[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: 16CFR1051.1]

[Page 132-133]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1051_PROCEDURE FOR PETITIONING FOR RULEMAKING--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1051.1  Scope.




Sec.  
1051.1 Scope.
1051.2 General.
1051.3 Place of filing.
1051.4 Time of filing.

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1051.5 Requirements and recommendations for petitions.
1051.6 Documents not considered petitions.
1051.7 Statement in support of or in opposition to petitions; Duty of 
          petitioners to remain apprised of developments regarding 
          petitions.
1051.8 Public hearings on petitions.
1051.9 Factors the Commission considers in granting or denying 
          petitions.
1051.10 Granting petitions.
1051.11 Denial of petitions.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553(e), 5 U.S.C. 555(e).

    Source: 48 FR 57123, Dec. 28, 1983, unless otherwise noted.


    (a) This part establishes procedures for the submission and 
disposition of petitions for the issuance, amendment or revocation of 
rules under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2051 et 
seq.) or other statutes administered by the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission.
    (b) Persons filing petitions for rulemaking shall follow as closely 
as possible the requirements and are encouraged to follow as closely as 
possible the recommendations for filing petitions under Sec.  1051.5.
    (c) Petitions regarding products regulated under the Federal 
Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA) (15 U.S.C. 1261 et seq.) are governed by 
existing Commission procedures at 16 CFR 1500.82. Petitions regarding 
the exemption of products regulated under the Poison Prevention 
Packaging Act of 1970 (PPPA) (15 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) are governed by 
existing Commission procedures at 16 CFR part 1702. In addition, 
however, persons filing such petitions shall follow the requirements and 
are encouraged to follow the recommendations for filing petitions as set 
forth in Sec.  1051.5.

[48 FR 57123, Dec. 28, 1983 as amended at 64 FR 48704, Sept. 8, 1999]