G/TBT/N/USA/2040  
25 August 2023  
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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:   
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Commerce (DOC) 
[2071]  
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 indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other  [X]: Establishes requirements for those who choose to adhere to the standard, for 
the principal types and grades of structural plywood. It covers the wood species, veneer 
grading, adhesive bonds, panel construction and workmanship, dimensions and 
tolerances, marking, moisture content, and packing of plywood intended for construction 
and industrial uses.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national t ariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Structural 
plywood; Plywood, veneered panel and similar laminated wood (excl. sheets of 
compressed wood, hollow -core composite panels, parquet panels or sheets, inlaid wood 
and shee ts identifiable as furniture components) (HS code(s): 4412); Plywood (ICS 
code(s): 79.060.10)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposed 
Voluntary Product Standard PS 1 -22, Structural Plywood; (71 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of availability; request for comments by 25 September 
2023 - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is distributing for public 
comment a proposed revision of Voluntary Product Standard PS 1 -22, Structural Plywood. 
The revisions to the standard were prepared by the Standard Review Committee and 
approved by the PS 1 Standing Committee. PS 1 -22 Structural Plywood establishes 
requirements for the principal types and grades of structural plywood and provides a b asis 
for common understanding among producers, distributors, and users of the product. 
Interested parties are invited to review the proposed standard and submit comments to 
NIST.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Consumer information, labelling; Prevention of deceptive practices and 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
88 Federal Register (FR) 57939, 24 August 2023; Title 15 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 10 : 
https://w ww.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-24/html/2023 -18257.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-24/pdf/2023 -18257.pdf  
Voluntary Product Standards Program: https://www.nist.gov/standardsgov/voluntary -
product -standards -program  
WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point . Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and 
their stakeho lders by 4pm Eastern Time  on 25 September 2023 will be shared with the 
regulator if received within the comment period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  25 September 2023  
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/2023/TBT/USA/23_12017_00_e.pdf