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[CITE: 15USC1272]

 
                      TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND TRADE
 
                    CHAPTER 30--HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
 
Sec. 1272. Publicity; reports; dissemination of information


(a) Summaries of judgments, decrees, orders

    The Commission may cause to be published from time to time reports 
summarizing any judgments, decrees, or court orders which have been 
rendered under this chapter, including the nature of the charge and the 
disposition thereof.

(b) Information as to health dangers and investigations

    The Commission may also cause to be disseminated information 
regarding hazardous substances in situations involving, in the opinion 
of the Commission, imminent danger to health. Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to prohibit the Commission from collecting, 
reporting, and illustrating the results of the investigations of the 
Commission.

(Pub. L. 86-613, Sec. 13, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 379; Pub. L. 92-573, 
Sec. 30(a), Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1231.)

                          Transfer of Functions

    ``Commission'' substituted for ``Secretary'' in subsec. (a) and for 
``Secretary'' and ``Department'' in subsec. (b) pursuant to section 
30(a) of Pub. L. 92-573, which is classified to section 2079(a) of this 
title and which transferred functions of Secretary of Health, Education, 
and Welfare under this chapter to Consumer Product Safety Commission.
