[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1, Parts 0 to 299]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR280.1]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
 CHAPTER II--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 280--FASTENER QUALITY--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 280.1  Description of rule/Delegation of authority.


    (a) Description of rule. The Fastener Quality Act (the Act) (15 
U.S.C. 5401 et seq., as amended by Public Law 104-113, Public Law 105-
234, and Public Law 106-34):
    (1) Protects against the sale of mismarked, misrepresented, and 
counterfeit fasteners; and
    (2) Eliminates unnecessary requirements.
    (b) Delegations of authority. The Director, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology has authority to promulgate regulations in this 
part regarding certification and accreditation. The Secretary of 
Commerce has delegated concurrent authority to amend the regulations 
regarding enforcement of the Act, as contained in subpart C of this 
part, to the Under Secretary for Export Administration. The Secretary of 
Commerce has also delegated concurrent authority to amend the 
regulations regarding record of insignia, as contained in subpart D of 
this part, to the Under Secretary for Intellectual Property and Director 
of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

[65 FR 39801, June 28, 2000]

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