G/TBT/N/USA/681/Add.3  
 
22 January 2021  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  22 January 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Safety Standard for Infant Swings  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 19 January 2021  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 3 April 2021  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-01-19/html/2020 -28362.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-01-19/pdf/2020 -28362.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/final_measure/21_0604_00_
e.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if meas ure re -notified:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  18/02/2021  
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  Revisions to Safety Standard for Infant Swings  
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission  
ACTION: Direct final rule  
SUMMARY: In November 2012, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a 
consumer product safety standard for infant swings under section 104 of the Consumer Product 
Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA). The standard incorporated by reference the ASTM 
voluntary standard th at was in effect for infant swings at the time. 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. Con sistent with 
the CPSIA update process, the Commission issued a direct final rule in October 2013, to revise the 
 
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  incorporation by reference for the mandatory swings standard, to reflect ASTM'S revised voluntary 
standard. Since 2013, ASTM has revised the vol untary standard for infant swings three times. This 
direct final rule updates the mandatory standard for infant swings to incorporate by reference ASTM's 
2020 version of the voluntary standard.  
DATES: The rule is effective on 3 April 2021, unless CPSC rece ives a significant adverse comment 
by 18 February 2021. 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 incorporation by reference 
of the publication liste d in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of 3 April 
2021.  
This direct final rule and the previous direct final rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/681/Add.2  are 
identified by Docket Number CPSC -2013-0025. The Docket Folder is available at 
http://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=CPSC -2013-0025 and provides acc ess 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  on the current direct final rule 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.  
The notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/681  and the final rule notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/681/Add.1  are identified by Docket Number CPSC -2012-0011.   The Docket Folder is 
available at http://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=CPSC -2012-0011 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.  
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