G/TBT/N/USA/1871/Add.1  
 
16 January 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  16 January 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Determinations Regarding Portable Fuel Container Voluntary Standards Under the Portable 
Fuel Container Safety Act  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) determinations made under the 
Portable Fuel Container Safety Act (PFCSA) for ASTM F3429/F3429M -20, ASTM F3326 -
21, and section 18 of UL 30:2022 discussed in this document will be effective by 
operation of law as  consumer product safety rules on 12 July 2023.  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-01-13/html/2022 -28325.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-01-13/pdf/2022 -28325.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2023/TBT/USA/23_0443_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Determinations Regarding Portable Fuel Container Voluntary Standards Under 
the Portable Fuel Container Safety Act  
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission  
ACTION: Determinations  
SUMMARY: The Porta ble Fuel Container Safety Act of 2020 (PFCSA) provides that the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission (Commission) must promulgate a rule to require flame mitigation 
 
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  devices in portable fuel containers that impede the propagation of flame into the container, unless 
the Commission determines that there is a voluntary standard for flame mitigation devices that 
impedes the propagation of flame into the container. The Commission is announcing in this document 
that it has determined that such voluntary standards exist  for for all known classes of portable fuel 
containers. Therefore, the Commission will not be promulgating a final rule, and pursuant to the 
PFCSA, the requirements of such voluntary standards shall be treated as a consumer product safety 
rule under the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) . 
DATES: The Commission determinations made under the PFCSA for ASTM F3429/F3429M -20, ASTM 
F3326 -21, and section 18 of UL 30:2022  discussed in this document will be effective by operation 
of law as consumer product safety rules on 12 July 2023.  
This determin ation and the notice of availability notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1871  are identified by 
Docket Number CPSC -2022-0017. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2022-0017/document  and provides access to primary 
documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by 
searching the Docket Number.  
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