16 CFR § 1018.14 - Non-Commission established advisory committees.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1018.14"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1018.14 - Non-Commission established advisory committees."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1018.14"
section_name: "Non-Commission established advisory committees."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "1018"
part_name: "ADVISORY COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 8, Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770 (5 U.S.C. App. I)."
regulatory_source: "41 FR 45882, Oct. 18, 1976, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1018"
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# 1018.14 Non-Commission established advisory committees.
(a) To the extent practicable, the Commission shall utilize advisory committees already established by Federal, State, or local government or by private organizations, rather than establish a new advisory committee or expand the functions of an existing Commission advisory committee.
(b) In utilizing a non-Commission established advisory committee, Commission officials shall follow the applicable provisions of this part and the requirements of the Advisory Committee Act.