Browse Arkansas Code titles and sections

15 U.S.C. § 2056c — Sulfur content in drywall standard

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

15 U.S.C. § 2056c — Sulfur content in drywall standard

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 15 U.S.C. § 2056c

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. A text match is a research starting point; applicability is not established.

Original supplied file — preserved unchanged

Download original Markdown file

File SHA-256: 391994ca204fb034d4f419bfb7ed686ea841778cfaa35a03750cf5672d087924. The original may include catalog metadata, neighboring provisions, or embedded records outside this collection's scope. Search shows only the selected federal record. Historical editions and unverified snapshots are not a statement of current law.

Authority boundary: historical or unconfirmed source not current law verified.

Open the recorded source website ↗

Record provenance

Stable record: federal_law:legal_authorities:record_usc_7735db3fc75e2be3ae2dcf59
Source file: Laws/federal/codes/united-states-code/title-15/section-2056c-sulfur-content-in-drywall-standard--29f60a7eaf.md
Pages: Not recorded – Not recorded
Passage SHA-256: 7741b9360a7968e49d89fbcf6a994955e56b3ec8ff39dffa6402ed64da68740b

Source location: Title 15, Chapter 47, § 2056c; chapter-047-consumer-product-safety.md

Stored source content

**(a) Rule on sulfur content in drywall required** Except as provided in subsection (c), not later than 2 years after January 14, 2013, the Consumer Product Safety Commission shall promulgate a final rule pertaining to drywall manufactured or imported for use in the United States that limits sulfur content to a level not associated with elevated rates of corrosion in the home. **(b) Rule making; consumer product safety standard** A rule under subsection (a)— (1) shall be promulgated in accordance with [section 553 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section553&num=0&edition=prelim); and (2) shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under [section 2058 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2058&num=0&edition=prelim). **(c) Exception** (1) **Voluntary standard** — Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Commission determines that— (A) a voluntary standard pertaining to drywall manufactured or imported for use in the United States limits sulfur content to a level not associated with elevated rates of corrosion in the home; (B) such voluntary standard is or will be in effect not later than two years after January 14, 2013; and (C) such voluntary standard is developed by Subcommittee C11.01 on Specifications and Test Methods for Gypsum Products of ASTM International. (2) **Federal Register** — Any determination made under paragraph (1) shall be published in the Federal Register. **(d) Treatment of voluntary standard for purposes of enforcement** If the Commission determines that a voluntary standard meets the conditions in subsection (c)(1), the sulfur content limit in such voluntary standard shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under [section 2058 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2058&num=0&edition=prelim) beginning on the date that is the later of— (1) 180 days after publication of the Commission’s determination under subsection (c); or (2) the effective date contained in the voluntary standard. **(e) Revision of voluntary standard** If the sulfur content limit of a voluntary standard that met the conditions of subsection (c)(1) is subsequently revised, the organization responsible for the standard shall notify the Commission no later than 60 days after final approval of the revision. The sulfur content limit of the revised voluntary standard shall become enforceable as a Commission rule promulgated under [section 2058 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2058&num=0&edition=prelim), in lieu of the prior version, effective 180 days after the Commission is notified of the revision (or such later date as the Commission considers appropriate), unless within 90 days after receiving that notice the Commission determines that the sulfur content limit of the revised voluntary standard does not meet the requirements of subsection (c)(1)(A), in which case the Commission shall continue to enforce the prior version. **(f) Future rulemaking** The Commission, at any time subsequent to publication of the consumer product safety rule required by subsection (a) or a determination under subsection (c), may initiate a rulemaking in accordance with [section 553 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section553&num=0&edition=prelim) to modify the sulfur content limit or to include any provision relating only to the composition or characteristics of drywall that the Commission determines is reasonably necessary to protect public health or safety. Any rule promulgated under this subsection shall be treated as a consumer product safety rule promulgated under [section 2058 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section2058&num=0&edition=prelim).

Cross-references

Connections may be documented source relationships, shared citations or nearby passages. Each explains its basis; a connection alone does not establish applicability to your situation.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

15 U.S.C. § 2058 — Procedure for consumer product safety rules

**(a) Commencement of proceeding; publication of prescribed notice of proposed rulemaking; transmittal of notice** A proceeding for the development of a consumer product safety rule may be commenced by the publication in the Federal Register of an advance notice of proposed rulemaking which shall— (1) identify the product and the nature of the risk of injury associated with the product; (2) include a summary of each of the regulatory alternatives under consideration by the Commission (including voluntary consumer product safety standards); (3) include information with respect to any existing standard known to the Commission which may be relevant to the proceedings, together with a summary of the reasons why the Commission believes preliminarily that such standard does not eliminate or adequately reduce the risk of injury identified in paragraph (1); (4) invite interested persons to submit to the Commission, within such period as the Commission shall specify in the notice (which period shall not be less than 30 days or more than 60 days after the date of publication of the notice), comments with respect to the risk of injury identified by the Commission, the regulatory alternatives being considered, and other possible alternatives for addressing the risk; (5) invite any person (other than the Commission) to submit to the Commission, within such period as the Commission shall specify in the notice (which period shall not be less than 30 days after the date of publication of the notice), an existing standard or a portion of a standard as a proposed consumer product safety standard; and (6) invite any person (other than the Commission) to submit to the Commission, within such period as the Commission shall specify in the notice (which period shall not be less than 30

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 15 U.S.C. § 2058

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

5 U.S.C. § 553 — Rule making

**(a)** This section applies, according to the provisions thereof, except to the extent that there is involved— (1) a military or foreign affairs function of the United States; or (2) a matter relating to agency management or personnel or to public property, loans, grants, benefits, or contracts. **(b)** General notice of proposed rule making shall be published in the Federal Register, unless persons subject thereto are named and either personally served or otherwise have actual notice thereof in accordance with law. The notice shall include— (1) a statement of the time, place, and nature of public rule making proceedings; (2) reference to the legal authority under which the rule is proposed; (3) either the terms or substance of the proposed rule or a description of the subjects and issues involved; and (4) the Internet address of a summary of not more than 100 words in length of the proposed rule, in plain language, that shall be posted on the Internet website under section 206(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002 ([44 U.S.C. 3501](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title44-section3501&num=0&edition=prelim) note) (commonly known as regulations.gov). Except when notice or hearing is required by statute, this subsection does not apply— (A) to interpretative rules, general statements of policy, or rules of agency organization, procedure, or practice; or (B) when the agency for good cause finds (and incorporates the finding and a brief statement of reasons therefor in the rules issued) that notice and public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. **(c)** After notice required by this section, the agency shall give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making through subm

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 5 U.S.C. § 553

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

15 U.S.C. § 2051 — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

**(a)** The Congress finds that— (1) an unacceptable number of consumer products which present unreasonable risks of injury are distributed in commerce; (2) complexities of consumer products and the diverse nature and abilities of consumers using them frequently result in an inability of users to anticipate risks and to safeguard themselves adequately; (3) the public should be protected against unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products; (4) control by State and local governments of unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products is inadequate and may be burdensome to manufacturers; (5) existing Federal authority to protect consumers from exposure to consumer products presenting unreasonable risks of injury is inadequate; and (6) regulation of consumer products the distribution or use of which affects interstate or foreign commerce is necessary to carry out this chapter. **(b)** The purposes of this chapter are— (1) to protect the public against unreasonable risks of injury associated with consumer products; (2) to assist consumers in evaluating the comparative safety of consumer products; (3) to develop uniform safety standards for consumer products and to minimize conflicting State and local regulations; and (4) to promote research and investigation into the causes and prevention of product-related deaths, illnesses, and injuries.

Source: Supplied U.S. Code snapshot — release unconfirmed · 15 U.S.C. § 2051

Stored review status: release_metadata_unconfirmed. Incoming connection: Explicit cross-reference supplied in source Markdown; currentness and applicability require review.

Federal law — U.S. Code and appendices · legal_authorities

15 U.S.C. § 2056c — Sulfur content in drywall standard

Page 1720 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 2056c (i) Judicial review The issuance of any rule under this section is subject to judicial review as provided in section 2060(g) of this title, as added by section 236 of this Act. (Pub. L. 110–314, title I, § 106, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3033; Pub. L. 112–28, § 4, Aug. 12, 2011, 125 Stat. 280.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This Act, referred to in subsec. (h)(1), is Pub. L. 110–314, Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3016, known as the Con- sumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2008 Amendment note set out under sec- tion 2051 of this title and Tables. Section 2060(g) of this title, as added by section 236 of this Act, referred to in subsec. (i), is section 2060(g) of this title, as added by section 236 of Pub. L. 110–314. CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, and not as part of the Consumer Product Safety Act which comprises this chapter. AMENDMENTS 2011—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 112–28 inserted ‘‘or any pro- vision that restates or incorporates a regulation pro- mulgated by the Food and Drug Administration or any statute administered by the Food and Drug Adminis- tration’’ after ‘‘or by statute’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITION For definition of ‘‘Commission’’ used in this section, see section 2(a) of Pub. L. 110–314, set out as a note under section 2051 of this title. § 2056c. Sulfur content in drywall standard (a) Rule on sulfur content in drywall required Except as provided in subsection (c), not later than 2 years after January 14, 2013, the Con- sumer Product Safety Commission shall promul- gate a final rule pertaining to drywall manufac- tu

Source: Supplied 2024 U.S. Code historical extraction · 15 U.S.C. § 2056c

Stored review status: historical_2024_not_currentness_verified. Same stored citation; legal effect and authority still require review.