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1 online resource : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Safety and risk in society
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Safety and risk in society series.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY: FEDERAL OVERSIGHT AND EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS ISSUES; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY: FEDERAL OVERSIGHT AND EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS ISSUES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY OVERSIGHT: OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO STRENGTHEN COORDINATION AND INCREASE EFFICIENCIES AND EFFECTIVENESS; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; MULTIPLE AGENCIES OVERSEE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY |
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Fragmented and overlapping oversight can help agencies leverage expertise but also creates inefficienciesagencies report coordinating on specific activities but lack a mechanism to facilitate comprehensive oversight; conclusion; matters for congressional consideration; recommendation; agency comments and our evaluation; appendix i: objectives, scope, and methodology; appendix ii: consumer product safety oversight questionnaire; appendix iii: agencies that indirectly support consumer product safety oversight |
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APPENDIX IV: FULL TEXT FOR FIGURE 2 PRESENTATION OF EXAMPLES OF CONSUMER PRODUCTS REGULATED BY MORE THAN ONE AGENCYChapter 2: CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2008: P.L.110-314; SUMMARY; BACKGROUND; CURRENT LEGISLATION: P.L. 110-314; INDEX |
| Summary |
The oversight of consumer product safety is a complex system involving many federal agencies. The United States Government Accountability Office identified eight agencies that have direct oversight responsibilities for consumer product safety: the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Department of Housing and Urban Development, Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Administration, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, and the U.S. Coast Guard (within the Department of Homelan. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Product safety -- United States.
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Product safety. |
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United States. |
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Consumer protection -- United States.
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Consumer protection. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Commerce. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Marketing -- General. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Sales & Selling -- General. |
| Added Author |
James, Leila S., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: James, Leila S. Consumer Product Safety : Federal Oversight and Efficiency and Effectiveness Issues. Hauppauge : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., ©2015 9781634820554 |
| ISBN |
9781634820561 (electronic book) |
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1634820568 (electronic book) |
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9781634820554 |
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