G/TBT/N/USA/1486  
 
3 June 2019  
(19-3775) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department 
of Transportation (DOT) [1514]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Email: usatbtep@nist.gov   
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):  Automated 
driving systems; Road vehicle systems (ICS 43.040), Commercial vehicles (ICS 43.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Safe Integration 
of Automated Driving Systems -Equipped Commercial Motor Vehicle s (11 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  FMCSA requests public comment about Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) that may need to be amended, revised, or eliminated to 
facilitate the safe introduction of automated driving system s (ADS) equipped commercial 
motor vehicles (CMVs) onto our Nation's roadways. In approaching the task of adapting 
its regulations to accommodate automated vehicle technologies, FMCSA is considering 
changes to its rules to account for significant difference s between human operators and 
ADS. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 84 Federal Register (FR) 24449, 28 May 2019; Title 49 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Chapter III, Subchapter B:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-05-28/html/2019 -11038.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2019-05-28/pdf/2019 -11038.pdf  
• Request for Comments Concerning Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 
(FMCSRs) Which May Be a Barrier to the Safe Testing and Deployment of 
Automated Driv ing Systems -Equipped Commercial Motor Vehicles on Public 
Roads published 26 March 2018:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2018-03-26/html/2018 -05788.htm   
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  • Notice of Request for Comments: Preparing for the Future of Transportation: 
Automated Vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0) publ ished 9 October 2018:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2018-10-09/html/2018 -21840.htm   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2018-10-09/pdf/2018 -21840.pdf  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  26 August 2019  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/USA/19_3217_00_e.pdf