How will CPSC select members of the Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP), and ensure that the members are independent and objective?
The legislation requires the Commission to form a Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel (CHAP) to study the health effects of phthalates on children. Requirements for the selection of CHAP members are described in the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA). The Commission will select 7 CHAP members from a list of at least 21 independent scientists nominated by the National Academy of Sciences. Scientists who are associated with manufacturers of products or chemicals covered by the CHAP and scientists employed by the federal government (except employees of the National Institutes of Health, National Toxicology Program, and the National Center for Toxicological Research) are not eligible to be nominated. Panel members will be selected on the basis of their qualifications. Once appointed, the Panel members will elect a Chairman and Vice Chairman. Posted 12/04/2008.
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