G/TBT/N/USA/915/Add.4  
 
23 August 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  23 August 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Safety Standard for Sling Carriers  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  19 September 2022  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 19 August 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 19 November 2022  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-08-19/html/2022 -17707.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-08-19/pdf/2022 -17707.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/final_measure/22_5732_00_
e.pdf 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Safety Standard for Sling Carriers  
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission  
ACTION: Direct final rule  
SUMMARY: In January 2017, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a 
consumer product safety standard for sling carriers under section 104 of the Consumer Product 
Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The standard incorporated by refe rence the 2015 ASTM 
voluntary standard for sling carriers that was in effect at the time and supplemented it with an 
additional requirement for warning label attachment. The CPSIA sets forth a process for updating 
mandatory standards for durable infant or toddler products that are based on a voluntary standard 
when the voluntary standards organization revises the standard. Consistent with the CPSIA's update 
 
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  process, the Commission issued a direct final rule in April 2020, that revised the incorporation by 
reference for the mandatory standard for sling carriers to reflect ASTM's revised 2019 voluntary 
standard, while retaining the additional requirement for warning label attachment. In November 
2021, ASTM approved a revision to the voluntary standard for slin g carriers, ASTM F2907 -21. 
However, ASTM delayed notification to the CPSC until a revised version of the standard was published 
in April 2022, , ASTM F2907 -22. On 3 June 2022, through publication in the Fe deral Register, the 
Commission provided notice of the availability of the revised standard and sought comments on the 
effect of the revisions on the safety of the standard for sling carriers. No comments were received. 
Consistent with the CPSIA's update pr ocess, this direct final rule again updates the mandatory 
standard for sling carriers to incorporate by reference ASTM's 2022 version of the voluntary 
standard, while retaining the additional requirement for warning label attachment.  
DATES: The rule is eff ective on 19 November 2022, unless CPSC receives a significant adverse 
comment by 19 September 2022. If CPSC receives such a comment, it will publish a notice in the 
Federal Register, withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The incorp oration by 
reference of the publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as 
of 19 November 2022.  
This direct final rule and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/915  is identified 
by Docket Number CPSC -2014-0018. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/ docket/CPSC -2014-0018/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 to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 17 September 
2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders 
will be shared with the regulator and will also be submitte d to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if 
received within the comment period.  
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