[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: 16CFR1633.5]

[Page 738]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1633_STANDARD FOR THE FLAMMABILITY (OPEN FLAME) OF MATTRESS 
SETS--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A_The Standard
 
Sec.  1633.5  Prototype pooling and confirmation testing requirements.

    (a) Prototype pooling. One or more manufacturers may rely on a 
qualified prototype produced by another manufacturer or prototype 
developer provided that:
    (1) The prototype meets the requirements of Sec.  1633.4;
    (2) The mattress sets being produced are the same as the qualified 
prototype with respect to materials, components, design and methods of 
assembly; and
    (3) The manufacturer producing mattress sets in reliance on a 
qualified prototype has performed a confirmation test on at least one 
(1) Specimen of the mattress set it produces in accordance with Sec.  
1633.7. The tested specimen must meet the criteria under Sec.  1633.3(b) 
before any mattress sets based on the qualified prototype may be sold or 
introduced into commerce.
    (b) Confirmation test failure. (1) If the confirmation test specimen 
fails to meet the criteria of Sec.  1633.3(b), the manufacturer thereof 
shall not sell any mattress set based on the same qualified prototype 
until that manufacturer takes corrective measures, tests a new specimen, 
and the new specimen meets the criteria of Sec.  1633.3(b).
    (2) If a confirmation test specimen fails to meet the criteria of 
Sec.  1633.3(b), the manufacturer thereof must notify the manufacturer 
of the prototype of the test failure.