16 CFR § 1702.4 - Petitions with insufficient or incomplete information.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t16/s1702.4"
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title: "16 CFR § 1702.4 - Petitions with insufficient or incomplete information."
title_number: 16
title_name: "Commercial Practices"
section_number: "1702.4"
section_name: "Petitions with insufficient or incomplete information."
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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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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."
cfr_part: "1702"
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# 1702.4 Petitions with insufficient or incomplete information.

If a petition is submitted that is not complete and does not explain the reason for the absence of the information, the Commission shall afford the petitioner a reasonable opportunity to provide additional information. If the required information is not submitted to the Commission, or if the petitioner does not satisfactorily explain the absence of the information within a reasonable time, the petition shall be closed if insufficient or incomplete information has been submitted to enable the Commission to evaluate the merits of the exemption request.