G/TBT/N/USA/1725  
26 April 2021  
(21-3493) 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 AMERICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) [1754]  
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 b e 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):  Electrical 
engineering; Shipbuilding and marine structures in general (ICS 47.020)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Update to 
Electrical Engineering Regulations (48 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Coast Guard proposes to 
update electrical engineering standards that are incorporate d by reference and add 
acceptable alternative standards. This proposed rule would also eliminate several 
outdated or unnecessarily prescriptive electrical engineering regulations. This proposed 
regulatory action would be consistent with the standards curre ntly used by industry and 
support the Coast Guard's maritime safety mission.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 86 Federal Register (FR) 21440, 22 April 2021; Title 46 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 110, 111, 112 and 113:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-04-22/html/2021 -06699.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-04-22/pdf/2021 -06699.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket Number USCG -2020-0075. 
The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/USCG -2020-0075/ document  and provides access to 
primary 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 st akeholders will be shared with the 
regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov  if received within 
the comment period.  G/TBT/N/USA/1725  
 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  21 July 2021  
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/2021/TBT/USA/21_2932_00_e.pdf