G/TBT/N/USA/1964/Add.1  
 
13 April 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  13 April 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Safety Standard and Notification Requirements for Button Cell or Coin Batteries and Consumer 
Products Containing Such Batteries  
 
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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:   
[ ] 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:  
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the CPSC requests comments on a 
proposed collection of information for Testing and Labeling of Non -Children's Products 
Containing or Designed to Use Button Cell or Coin Batteries and Labeling of Button Cell 
or Battery Packaging.  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-04-11/html/2023 -07487.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-04-11/pdf/2023 -07487.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_8945_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  On 9 F ebruary 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission  (CPSC or Commission) 
published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR)  to establi sh testing and labeling requirements for 
consumer products that contain or are designed to use button cell or coin batteries, and for the 
labeling of button cell or coin battery packaging. The NPR estimated the burden associated with 
these requirements for  children's products, but did not include an estimated burden for testing and 
labeling of non -children's products or for labeling button cell or coin battery packaging. As required 
 
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  by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the CPSC requests comments on a pro posed collection of 
information for Testing and Labeling of Non -Children's Products Containing or Designed to Use 
Button Cell or Coin Batteries and Labeling of Button Cell or Battery Packaging. CPSC will consider all 
comments received in response to this n otice before requesting a control number for this collection 
of information from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  
Submit written or electronic comments on the collection of information by 12 June 2023.  
This collection of information and the notic e of proposed rulemaking are identified by Docket Number 
CPSC -2023-0004. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov  at 
https:// www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2023-0004/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. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked 
to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point on the NPR by or before 4pm Eastern Daylight 
Time (EDT)  on 13 March 2023, and on the collection of information by or before 4pm EDT  on 12 
June 2023. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their 
stakeholders on the NPR and/or the notice of the collection of information  will be shared with the 
regulator  and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov  if received within the relevant 
comment period.  
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