16 CFR 1611.3

§ 1611.3 Flammability—general requirement.

United States · 16 CFR — Commercial Practices · Status: effective

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Citation: 16 CFR 1611.3, § 1611.3 Flammability—general requirement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/66193
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The rate of burning shall not exceed 1.2 in./sec as judged by the average of five determinations lengthwise and five determinations transverse to the direction of processing, when the material is tested with the SPI flammability tester in accordance with the method described in § 1611.4.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.