[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: 16CFR1031.12]

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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. 1031.12  Membership criteria.

    (a) The Commissioners, their special assistants, and Commission 
officials and employees holding the positions listed below, may not 
become members

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of a voluntary standards group because they either have the 
responsibility for making final decisions, or advise those who make 
final decisions, on whether to rely on a voluntary standard, promulgate 
a consumer product safety standard, or to take other action to prevent 
or reduce an unreasonable risk of injury associated with a product.
    (1) The Commissioners;
    (2) The Commissioners' Special Assistants;
    (3) The General Counsel and General Counsel Staff;
    (4) The Executive Director, the Deputy Executive Director, and 
special assistants to the Executive Director;
    (5) The Associate Executive Directors and Office Directors;
    (6) The Director of the Office of Program Management and Budget and 
any Special Assistants to the Director.
    (b) All other officials and employees not covered under 
Sec. 1031.12(a) may be advisory, non-voting members of voluntary 
standards development and advisory groups with the advance approval of 
the Executive Director. In particular, the Commission's Voluntary 
Standards Coordinator may accept such membership.
    (c) Commission employees or officials who have the approval of the 
Executive Director to accept membership in a voluntary standards 
organization or group pursuant to paragraph (b) of this section shall 
apprise the General Counsel and the Voluntary Standards Coordinator 
prior to their acceptance.
    (d) Commission officials or employees who desire to become a member 
of a voluntary standards body or group in their individual capacity must 
obtain prior approval of the Commission's Ethics Counselor for an 
outside activity pursuant to the Commission's Employee Standards of 
Conduct, 16 CFR part 1030.