[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: 16CFR1031.10]

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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.  1031.10  Definitions.

    For purposes of describing the level of involvement in voluntary 
standards activities for which Commission employees may be authorized, 
the following definitions apply:
    (a) Membership. Membership is the status of an employee who joins a 
voluntary standards development or advisory organization or subgroup and 
is listed as a member. It includes all oral and written communications 
which are incidental to such membership.
    (b) Employee involvement. Employee involvement may include the 
active, ongoing involvement of an official or employee in the 
development of a new or revised voluntary standard pertaining to a 
particular consumer product or to a group of products that is the 
subject of a Commission voluntary standards project. These projects 
should be those that are approved by the Commission, either by virtue of 
the agency's annual budget or operating plan, or by other specific 
agency authorization or decision, and are in accord with subpart A. 
Employee involvement may include regularly attending meetings of a 
standards development committee or group, taking an active part in 
discussions and technical debates, expressing opinions and expending 
other resources in support of a voluntary standard development activity. 
It includes all oral and written communications which are part of the 
process. Employee involvement may also involve maintaining an awareness 
related to general voluntary standards projects set forth in the 
agency's annual budget or operating plan or otherwise approved by the 
agency.
    (c) Observation. Observation is the attendance by an official or 
employee at a meeting of a voluntary standards development group for the 
purpose of observing and gathering information.