[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1000.21]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1000_COMMISSION ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  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

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of Compliance and Field Operations also assists the Office of 
Information and Public Affairs in implementing consumer information 
activities nationwide, including wide-ranging 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.