G/TBT/N/USA/242/Rev.1  
15 September 2022  
(22-6820) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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 (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)  
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 [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):  
Flammability of clothing textiles; Gloves, mittens and mitts. (HS code(s): 6216); Worn 
clothing and other worn art icles. (HS code(s): 6309); Domestic safety (ICS code(s): 
13.120); Protection against fire (ICS code(s): 13.220); Products of the textile industry 
(ICS code(s): 59.080); Clothes (ICS code(s): 61.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notifie d document:  Standard for the 
Flammability of Clothing Textiles; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; (30 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - The U.S. Consumer Product 
Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) is proposin g to amend the Standard for the 
Flammability of Clothing Textiles. The proposed revisions would clarify existing provisions, 
expand permissible equipment and materials, and update equipment requirements that 
are outdated. The Commission is providing an opp ortunity for interested parties to present 
written and oral comments on this notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR). Both written and 
oral comments will be part of the rulemaking record.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems whe re 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Cost saving and productivity enhancement   
8. Relevant documents:  87 Federal Register (FR) 56289, 14 September 2022; Title 16 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1610:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-09-14/html/2022 -19505.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-09-14/pdf/2022 -19505.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/242/Rev.1  
 
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  This notice of proposed rulemaking and previous actions notified under the symbol 
G/TBT/N/USA/242  are identified by Docket Number CPSC -2019-0008. The Docket Folder 
is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2019-
0008/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 written 
comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 14 November 
2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their 
stakehold ers will be shared with the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  on 
Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determi ned 
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  14 November 2022;  
Any person interested in making an oral presentation must send an email indicating this 
intent to the CPSC Office of the Secretary at cpsc-os@cpsc.gov  (WTO Members and their 
stakeholders should copy (Cc) usatbtep@nist.gov ) by 31 October 2022.  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_6179_00_e.pdf