G/TBT/N/USA/681/Add.4  
29 October 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  29 October 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Safety Standard for Infant Swings  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 28 October 2021  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 29 January 2022  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-10-28/html/2021 -23453. htm 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-10-28/pdf/2021 -23453.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/final_measure/21_6878_00_
e.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if meas ure re -notified:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  29/11/2021  
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Safety Standard for Infant Swings  
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission  
ACTION: Direct final rule  
SUMMARY: In November 2012, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a 
consumer product safety standard for infant swings under section 104 of the Consumer Product 
Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The standard incorporated by refe rence the ASTM 
voluntary standard for infant swings that was in effect at that time. The CPSIA sets forth a process 
for updating mandatory standards for durable infant or toddler products that are based on a 
voluntary standard when a voluntary standards or ganization revises the standard. Consistent with 
the CPSIA update process, in January 2021, the Commission issued a direct final rule to revise the 
 
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  incorporation by reference for the mandatory infant swings standard, to reflect ASTM's 2020 revised 
voluntar y standard for infant swings. This direct final rule updates the mandatory standard for infant 
swings to incorporate by reference ASTM's 2021 version of the voluntary standard.  
DATES: The rule is effective on 29 January 2022, unless CPSC receives a signifi cant adverse 
comment by 29 November 2021. If CPSC receives such a comment, it will publish a document in the 
Federal Register withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The incorporation by 
reference of the publication listed in this rul e is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as 
of 29 January 2022.  
This direct final rule and previous direct final rules notified as  G/TBT/N/U SA/681/Add.2  and 
G/TBT/N/USA/681/Add.3  are identified by Docket Number CPSC -2013-0025. The Docket Folder is 
available at  https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2013-0025/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 on the current direct final rule  to the  USA TBT  Enquiry Point . 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.  
The notice of proposed  rulemaking notified as  G/TBT/N/USA/681  and the final rule notified 
as G/TBT/N/USA/681/Add.1  are identified by Docket Number  CPSC -2012-0011.   The Docket Folder 
is available at  https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2012-0011/doc ument  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.  
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