G/TBT/N/USA/1504/Add.2  
 
29 September 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  29 September 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Safety Standard for Gates and Enclosures  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 28 September 2021  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 2 January 2022  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-09-28/html/2021 -20851.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-09-28/pdf/2021 -20851.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/final_measure/21_6225_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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
[X] Other: The rule is effective on 2 January 2022, unless the Commission receives a 
significant adverse comment by 28 October 2021. If the Commission receives such a 
comment, it will publish a document in the Federal Register withdrawing this direct final 
rule before its effective date. The incorporation by reference of the publication listed in 
this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 2 January 2022.  
 
Description:  TITLE: Safety Standard for Gates and Enclosures  
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission  
ACTION: Direct final rule  
SUMMARY: In July 2020, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) 
published a consumer product safety st andard for gates and enclosures under section 104 of the 
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The Commission's mandatory standard 
 
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  incorporated by reference the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) voluntary standard 
that wa s in effect for gates and enclosures at the time, with modifications to make the standard 
more stringent, to further reduce the risk of injury associated with gates and enclosures. The CPSIA 
sets forth a process for updating mandatory standards for durable  infant or toddler products that 
are based on a voluntary standard, when a voluntary standards organization revises the standard. 
In June 2021, ASTM published a revised voluntary standard for gates and enclosures, and it notified 
the Commission of this rev ised standard in July 2021. This direct final rule updates the mandatory 
standard for gates and enclosures to incorporate by reference ASTM's 2021 version of the voluntary 
standard for gates and enclosures.  
DATES: The rule is effective on 2 January 2022, u nless the Commission receives a significant adverse 
comment by 28 October 2021. If the Commission receives such a comment, it will publish a 
document in the Federal Register withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The 
incorporation by  reference of the publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the 
Federal Register as of 2 January 2022.  
This direct final rule and previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/ USA/1504  are identified 
by Docket Number CPSC -2019-0014. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2019-0014/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 aske d 
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.  
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