2000 -FYI NCSCI Staff ONLY per Kathy (x6869) -Allison Tenney(sp) is the textile specialist/analyst,
CPSC Engineering Sciences 301/504-0494(x1289)
U.S. Department of Commerce
National Institute of Standards and Technology
(formerly National Bureau of Standards-NBS)
Office of Standards Services
Commercial Standard (CS) 191-53
Flammability of Clothing Textiles
Commercial Standard CS191-53, Flammability of Clothing Textiles, was withdrawn by the U.S.
Department of Commerce.
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The mandatory regulations are cited in the Code of Federal Regulations - CFR.
The U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission-CPSC is responsible for CFR Title 16, Parts 1000 to
1799 (i.e., Flammable Fabrics Act Regulations; Part 1610, Standard for the Flammability of Clothing
Textiles; Part 1610.61, Clarification of flammability standard for clothing textiles; Part 1630–Standard for
the Surface Flammability of Carpets and Rugs (FF1-70); Part 1631-Standard for the Surface
Flammability of Small Carpets and Rugs (FF2-70) ; Part 1615 (FF3-71) and Part 1616 ( FF5-74)
concerning standards for the flammability of children’s sleepwear; Part 1632 (FF4-72) – Standard for the
Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads; and others) .
For guidance and assistance concerning additional information on CPSC standards, regulations and
other requirements, contact:
Office of Compliance
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA
Telephone: (301) 504-0400; Fax: (301) 504-0008
Internet: http://www.cpsc.gov
For technical assistance and questions, contact : The Directorate of Engineering Sciences Staff at (301)
504-0494; Fax: (301) 504-0533.
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A Note: The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and the Federal Register (FR) are available on the
internet via the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) web-site - http://www.gpo. gov/nara (text, PDF
file, summary).
Contact: U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), Washington, DC 20402, USA;
Telephone: (202) 512-1800; Fax: (202) 512-2250.
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The following ASTM standards may also be useful: D4723, Standard Index of and Descriptions of Textile
Heat and Flammability Test Methods and Performance Specifications; D1230, Standard Test Method for
Flammability of Apparel Textiles, and D4391, Standard Terminology Relating to the Burning Behavior of
Textiles. For assistance and additional information on these and related standards, contact:
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken,
Pennsylvania 19428-2459, USA; Telephone:
(610) 832-9500/-9585;
Fax: (610) 832-9555;
http://www.astm.org [ASTM Store; Ordering options outside the U.S.; ASTM Technical Committees-TC
(examples: TC E05 on Fire Standards, TC D13 on Textiles)]; ASTM Technical Committees Fax: (610)
832- 9666
9/2001