G/TBT/N/USA/1730/Add.1  
 
22 July 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  22 July 2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Fire and Debris -Penetration Hazards; Advance Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking; Request for Comments and Information  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:   
Written comments must be received by 19 September 2022.  
Deadline for Request to Present Oral Comments: 22 August 2022.  
[ ] 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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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 of proposed rulemaking; notice of opportunity for oral presentation of comments  
Written comments must be received by 19 September 2022.  
Deadline for Request to Present Oral Comments: 22 August 2022.  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-21/html/2022 -15355.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-21/pdf/2022 -15355.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_4875_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Safety Standard for Debris Penetration Hazards  
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commissio n 
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; notice of opportunity for oral presentation of comments  
SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) has determined 
preliminarily that there is an unreasonable risk of injury and death associated with debris penetration 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
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  in off -highway vehicles (OHVs), including recreational off -highway vehicles (ROVs) and utility 
task/terrain vehicles (UTVs). To address these risks, the Commission proposes a rule to prevent 
debris penetration into the occupant area of an ROV/UTV. The Commission is providing an 
opportunity for interested parties to pr esent written and oral comments on this notice of proposed 
rulemaking (NPR). Like written comments, any oral comments will be part of the rulemaking record.  
DATES:  
Deadline for Written Comments: Written comments must be received by 19 September 2022.  
Deadl ine for Request to Present Oral Comments: Any person interested in making an oral 
presentation must send an electronic mail (email) indicating this intent to the Division of the 
Secretariat at cpsc-os@cpsc.gov  by 22 August 2022.  
This notice of proposed rulemaking; notice of opportunity for oral presentation of comments and the 
advance notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1730  are identified by Docket 
Number CPSC -2021-0014. The Docket Folder is available at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2021-0014/document  and provides access to primary 
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 19 September 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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