Dan Munz is out of the office.

Sorry, I'm currently out of the office. I'll be without email or Blackberry access from Friday, August 15th until Tuesday, August 26th. But don't panic! I'll help you figure out what to do.

Let's start with the most important question:

Is this an emergency?

Hang on a minute.

Is it REALLY an emergency?

An emergency is a situation in which:

• Someone's life, health, or livelihood is at imminent risk of substantial harm; or
• There's the potential for an imminent, serious violation of law or regulation.

So, is this situation really an emergency? (And is there really something I can do about it without sustained phone or Internet access?)

It sounds like you should contact someone other than me.

Here are my backup contacts:

For issues regarding the Office of Consumer Engagement, contact James Hupp from August 15th to the 20th, and Peter Jackson from August 21st to the 26th.

For questions or requests regarding content on consumerfinance.gov, contact digital@cfpb.gov.

For urgent technical issues regarding consumerfinance.gov, contact the consumerfinance.gov Systems Engineering team.

Still need to contact me?

Yikes! That sounds pretty bad.

Here's what to do:

Send an email to munz.emergency@gmail.com with your name, a brief description of the emergency, and contact information I can use to reach someone involved in the situation. I'll receive an alert with your message, and will try to respond as soon as I can.

A word of caution: Using this email address doesn't guarantee a response. Even if this is a genuine emergency, I might be on a mountain, boat, or other place where I'm simply out of communications range. You should still try as hard as possible to resolve the emergency without me.

start over.

Email me when I return.

I'll probably have a lot to catch up on, and I may not get to all of it. If you'd like to ensure that I get back to you, consider re-sending your message when I return, as it will get my attention faster.

If you'd like, you can add an appointment to your calendar to be reminded when I return.

start over.