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Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110

§1455 Procedure for Promulgation of Regulations

Title 15 › CHAPTER 39 — FAIR PACKAGING AND LABELING PROGRAM › § 1455

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Regulations made under sections 1453 or 1454 must follow the procedures in subsections (e), (f), and (g) of section 371 of title 21 and can be reviewed by courts under those same rules. Hearings for rules written by the Secretary of Health and Human Services must be held by the Secretary or staff the Secretary picks. Rules made by the Commission (Federal Trade Commission) must use the same procedures and court review, and their hearings must be held by the Commission or staff it names. The Secretary and the Commission may work with other federal, state, territorial, or local agencies. No rule under this chapter can stop the continued use of returnable or reusable glass containers for beverages that are in inventory or held by the trade on the law’s effective date. No rule can stop the orderly disposal of packages that are in inventory or with the trade when that rule takes effect.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §1455

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(a)Hearings by Secretary of Health and Human Services
Regulations promulgated by the Secretary under section 1453 or 1454 of this title shall be promulgated, and shall be subject to judicial review, pursuant to the provisions of subsections (e), (f), and (g) of section 371 of title 21. Hearings authorized or required for the promulgation of any such regulations by the Secretary shall be conducted by the Secretary or by such officer or employees of the Department of Health and Human Services as he may designate for that purpose.
(b)Judicial review; hearings by Federal Trade Commission
Regulations promulgated by the Commission under section 1453 or 1454 of this title shall be promulgated, and shall be subject to judicial review, by proceedings taken in conformity with the provisions of subsections (e), (f), and (g) of section 371 of title 21 in the same manner, and with the same effect, as if such proceedings were taken by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. Hearings authorized or required for the promulgation of any such regulations by the Commission shall be conducted by the Commission or by such officer or employee of the Commission as the Commission may designate for that purpose.
(c)Cooperation with other departments and agencies
In carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter, the Secretary and the Commission are authorized to cooperate with any department or agency of the United States, with any State, Commonwealth, or possession of the United States, and with any department, agency, or political subdivision of any such State, Commonwealth, or possession.
(d)Returnable or reusable glass containers for beverages
No regulation adopted under this chapter shall preclude the continued use of returnable or reusable glass containers for beverages in inventory or with the trade as of the effective date of this Act, nor shall any regulation under this chapter preclude the orderly disposal of packages in inventory or with the trade as of the effective date of such regulation.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The

Effective Date

of this Act, referred to in subsec. (d), refers to the

Effective Date

of Pub. L. 89–755 which enacted this chapter to take effect July 1, 1967. See

Effective Date

note set out under section 1451 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“Department of Health and Human Services” substituted for “Department of Health, Education, and Welfare” in subsec. (a), pursuant to section 509(b) of Pub. L. 96–88, which is classified to section 3508(b) of Title 20, Education.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 1455

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110