. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/USA/107 
13 April 2005 
 (05-1532) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
 
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):         
2. Agency responsible:   Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) (112) 
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site 
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be  indicated if different from above:         
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:         
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. 
ICS numbers may be provided in  addition, where applicable):   Cigarette lighters  
(HS:   96;  ICS:  97) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Safety Standard for 
Cigarette Lighters; Advance Notice of Propo sed Rulemaking;  Request for Comments and 
Information (4 Pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:   Cigarette lighters may present an unreasonable risk of injury due 
to mechanical malfunction of some lighters.  In November 2001, the Commission received a petition from the Lighter Association, Inc. asking the Commission to adopt the voluntary 'Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Lighters' (ASTM F-400) as a mandatory standard under the Consumer Product Safety Act ('CPSA').  On November 30, 2004 the 
Commission voted to grant the petition.  Th is advance notice of proposed rulemaking 
('ANPR') initiates a rulemaking proceeding unde r the CPSA.  One result of the proceeding 
could be issuance of a rule requiring that ciga rette lighters meet certain safety requirements. 
The Commission solicits written comments concer ning the risks of injury associated with 
the mechanical malfunction of cigarette lighters,  the regulatory alternatives discussed in this 
notice, other possible ways to address these risk s, and the economic impacts of the various 
regulatory alternatives.  The Commission also invites interested persons to submit an 
existing standard, or a statement of intent to  modify or develop a voluntary standard, to 
address the risk of injury described in this notice. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human life and health. 
8. Relevant documents:   70 Federal Register (FR) 18339 11 April 2005; Title 16 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part  1214.  Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined G/TBT/N/USA/107 
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 10. Final date for comments:   10 June 2005 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [  X ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:        
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