16 CFR § 1460.3 - Requirements for child-resistance for closures on portable gasoline containers.

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title: "16 CFR § 1460.3 - Requirements for child-resistance for closures on portable gasoline containers."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1460.3"
section_name: "Requirements for child-resistance for closures on portable gasoline containers."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1460"
part_name: "CHILDREN'S GASOLINE BURN PREVENTION ACT REGULATION"
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authority: "Sec. 2, Pub. L. 110-278, 122 Stat. 2602; and Pub. L. 116-260, div. FF, title IX, § 901(c)."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 16963, Mar. 31, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1460.3 Requirements for child-resistance for closures on portable gasoline containers.

Each portable gasoline container manufactured on or after December 22, 2022 for sale in the United States shall conform to the child-resistance requirements for closures on portable gasoline containers specified in sections 2 through 7 of ASTM F2517-22e1. ASTM F2517-22e1, *Standard Specification for Determination of Child Resistance of Portable Fuel Containers for Consumer Use,* approved June 1, 2022 is incorporated by reference into this section with the approval of the Director of the Federal Register under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51. This material is available for inspection at the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission at: Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, telephone (301) 504-7479, email *[email protected],* or at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, email *[email protected],* or go to: *www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.* A read-only copy of the standard is available for viewing on the ASTM website at *www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/.* This material may be obtained from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959; telephone (610) 832-9585; *www.astm.org.*

[87 FR 71247, Nov. 22, 2022]