<div id="subtitle">Nord to step down; Moore to temporarily take helm</div><div><p>The Consumer Product Safety Commission gets a new chief, at least temporarily, next week.</p><p>Acting Chair Nancy Nord plans to step down and fellow commissioner Thomas Moore will take over as acting head on June 1 until a new chairman is confirmed by the Senate.</p><p>In a statement, Nord said she plans to remain a commissioner until the end of her term in 2012.</p><p>Earlier this month, President Barack Obama announced the nomination of former South Carolina Education Superintendent Inez Moore Tenenbaum as chair of the commission. He also nominated Robert Adler, a former lawyer and adviser to the agency, as a new commissioner. Obama plans to increase the number of seats on the commission from three to five.</p><p>The appointments have been praised by consumer and industry groups alike.</p><p>The commission is tasked with ensuring that products ranging from toys and cribs to ATVs and toasters are safe for use.</p><p>___</p><p>Consumer Product Safety Commission: http://www.cpsc.gov</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=51349522&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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