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Government Operations: Information on CPSC

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date July 28, 1992
Report No. HRD-92-37R
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Summary:

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), focusing on the CPSC mission, organizational structure, budget, general performance, changes in focus, and activities. GAO noted that: (1) the CPSC mission involves identification and analysis, hazard assessment and reduction, compliance and enforcement, consumer information, and agency management of hazardous products; (2) by 1990, the CPSC budget had decreased by 60 percent, and CPSC had 41 percent fewer staff than in 1975; (3) CPSC performance is viewed as poor; and (4) CPSC focuses on developing voluntary standards and educating and informing consumers about product hazards.

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