[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1209.38]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1209--INTERIM SAFETY STANDARD FOR CELLULOSE INSULATION--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart B--Certification
 
Sec. 1209.38  Records.

    (a) Establishment and maintenance. Each manufacturer, importer, and 
private labeler of cellulose insulation subject to the standard shall 
establish and maintain the following records which shall be available to 
any designated officer or employee of the Commission upon request in 
accordance with section 16(b) of the act (15 U.S.C. 2965(b)):
    (1) A record of each product specification containing all 
information required by Sec. 1209.35. (This includes information 
concerning the types of qualification tests as well as the results from 
these tests.)
    (2) Records to demonstrate compliance with the requirements for 
production testing in Sec. 1209.36, including a description of the types 
of production tests conducted and the production interval selected for 
performance of each production test.
    (3) Records of all corrective actions taken in accordance with 
Sec. 1209.37, including the specific action taken, the date the action 
was taken, and the test failure which necessitated the action. Records 
of corrective action must relate the corrective action taken to the 
product specification of the insulation product which was the subject of 
that corrective action, and the product specification of any new product 
which results from any corrective action.
    (4) Records indicating exactly which insulation material is covered 
by each certificate of compliance issued.
    (b) Retention. (1) Product specification. The records of each 
product specification shall be retained for as long as the cellulose 
insulation covered by that specification is manufactured and for a 
period of two (2) years thereafter.
    (2) Other records. Records of production testing, corrective actions 
taken, and certificates issued shall be maintained for a period of two 
(2) years.
    (c) Confidentiality. Requests for confidentiality of records 
provided to the Commission will be handled in accordance with section 
6(a)(2) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2055(a)(2)), the Freedom of Information 
Act as amended (5 U.S.C. 552), and the Commission's regulations under 
that act (16 CFR part 1015, February 22, 1977).