CFR > Title 15 - Commerce and Foreign Trade > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary of Commerce > PART 10—PROCEDURES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOLUNTARY PRODUCT STANDARDS > 10.7—Procedure when a recommended standard is not supported by a consensus.

10.7—Procedure when a recommended standard is not supported by a consensus.

If the Department determines that a recommended standard is not supported by a consensus, the Department may:
(a) Return the recommended standard to the Standard Review Committee for further action, with or without suggestions;
(b) Terminate the development of the recommended standard under these procedures; or
(c) Take such other action as it may deem necessary or appropriate under the circumstances.