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16 C.F.R. §§ 1500.265–1500.272

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§1500.265. Imports; definitions.

16 C.F.R. § 1500.265

For the purposes of the regulations prescribed under section 14 of the act:
(a)
The term owner or consignee means the person who has the rights of a consignee under the provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (secs. 483, 484, 485, 46 Stat. 721 as amended; 19 U.S.C. 1483, 1484, 1485).
(b)
The term area office director means the director of the area office of the Consumer Product Safety Commission having jurisdiction over the port of entry through which a hazardous substance is imported or offered for import, or such officer of the area office as he may designate to act in his behalf in administering and enforcing the provisions of section 14 of the act.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1261-1278.

Source

Source: 38 FR 27012, Sept. 27, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

§1500.266. Notice of sampling.

16 C.F.R. § 1500.266

When a sample of a hazardous substance offered for import has been requested by the director of the area office, the collector of customs having jurisdiction over the hazardous substance shall give to the owner or consignee prompt notice of delivery of, or intention to deliver, such sample. Upon receipt of the notice, the owner or consignee shall hold such hazardous substance and not distribute it until further notice from the area office director or the collector of customs of the results of examination of the sample.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1261-1278.

Source

Source: 38 FR 27012, Sept. 27, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

§1500.267. Payment for samples.

16 C.F.R. § 1500.267

The Consumer Product Safety Commission will pay for all import samples that are found to be in compliance with the requirements of the act. Billing for reimbursement should be made by the owner or consignee to the Commission area office headquarters in the territory of which the shipment was offered for import. Payment for samples will not be made if the hazardous substance is found to be in violation of the act, even though subsequently brought into compliance under the terms of an authorization to bring the article into compliance.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1261-1278.

Source

Source: 38 FR 27012, Sept. 27, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

§1500.268. Hearing.

16 C.F.R. § 1500.268

(a)
If it appears that the hazardous substance may be subject to refusal of admission, the area office director shall give the owner or consignee a written notice to that effect, stating the reasons therefor. The notice shall specify a place and a period of time during which the owner or consignee shall have an opportunity to introduce testimony. Upon timely request, giving reasonable grounds therefor, such time and place may be changed. Such testimony shall be confined to matters relevant to the admissibility of the hazardous substance, and may be introduced orally or in writing.
(b)
If such owner or consignee submits or indicates his intention to submit an application for authorization to relabel or perform other action to bring the hazardous substance into compliance with the act, such testimony shall include evidence in support of such application. If such application is not submitted at or prior to the hearing, the area office director shall specify a time limit, reasonable in the light of the circumstances, for filing such application.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1261-1278.

Source

Source: 38 FR 27012, Sept. 27, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

§1500.269. Application for authorization.

16 C.F.R. § 1500.269

Application for authorization to relabel or perform other action to bring the hazardous substance into compliance with the act may be filed only by the owner or consignee and shall:
(a)
Contain detailed proposals for bringing the article into compliance with the act.
(b)
Specify the time and place where such operations will be carried out and the approximate time for their completion.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1261-1278.

Source

Source: 38 FR 27012, Sept. 27, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

§1500.270. Granting of authorization.

16 C.F.R. § 1500.270

(a)
When authorization contemplated by § 1500.269 is granted, the area office director shall notify the applicant in writing, specifying:
(1)
The procedure to be followed—
(2)
That the operations are to be carried out under the supervision of an officer of the Consumer Product Safety Commission or the Bureau of Customs, as the case may be;
(3)
A time limit, reasonable in the light of the circumstances, for completion of the operations; and
(4)
Such other conditions as are necessary to maintain adequate supervision and control over the article.
(b)
Upon receipt of a written request for extension of time to complete such operations, containing reasonable grounds therefor, the area office director may grant such additional time as he deems necessary.
(c)
An authorization may be amended upon a showing of reasonable grounds therefor and the filing of an amended application for authorization with the area office director.
(d)
If ownership of a hazardous substance covered by an authorization changes before the operations specified in the authorization have been completed, the original owner will be held responsible, unless the new owner has executed a bond and obtained a new authorization. Any authorization granted under this section shall supersede and nullify any previously granted authorization with respect to the article.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1261-1278.

Source

Source: 38 FR 27012, Sept. 27, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

§1500.271. Bonds.

16 C.F.R. § 1500.271

(a)
The bonds required under section 14(b) of the act may be executed by the owner or consignee on the appropriate form of a customs single-entry or term bond, containing a condition for the redelivery of the merchandise or any part thereof upon demand of the collector of customs and containing a provision for the performance of conditions as may legally be imposed for the relabeling or other action necessary to bring the hazardous substance into compliance with the act in such manner as is prescribed for such bond in the customs regulations in force on the date of request for authorization. The bond shall be filed with the collector of customs.
(b)
The collector of customs may cancel the liability for liquidated damages incurred under the above-mentioned provisions of such a bond, if he receives an application for relief therefrom, upon the payment of a lesser amount or upon such other terms and conditions as shall be deemed appropriate under the law and in view of the circumstances, but the collector shall not act under this regulation in any case unless the area office director is in full agreement with the action.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1261-1278.

Source

Source: 38 FR 27012, Sept. 27, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

§1500.272. Costs chargeable in connection with relabeling and reconditioning inadmissible imports.

16 C.F.R. § 1500.272

The cost of supervising the relabeling or other action necessary in connection with an import of a hazardous substance that fails to comply with the act shall be paid by the owner or consignee who files an application requesting such action and executes a bond, pursuant to section 14(b) of the act. The cost of such supervision shall include, but not be restricted to, the following:
(a)
Travel expenses of the supervising officer.
(b)
Per diem in lieu of subsistence of the supervising officer when away from his home station as provided by law.
(c)
Services of the supervising officer, to be calculated at the rate of a GS 11, step 1 employee, except that such services performed by a customs officer and subject to the provisions of the Act of February 13, 1911, as amended (sec. 5, 36 Stat. 901 as amended; 19 U.S.C. 267), shall be calculated as provided in that Act.
(d)
Services of the analyst, to be calculated at the rate of a GS 12, step 1 employee (which shall include the use of the chemical laboratories and equipment of the Consumer Product Safety Commission).
(e)
The minimum charge for services of supervising officers and of analysts shall be not less than the charge for 1 hour, and time after the first hour shall be computed in multiples of 1 hour, disregarding fractional parts less than one-half hour.
Notes, amendments, and revision history

Amendments

[38 FR 27012, Sept. 27, 1973, as amended at 57 FR 28605, June 26, 1992]

Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1261-1278.

Source

Source: 38 FR 27012, Sept. 27, 1973, unless otherwise noted.

Amendments

[38 FR 27012, Sept. 27, 1973, as amended at 57 FR 28605, June 26, 1992]