G/TBT/N/USA/1323/Add.2  
 
7 February 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  4 February 2022 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Clothing Storage Unit Tip Overs; Request for Comments and Information  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[  ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[  ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-02-03/html/2022 -01689.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-02-03/pdf/2022 -01689.pdf  
https: //members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/modification/22_1371_00_e.
pdf 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Safety Standard for Clothing Storage Units  
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission  
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking  
SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or  CPSC) has determined 
preliminarily that there is an unreasonable risk  of injury and death, particularly to children, 
associated with clothing  storage units (CSUs) tipping over. To address this risk, the 
Commission  proposes a rule addressing the stability of CSUs.   Specifically, the  proposed rule would 
require CSUs to be tested for stability, exceed  minimum stability requirements, be marked and 
labeled with safety  information, and bear a han g tag providing performance and technical  data about 
the stability of the CSU. The Commission issues this  proposed rule under the authority of the 
Consumer Product Safety Act  (CPSA). The Commission requests comments about all aspects of 
 
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  this notice, includ ing the risk of injury, the proposed requirements,  alternatives to the proposed rule, 
and the economic impacts of the  proposed rule and alternatives.  
DATES: Submit comments by 19 April 2022.  
This notice of proposed rulemaking and previous actions notified under  G/TBT/N/USA/1323  are 
identified by Docket Number CPSC -2017-0044. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov 
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2017-0044/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 19 Apr il 
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  Docke t on Regulations.gov if 
received within the comment period.   
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