Agent T. C. George's Tariff 23.

"Hazardous Materials Regulations of the Department of Transportation." (August 3, 1969) T. C. George, 2 Penn Plaza, New York 10001.

Specifies tanks and handling procedures for all fuels.
(DOT supersedes ICC).

CONSUMER PRODUCTS GUARANTY ACT

HEARINGS

BEFORE THE

CONSUMER SUBCOMMITTEE

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
UNITED STATES SENATE

NINETY-FIRST CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

S. 3074

TO PROVIDE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR GUARANTIES
COVERING CONSUMER PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE ELEC-
TRICAL, MECHANICAL, OR THERMAL COMPONENTS, AND
FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Hart, Hon. Philip A., U.S. Senator from Michigan__.
Knauer, Virginia H., Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Af-
fairs; accompanied by Robert Meade, director for legislative affairs;
and Frank McLaughlin, director of producer marketing division___
Lynn, James, General Counsel, Department of Commerce; accompanied by
Fred Prince, staff assistant; and Calvin Collier, special assistant to gen-
eral counsel___
Weinberger, Hon. Caspar W., Chairman, Federal Trade Commission..

JANUARY 21, 1970

Breuner, Wallace E., Jr., chairman of the National Home Furnishings Association Committee on Warranties and Guarantees and member of the National Home Furnishings Association's board of directors; accompanied by Spencer A. Johnson, vice president, government relations; and Richard I. Hersh, assistant director..

Day, J. Edward, special counsel, Consumer Products Division, Electronic Industries Association; accompanied by Jack Wayman, staff vice president...

Dunckel, Pauline, director of governmental services, Gas Appliance Manu-
facturers Association, Inc.; accompanied by Thomas Nichol, Jr., general
counsel of Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association, Inc..
Questions of Senator James B. Pearson...

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91

Lamb, George P., general counsel, Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers; accompanied by Guenther Baumgart, president.

64

Prepared statement..

75

Questions of Senator James B. Pearson_

81

Keeney, Eugene A., president, American Retail Federation; accompanied
by William K. McGrath, manager, Government affairs division; and
James M. Goldberg, vice president__
Questions of Senator James B. Pearson..

92

100

Rothwell, Thomas A., special consultant to the National Small Business
Association; accompanied by John Lewis, executive vice president_-_-_
Prepared statement..

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119

JANUARY 22, 1970

Pickett, Winston H., associate counsel, General Electric Co., chairman of the legislation and policy subcommittee of the consumer issues committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; accompanied by Charles S. Mack, committee executive of the consumer issues committee of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce__

Prepared statement of A. S. Yohalem, director...

127

147

MARCH 10, 1970

Nevin, John J., vice president, Marketing, Ford Motor Co.; accompanied Page by Robert W. Scott, general counsel

Prepared statement__

Weinberger, Hon. Caspar W., Chairman, Federal Trade Commission...

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201

166

MARCH 11, 1970

Gordin, George, Jr., attorney, National Consumer Law Center at Boston
College Law School..

239

Prepared statement.

245

Knauer, Virginia, Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Affairs_
Lynn, James T., General Counsel, Department of Commerce..

217

223

Letter..

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220

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255

McLaren, Richard W., Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division,
Department of Justice.

Swankin, David A., Washington representative, Consumers Union...
Prepared statement...

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS, ARTICLES, AND LETTERS
American Motors Corp., statement-

Caveat Emptor-Many People Complain the Quality of Products Is
Deteriorating Rapidly, Wall Street Journal, June 26, 1969, article.
Hoffman, A. J., president, Acoustic Research, Inc., letter of March 25,
1970_

Inboard Warranty Tests Slash RCA TV Complaints, Home Furnishings
Daily, July 29, 1969, article...

Langston, James M., Jr., Consumers Union, letter..

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267

Kabel, Jerry, press secretary to Senator Philip A. Hart, letter of January 13, 1970

43

30

268

Lund, Robert D., general sales manager, Chevrolet Motor Division,
General Motors Corp., letters of:

Mullane, Edwin J., president, Ford Dealers Alliance, Inc., statement.
Roche, J. M., chairman of the board, General Motors Corp., letter of
February 6, 1970.

150

31

Steinberg, Jules, executive vice president, National Appliance & Radio-TV
Dealers Association, letter of November 12, 1969.

Worden, M. W., General Motors Corp., letter of March 23, 1970.

99

273

You Can Choose: A Special 5-Year/50,000-Mile Power Train Warranty for a Nominal Charge of $100 Except Maverick, Washington Star, September 19, 1969, article..

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