[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: 16CFR1630.1] [Page 696-697] TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION PART 1630_STANDARD FOR THE SURFACE FLAMMABILITY OF CARPETS AND RUGS (FF 1-70)--Table of Contents Subpart A_The Standard Sec. 1630.1 Definitions. Subpart A_The Standard Sec. 1630.1 Definitions. 1630.2 Scope and application. 1630.3 General requirements. 1630.4 Test procedure. 1630.5 Labeling. Subpart B_Rules and Regulations 1630.31 Reasonable and representative tests and recordkeeping requirements. 1630.32 Carpets and rugs with fire-retardant treatment. Subpart C_Washing Procedures 1630.61 Hide carpets and rugs--alternative washing procedure. 1630.62 Wool flokati carpets and rugs--alternative washing procedure. 1630.63 Suspension of washing requirements for carpets and rugs with alumina trihydrate in the backing. Subpart D_Interpretations and Policies 1630.81 Policy on recall of noncomplying carpets and rugs. Source: 40 FR 59931, Dec. 30, 1975, unless otherwise noted. Authority: Sec. 4, 67 Stat. 112, as amended, 81 Stat. 569-70; 15 U.S.C. 1193. In addition to the definitions given in section 2 of the Flammable Fabrics Act, as amended (Sec. 1, 81 Stat. 568; 15 U.S.C. 1191), and the procedures under that act for setting standards (part 1607 of this chapter), the following definitions apply for the purposes of this Standard: (a) Acceptance Criterion means that at least seven out of eight individual specimens of a given carpet or rug shall meet the test criterion as defined in this Standard. (b) Test Criterion means the basis for judging whether or not a single specimen of carpet or rug has passed the test, i.e., the charred portion of a tested specimen shall not extend to within 2.54 cm. (1.0 in.) of the edge of the hole in the flattening frame at any point. (c) Carpet means any type of finished product made in whole or in part of fabric or related material and intended for use or which may reasonably be expected to be used as a floor covering which is exposed to traffic in homes, offices, or other places of assembly or accommodation, and which may or may not be fastened to the floor by mechanical means such as nails, tacks, barbs, staples, adhesives, and which has one dimension greater than 1.83 m. (6 ft.) and a surface area greater than 2.23 m.\2\ (24 sq. ft.). Products such as ``carpet squares'', with one dimension less than 1.83 m. (6 ft.) and a surface area less than 2.23 m.\2\ (24 sq. ft.), but intended to be assembled upon installation into assemblies which may have one dimension greater than 1.83 m. (6 ft.) and a surface area greater than 2.23 m.\2\ (24 sq. ft.), are included in this definition. Mats, hides with natural or synthetic fibers, and other similar products in the above, defined dimensions are included in this definition, but resilient floor coverings such as linoleum, asphalt tile and vinyl tile are not. (d) Rug means the same as carpet and shall be accepted as interchangeable with carpet. (e) Traffic Surface means a surface of a carpet or rug which is intended to be walked upon. (f) Timed Burning Tablet (pill) means the methenamine tablet, weighing approximately 0.149 gram (2.30 grains), sold as Product No. 1588 in Catalog No. 79, December 1, 1969, by the Eli Lilly Company of Indianapolis, Ind. 46206, or an equal tablet. (g) Fire-Retardant Treatment means any process to which a carpet or rug has been exposed which significantly [[Page 697]] decreases the flammability of that carpet or rug and enables it to meet the acceptance criterion of this Standard.