G/TBT/N/USA/1941  
11 November 2022  
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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:   
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) [1972]  
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 indica ted 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 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Portable 
bed rails; (HS code(s): 940390 - Parts of furniture, n.e.s. (excl. of seats and medical, 
surgical, dental  or veterinary furniture); Protection against dangerous goods (ICS 
code(s): 13.300); Miscellaneous domestic and commercial equipment (ICS code(s): 
97.180)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Safety Standard 
for Adult Portab le Bed Rails; (26 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking; notice of opportunity for oral 
presentation of comments - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission 
or CPSC) has determined preliminarily that t here is an unreasonable risk of injury and 
death associated with entrapment hazards from adult portable bed rails (APBRs). To 
address these risks, the Commission proposes a rule under the Consumer Product Safety 
Act (CPSA) to require that APBRs meet the re quirements of the applicable voluntary 
standard on APBRs, with modifications. The Commission is providing an opportunity for 
interested parties to present written and oral comments on this notice of proposed 
rulemaking (NPR). Like written comments, any ora l comments will be part of the 
rulemaking record.  
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  
8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 67586, 9 November 2022; Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 1270 : 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-11-09/html/2022 -22692.htm  G/TBT/N/USA/1941  
 
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  https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-11-09/pdf/2022 -22692.pdf  
This noti ce of proposed rulemaking; notice of opportunity for oral presentation is identified 
by Docket Number CPSC -2013-0022. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov 
at https://ww w.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2013-0022/document  and provides access 
to primary 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 9 January 2023. 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 t o the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
ASTM F3186 -17 Standard Specification for Adult Portable Bed  Rails and Related Products 
( section 1.2) describes "portable bed rails and related products" as products installed by 
consumers and "not designed as part of the bed by the bed manufacturer."  
G/TBT/N/USA/623 and subsequent addenda and corrigendum  - Safety Standard for 
Portable Bed Rails, identified by Docket Number CPSC -2011-0019. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  9 January 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/2022/TBT/USA/22_773 0_00_e.pdf