# CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 27 (1973): CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 27

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

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## Section

- **Citation:** CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 27 (1973)
- **Heading:** CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 27
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** CPSC Office of General Counsel Advisory Opinions / CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 27

## Text

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August 29, 1973
Anthony F. Essaye, Esquire
Royal 1, Koegel ts \·!el1s
1730 K. Street, N.W.
Washington, D. C.
20006
Dear Tony:
This is in response to your letter of July 3, 1973, 1n which
you indicate problems mattress manufacturers are encountering in
obtaining appropriate sheets and binding tape to coDply with the
requirerr:ents of the Flammabil1ty Standard for Mattresses.
The Car.mission recognizes the potential problem 1n the
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supply of 100 percent combedcotton percale sheets, as indicated
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by the ar:~2nd;:,cnt to section
.4{b)(6) of the Standard,
\·1hich al10:-1s
approval of other types of she;ets.
A CoLmiiss1on investigation
has ...
alternate
types of sheets on an interim basis.
As to binding tape, 1t 1s our opinion that the definition of
"mattress prototype" in section .l(h) of the Standard would allow
ter,1porary substitution
of other types of tape, provided data sub­
mitted sho~s to the Cor:Jission's satisfaction
that the alternate
tape 1s not l css cigJ.rcttc
rcsist.:i.nt them the polyester
tape.
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will be happy to rev1ev any data submitted on th1s point.
Sincerely,
Michael A. Brown
Acting General Counsel
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- [CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 34 (1973) CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 34](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CPSC_AO_34.md)
- [CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 35 (1973) CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 35](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CPSC_AO_35.md)
- [CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 36 (1973) CPSC OGC Advisory Opinion No. 36](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CPSC_AO_36.md)

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