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Section 217. Penalties

Commissioner's Statements
Civil Penalty Factors, Interim Final Interpretative Rule, August 19, 2009: Chairman Tenenbaum [PDF], Commissioner Moore [PDF], Commissioner Nord [PDF], Commissioner Northup [PDF]

Press Releases
CPSC Approves Final Rule on Civil Penalty Factors, March 16, 2010 [Text]

Records of Commission Action, Ballot Votes, and Staff Briefing Packages
(I) Interim Final Rule Interpreting Factors to be Considered When Seeking Civil Penalties and (II) Withdrawal of Previous Proposed Interpretative Rule on Civil Penalty Factors, August 18, 2009 [PDF]
Interim Final Rule Interpreting Factors to be Considered When Seeking Civil Penalties and Withdrawal of Previous Proposed Interpretive Rule On civil Penalty Factors, Ballot Vote Sheet, August 7, 2009 [PDF]

Federal Register Notices
Civil Penalty Factors, 16 CFR 1119, Final Interpretative Rule, March 31, 2010 [Text] [PDF]
Civil Penalty Factors, Interim Final Interpretative Rule - 16 CFR 1119, September 1, 2009 [Text] [PDF]
CORRECTION - Civil Penalty Factors; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule, September 1, 2009 [Text] [PDF]
Civil Penalty Factors; Withdrawal of Proposed Rule, August 26, 2009 [Text] [PDF]
Civil Penalty Criteria: Section 217(b)(2) of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act ("CPSIA") [PDF]

Comments
Civil Penalty Factors Interim Final Interpretative Rule (Docket CPSC-2009-0068) – Comments 2-11, as of October 27, 2009 [PDF]
Civil Penalty Criteria [PDF]

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