G/TBT/N/USA/490/Add.4  
 
30 November  2022 
(22-8924) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  30 November 2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Safety Standard for Infant Walkers; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 29 November 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 25 February 2023; The rule is effective on 25 
February 2023, unless CPSC receives a significant adverse comment by 29 December 
2022. If CPSC receives such a comment, it will publish a document in the Federal 
Regist er, withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The incorporation by 
reference of the publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal 
Register as of 25 February 2023.  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-11-29/html/2022 -25812.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-11-29/pdf/2022 -25812.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/final_measure/22_8214_00_
e.pdf 
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-11-29/html/2022 -25812.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-11-29/pdf/2022 -25812.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/modification/22_8214_01_e.
pdf 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  29 December 2022  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  TITLE: Safety Standard for Infant Walkers  
AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety Commission  
 
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/490/Add.4  
 
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  ACTION: Direct final rule  
SUMMARY: In June 2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a 
consumer product safety standard for infant walkers under section 104 of the Consumer Product 
Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) , incorporating by reference the 2007 version of ASTM's 
voluntary standard for infant walkers  that was in effect at the time, with modifications approved by 
the Commission. ASTM updated its standard for infant walkers in 2012, and CPSC accepted the 
revised  voluntary standard, without any modifications, as the mandatory standard for infant walkers. 
ASTM has notified CPSC of a 2022 update to the infant walkers voluntary standard. This direct final 
rule updates the mandatory standard for infant walkers to inco rporate by reference ASTM's 2022 
version of the voluntary standard.  
DATES: The rule is effective on 25 February 2023, unless CPSC receives a significant adverse 
comment by 29 December 2022. If CPSC receives such a comment, it will publish a document in the  
Federal Register, withdrawing this direct final rule before its effective date. The incorporation by 
reference of the publication listed in this rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as 
of 25 February 2023. WTO Members and their stakeho lders are asked to submit comments to the 
USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 29 December 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  (for CPSC -2009-0066) on Regulations.gov  if 
received within the comment period.  
This direct final rule and other actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/490  are identified by 
Docket No. CPSC -2009-0066. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulati ons.gov/docket/CPSC -2009-0066/document  and provides access to primary 
and supporting documents as well as comments received. Docket Folders are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching Docket Numbers.  
The notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/490  is identified by Docket No. CPSC -
2009-0065. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2009-0066/document  and provides access to primary 
documents as well as comments received.  
An earlier direct final rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/490/Add.2  is identified by Docket Number Docket 
No. CPSC -2013-0025. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2013-0025/document  and provides access to primary 
and supporting documents as well as comments received.  
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