16 CFR § 1702.18 - Denying petitions.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1702.18"
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title: "16 CFR § 1702.18 - Denying petitions."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1702.18"
section_name: "Denying petitions."
chapter_name: "CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "POISON PREVENTION PACKAGING ACT OF 1970 REGULATIONS"
part_number: "1702"
part_name: "PETITIONS FOR EXEMPTIONS FROM POISON PREVENTION PACKAGING ACT REQUIREMENTS; PETITION PROCEDURES AND REQUIREMENTS"
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authority: "15 U.S.C. 1471(4), 1472, 1474, 1269(a), 2079(a); 21 U.S.C. 371(a)."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 13064, Feb. 28, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1702.18 Denying petitions.

Where the Commission determines that reasonable grounds for an exemption are not presented by the petition, the petition shall be denied, and the petitioner notified in writing of the denial, including a brief statement of the reasons therefor.