Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73

§2576a Inquiry point

Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 13— - TRADE AGREEMENTS ACT OF 1979 › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (STANDARDS) › Part Part E— - Standards and Measures Under the North American Free Trade Agreement › Subpart subpart 2— - standards-related measures › § 2576a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The standards information center must give the public relevant documents and information. The Secretary of Commerce can charge reasonable fees for this. The center must show: how the federal government, state governments, and nongovernmental groups take part in international and regional standards and conformity systems and related agreements; where to find notices required by NAFTA article 909; and federal agencies’ risk‑assessment procedures, the factors they use, and how they set protection levels.

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Title 19, §2576a

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The standards information center maintained under section 2544 of this title shall, in addition to the functions specified therein, make available to the public relevant documents, at such reasonable fees as the Secretary of Commerce may prescribe, and information regarding—

(1)the membership and participation of the Federal Government, State governments, and relevant nongovernmental bodies in the United States in international and regional standardizing bodies and conformity assessment systems, and in bilateral and multilateral arrangements regarding standards-related measures, and the provisions of those systems and arrangements;

(2)the location of notices of the type required under article 909 of the NAFTA, or where the information contained in such notice can be obtained; and

(3)the Federal agency procedures for assessment of risk, and factors the agency considers in conducting the assessment and establishing the levels of protection that the agency considers appropriate.

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Citation

19 U.S.C. § 2576a

Title 19 — Customs Duties

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73