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Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act Regulation

16 CFR Part 1460

16 CFR Part 1460 is Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act Regulation. To certify a product to it, 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires the rule to be stated separately on the certificate, written as "16 CFR Part 1460 — Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act Regulation". The eCFR records this part as last amended on 2022-12-22.

How to cite this on a certificate

16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires each applicable rule to be stated separately. Listing it like this satisfies the form of the requirement:

16 CFR Part 1460 — Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act Regulation

Citing a rule does not make it applicable, and 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) asks for every applicable rule. Whether this one applies to your product depends on its materials, construction and intended user age, which is your determination to make.

Scope, from the regulation

In accordance with the Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act, portable gasoline containers must comply with the requirements specified in § 1460.3, which are considered to be a consumer product safety rule. § 1460.2 Definition. Portable fuel container means any portable gasoline container intended for use by consumers and any receptacle for gasoline, kerosene, or diesel fuel, including any spout, cap, and other closure mechanism and component of such receptacle or any retrofit or aftermarket spout or component intended or reasonably anticipated to be for use with such receptacle, produced or distributed for sale to or use by consumers for transport of, or refueling of internal combustion engines with, gasoline, kerosene, or diesel fuel. [87 FR 71247, Nov. 22, 2022] § 1460.3 Requirements for child-resistance for closures on portable gasoline containers. Each portable gasoline container

Quoted from 16 CFR Part 1460 on the eCFR, retrieved 2026-08-24 and last amended, per the eCFR, on 2022-12-22. The eCFR is the authoritative text; this page is a convenience copy.

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