G/TBT/N/USA/1858/Add.1  
 
22 June 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  22 June 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Tobacco Product Standard for Characterizing Flavors in Cigars  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  2 August 2022; Proposed rules; extension of comment 
period  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-06-21/html/2022 -13209.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-06-21/pdf/2022 -13209.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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: Establishment of Tobacco Product Standards for Menthol in Cigarettes and 
Characterizing Flavors in Cigars; Extension of Comment Period  
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)  
ACTION: Proposed rules; extension of comment period  
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency , or we) is extending the comment 
period for two proposed rules that appeared in the Federal Register of 4 May 2022, which are a 
tobacco product standard that would prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes 
("Tobacco Product Standard for Me nthol in Cigarettes''; Docket No. FDA-2021-N-1349) and a 
tobacco product standard that would prohibit characterizing flavors (other than tobacco) in all cigars 
("Tobacco Product St andard for Characterizing Flavors in Cigars''; Docket No. FDA-2021-N-1309). 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1858/Add.1  
 
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  The Agency is taking this action in response to requests for an extension to allow interested persons 
additional time to submit comments.  
DATES: FDA is extending the comment period on the proposed rules published in the Federal Register 
on 4 May 2022 ( 87 FR 26454  and 87 FR 26396 ). Submit either electronic or written comments by 2 
August 2022.  
This proposed rules; extension of comment period and the proposed rule notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/1858  are identified by Docket Number FDA -2021-N-1309. The Docket Folder is 
available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FDA -2021-N-
1309/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 2 August 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point 
from WTO Members and their st akeholders 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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