Code of Federal Regulations

  1. Title 15
  2. Chapter A
Title 15 Commerce and Foreign Trade Part / Section
Subtitle A Office of the Secretary of Commerce 0 – 28
Part 0 Part 0 [Reserved]
Part 1 The Seal of the Department of Commerce 1.1 – 1.3
§ 1.1 § 1.1 [Reserved]
§ 1.2 Description and design.
§ 1.3 § 1.3 [Reserved]
Part 2 Procedures for Handling and Settlement of Claims Under the Federal Tort Claims Act 2.1 – 2.7
§ 2.1 Purpose.
§ 2.2 § 2.2 [Reserved]
§ 2.3 Delegation of authority.
§ 2.4 Procedure for filing claims.
§ 2.5 Adjudication and settlement of claims.
§ 2.6 Payment of claims.
§ 2.7 § 2.7 [Reserved]
Part 3 Implementation of the Havana Act of 2021 3.1 – 3.4
§ 3.1 Authority.
§ 3.2 Definitions.
§ 3.3 Eligibility for payments by the Department of Commerce.
§ 3.4 Consultation with other agencies.
Part 4 Disclosure of Government Information 4.1 – 4.34
Subpart A Freedom of Information Act 4.1 – 4.11
Subpart B Privacy Act 4.21 – 4.34
Appendix A to Part 4
Freedom of Information Public Inspection Facilities, and Addresses for Requests for Records Under the Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act, and Requests for Correction or Amendment Under the Privacy Act
Appendix B to Part 4
Officials Authorized To Deny Requests for Records Under the Freedom of Information Act, and Requests for Records and Requests for Correction or Amendment Under the Privacy Act
Appendix C to Part 4
Systems of Records Noticed by Other Federal Agencies and Applicable to Records of the Department and Applicability of This Part Thereto
Part 4a Classification, Declassification, and Public Availability of National Security Information 4a.1 – 4a.8
§ 4a.1 General.
§ 4a.2 Director for Security.
§ 4a.3 Classification levels.
§ 4a.4 Classification authority.
§ 4a.5 Duration of classification.
§ 4a.6 General.
§ 4a.7 Mandatory review for declassification.
§ 4a.8 Access to classified information by individuals outside the Government.
Part 5 Part 5 [Reserved]
Part 6 Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for Inflation 6.1 – 6.5
§ 6.1 Definitions.
§ 6.2 Purpose and scope.
§ 6.3 Adjustments for inflation to civil monetary penalties.
§ 6.4 Effective date of adjustments for inflation to civil monetary penalties.
§ 6.5 Subsequent annual adjustments for inflation to civil monetary penalties.
Part 7 Part 7 [Reserved]
Part 8 Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Commerce—Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 8.1 – 8.15
Subpart A General Provisions; Prohibitions: Nondiscrimination Clause; Applicability to Programs 8.1 – 8.6
Subpart B General Compliance 8.7 – 8.15
Appendix A to Part 8
Federal Financial Assistance Covered by Title VI
Part 8a Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance 8a.100 – 8a.605
Subpart A Introduction 8a.100 – 8a.140
Subpart B Coverage 8a.200 – 8a.235
Subpart C Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Admission and Recruitment Prohibited 8a.300 – 8a.310
Subpart D Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Prohibited 8a.400 – 8a.455
Subpart E Discrimination on the Basis of Sex in Employment in Education Programs or Activities Prohibited 8a.500 – 8a.550
Subpart F Procedures 8a.600 – 8a.605
Part 8b Prohibition of Discrimination Against the Handicapped in Federally Assisted Programs Operated by the Department of Commerce 8b.1 – 8b.26
Subpart A General Provisions 8b.1 – 8b.10
Subpart B Employment Practices 8b.11 – 8b.15
Subpart C Accessibility 8b.16 – 8b.18
Subpart D Post Secondary Education 8b.19 – 8b.25
Subpart E Procedures 8b.26
Part 8c Enforcement of Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Conducted by the Department of Commerce 8c.1 – 8c.70
§ 8c.1 Purpose.
§ 8c.2 Application.
§ 8c.3 Definitions.
§§ 8c.4-8c.9 §§ 8c.4-8c.9 [Reserved]
§ 8c.10 Self-evaluation.
§ 8c.11 Notice.
§§ 8c.12-8c.29 §§ 8c.12-8c.29 [Reserved]
§ 8c.30 General prohibitions against discrimination.
§§ 8c.31-8c.39 §§ 8c.31-8c.39 [Reserved]
§ 8c.40 Employment.
§§ 8c.41-8c.48 §§ 8c.41-8c.48 [Reserved]
§ 8c.49 Program accessibility: Discrimination prohibited.
§ 8c.50 Program accessibility: Existing facilities.
§ 8c.51 Program accessibility: New construction and alterations.
§§ 8c.52-8c.59 §§ 8c.52-8c.59 [Reserved]
§ 8c.60 Communications.
§§ 8c.61-8.69 §§ 8c.61-8.69 [Reserved]
§ 8c.70 Compliance procedures
Part 9 Part 9 [Reserved]
Part 10 Procedures for the Development of Voluntary Product Standards 10.0 – 10.16
§ 10.0 General.
§ 10.1 Initiating development of a new standard.
§ 10.2 Funding.
§ 10.3 Development of a proposed standard.
§ 10.4 Establishment of the Standard Review Committee.
§ 10.5 Development of a recommended standard.
§ 10.6 Procedures for acceptance of a recommended standard.
§ 10.7 Procedure when a recommended standard is not supported by a consensus.
§ 10.8 Standing Committee.
§ 10.9 Publication of a standard.
§ 10.10 Review of published standards.
§ 10.11 Revision or amendment of a standard.
§ 10.12 Editorial changes.
§ 10.13 Withdrawal of a published standard.
§ 10.14 Appeals.
§ 10.15 Interpretations.
§ 10.16 Effect of procedures.
Part 11 Part 11 [Reserved]
Part 12 Fair Packaging and Labeling 12.1 – 12.4
§ 12.1 Introduction.
§ 12.2 Undue proliferation.
§ 12.3 Development of voluntary product standards.
§ 12.4 Report to the Congress.
Part 13 Intergovernmental Review of Department of Commerce Programs and Activities 13.1 – 13.11
§ 13.1 Purpose.
§ 13.2 Definitions.
§ 13.3 Programs and activities of the Department subject to the regulations.
§ 13.4 General responsibilities under the Order.
§ 13.5 Obligations with respect to Federal interagency coordination.
§ 13.6 State selection of programs and activities.
§ 13.7 Communication with state and local officials concerning the Department's programs and activities.
§ 13.8 Opportunity to comment on proposed Federal financial assistance and direct Federal development.
§ 13.9 Receipt of and response to comments.
§ 13.10 Accommodation of intergovernmental concerns.
§ 13.11 Obligations in interstate situations.
Part 14 Part 14 [Reserved]
Part 15 Legal Proceedings 15.1 – 15.32
Subpart A Service of Process 15.1 – 15.3
Subpart B Testimony by Employees and the Production of Documents in Legal Proceedings 15.11 – 15.18
Subpart C Involuntary Child and Spousal Support Allotments of NOAA Corps Officers 15.21 – 15.25
Subpart D Statement of Policy and Procedures Regarding Indemnification of Department of Commerce Employees 15.31 – 15.32
Part 16 Part 16 [Reserved]
Part 17 Personnel Exchanges Between Federal Laboratories and Non-Federal Entities 17.1 – 17.5
§ 17.1 Scope.
§ 17.2 Definitions.
§ 17.3 Exchange of Federal laboratory personnel with recipients of Federal funding.
§ 17.4 Personnel exchanges from a Federal laboratory.
§ 17.5 Personnel exchanges to a Federal laboratory.
Part 18 Attorney's Fees and Other Expenses 18.1 – 18.24
General Provisions General Provisions 18.1 – 18.10
Information Required from Applicants Information Required from Applicants 18.11 – 18.14
Procedures for Considering Applications Procedures for Considering Applications 18.15 – 18.24
Part 19 Commerce Debt Collection 19.1 – 19.21
Subpart A General Provisions 19.1 – 19.3
Subpart B Procedures To Collect Commerce Debts 19.4 – 19.19
Subpart C Procedures for Offset of Commerce Department Payments To Collect Debts Owed to Other Federal Agencies 19.20 – 19.21
Part 20 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance 20.1 – 20.19
Subpart A General 20.1 – 20.3
Subpart B Standards for Determining Age Discrimination 20.4 – 20.6
Subpart C Responsibilities of DOC Recipients 20.7 – 20.9
Subpart D Investigation, Conciliation, and Enforcement Procedures 20.10 – 20.19
Parts 21-22 Parts 21-22 [Reserved]
Part 23 Use of Penalty Mail in the Location and Recovery of Missing Children 23.1 – 23.7
§ 23.1 Purpose.
§ 23.2 § 23.2 [Reserved]
§ 23.3 Plan.
§§ 23.4-23.7 §§ 23.4-23.7 [Reserved]
Part 24 Part 24 [Reserved]
Part 25 Program 25.1 – 25.47
Fraud Civil Remedies Fraud Civil Remedies 25.1 – 25.47
Part 26 Part 26 [Reserved]
Part 27 Protection of Human Subjects 27.101 – 27.124
§ 27.101 To what does this policy apply?
§ 27.102 Definitions for purposes of this policy.
§ 27.103 Assuring compliance with this policy—research conducted or supported by any Federal department or agency.
§ 27.104 Exempt research.
§§ 27.105-27.106 §§ 27.105-27.106 [Reserved]
§ 27.107 IRB membership.
§ 27.108 IRB functions and operations.
§ 27.109 IRB review of research.
§ 27.110 Expedited review procedures for certain kinds of research involving no more than minimal risk, and for minor changes in approved research.
§ 27.111 Criteria for IRB approval of research.
§ 27.112 Review by Institution
§ 27.113 Suspension or Termination of IRB Approval of Research.
§ 27.114 Cooperative Research.
§ 27.115 IRB Records.
§ 27.116 General Requirements for Informed Consent.
§ 27.117 Documentation of informed consent.
§ 27.118 Applications and proposals lacking definite plans for involvement of human subjects.
§ 27.119 Research undertaken without the intention of involving human subjects.
§ 27.120 Evaluation and disposition of applications and proposals for research to be conducted or supported by a Federal department or agency.
§ 27.121 § 27.121 [Reserved]
§ 27.122 Use of Federal funds.
§ 27.123 Early termination of research support: Evaluation of applications and proposals.
§ 27.124 Conditions.
Part 28 New Restrictions on Lobbying 28.100 – 28.500
Subpart A General 28.100 – 28.110
Subpart B Activities by Own Employees 28.200 – 28.210
Subpart C Activities by Other Than Own Employees 28.300
Subpart D Penalties and Enforcement 28.400 – 28.410
Subpart E Exemptions 28.500
Subpart F Subpart F [Reserved]
Appendix A to Part 28
Certification Regarding Lobbying
Appendix B to Part 28
Disclosure Form To Report Lobbying