G/TBT/N/USA/1730  
12 May 2021  
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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) [1759]  
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 indicat ed 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 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Off-
highway vehicles (OHVs); Protection against fire (ICS 13.220), Explosion protection (ICS 
13.230), Protection against ex cessive pressure (ICS 13.240), Protection against 
dangerous goods (ICS 13.300), Special purpose vehicles (ICS 43.160)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Off-Highway 
Vehicle (OHV) Fire and Debris -Penetration Hazards; Advanc e Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking; Request for Comments and Information (14 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 fire and debris -penetration hazards associated 
with off -highway vehicles (OHVs). This advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) 
initiates a rulemaking proceeding under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA).  We 
invite written comments from interested persons concerning the risk of injury associated 
with OHV fire and debris -penetration hazards, the regulatory alternatives discussed in 
this notice, other possible means to address this risk, and the economic imp acts of the 
various alternatives. We also invite interested persons to submit an existing standard, or 
a statement of intent to modify or develop a voluntary standard, to address the risks of 
injury described in this ANPR.  
7. Objective and rationale, incl uding the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
86 Federal Register (FR) 25817, 11 May 2021; Title 16 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Chapter II:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-05-11/html/2021 -09881.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-05-11/pdf/2021 -09881.pdf  
This advance notice of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket Number CPSC -2021-
0014. The Docket Folder is available at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2021-G/TBT/N/USA/1730  
 
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  0014/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 . 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.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  12 July 2021  
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/2021/TBT/USA/21_3420_00_e.pdf