G/TBT/N/USA/1820  
11 January 2022  
(22-0263) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) [1849]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicat ed if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Window 
covering cords; Curtains, incl. drapes, and interior blinds; curtain or bed valances of all 
types of textile materia ls (excl. awnings and sunblinds) (HS 6303); Quality (ICS 03.120), 
Domestic safety (ICS 13.120), Home textiles. Linen (ICS 97.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Substantial 
Product Hazard List: Window Covering Cords (2 3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - To address the risk of 
strangulation to young children associated with certain window covering cords, the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is proposing a rule to de em that one or 
more of the following readily observable characteristics of window coverings present a 
substantial product hazard (SPH) under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA): The 
presence of hazardous operating cords on stock window coverings, the pr esence of 
hazardous inner cords on stock and custom window coverings, or the absence of a 
manufacturer label on  stock and custom window coverings. The proposed rule would 
amend the Substantial Product Hazard List, which lists products that the Commission h as 
determined present an SPH if the products have or lack specified characteristics that are 
readily observable, the hazards have been addressed by a voluntary standard, the 
voluntary standard has been  effective in reducing the risk of injury associated wi th the 
product,  and the products substantially comply with the voluntary standard . 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:  87 Federal Register (FR) 891, 7 January 2022; Title 16 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1120:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-01-07/html/2021 -27897.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-01-07/pdf/2021 -27897.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/1820  
 
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  This notice of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket Number CPSC -2021-0038. The 
Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at  
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2021-0038/document  and provides access to 
primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from  Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and 
their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the  USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time on 23 March 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry 
Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will 
also be submitted to the  Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the comment 
period.   
G/TBT/N/USA/955 and subsequent addenda  - Corded Window Coverings; rulemaking 
identified by Docket No. CPSC -2013-0028. The Docket Folder is available from 
Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2013-0028/document  and 
provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received.   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be det ermined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  23 March 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_0306_00_e.pdf