PUBLIC LAW 95-631—NOV. 10, 1978
92 STAT. 3747
mission may by regulation require. Upon petition filed with the Com- Exemption, mission by any person required to file a statement under this subsection petition, respecting an exportation, the Commission may, for good cause shown, exempt such person from the requirement of this subsection that such a statement be filed no less than thirty days before the date of the exportation, except that in no case shall the Commission permit such a statement to be filed later than the tenth day before such date.". (b) Section 7 of the Flammable Fabrics Act (15 U.S.C. 1196) is amended by inserting after "8 (b) of this Act" the following: ", or who fails to comply with section 15(c) of this Act,". Ante, p. 3746. SEC. 9. Section 2(1) of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261(1)) is amended to read as follows: "(1)(1) The terms 'extremely flammable', 'flammable', and 'com- Definitions, bustible' as applied to any substance, liquid, solid, or the content of a regulations. self-pressurized container shall be defined by regulations issued by the Commission. "(2) The test methods found by the Commission to be generally applicable for defining the flammability or combustibility characteristics of any such substance shall also be specified in such regulations. "(3) In establishing definitions and test methods related to flammability and combustibility, the Commission shall consider the existing definitions and test methods of other Federal agencies involved in the regulation of flammable and combustible substances in storage, transportation and use; and to the extent possible, shall establish compatible definitions and test methods. "(4) Until such time as the Commission issues a regulation under paragraph (1) defining the term 'combustible' as applied to liquids, such term shall apply to any liquid which has a flash point above eighty degrees Fahrenheit to and including one hundred and fifty degrees, as determined by the Tagliabue Open Cup Tester.". SEC. 10. The Federal Hazardous Substances Act (15 U.S.C. 1261 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: J
"TOXICOLOGICAL ADVISORY BOARD
"SEC. 20. (a)(1) Within 180 days after the date of the enactment Establishment of this section, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (herein- and functions. after in this section referred to as the 'Commission') shall establish, 15 USC 1275. in accordance with subsection (b), a Toxicological Advisory Board (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'Board') to advise the Commission on precautionary labeling for hazardous substances. The Board shall provide scientific and technical advice to the Commission concerning— "(A) proper labeling under sections 2(p)(1) and 3(b), with 15 USC 1261, special attention to— 1262. • "(i) the description of precautionary measures required under section 2(p)(1)(F); "(ii) the statement describing the hazards associated with J-MI^.-;..! a hazardous substance,as required under section 2(p)(1)(E); • and "(iii) instructions for first-aid treatment under section 2(p)(l)(G);and
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