[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1000.16]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1000--COMMISSION ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1000.16  Office of the Secretary.

    The Office of the Secretary prepares the Commission's agenda, 
schedules and coordinates Commission business at official meetings, and 
records, issues, and stores the official records of Commission actions. 
The Office prepares and publishes the Public Calendar under the 
Commission's Meetings Policy. The Office exercises joint responsibility 
with the Office of the General Counsel for the interpretation and 
application of the Privacy Act, Freedom of Information Act, and the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, and prepares reports required by these 
acts. It issues Commission decisions, orders, rules, and other official 
documents, including Federal Register notices, for and on behalf of the 
Commission and controls the use of the Commission seal. The Secretary of 
the Commission also serves as the agency's Advisory Committee Management 
Officer, and is responsible for managing the establishment, procedures, 
and accomplishments of all advisory committees utilized by the 
Commission. The Office supervises and administers the dockets of 
adjudicative proceedings before the Commission. The Office maintains the 
records of continuing guaranties of compliance with applicable standards 
of flammability issued under the Flammable Fabrics Act (FFA) which are 
filed with the Commission in accordance with provisions of section 8(a) 
of the FFA (15 U.S.C. 1197(a)). Upon request, the Office of the 
Secretary provides appropriate forms to persons and

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firms desiring to execute continuing guaranties under the FFA. The 
Office also supervises and administers the public reading room. It 
administers the National Injury Information Clearinghouse.

[56 FR 30496, July 3, 1991, as amended at 68 FR 57799, Oct. 7, 2003]