Consumer Law

President Obama To Nominate New CPSC Commission Chair and Fill Another Commission Slot; Announces Intention to Increase Commission Size and Seek Greater Funding

By Brian Wolfman

This article explains that President Obama will nominate Inez Moore Tenenbaum as the new Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. If confirmed, Ms. Tenenbaum would replace Acting Chair Nancy Nord. Ms. Tenenbaum served two terms as South Carolina's Superintendent of Education. The President also announced that he will name long-time consumer advocate and University of North Carolina professor Robert Adler to fill an empty seat on the 3-member Commission. Finally, the President announced that the number of CPSC commissioners will increase from 3 to 5 and that he is seeking a 71% budget increase over the agency's FY 2007 budget. (Even with the increase the agency's budget would be only $107 million.)

For an overview of key CPSC personnel and to learn more about the agency's mission and structure, go  here.

Full post as published by CL&P Blog on May 05, 2009 (boomark / email).