Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 122.djvu/3053

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12 2 STA T .30 30 PUBLIC LA W 110 – 31 4— AU G .14 , 200 8manuf a ct u re r i n o r d ertoim p ro v et h e effectivene s sof manufacturer campai g ns to reca l l such products

and (C) to permanentl y place the manufacturer name and contact information , model name and num b er, and the date of manufacture on each durable infant or toddler product . ( 2 ) REQUIR E M E NTSFO RRE G ISTR A TION FORM. —T he registra - tion form re q uired to be provided to consumers under paragraph ( 1 ) shall— ( A ) include spaces for a consumer to provide the con- sumer ’ s name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address; ( B ) include space sufficiently large to permit easy, leg- ible recording of all desired information; (C) be attached to the surface of each durable infant or toddler product so that, as a practical matter, the con- sumer must notice and handle the form after purchasing the product; ( D ) include the manufacturer’s name, model name and number for the product, and the date of manufacture; ( E ) include a message e x plaining the purpose of the registration and designed to encourage consumers to com- plete the registration; ( F ) include an option for consumers to register through the I nternet; and ( G ) include a statement that information provided by the consumer shall not be used for any purpose other than to facilitate a recall of or safety alert regarding that product. In issuing regulations under this section, the Commission may prescribe the exact text and format of the required registration form. ( 3 )RE C OR DK EE P ING AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.— The rules required under this section shall require each manu- facturer of a durable infant or toddler product to maintain a record of registrants for each product manufactured that includes all of the information provided by each consumer reg- istered, and to use such information to notify such consumers in the event of a voluntary or involuntary recall of or safety alert regarding such product. Each manufacturer shall main- tain such a record for a period of not less than 6 years after the date of manufacture of the product. Consumer information collected by a manufacturer under this Act may not be used by the manufacturer, nor disseminated by such manufacturer to any other party, for any purpose other than notification to such consumer in the event of a product recall or safety alert. ( 4 ) S TUD Y .—The Commission shall conduct a study at such time as it considers appropriate on the effectiveness of the consumer registration forms required by this section in facili- tating product recalls and w hether such registration forms should be required for other children’s products. N ot later than 4 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall report its findings to the appropriate Congressional committees. (e) U SEOFA L TERNATI V E RECALL NOTIFICATION TEC H NOLOGY.— Deadlin e .R e ports .