[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: 16CFR1205.34] [Page 266] TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION PART 1205_SAFETY STANDARD FOR WALK-BEHIND POWER LAWN MOWERS--Table of Contents Subpart B_Certification Sec. 1205.34 Recordkeeping requirements. (a) General. Every person issuing certificates of compliance for walk-behind rotary power lawn mowers subject to the standard shall maintain written records which show that the certificates are based on a test of each mower or on a reasonable testing program. The records shall be maintained for a period of at least 3 years from the date of certification of each mower or each production lot. These records shall be available to any designated officer or employee of the Commission upon request in accordance with section 16(b) of the act (15 U.S.C. 2065(b)). (b) Content of records. Records shall identify the mower tested and the production lot and describe the tests the mowers have been subjected to and the results of the tests. (c) Format for records. The records required to be maintained by this section may be in any appropriate form or format that clearly provides the required information.