G/TBT/N/USA/1289/Add.2  
 
2 November 2023  
(23-7400) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  2 November 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Safety Standard Addressing Blade -Contact Injuries on Table Saws  
 
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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
88 Federal Register (FR) 74909, 16 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1264:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-11-01/html/2023 -23898.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-11-01/pdf/2023 -23898.pdf  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  2 January 2024  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking; notice of opportunity for oral 
presentation of comments - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) 
has determined preliminarily that there may be an unreasonable risk of blade -contact injuries 
associated with table saws. To address this hazard, the Commission proposes a rule und er the 
Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA) that would establish a performance standard that requires 
table saws to limit the depth of cut to no more than 3.5 millimeters when a test probe, acting as 
surrogate for a human finger or other body part, approache s the spinning blade at a rate of 1 meter 
per second (m/s). The Commission is providing an opportunity for interested parties to present 
comments on this supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPR).  
This action and previous actions notified under the  symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1289  are identified by 
Docket Number CPSC -2011-0074. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
 
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/1289/Add.2  
 
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  https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2011-0074/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.  
Deadline  for Written Comments: Written comments must be received by 2 January 2024. WTO 
Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . 
Comments re ceived by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 
4pm Eastern Time  on 2 January 2024 will be shared with the regulator and will also be submitted to 
the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
Deadline for Request to Present Oral Comments: Any person interested in making an oral 
presentation must send an email indicating this intent to the Office of the Secretary at cpsc-
os@cpsc.gov  by 1 December 2023 ( Eastern Time ). WTO Members are also asked to copy the USA 
WTO TBT Enquiry Point o n any such request: usatbtep@nist.gov . 
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