[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: 16CFR1145.3]

[Page 192]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1145--REGULATION OF PRODUCTS SUBJECT TO OTHER ACTS UNDER THE 
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1145.3  Extremely flammable contact adhesives; risk of burns 
from explosive vapor ignition and flashback fire.

    (a) The Commission finds that it is in the public interest to 
regulate the risk of burns from explosive vapor ignition and flashback 
fire associated with certain extremely flammable contact adhesives under 
the Consumer Product Safety Act rather than under the Federal Hazardous 
Substances Act because of the desirability of avoiding possibly lengthy, 
resource consuming, and inefficient rulemaking proceedings under the 
Federal Hazardous Substances Act and because of the availability of 
civil penalties under the CPSA. The Commission also believes that the 
complexity and formality of the rulemaking proceedings under the FHSA, 
in contrast to rulemaking proceedings under the CPSA may make it 
difficult for interested persons to participate.
    (b) Extremely flammable contact adhesives and other similar liquid 
or semi-liquid products in containers over one-half pint that present a 
risk of burns from explosive vapor ignition and flashback fire shall 
therefore be regulated under the Consumer Product Safety Act. Such 
regulation shall include all directly related pending and future 
rulemaking, as well as all directly related future action on petitions. 
However, such action shall not include labeling that may be required 
under the Federal Hazardous Substances Act to address flammability 
hazards associated with other adhesives not subject to the ban.

[42 FR 63731, Dec. 19, 1977]