[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: 16CFR1115.22]

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                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1115_SUBSTANTIAL PRODUCT HAZARD REPORTS--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart B_Remedial Actions and Sanctions
 
Sec.  1115.22  Prohibited acts and sanctions.

    (a) Statements generally. Whoever knowingly and willfully falsifies, 
or conceals a material fact in a report under the CPSA and rules 
thereunder, is subject to criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C. 1001.
    (b) Timeliness and adequacy of reporting. A failure to inform the 
Commission immediately and adequately, as required by section 15(b) of 
the CPSA, is a prohibited act within section 19(a)(4) of the CPSA (15 
U.S.C. 2068(a)(4)).
    (c) Failure to make reports. The failure or refusal to make reports 
or provide information as required under the CPSA is a prohibited act 
within the meaning of section 19(a)(3) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 
2068(a)(3)).
    (d) Noncomplying products. The manufacture for sale, offering for 
sale, distribution in commerce, and/or importation into the United 
States of a consumer product which is not in conformity with an 
applicable consumer product safety rule under CPSA is a prohibited act 
within the meaning of sections 19 (a)(1) and (a)(2) of the CPSA (15 
U.S.C. 2068 (a)(1) and (a)(2)).
    (e) Orders issued under section 15 (c) and/or (d). The failure to 
comply with an order issued under section 15 (c) and/or (d) of the CPSA 
is a prohibited act within the meaning of section 19(a)(5) of the CPSA 
(15 U.S.C. 2068(a)(5)).
    (f) Consequences of engaging in prohibited acts. A knowing violation 
of section 19(a) of the CPSA subjects the violator to a civil penalty in 
accordance with section 20 of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2069). ``Knowing,'' as 
defined in section 20(c) of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2069(c)), means the 
having of actual knowledge or the presumed having of knowledge deemed to 
be possessed by a reasonable person who acts in the circumstances, 
including knowledge obtainable upon the exercise of due care to 
ascertain the truth of representations. A knowing and willful violation 
of section 19(a), after the violator has received notice of 
noncompliance, subjects the violator to criminal penalties in accordance 
with section 21 of the CPSA (15 U.S.C. 2070).

 Appendix to Part 1115--Voluntary Standards on Which the Commission Has 
        Relied Under Section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act

    The following are the voluntary standards on which the Commission 
has relied under section 9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act:
    1. American National Standard for Power Tools--Gasoline-Powered 
Chain Saws--Safety Regulations, ANSI B175.1-1985 sections 4.9.4, 4.12, 
4.15, 7 and 8, or the current version: ANSI B175.1-1991 sections 5.9.4, 
5.12, 5.15, 8 and 9.
    2. American National Standard for Gas-Fired Room Heaters, Volume II, 
Unvented

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Room Heaters, ANSI Z21.11.2-1989 and addenda ANSI Z21.11.2 a and b- 
1991), sections 1.8, 1.20.9, and 2.9.

[57 FR 34230, Aug. 4, 1992]