[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: 16CFR1616.1]

[Page 662-663]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1616_STANDARD FOR THE FLAMMABILITY OF CHILDREN'S SLEEPWEAR: 
SIZES 7 THROUGH 14 (FF 5-74)--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A_The Standard
 
Sec.  1616.1  Scope and application.




                         Subpart A_The Standard

Sec.  
1616.1 Scope and application.
1616.2 Definitions.
1616.3 General requirements.
1616.4 Sampling and acceptance procedures.
1616.5 Test procedure.
1616.6 Labeling requirements.

                     Subpart B_Rules and Regulations

1616.31 Labeling, recordkeeping, retail display and guaranties.
1616.32 Method for establishment and use of alternate laundering 
          procedures under section 5(c)(4)(ii) of the standard.
1616.35 Use of alternate apparatus, procedures, or criteria for testing 
          under the standard.
1616.36 Use of alternate apparatus or procedures for tests for guaranty 
          purposes.

                 Subpart C_Interpretations and Policies

1616.61 Enforcement policy.
1616.62 Policy regarding retail display requirement for items.
1616.63 Policy regarding garment production unit identification.
1616.64 Policy regarding recordkeeping requirements.
1616.65 Policy scope of the standard.

    Source: 40 FR 59917, Dec. 30, 1975, unless otherwise noted.

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    Authority: Sec.  429, Pub. L. 105-276; Sec.  4, 67 Stat. 112, as 
amended, 81 Stat. 569-570; 15 U.S.C. 1193.


    (a) This Standard provides a test method to determine the 
flammability of children's sleepwear, sizes 7 through 14 and fabric or 
related material intended or promoted for use in such children's 
sleepwear.
    (b) All sleepwear items as defined in Sec.  1616.2(c), are subject 
to the requirements of this Standard.
    (c) Children's sleepwear items which meet all the requirements of 
the Standard for the Flammability of Children's Sleepwear: Sizes 0 
through 6X (FF 3-71) (subpart A of part 1615 of this chapter) are in 
compliance with this Standard. FF 3-71 was issued July 29, 1971 (36 FR 
14062), and amended July 21, 1972 (37 FR 14624).
    (d) As used in this Standard, pass and fail refer to the test 
criteria for specimens while accept and reject refer to the acceptance 
or rejection of a production unit under the sampling plan.
    (e) The flammability standards for clothing textiles and vinyl 
plastic film, parts 1610 and 1611 of this chapter, are superseded by 
this part 1616 insofar as they apply to items defined in Sec.  
1616.2(c).