15 U.S.C. § 2056 : US Code - Section 2056: Consumer product safety standards

Search 15 U.S.C. § 2056 : US Code - Section 2056: Consumer product safety standards

(a) Types of requirements
The Commission may promulgate consumer product safety standards
in accordance with the provisions of section 2058 of this title. A
consumer product safety standard shall consist of one or more of
any of the following types of requirements:
(1) Requirements expressed in terms of performance
requirements.
(2) Requirements that a consumer product be marked with or
accompanied by clear and adequate warnings or instructions, or
requirements respecting the form of warnings or instructions.
Any requirement of such a standard shall be reasonably necessary to
prevent or reduce an unreasonable risk of injury associated with
such product.
(b) Reliance of Commission upon voluntary standards
(1) The Commission shall rely upon voluntary consumer product
safety standards rather than promulgate a consumer product safety
standard prescribing requirements described in subsection (a) of
this section whenever compliance with such voluntary standards
would eliminate or adequately reduce the risk of injury addressed
and it is likely that there will be substantial compliance with
such voluntary standards.
(2) The Commission shall devise procedures to monitor compliance
with any voluntary standards -
(A) upon which the Commission has relied under paragraph (1);
(B) which were developed with the participation of the
Commission; or
(C) whose development the Commission has monitored.
(c) Contribution of Commission to development cost
If any person participates with the Commission in the development
of a consumer product safety standard, the Commission may agree to
contribute to the person's cost with respect to such participation,
in any case in which the Commission determines that such
contribution is likely to result in a more satisfactory standard
than would be developed without such contribution, and that the
person is financially responsible. Regulations of the Commission
shall set forth the items of cost in which it may participate, and
shall exclude any contribution to the acquisition of land or
buildings. Payments under agreements entered into under this
subsection may be made without regard to section 3324(a) and (b) of
title 31.