G/TBT/N/USA/2106  
18 March 2024  
(24-2368) Page: 1/2 
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) [2137]  
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):  Electric 
bicycles; Protection against dangerous goods (ICS code(s): 13.300); Cycles (ICS code(s): 
43.150)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Electric Bicycles; 
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Request for Comments and Information; (6 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Advance notice of proposed rulemaking - The Consumer 
Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) is considering developing a rule to 
address the risk of injury associated with electric bicycles (e -bikes). This advance notice 
of proposed rulemaking (ANPR)  initiates a rulemaking proceeding under the Consumer 
Product Safety Act ( CPSA ) and the Federal Hazardous Substances Act ( FHSA ). We invite 
comments concerning the risk of injury associated with mechanical hazards of e -bikes, 
potential regula tory alternatives, the economic impacts of various approaches, existing 
voluntary standards, and plans to develop new standards to address these risks.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of dec eptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety  G/TBT/N/USA/2106  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
89 Federal Register (FR) 18861, 15 March 2024; Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 1512 : 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-03-15/html/2024 -05472.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-03-15/pdf/2024 -05472.pdf  
This advance notice of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket Number CPSC -2024-
0008. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations. gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2024-0008/document  and provides access to 
primary documents as well as comments received. Documents a re 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 . Comments received by the 
USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time  
on 14 May 2024 will be shared with CPSC and will also be submitted to the Docket  on 
Regulations.gov 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:  14 May 2024  
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/2024/TBT/USA/24_02077_00_e.pdf