission approval, 

and managing the execution of those 

plans. The Executive Director has direct 

line authority over the following 

directorates and offices: the Office of 

Financial Management, Planning and 

Evaluation, the Office of Hazard 

Identification and Reduction, the Office 

of Information and Public Affairs, the 

Office of Compliance and Field 

Operations, the Office of Human 

Resources Management, the Office of 

Information and Technology Services, 

and the Office of International Programs 

and Intergovernmental Affairs. 

§ 1000.19 Office of Financial Management, 

Planning and Evaluation. 

The Office of Financial Management, 

Planning and Evaluation is responsible 

for developing the Commission’s funds 

control system, long-range strategic 

plans, annual performance budgets and 

operating plans; analysis of major policy 

and operational issues; performing 

evaluations and management studies of 

Commission programs and activities; 

ensuring that Commission resources are 

procured and expended as planned and 

according to purchasing regulations; the 

review, control, and payment of 

Commission financial obligations; and, 

reporting on the use and performance of 

Commission resources. The Office 

recommends actions to the Executive 

Director to enhance the effectiveness of 

Commission programs and the 

management of budget, planning and 

evaluation, financial, and procurement 

activities. The Office serves as the staff 

support to the Commission Chief 

Financial Officer. 

§ 1000.20 Office of Information and Public 

Affairs. 

The Office of Information and Public 

Affairs, which is managed by the 

Director of the Office, is responsible for 

the development, implementation, and 

evaluation of a comprehensive national 

information and public affairs program 

designed to promote product safety. 

This includes responsibility for 

developing and maintaining relations 

with a wide range of national groups 

such as consumer organizations; 

business groups; trade associations; 

state and local government entities; 

labor organizations; medical, legal, 

scientific and other professional 

associations; and other Federal health, 

safety and consumer agencies. The 

Office also is responsible for 

implementing the Commission’s media 

relations program nationwide. The 

Office serves as the Commission’s 

spokesperson to the national print and 

broadcast media, develops and 

disseminates the Commission’s news 


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releases, and organizes Commission 

news conferences. 

§ 1000.21 Office of Compliance and Field 

Operations. 

The Office of Compliance and Field 

Operations conducts compliance and 

administrative enforcement activities 

under all administered acts, provides 

advice and guidance on complying with 

all administered acts and reviews 

proposed standards and rules with 

respect to their enforceability. The 

Office’s responsibilities also include 

identifying and addressing safety 

hazards in consumer products already 

in distribution, promoting industry 

compliance with existing safety rules, 

and conducting administrative 

litigation. It conducts field enforcement 

efforts, including providing program 

guidance, advice, and case guidance to 

field staff. It enforces the Consumer 

Product Safety Act reporting 

requirements. It reviews consumer 

complaints, conducts inspections and 

in-depth investigations, and analyzes 

available data to identify those 

consumer products containing defects 

posing a substantial risk of injury or 

which do not comply with existing 

safety requirements. The Office 

negotiates and monitors corrective 

action plans for products that are 

defective or fail to comply with specific 

regulations. It gathers information on 

product hazards that may be addressed 

through rulemaking or voluntary 

standards. The Office develops 

surveillance strategies and programs 

designed to assure compliance with 

Commission standards and regulations. 

The Office of Compliance and Field 

Operations also assists the Office of 

Information and Public Affairs in 

implementing consumer information 

activities nationwide, including wideranging public information and 

education programs designed to reduce 

consumer product injuries and deaths, 

and maintaining liaison with, and 

providing support to, other components 

of the Commission and appropriate 

State and local government offices. 

§ 1000.22 Office of Human Resources 

Management. 

The Office of Human Resources 

Management, which is managed by the 

Director of the Office, provides human 

resources management support to the 

Commission in the areas of recruitment 

and placement, position classification, 

training and executive development, 

employee and labor relations, employee 

benefits and retirement assistance, 

employee assistance programs, drug 

testing, leave administration, 

disciplinary and adverse actions, 

grievances and appeals, and 

performance management. 

§ 1000.23 Office of Information and 

Technology Services. 

The Office of Information and 

Technology Services houses the 

Commission’s Secretariat, which 

facilitates the preparation of the 

Commission’s agenda; coordinates 

Commission business at official 

meetings; maintains the dockets and 

other materials for the Commission’s 

public and non-public administrative 

and adjudicative meetings and hearings; 

prepares and publishes the Public 

Calendar; maintains the Commission’s 

Injury Information Clearinghouse; issues 

Commission Orders; provides legal 

notice of Commission decisions through 

publication in the Federal Register; 

processes all filings that the 

Commission receives in paper, 

electronic and alternative media 

formats; exercises joint responsibility 

with the Office of the General Counsel 

for interpretation and application of the 

Privacy Act, Freedom of Information 

Act, and the Government in the 

Sunshine Act; prepares reports required 

by these acts; and maintains and 

manages all official Commission records 

including those pertaining to continuing 

guarantees of compliance with 

applicable standards of flammability 

under the Flammable Fabrics Act filed 

with the Commission. The Secretary is 

the agency’s Chief Freedom of 

Information Act Officer. The Office of 

Information and Technology Services is 

also responsible for the general policy 

and planning issues related to the 

dissemination of information by the 

Commission including, but not limited 

to, OMB Circular A–130, the Federal 

Information Security Management Act, 

the Government Paperwork Elimination 

Act, Section 508 of the Americans with 

Disabilities Act, and the E-Government 

Act under the President’s Management 

Agenda; the design, implementation and 

support of the Commission’s 

information technology system needs; 

maintaining and/or providing access to 

administrative applications for the 

Commission’s business processes such 

as payroll, accounting, personnel, 

budget, information management and 

work tracking; administration of the 

network, telephone systems, and Help 

Desk. The Office of Information and 

Technology Services also is responsible 

for providing the Commission with 

printing, mail, and copy services, library 

services, logistical, real and personal 

property management services; and 

addressing safety and ergonomic issues 

in the work place. 

§ 1000.24 Office of International Programs 

and Intergovernmental Affairs. 

The Office of International Programs 

and Intergovernmental Affairs provides 

a comprehensive and coordinated effort 

in consumer product safety standards 

development and implementation at the 

international, Federal, State and local 

level. The office conducts activities and 

creates strategies aimed at ensuring 

greater import compliance with 

recognized American safety standards 

and exportation of CPSC regulatory 

policies, technologies and 

methodologies into other jurisdictions. 

The office also works to harmonize the 

use of standards worldwide. 

§ 1000.25 Office of Hazard Identification 

and Reduction. 

The Office of Hazard Identification 

and Reduction, under the direction of 

the Assistant Executive Director for 

Hazard Identification and Reduction, is 

responsible for managing the 

Commission’s Hazard Identification and 

Analysis Program and its Hazard 

Assessment and Reduction Program. 

The Office reports to the Executive 

Director, and has line authority over the 

Directorates for Epidemiology and 

Health Sciences, Economic Analysis, 

Engineering Sciences, and Laboratory 

Sciences. The Office develops strategies 

for and implements the agency’s 

operating plans for these two hazard 

programs. This includes the collection 

and analysis of data to identify hazards 

and hazard patterns, the 

implementation of the Commission’s 

safety standards development projects, 

the coordination of voluntary standards 

activities, and providing overall 

direction and evaluation of projects 

involving hazard analysis, data 

collection, emerging hazards, mandatory 

and voluntary standards, petitions, and 

labeling rules. The Office assures that 

relevant technical, environmental, 

economic, and social impacts of projects 

are comprehensively and objectively 

presented to the Commission for 

decision. 

§ 1000.26 Directorate for Epidemiology. 

The Directorate for Epidemiology, 

managed by the Associate Executive 

Director for Epidemiology, is 

responsible for the collection and 

analysis of data on injuries and deaths 

associated with consumer products. The 

Directorate has two divisions: the Data 

Systems Division and the Hazard 

Analysis Division. The Data Systems 

Division operates the national data 

collection systems which provide the 

data that serve as the basis for the 

Commission’s estimates of the numbers 

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consumer products. These data systems 

include the National Electronic Injury 

Surveillance System, a nationally 

representative sample of hospital 

emergency departments; a death 

certificate file, which contains data 

obtained from death certificates on 

deaths associated with consumer 

products; and the Injury and Potential 

Injury Incident file, which contains 

information on, among other things, 

incidents associated with consumer 

products, based on news clips, medical 

examiner reports, hotline reports, 

Internet complaints, and referrals. The 

Hazard Analysis Division conducts 

statistical analysis of these data and 

conducts epidemiologic studies to 

estimate the numbers of injuries and 

deaths associated with various 

consumer products and to examine 

factors associated with these injuries 

and deaths. In addition, staff in the 

Hazard Analysis Division design special 

studies, design and analyze data from 

experiments for testing of consumer 

products, and provide statistical 

expertise and advice to Commission 

staff in support of regulation 

development. 

§ 1000.27 Directorate for Health Sciences. 

The Directorate for Health Sciences is 

managed by the Associate Executive 

Director for Health Sciences and is 

responsible for reviewing and 

evaluating the human health effects and 

hazards related to consumer products 

and assessing exposure, uptake and 

metabolism, including information on 

population segments at risk. Directorate 

staff conducts health studies and 

research in the field of consumer 

product-related injuries. The Directorate 

performs risk assessments for chemical, 

physiological and physical hazards 

based on methods such as medical 

injury modeling, and on injury and 

incident data for mechanical, thermal, 

chemical and electrical hazards in 

consumer products. It provides the 

Commission’s primary source of 

scientific expertise for implementation 

of the Poison Prevention Packaging Act 

and the Federal Hazardous Substances 

Act. The Directorate assists in the 

development and evaluation of product 

safety standards and test methods based 

on scientific and public health 

principles. It provides support to the 

Commission’s regulatory development 

and enforcement activities. It manages 

hazard identification and analysis, and 

hazard assessment and reduction 

projects as assigned. The Directorate 

provides liaison with the National 

Toxicology Program, the Department of 

Health and Human Services (including 

the Food and Drug Administration, the 

Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention, the National Institutes of 

Health), the Occupational Health and 

Safety Administration, the 

Environmental Protection Agency, other 

Federal agencies and programs, and 

other organizations concerned with 

reducing the risk to consumers from 

exposure to consumer product hazards. 

§ 1000.28 Directorate for Economic 

Analysis. 

The Directorate for Economic 

Analysis, which is managed by the 

Associate Executive Director for 

Economic Analysis, is responsible for 

providing the Commission with advice 

and information on economic and 

environmental matters and on the 

economic, social and environmental 

effects of Commission actions. It 

analyzes the potential effects of CPSC 

actions on consumers and on industries, 

including effects on competitive 

structure and commercial practices. The 

Directorate acquires, compiles, and 

maintains economic data on movements 

and trends in the general economy and 

on the production, distribution, and 

sales of consumer products and their 

components to assist in the analysis of 

CPSC priorities, policies, actions, and 

rules. It plans and carries out economic 

surveys of consumers and industries. It 

studies the costs of accidents and 

injuries. It evaluates the economic, 

societal, and environmental impact of 

product safety rules and standards. It 

performs regulatory analyses and 

studies of costs and benefits of CPSC 

actions as required by the Consumer 

Product Safety Act, The National 

Environmental Policy Act, the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act and other 

Acts, and by policies established by the 

Consumer Product Safety Commission. 

The Directorate manages hazard 

assessment and reduction projects as 

assigned. 

§ 1000.29 Directorate for Engineering 

Sciences. 

The Directorate for Engineering 

Sciences, which is managed by the 

Associate Executive Director for 

Engineering Sciences, is responsible for 

developing technical policy for and 

implementing the Commission’s 

engineering programs. The Directorate 

manages hazard assessment and 

reduction projects as assigned by the 

Office of Hazard Identification and 

Reduction; provides engineering 

technical support and product safety 

assessments for the Office of 

Compliance and Field Operations; 

provides engineering, scientific, and 

technical expertise to the Commission 

and Commission staff as requested; and 

provides engineering technical support 

to other Commission organizations, 

activities, and programs as needed. The 

Directorate develops and evaluates 

product safety standards, product safety 

tests and test methods, performance 

criteria, design specifications, and 

quality control standards for consumer 

products, based on engineering and 

scientific methods. It conducts 

engineering analysis and testing of the 

safety of consumer products, and 

evaluates and participates in the 

development of mandatory and 

voluntary standards for consumer 

products including engineering and 

human factors analyses in support of 

standards development and product 

compliance testing. The Directorate 

performs or monitors research for 

consumer products in a broad array of 

engineering disciplines including 

chemical, electrical, fire protection, 

human factors, and mechanical 

engineering. It conducts and coordinates 

engineering research, testing, and 

evaluation activities with other Federal 

agencies, private industry, and 

consumer interest groups. The 

Directorate conducts human factors 

studies and research of consumer 

product related injuries, including 

evaluations of labels, signs and symbols, 

instructions, and other measures 

intended to address the human 

component of injury prevention. The 

Directorate provides technical 

supervision and direction of engineering 

activities including tests and analyses 

conducted in the field. 

§ 1000.30 Directorate for Laboratory 

Sciences. 

The Directorate for Laboratory 

Sciences, which is managed by the 

Associate Executive Director for 

Laboratory Sciences, is responsible for 

conducting engineering analyses and 

testing of consumer products, 

supporting the development of 

voluntary and mandatory standards, and 

supporting the Agency’s compliance 

activities through product safety 

assessments. A wide variety of products 

are tested and evaluated to determine 

the causes of failure and the hazards 

presented. Product safety tests involve 

mechanical, electrical, and combustion 

engineering, as well as thermal and 

chemical analyses. Test protocols are 

developed, test fixtures and setups are 

designed and fabricated, and tests are 

conducted following the requirements 

and guidance of voluntary and 

mandatory standards and/or using 

sound engineering and scientific 

judgment. The Laboratory participates 

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in the development of voluntary and 

mandatory standards. The Laboratory 

coordinates and cooperates with other 

Federal agencies, private industry, and 

consumer interest groups by sharing 

engineering and scientific research, test, 

and evaluation expertise. Additionally, 

Corrective Action Plans, proposed by 

manufacturers to correct a product 

defect, are tested and evaluated to 

assure that the proposed changes 

adequately resolve the problem. 

Regulated products, such as children’s 

products, sleepwear, and bicycle 

helmets, are routinely tested and 

evaluated for compliance with the 

Consumer Product Safety Act, the 

Federal Hazardous Substances Act, the 

Flammable Fabrics Act, and the Poison 

Prevention Packaging Act. The 

Directorate is composed of the 

Mechanical Engineering Division, the 

Electrical Engineering Division (which 

includes flammable fabrics), and the 

Chemical Division. Overall, the 

directorate provides engineering, 

scientific, and other technical expertise 

to all entities within the Consumer 

Product Safety Commission. 

Dated: January 25, 2006. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 06–902 Filed 1–31–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 117 

[CGD08–06–001] 

RIN 1625–AA09 

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; 

Mississippi River, Iowa and Illinois 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is changing 

the regulation governing the Clinton 

Railroad Drawbridge, Mile 518.0, Upper 

Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa. 

Under the rule, the drawbridge shall 

open on signal if at least 24 hours 

advance notice is given from 12:01 a.m., 

on January 20, 2006 until 9 a.m., on 

March 1, 2006. This rule allows time for 

making upgrades to critical mechanical 

components and to perform scheduled 

annual maintenance/repairs to the 

bridge. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 12:01 

a.m., January 20, 2006, until 9 a.m., 

March 1, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Comments and material 

received from the public, as well as 

documents indicated in this preamble as 

being available in the docket, are part of 

the docket [CGD08–06–001] and are 

available for inspection or copying at 

room 2.107f in the Robert A. Young 

Federal Building at Eighth Coast Guard 

District, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. Commander (obr), Eighth 

Coast Guard District, maintains the 

public docket for this rulemaking. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Roger K. Wiebusch, Bridge 

Administrator, (314) 539–3900, 

extension 2378. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulatory History 

We did not publish a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for this 

regulation or give 30 days notice. Under 

5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) 

the Coast Guard finds that good cause 

exists for not publishing an NPRM and 

for making this rule effective in less 

than 30 days after publication in the 

Federal Register. Due to Hurricane 

Katrina and Hurricane Rita 

communications and documents were 

lost causing the inability to publish a 

NPRM and give 30 days notice because 

the maintenance has to begin during the 

winter months while river traffic is very 

minimal. 

Background and Purpose 

On June 10, 2005, the Union Pacific 

Railroad Company requested a 

temporary change to the operation of the 

Clinton Railroad Drawbridge, across the 

Upper Mississippi River, Mile 518.0, at 

Clinton, Iowa to open on signal if at 

least 24 hours advance notice is given 

to facilitate critical bridge repair and 

annual maintenance. Advance notice 

may be given by calling the Clinton 

Yardmaster’s office at (319) 244–3204 at 

any time; or (319) 244–3269 weekdays 

between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.; or Mr. 

Tomaz Gawronski, office (515) 263–

4536 or cell phone (515) 710–6829. 

The Clinton Railroad Drawbridge 

navigation span has a vertical clearance 

of 18.7 feet above normal pool in the 

closed to navigation position. 

Navigation on the waterway consists 

primarily of commercial tows and 

recreational watercraft and will not be 

significantly impacted due to the 

reduced navigation in winter months. 

Presently, the draw opens on signal for 

passage of river traffic. The Union 

Pacific Railroad Company requested the 

drawbridge be permitted to remain 

closed-to-navigation from 12:01 a.m., 

January 20, 2005 until 9 a.m., March 1, 

2006 unless 24 hours advance notice is 

given of the need to open. Winter 

conditions on the Upper Mississippi 

River coupled with the closure of Lock 

and Dam 19, Mile 364.3, Upper 

Mississippi River, at Keokuk, Iowa will 

preclude any significant navigation 

demands for the drawspan opening. The 

Clinton Railroad Drawbridge, Mile 

518.0, Upper Mississippi River, is 

located upstream from Lock and Dam 

19. Performing maintenance on the 

bridge during the winter, when the 

number of vessels likely to be impacted 

is minimal, is preferred to the bridge 

closure or advance notification 

requirements during the navigation 

season. This temporary change to the 

drawbridge’s operation has been 

coordinated with the commercial 

waterway operators. 

Discussion of Changes 

This rule temporarily amends 33 CFR 

part 117, allowing the Clinton Railroad 

Drawbridge, mile 518.0, to change from 

an open on demand schedule to one 

requiring at least 24 hours advance 

notice. 

Regulatory Evaluation 

This rule is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review, and does not 

require an assessment of potential costs 

and benefits under section 6(a)(3) of that 

Order. The Office of Management and 

Budget has not reviewed it under that 

Order. It is not ‘‘significant’’ under the 

regulatory policies and procedures of 

the Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS). 

The Coast Guard expects that this 

temporary change to operation of the 

Clinton Railroad Drawbridge will have 

minimal economic impact on 

commercial traffic operating on the 

Upper Mississippi River. This 

temporary change has been written in 

such a manner as to allow for minimal 

interruption of the drawbridge’s regular 

operation. 

Small Entities 

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we have considered 

whether this rule would have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises 

small businesses, not-for-profit 

organizations that are independently 

owned and operated and are not 

dominant in their fields, and 

governmental jurisdictions with 

populations of less than 50,000. 

The Coast Guard certifies under 5 

U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule would not 


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