WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.00/349
8 August 2000
(00-3242)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated 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 (14)
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):   Dive Sticks
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Dive Sticks; Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (7 pages, English)
6. Description of content:   The Commission is proposing a rule to ban certain dive sticks under
the authority of the Federal Hazardous Substances Act.  Dive sticks are used for underwater
activities, such as retrieval games and swimming instruction.  They are typically made of rigid
plastic and stand upright at the bottom of a swim ming pool.  Due to these characteristics, if a
child jumps onto a dive stick in shallow water he or she may suffer severe injuries.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   65 FR 44703, 19 July 2000; 16 CFR Part 1500.   Will appear in the
Federal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined.
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   2 October 2000
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   The text is also available on the Internet at:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html