G/TBT/N/USA/590/Rev.1  
2 November 2020  
(20-7694) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
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 (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)  
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 indicated 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 [X], 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):  Mattresses 
and mattress pads; flammability; Mattress supports (excl. spring interiors for seats); 
articles of bedding and similar furnishi ng, e.g. mattresses, quilts, eiderdowns, cushions, 
pouffes and pillows, fitted with springs or stuffed or internally filled with any material or 
of cellular rubber or plastics, whether or not covered (excl. pneumatic or water mattresses 
and pillows, blanke ts and covers) (HS 9404); Quality (ICS 03.120), Domestic safety (ICS 
13.120), Protection against fire (ICS 13.220), Furniture (ICS 97.140)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Standard for the 
Flammability of Mattresses and Mattress Pads; Proposed Amendment (7 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The Consumer Product Safety Commission 
(Commission, or CPSC) is proposing to amend its Standard for the Flammability of 
Mattresses and Mattress Pads. The ignition source cigarette specified in the standard for 
use in the mattress standard's performance tests, Standard Reference Material cigarette 
SRM 1196, is no longer available for purchase. The Commission is proposing to amend 
the mattress standard to req uire a revised Standard Reference Material cigarette, SRM 
1196a, which was developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as 
the ignition source for testing to the mattress standard.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of ur gent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety   G/TBT/N/USA/590/Rev.1  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:  85 Federal Register (FR) 68803, 30 October 2020; Title 16 Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1632:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-10-30/html /2020 -22747.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-10-30/pdf/2020 -22747.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number CPSC -2020-0024. The Dock et Folder is 
available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=CPSC_FRDOC_0001   and provides access to 
primary documents as well as comments received. Docum ents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number or searching 'mattresses and mattress 
pads'. 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.  
A proposed rule notified as G/TBT/ N/USA/590  and final rule notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/590/Add.1  are identified by Docket Number CPSC -2010-0105. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulation s.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=CPSC -
2010-0105 and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. 
Documents are also accessible from Regulatio ns.gov by searching the Docket Number.  
A notice notified as G/TBT/N/USA/590/Add.2  and a notice notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/590/Add.3  are identified by Docket Number CPSC -2010-0055. The Docket 
Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=CPSC -
2010-0055 and provides access to primary documents. Documents are also accessible 
from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  13 January 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone or fax 
numbers  and email and website address es, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_6680_00_e.pdf