---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1031.7"
title: "16"
number: "1031.7"
heading: "Commission support of voluntary standards activities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1031.7"
---

# §1031.7. Commission support of voluntary standards activities.

- (a) The Commission's support of voluntary safety standards development activities may include any one or a combination of the following actions:
  - (1) Providing epidemiological and health science information and explanations of hazards for consumer products.
  - (2) **Encouraging the initiation of the development of voluntary standards for specific consumer products.**
  - (3) **Identifying specific risks of injury to be addressed in a voluntary standard.**
  - (4) Performing or subsidizing technical assistance, including research, health science data, and engineering support, in the development of a voluntary standard activity in which the Commission staff is participating.
  - (5) Providing assistance on methods of disseminating information and education about the voluntary standard or its use.
  - (6) Performing a staff evaluation of a voluntary standard to determine its adequacy and efficacy in reducing the risks of injury that have been identified by the Commission as being associated with the use of the product.
  - (7) Encouraging state and local governments to reference or incorporate the provisions of a voluntary standard in their regulations or ordinances and to participate in government or industrial model code development activities, so as to develop uniformity and minimize conflicting State and local regulations.
  - (8) **Monitoring the number and market share of products conforming to a voluntary safety standard.**
  - (9) Providing for the involvement of agency personnel in voluntary standards activities as described in subpart B of this part.
  - (10) **Providing administrative assistance, such as hosting meetings and secretarial assistance.**
  - (11) Providing funding support for voluntary standards development, as permitted by the operating plan, performance budget, mid-year review, or other official Commission document.
  - (12) **Taking other actions that the Commission believes appropriate in a particular situation.**
- (b) [Reserved]

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2051-2083; 15 U.S.C. 1261-1276; 15 U.S.C. 1191-1204; Sec. 3, 104, 106, 223 Pub. L. 110-314, 122 Stat. 3016, 3017 (2008), Sec. 3, 4 Pub. L. 112-28 (2011).

### Source

Source: 71 FR 38755, July 10, 2006, unless otherwise noted.