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Petition Requesting Rulemaking To Amend Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers
The United States issued an addendum on 3 December 2025 to the earlier TBT notification G/TBT/N/USA/1472. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 16 April 2019. The comment period closed on 10 June 2019.
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Walk-behind power lawn mowers
The comment period closed on 10 June 2019. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1472/Add.2; it can take them up with the United States.
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Collection; Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) announces that the Commission has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of information collection requirements associated with the Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers. OMB previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0091. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on 30 November 2025. On 23 September 2025, CPSC published a notice in the Federal Register to announce the agency's intention to seek extension of approval of the collection of information (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1472/Add.1). The Commission received four public comments. Therefore, by publication of this notice, the Commission announces that CPSC has submitted to OMB a request for extension of approval of that collection of information. Submit comments on the collection of information by 29 December 2025. 90 Federal Register (FR) 55089, 1 December 2025: This notice of information collection; request for comment is identified by Docket Number CPSC-2012-0058. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 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. Comments received by the…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) received a petition from the Outdoor Power Equipment Industry (petitioner, or OPEI), requesting a revision to the warning label requirement for the Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers. The CPSC invites written comments concerning this petition.
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AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/1472/Add.2
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Collection; Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) announces that the Commission has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for extension of approval of information collection requirements associated with the Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers. OMB previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0091. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on 30 November 2025. On 23 September 2025, CPSC published a notice in the Federal Register to announce the agency's intention to seek extension of approval of the collection of information (notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1472/Add.1). The Commission received four public comments. Therefore, by publication of this notice, the Commission announces that CPSC has submitted to OMB a request for extension of approval of that collection of information. Submit comments on the collection of information by 29 December 2025. 90 Federal Register (FR) 55089, 1 December 2025: This notice of information collection; request for comment is identified by Docket Number CPSC-2012-0058. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 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. Comments received by the…
AddendumG/TBT/N/USA/1472/Add.1
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Collection; Comment Request; Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC or Commission) requests comments on a proposed extension of approval of information collection requirements associated with the Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) previously approved the collection of information under control number 3041-0091. OMB's most recent extension of approval will expire on 30 November 2025. The Commission will consider all comments received in response to this notice before requesting an extension of this collection of information from OMB. Submit comments on the collection of information by 24 November 2025. 90 Federal Register (FR) 45751, 23 September 2025: This notice of information collection; request for comment is identified by Docket Number CPSC-2012-0058. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 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. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time on 24 November 2025 will be shared with CPSC and will also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment period. The proposed rule notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1472 is identified by Docket…
Regular notificationG/TBT/N/USA/1472
Comment deadline: Closed on 10 June 2019
Petition Requesting Rulemaking To Amend Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) received a petition from the Outdoor Power Equipment Industry (petitioner, or OPEI), requesting a revision to the warning label requirement for the Safety Standard for Walk-Behind Power Lawn Mowers. The CPSC invites written comments concerning this petition.
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