G/TBT/N/USA/706/Add.3  
 
15 July 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  15 July 2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Requirements Pertaining to Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] 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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
[X] Other:  
Notice; request for comment by 15 August 2022  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-14/html/2022 -15047.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-14/pdf/2022 -15047.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_4679_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; 
Comment Request; Requirements Pertaining to Third Party Conformity Assessment Bodies  
AGENCY : Consumer Product Safety Commission  
ACTION: Notice  
SUMMARY: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission (CPSC, or Commission) announces that it has submitted a request for extension of 
approval for informatio n collection requirements to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 
The request concerns notification requirements pertaining to third party conformity assessment 
bodies. OMB previously approved the collection of information under OMB Control No. 3041 -0156. 
On 5 May 2022, CPSC published a notice in the Federal Register to announce the agency's intention 
 
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  to seek extension of approval of the collection of information. The Commission received no 
comments. Therefore, by publication of this notice, the Commi ssion announces that CPSC has 
submitted to the OMB a request for extension of approval of this collection of information.  
DATES: Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of information by 15 August 2022.  
This notice and previous actions noti fied under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/706  are identified by 
Docket Number CPSC -2012-0026. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2012-0026/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 15 August 
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 submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if 
received within the comment period.  
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