15 USC Ch. 47: Front Matter
From Title 15-COMMERCE AND TRADECHAPTER 47-CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
CHAPTER 47-CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
Sec.
2051.
Congressional findings and declaration of purpose.
2052.
Definitions.
2053.
Consumer Product Safety Commission.
(a)
Establishment; Chairman.
(b)
Term; vacancies.
(c)
Restrictions on Commissioner's outside activities.
(d)
Quorum; seal; Vice Chairman.
(e)
Offices.
(f)
Functions of Chairman; request for appropriations.
(g)
Executive Director; officers and employees.
(h)
Omitted.
(i)
Civil action against United States.
(j)
Agenda and priorities; establishment and comments.
2054.
Product safety information and research.
(a)
Injury Information Clearinghouse; duties.
(b)
Research, investigation and testing of consumer products.
(c)
Grants and contracts for conduct of functions.
(d)
Availability to public of information.
2055.
Public disclosure of information.
(a)
Disclosure requirements for manufacturers or private labelers; procedures applicable.
(b)
Additional disclosure requirements for manufacturers or private labelers; procedures applicable.
(c)
Communications with manufacturers.
(d)
"Act" defined; coverage.
(e)
Disclosure of information regarding civil actions involving consumer product alleged to have caused death or injury.
2056.
Consumer product safety standards.
(a)
Types of requirements.
(b)
Reliance of Commission upon voluntary standards.
(c)
Contribution of Commission to development cost.
2057.
Banned hazardous products.
2057a.
Banning of butyl nitrite.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Lawful purposes.
(c)
Definitions.
(d)
Effective date.
2057b.
Banning of isopropal nitrite and other nitrites.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Lawful purposes.
(c)
"Commercial purpose" defined.
(d)
Effective date.
2058.
Procedure for consumer product safety rules.
(a)
Commencement of proceeding; publication of prescribed notice of proposed rulemaking; transmittal of notice.
(b)
Voluntary standard; publication as proposed rule; notice of reliance of Commission on standard.
(c)
Publication of proposed rule; preliminary regulatory analysis; contents; transmittal of notice.
(d)
Promulgation of rule; time.
(e)
Expression of risk of injury; consideration of available product data; needs of elderly and handicapped.
(f)
Findings; final regulatory analysis; judicial review of rule.
(g)
Effective date of rule or standard; stockpiling of product.
(h)
Amendment or revocation of rule.
(i)
Petition to initiate rulemaking.
2059.
Repealed.
2060.
Judicial review of consumer product safety rules.
(a)
Petition by persons adversely affected, consumers, or consumer organizations.
(b)
Additional data, views, or arguments.
(c)
Jurisdiction; costs and attorneys' fees; substantial evidence to support administrative findings.
(d)
Supreme Court review.
(e)
Other remedies.
(f)
Computation of reasonable fee for attorney.
2061.
Imminent hazards.
(a)
Filing of action.
(b)
Relief; product condemnation and seizure.
(c)
Consumer product safety rule.
(d)
Jurisdiction and venue; process; subpena.
(e)
Employment of attorneys by Commission.
(g)
Cost-benefit analysis of compliance with relief ordered in action for judicial review of consumer product safety rule not required.
2062.
Repealed.
2063.
Product certification and labeling.
(a)
Certification accompanying product; products with more than one manufacturer.
(b)
Rules to establish reasonable testing programs.
(c)
Form and contents of labels.
2064.
Substantial product hazards.
(a)
"Substantial product hazard" defined.
(b)
Noncompliance with applicable consumer product safety rules; product defects; notice to Commission by manufacturer, distributor, or retailer.
(c)
Public notice of defect or failure to comply; mail notice.
(d)
Repair; replacement; refunds; action plan.
(e)
Reimbursement.
(f)
Hearing.
(g)
Preliminary injunction.
(h)
Cost-benefit analysis of notification or other action not required.
2065.
Inspection and recordkeeping.
2066.
Imported products.
(a)
Refusal of admission.
(b)
Samples.
(c)
Modification.
(d)
Supervision of modifications.
(e)
Product destruction.
(f)
Payment of expenses occasioned by refusal of admission.
(g)
Importation conditioned upon manufacturer's compliance.
(h)
Product surveillance program.
2067.
Exemption of exports.
(a)
Risk of injury to consumers within United States.
(b)
Statement of exportation: filing period, information; notification of foreign country; petition for minimum filing period: good cause.
2068.
Prohibited acts.
(a)
Designation.
(b)
Exception.
2069.
Civil penalties.
(a)
Amount of penalty.
(b)
Relevant factors in determining amount of penalty.
(c)
Compromise of penalty; deductions from penalty.
(d)
"Knowingly" defined.
2070.
Criminal penalties.
2071.
Injunctive enforcement and seizure.
(a)
Jurisdiction.
(b)
Products liable to proceeding.
2072.
Suits for damages.
(a)
Persons injured; costs; amount in controversy.
(b)
Denial and imposition of costs.
(c)
Remedies available.
2073.
Private enforcement.
2074.
Private remedies.
(a)
Liability at common law or under State statute not relieved by compliance.
(b)
Evidence of Commission's inaction inadmissible in actions relating to consumer products.
(c)
Public information.
2075.
State standards.
(a)
State compliance to Federal standards.
(b)
Consumer product safety requirements which impose performance standards more stringent than Federal standards.
(c)
Exemptions.
2076.
Additional functions of Consumer Product Safety Commission.
(a)
Authority to conduct hearings or other inquiries.
(b)
Commission powers; orders.
(c)
Noncompliance with subpena or Commission order; contempt.
(d)
Disclosure of information.
(e)
Performance and technical data.
(f)
Purchase of consumer products by Commission.
(g)
Contract authority.
(h)
Research, development, and testing facilities.
(i)
Recordkeeping; audit.
(j)
Report to President and Congress.
(k)
Budget estimates and requests; legislative recommendations; testimony; comments on legislation.
2076a.
Report on civil penalties.
2077.
Chronic Hazard Advisory Panels.
(a)
Appointment; purposes.
(b)
Composition; membership.
(c)
Chairman and Vice Chairman; election; term.
(d)
Majority vote.
(e)
Administrative support services.
(f)
Compensation.
(g)
Requests for and disclosures of information.
(h)
Information from other Federal departments and agencies.
2078.
Cooperation with States and other Federal agencies.
(a)
Programs to promote Federal-State cooperation.
(b)
Appropriateness of State and local programs.
(c)
Cooperation of Federal departments and agencies.
(d)
Utilization of National Institute of Standards and Technology.
(e)
Copies of accident or investigation reports to other agencies; conditions.
2079.
Transfers of functions.
(a)
Hazardous substances and poisons.
(b)
Flammable fabrics.
(c)
Household refrigerators.
(d)
Regulation by Commission of consumer products in accordance with other provisions of law.
(e)
Transfer of personnel, property, records, etc.; continued application of orders, rules, etc.
(f)
"Function" defined.
2080.
Limitations on jurisdiction of Consumer Product Safety Commission.
(a)
Authority to regulate.
(b)
Certain notices of proposed rulemaking; duties of Chronic Hazard Advisory Panel.
(c)
Panel report; incorporation into advance notice and final rule.
2081.
Authorization of appropriations.
2082.
Interim cellulose insulation safety standard.
(a)
Applicability of specification of General Services Administration; authority and effect of interim standard; modifications; criteria; labeling requirements.
(b)
Scope of judicial review.
(c)
Enforcement; violations; promulgation of final standard; procedures applicable to promulgation; revision of interim standard; procedures applicable to revision.
(d)
Reporting requirements of other Federal departments, agencies, etc., of violations.
(e)
Reporting requirements of Commission to Congressional committees; contents, time of submission, etc.
(f)
Compliance with certification requirements; implementation; waiver; rules and regulations.
(g)
Authorization of appropriations.
2083.
Congressional veto of consumer product safety rules.
(a)
Transmission to Congress.
(b)
Disapproval by concurrent resolution.
(c)
Presumptions from Congressional action or inaction.
(d)
Continuous session of Congress.
2084.
Information reporting.
(a)
Notification of settlements or judgments.
(b)
Calculation of 24-month periods.
(c)
Information required to be reported.
(d)
Report not deemed an admission of liability.
(e)
Definitions.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in sections 2055, 2219, 6004 of this title; title 42 section 300j–22.