[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1031.10]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1031--COMMISSION PARTICIPATION AND COMMISSION EMPLOYEE INVOLVEMENT IN VOLUNTARY STANDARDS ACTIVITIES--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart B--Employee Involvement
 
Sec. 1031.10  Definitions.

    For purposes of describing the level of involvement in voluntary 
standards activities for which Commission employees may be authorized, 
the following definitions apply:
    (a) Membership. Membership is the status of an employee who joins a 
voluntary standards development or advisory organization or subgroup and 
is listed as a member. It includes all oral and written communications 
which are incidental to such membership.

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    (b) Participation. Participation is the active, ongoing involvement 
of an official or employee in the development of a new or revised 
voluntary standard pertaining to a particular consumer product or to a 
group of products that is the subject of a Commission hazard project. 
These projects should be one of those that are approved by the 
Commission, either by virtue of the agency's annual budget or operating 
plan, or by other specific agency authorization or decision, and are in 
accord with subpart A. Participation includes regularly attending 
meetings of a standards development committee or group, taking an active 
part in discussions and technical debates, registering opinions and 
expending other resources in support of a voluntary standard development 
activity. It includes all oral and written communications which are part 
of the participation process.
    (c) Monitoring. Monitoring is involvement by an official or employee 
in maintaining an awareness of the voluntary standards development 
process by attendance at meetings, receiving and reviewing minutes of 
standards development meetings and copies of draft standards, and 
commenting during the standards development process. It involves all 
oral and written communications which are part of the monitoring 
process. These monitoring activities must be related to general 
voluntary standards projects set forth in the agency's annual budget or 
operating plan or otherwise approved by the agency.
    (d) Observation. Observation is the attendance by an official or 
employee at a meeting of a voluntary standards development group for the 
purpose of observing and gathering information.
    (e) Communication. Communication is the oral or written contact by 
an official or employee with a representative or committee of a 
voluntary standards organization or advisory group.