| More Federal
Consumer Sites |
| Consumer
Product Safety Commission "protects
the public against unreasonable risks of injuries and deaths associated
with consumer products." This site has information on product recalls,
reporting forms for unsafe products and hundreds of pamphlets on safety
issues in everyday life. |
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| The Department
of Education is a top source for information on student
loan programs and consolidating
student loans. |
| The Department
of Health and Human Services page offers healthfinder,
a guide to finding reliable health information on the net. |
| Department
of Housing & Urban Development's site offers
information every home buyer should know, including buyer's and borrower's
rights. It also includes areas dealing with renter's rights, manufactured
housing, and complaint forms for housing related issues. The consumer
page is here. |
| Department of Transportation's
Aviation Consumer
Protection Division is the place to look for airline performance reports
(delayed flights, lost bags, complaints filed), to file an airline related
complaint (service or safety), and for air travel tips. |
| Environmental
Protection Agency In addition to general environmental
issues, this site includes sections about protecting children, pollution
in the home and workplace, and Tips
to Save Gas and Improve Mileage. |
| Federal
Communications Commission's consumer page is
here and it includes
instructions and forms for filing complaints online. |
| Food
and Drug Administration consumer page is here.
This site features an "index"
page, it's a unique and effective way to browse this site. |
| National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration "is responsible for reducing
deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes."
Consumers may be interested in the Child
Passenger Safety area, or the Buying
A Safer Car (crash test results) area. |
| Securities
and Exchange Commission offers a newly revised
and well organized site. Visit http://www.sec.gov/consumer/search.htm
for information on filing complaints. |
| U.
S. Department of Energy's "Energy Savers" page offers a very comprehensive consumer guide to
energy efficiency and renewable energy. |
| U.S.
Federal Government Agencies Directory is an
award winning list of Federal Agencies on the Internet. Be sure to check
the "scope
notes" if you can't find what you need. This site is provided
and maintained by Louisiana State University. |
| US
Postal Service sells stamps online. Look
up a zip code, buy postal equipment or surplus vehicles, read
about the latest postal scams, or visit the
consumer
information section. |
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