. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/USA/232 
15 January 2007 
 (07-0174) 
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) (239) 
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):   Children's jewellery  
(HS:  Chapter 7117;  ICS:  39, 77) 
5. Title, number of pages and langu age(s) of the notified document:   Children's Jewellery 
Containing Lead; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking;  Request for Comments and 
Information (3 pages, in English ). 
6. Description of content:   The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or 
Commission) is considering whether there may be a need to ban children's metal jewellery 
containing more than 0.06% lead by weight in metal components. This advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) initiates a rulemaking proceeding under the Federal 
Hazardous Substances Act (FHSA). The Commission is soliciting written comments 
concerning the risks of injury associated with children's je wellery containing lead, the 
regulatory options discussed in this notice, ot her possible ways to address these risks, and 
the economic impacts of the various regulatory alternatives. The Commission also invites interested persons to submit an existing standa rd, or a statement of intent to modify or 
develop a voluntary standard, to  address the risk of injury described in this notice. 
Comments should be e-mailed to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov.  
Comments should be captioned "Children's Jewellery Containing Lead ANPR".   
Comments may also be mailed, preferably in fi ve copies, to the Office of the Secretary, 
Consumer Product Safety Commission, Room 502, 4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, 
Maryland 20814 USA, or delivered to the same address (Telephone +(301) 504-7923). 
Comments also may be filed by facsimile to +(301) 504-0127. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  
Kristina Hatlelid, PhD, M.P.H. 
Directorate for Health Sciences, Consumer Product Safety Commission  
4330 East West Highway Bethesda Maryland 20814  Telephone: +(301) 504-7254 E-mail:  khatlelid@cpsc.gov G/TBT/N/USA/232 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human life and health 
8. Relevant documents:   21 Federal Register (FR) 920 9 January 2007; Title 16 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part  1500.  Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted. 
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:   }To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:   12 March 2007 
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:   
Internet URLs: 
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/24 22/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/E7-
109.htm 
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/24 22/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/
E7-109.pdf