[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 16CFR1031.11]

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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. 1031.11  Procedural safeguards.

    (a) Subject to the provisions of this subpart and budgetary and time 
constraints, Commission employees may be involved in voluntary standards 
activities that will further the objectives and programs of the 
Commission, are consistent with ongoing and anticipated Commission 
regulatory programs as set forth in the agency's operating plan, and are 
in accord with the Commission's policy statement on participation in 
voluntary standards activities set forth in subpart A of this part.
    (b) Commission employees who are involved in the development of a 
voluntary standard and who later participate in an official evaluation 
of that standard for the Commission shall describe in any information, 
oral or written, presented to the Commission, the extent of their 
involvement in the development of the standard. Any evaluation or 
recommendation for Commission actions by such employee shall strive to 
be as objective as possible and be reviewed by higher-level Commission 
officials or employees prior to submission to the Commission.
    (c) Involvement of a Commission official or employee in a voluntary 
standards committee shall be predicated on an understanding by the 
voluntary standards group that participation by Commission officials and 
employees is on a non-voting basis.
    (d) In no case shall Commission employees or officials vote or 
otherwise formally indicate approval or disapproval of a voluntary 
standard during the course of a voluntary standard development process.
    (e) Commission employees and officials who are involved in the 
development of voluntary standards may not accept voluntary standards 
committee leadership positions, e.g., committee chairman or secretary. 
Subject to prior approval by the Executive Director, a Commission 
employee or official may accept other committee positions only if it 
appears to be clearly in the public interest for the employee to carry 
out the functions of that specific position.
    (f) Attendance of Commission personnel at voluntary standards 
meetings shall be noted in the public calendar and meeting summaries 
shall be submitted to the Office of the Secretary as required by the 
Commission's meetings policy, 16 CFR part 1012.