# 16 C.F.R. § 1061.3 (2026): Statutory considerations

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1061_S1061_3

## Section

- **Citation:** 16 C.F.R. § 1061.3 (2026)
- **Heading:** Statutory considerations
- **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 1061: APPLICATIONS FOR EXEMPTION FROM PREEMPTION / § 1061.3: § 1061.3   Statutory considerations.

## Text

(a) The Commission's statutory preemption provisions provide, generally, that whenever consumer products are subject to certain Commission statutes, standards, or regulations, a State or local requirement applicable to the same product is preempted, i.e., superseded and made unenforceable, if both are designed to protect against the same risk of injury or illness, unless the State or local requirement is identical to the Commission's statutory requirement, standard, or regulation. A State or local requirement is not preempted if the product it is applicable to is for the State or local government's own use and the requirement provides a higher degree of protection than the Commission's statutory requirement, standard, or regulation.
(b) The Commission's statutory preemption provisions provide, generally, that if a State or local government wants to enforce its own requirement that is preempted, the State or local government must seek an exemption from the Commission before any such enforcement. The Commission may, by regulation, exempt a State or local requirement from preemption if it finds that the State or local requirement affords a significantly higher degree of protection than the Commission's statute, standard, or regulation, and that it does not unduly burden interstate commerce. Such findings must be included in any exemption regulation.

## Nearby sections

- [16 C.F.R. § 1061.1 (2026) § 1061.1   Scope and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1061_S1061_1.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1061.2 (2026) § 1061.2   Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1061_S1061_2.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1061.3 (2026) § 1061.3   Statutory considerations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1061_S1061_3.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1061.4 (2026) § 1061.4   Threshold requirements for applications for exemption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1061_S1061_4.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1061.5 (2026) § 1061.5   Form of applications for exemption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1061_S1061_5.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1061.6 (2026) § 1061.6   Contents of applications for exemption.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1061_S1061_6.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1061.7 (2026) § 1061.7   Documentation of the State or local requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1061_S1061_7.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1061.8 (2026) § 1061.8   Information on the heightened degree of protection afforded.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1061_S1061_8.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1061.9 (2026) § 1061.9   Information about the effect on interstate commerce.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1061_S1061_9.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1061.10 (2026) § 1061.10   Information on affected parties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1061_S1061_10.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1061.11 (2026) § 1061.11   Incomplete or insufficient applications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1061_S1061_11.md)
- [16 C.F.R. § 1061.12 (2026) § 1061.12   Commission consideration on merits.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T16_P1061_S1061_12.md)

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