WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.98.57
2February 1998
ORGANIZATION
(98-0372)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: UNITED STATES
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: Consumer Product Safety Commission (3)
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification shall be
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Bunk Beds
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: Bunk Beds: Advance
Notice ofProposed Rulemaking; Request forComments andInformation (6pages in
English)
6. Description ofcontent: TheCommission hasreason tobelieve thatunreasonable risks
ofinjury anddeath maybeassociated withbunk bedsconstructed sothatchildren can
become entrapped inthebeds’structure orbecome wedged between thebedandawall.
Thisadvance notice ofproposed rulemaking (ANPR) initiates arulemaking proceeding
thatcould result inarulemandating bunk bedperformance requirements toreduce this
hazard. TheCommission solicits written comments from interested persons concerning
therisks ofinjury anddeath associated with bunk beds, theregulatory alternatives
discussed inthisANPR, other possible ways toaddress these risks, andtheeconomic
impacts ofthevarious regulatory alternatives. TheCommission alsoinvites interested
persons tosubmit anexisting standard, orastatement ofintent tomodify ordevelop a
voluntary standard, toaddress therisksofinjury anddeath described inthisANPR.
7. Objective andrationale, including thenature ofurgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents: 63FR3280, 22January 1998; 16CFR Chapter 11.Willappear
intheFederal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption: Tobedetermined
Proposed dateofentry intoforce:
10. Final dateforcomments: 7April 1998
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, e-mail, andtelefax number
ofother body: