[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1031.1]

[Page 118]
 
                     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 A_General Policies
 
Sec.  1031.1  Purpose and scope.




                       Subpart A_General Policies

Sec.  
1031.1 Purpose and scope.
1031.2 Background.
1031.3 Consumer Product Safety Act amendments.
1031.4 Effect of voluntary standards activities on Commission 
          activities.
1031.5 Criteria for Commission involvement in voluntary standards 
          activities.
1031.6 Extent and form of Commission involvement in the development of 
          voluntary standards.
1031.7 Commission support of voluntary standards activities.
1031.8 Voluntary Standards Coordinator.

                     Subpart B_Employee Involvement

1031.9 Purpose and scope.
1031.10 Definitions.
1031.11 Procedural safeguards.
1031.12 Membership criteria.
1031.13 Criteria for Employee Involvement.
1031.14 Observation criteria.
1031.15 Communication criteria.

               Subpart C_Public Participation and Comment

1031.16 Purpose and scope.
1031.17 Background.
1031.18 Method of review and comment.

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2051-2083; 15 U.S.C. 1261-1276; 15 U.S.C. 1191-
1204.

    Source: 71 FR 38755, July 10, 2006, unless otherwise noted.



    (a) This part 1031 sets forth the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission's guidelines and requirements on participating in the 
activities of voluntary standards bodies. Subpart A sets forth general 
policies on Commission involvement, and subpart B sets forth policies 
and guidelines on employee involvement in voluntary standards 
activities. Subpart C sets forth the criteria governing public review 
and comment on staff involvement in voluntary standards activities.
    (b) For purposes of both subpart A and subpart B of this part 1031, 
voluntary standards bodies are private sector domestic or multinational 
organizations or groups, or combinations thereof, such as, but not 
limited to, all non-profit organizations, industry associations, 
professional and technical societies, institutes, and test laboratories, 
that are involved in the planning, development, establishment, revision, 
review or coordination of voluntary standards. Voluntary standards 
development bodies are voluntary standards bodies, or their sub-groups, 
that are devoted to developing or establishing voluntary standards.