Federal · Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
15 U.S.C. § 2080: Limitations on jurisdiction of Consumer Product Safety Commission
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The Commission shall have no authority under this chapter to regulate any risk of injury associated with a consumer product if such risk could be eliminated or reduced to a sufficient extent by actions taken under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 [ 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.]; the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 [ 42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.]; or the Clean Air Act [ 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.]. The Commission shall have no authority under this chapter to regulate any risk of injury associated with electronic product radiation emitted from an electronic product (as such terms are defined by sections 355(1) and (2) 1 of the Public Health Service Act) if such risk of injury may be subjected to regulation under subpart 3 1 See References in Text note below. 1 of part F of title III of the Public Health Service Act. an advance notice of proposed rulemaking for a consumer product safety rule, a notice of proposed rulemaking for a rule under section 2076(e) of this title , or an advance notice of proposed rulemaking for regulations under section 1261(q)(1) of this title , a consumer product safety rule, a rule under section 2076(e) of this title , or a regulation under section 1261(q)(1) of this title , When the Commission appoints a Panel, the Panel shall convene within 30 days after the date the final appointment is made to the Panel. The Panel shall report its determination to the Commission not later than 120 days after the date the Panel is convened or, if the Panel requests additional time, within a time period specified by the Commission. If the determination reported to the Commission states that a substance in a product is a carcinogen, mutagen, or a teratogen, the Panel shall include in its report an estimate, if such an estimate is feasible, of the probable harm to human health that will result from exposure to the substance. A Panel appointed under section 2077 of this title shall terminate when it has submitted its report unless the Commission extends the existence of the Panel. Chapter 10 of title 5 shall not apply with respect to any Panel established under this section. Each Panel’s report shall contain a complete statement of the basis for the Panel’s determination. The Commission shall consider the report of the Panel and incorporate such report into the advance notice of proposed rulemaking and final rule.
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