# 16 CFR § 1115.1: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 16 CFR § 1115.1
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 16—Commercial Practices > CHAPTER II—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION > SUBCHAPTER B—CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY ACT REGULATIONS > PART 1115—SUBSTANTIAL PRODUCT HAZARD REPORTS > Subpart A—General Interpretation

## Text

The purpose of this part 1115 is to set forth the Consumer Product Safety Commission's (Commission's) interpretation of the reporting requirements imposed on manufacturers (including importers), distributors, and retailers by section 15(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act, as amended (CPSA) (15 U.S.C. 2064(b)) and to indicate the actions and sanctions which the Commission may require or impose to protect the public from substantial product hazards, as that term is defined in section 15(a) of the CPSA.

## Nearby sections

- [16 CFR § 1115.1 § 1115.1 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.1.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.2 § 1115.2 Scope and finding.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.2.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.3 § 1115.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.3.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.4 § 1115.4 Defect.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.4.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.5 § 1115.5 Reporting of failures to comply with a voluntary consumer product safety standard relied upon by the Commission under section 9 of the CPSA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.5.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.6 § 1115.6 Reporting of unreasonable risk of serious injury or death.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.6.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.7 § 1115.7 Relation to other provisions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.7.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.8 § 1115.8 Compliance with product safety standards.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.8.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.10 § 1115.10 Persons who must report and where to report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.10.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.11 § 1115.11 Imputed knowledge.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.11.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.12 § 1115.12 Information which should be reported; evaluating substantial product hazard.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.12.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.13 § 1115.13 Content and form of reports; delegations of authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.13.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.14 § 1115.14 Time computations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.14.md)
- [16 CFR § 1115.15 § 1115.15 Confidentiality and disclosure of data.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-16-1115.15.md)

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