G/TBT/N/USA/777/Rev.1/Add.1  
 
2 September 2020  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  2 September 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric 
Vehicles  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  16 September 2020  
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[  ] Notified measure published - date:  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 28 August 2020  
[  ] 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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-09-01/html/2020 -19334.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-09-01/pdf/2020 -19334.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_5261_00_e.pdf  
Interim final rule; request for comments  
 
Description:  AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT)  
ACTION: Interim final rule; request for comments  
SUMMARY: This interim final rule responds to an "emergency petition" submitted by the Alliance of 
Automotiv e Innovation (Alliance) regarding the phase -in and compliance requirements of Federal 
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 141 (FMVSS 141), "Minimum sound for hybrid and electric 
vehicles." The petition details the challenges manufacturers have encountered in  complying with 
FMVSS 141 due to disruptions in the supply chain caused by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID -
19) public health emergency. The petition requests three changes to the phase -in and compliance 
requirements of FMVSS 141. After considering the concerns raised in the petition, NHTSA has 
decided to grant the petition, in part, by electing to defer the phase -in and compliance dates by six 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
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  months. NHTSA is denying the request for an alternative performance option during the phase -in 
period.  
DATES:  
Effective date: The amendments made in this rule are effective 28 August 2020.  
Comment date: You should submit your comments early enough to ensure that the docket receives 
them not later than 16 September 2020.  
This interim final rule; request for comment s is identified by Docket Number NHTSA -2020-0086.  The 
Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at https://www.regul ations.gov/docket?D=NHTSA -
2020-0086 and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments received. 
Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Numb er.  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 
will be shared with the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov  if 
received within the comment period.  
The notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT /N/USA/777  is identified by Docket Number 
NHTSA -2011-0148.   The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https:/ /www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NHTSA -2011-0148and provides access to primary and 
supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
Related rulemaking actions notified as G/TBT/N/USA/777/Add.1 , USA/777/Add.2 , USA/777/Add.3 , 
USA/777/Add.4 , USA/777/Add.5 , and USA/777/Add .6 are identified by Docket Number NHTSA -
2016-0125.   The Docket Folder is available on https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NHTSA -
2016-0125 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.  
The action notified as G/TBT/N/USA/777/Rev.1  is identified by Docket Number NHTSA -2018-0018. 
The Docket Folder is available on https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NHTSA -2018-0018 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.  
A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) from NHTSA published on 17 September 2019, Federal 
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 141, Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric 
Vehicles, was notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1526 , issued 19 September 2019.   The Docket ID for this 
NOPR is NHTSA -2019-0085.   The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NHTSA -2019-0085 and provides access to primary and 
supporting documents as well as comments received.  
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