[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: 16CFR1616.3]

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                     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.  1616.3  General requirements.

    (a) Summary of test method. Conditioned specimens are suspended one 
at a time vertically in holders in a prescribed cabinet and subjected to 
a standard flame along their bottom edges for a specified time under 
controlled conditions. The char lengths are recorded.
    (b) Test criteria. The test criteria when the testing is done in 
accordance with Sec.  1616.4 Sampling and acceptance procedures and 
Sec.  1616.5 Test procedures are:
    (1) Average char length. The average char length of five specimens 
shall not exceed 17.8 cm. (7.0 in.).
    (2) Full-specimen burn. No individual specimen shall have a char 
length of 25.40.5 cm. (100.2 
in.).
    (c) Details of the number of specimens which must meet the above 
test criteria for unit acceptance is specified in Sec.  1616.4.