# 16 C.F.R. § 1018.2 (2026): Definitions

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## Section

- **Citation:** 16 C.F.R. § 1018.2 (2026)
- **Heading:** Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 16 CFR: Commercial Practices / Chapter II: CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION / Part 1018: ADVISORY COMMITTEE MANAGEMENT / Subpart A: General Provisions / § 1018.2: § 1018.2   Definitions.

## Text

(a)
Advisory Committee Act
or
Act
means the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. App. I (1974)).
(b)
OMB Circular No. A-63
means Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-63 (Rev.), entitled “Advisory Committee Management” (39 FR 12369, April 5, 1974), as amended.
(c)
Advisory Committee
means any committee, board, commission, council, conference, panel, task force or other similar group, or any subcommittee or other subgroup, thereof, which is established or used by the Commission in the interest of obtaining advice or recommendations and which is not composed wholly of full-time officers or employees of the Federal Government.
(d)
Statutory advisory committee
means an advisory committee established or directed to be established by Congress.
(e)
Non-statutory advisory committee
means an advisory committee established by the Commission, including a committee which was authorized, but not established by Congress.
(f)
Ad hoc advisory committee
means a non-continuing, non-statutory advisory committee established by the Commission for the stated purpose of providing advice or recommendations regarding a particular problem which must be resolved immediately or within a limited period of time.
(g)
Non-Commission established advisory committee
means an advisory committee established by a Federal, State, or local instrumentality other than the Commission, or by a private organization or group and utilized by the Commission for advisory services.
(h)
GSA Secretariat
means the Committee Management Secretariat of the General Services Administration.
(i)
Chairman
means the Chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
[41 FR 45882, Oct. 18, 1976, as amended at 46 FR 63248, Dec. 31, 1981]

## Nearby sections

- [16 C.F.R. § 1018.1 (2026) § 1018.1   Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1018_S1018_1.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1018.2 (2026) § 1018.2   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1018_S1018_2.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1018.3 (2026) § 1018.3   Policy.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1018_S1018_3.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1018.4 (2026) § 1018.4   Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1018_S1018_4.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1018.5 (2026) § 1018.5   Advisory Committee Management Officer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1018_S1018_5.md)

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