16 CFR § 1102.2 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1102.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "16 CFR § 1102.2 - Purpose."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1102.2"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1102"
part_name: "PUBLICLY AVAILABLE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY INFORMATION DATABASE"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 2051, 2051 note, 2052, 2055, 2055a, 2065, 2068, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2076, 2078, 2080, 2087."
regulatory_source: "75 FR 76867, Dec. 9, 2010, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1102"
---


# 1102.2 Purpose.

This part sets forth the Commission's interpretation, policy, and procedures with regard to the establishment and maintenance of a Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database (also referred to as the “Database”) on the safety of consumer products and other products or substances regulated by the Commission.