Commerce Department
By this rule, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is eliminating its regulations establishing the procedures for a Voluntary Consumer Product Information Labeling Program (CPILP), as that program is now inactive, outdated, and unnecessary. This action is necessary to eliminate obsolete and unwarranted regulatory language from the Code of Federal Regulations and to ensure that Commerce's regulations remain accurate and up-to-date. The intended effect of this action is to improve and streamline Commerce's regulations and to reduce the risk of public confusion.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce 15 CFR Part 16 [Docket ID 260107-0006] RIN 0605-AA74 AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: By this rule, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is eliminating its regulations establishing the procedures for a Voluntary Consumer Product Information Labeling Program (CPILP), as that program is now inactive, outdated, and unnecessary. This action is necessary to eliminate obsolete and unwarranted regulatory language from the Code of Federal Regulations and to ensure that Commerce's regulations remain accurate and up-to-date. The intended effect of this action is to improve and streamline Commerce's regulations and to reduce the risk of public confusion. ( printed page 1682) DATES: The rule is effective on January 15, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Sweeney, Senior Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, at (202) 482-1395. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Commerce is amending 15 CFR part 16 , “Procedures for a Voluntary Consumer Product Information Labeling Program,” by removing all of the regulatory sections contained therein. A. Regulatory History Commerce first established its procedures for the CPILP in a final rule on May 25, 1977 ( 42 FR 26648 ). The regulations were promulgated under the authority of 15 U.S.C. 272 , among other statutes, and were initially instituted on a limited pilot project basis. The stated goal of the program was to provide information on important …
Citation: 91 FR 1681
