G/TBT/N/USA/57/Add.5  
 
8 January 2021  
(21-0295) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  7 January 2021 , 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; Side Impact Protection; Side Impact Phase -In 
Reporting Requirements  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 29 December 2020  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 29 December 2020  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-12-29/html/2020 -27543 .htm 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-12-29/pdf/2020 -27543.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/final_measure/21_0284_00_
e.pdf 
[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if meas ure re -notified:   
[  ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[  ] Other:  
 
Description:  Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Side Impact Protection, Ejection Mitigation; 
Technical Corrections  
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation  
ACTION: Final rule; technical corrections  
SUMMARY: This  final rule corrects errors in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 214, 
"Side impact protection," and in FMVSS No. 226, "Ejection mitigation." The error occurred in FMVSS 
No. 214 when an amendment to FMVSS No. 214 was transcribed into the Cod e of Federal 
Regulations. The error to FMVSS No. 226 arose as a result of a drafting error when NHTSA issued 
 
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  FMVSS No. 226. This final rule amends the standards to reflect the intent of the Agency when it 
issued the standards.  
This rule is effective 29 Dec ember 2020.  
This final rule is identified by Docket Number NHTSA -2020-0111. The Docket Folder is available on 
Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NHTSA -2020-0111 and provides access 
to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
The notice of proposed rulemaking "Side Impact Phase -In Reporting Requirements" notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/57  published on 17 May 2004 at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2004-05-
17/html/04 -10931.htm  and https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2004-05-17/pdf/04 -
10931.pdf  is identified by Docket Number NHTSA -2004-17694. The Docket Folder is available from 
Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NHTSA -2004-17694  and provides 
access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
A reopening of comment periods; request for comment on addendum to initial regulatory flexibility 
analysis  was published on 12 January 2005 at https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2005-01-
12/html/05 -548.htm  and https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2005-01-12/pdf/05 -548.pdf , 
notified as G/TBT/N/USA/57/Add.1  and is identifi ed by Docket Numbers NHTSA -2004-17694 and 
NHTSA -2004-18864. The Docket Folders are available from Regulations.gov  
at https://www.re gulations.gov/docket?D=NHTSA -2004-17694  and 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NHTSA -2004-18864  and provide access to primary 
documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by 
searching the Docket Numbers.  
Previous actions notified as G/TBT/N/USA/57/Add.2 , G/TBT/N/USA/57/Add.3  and 
G/TBT/N/USA/57/Add.4  are identified by Docket Number NHTSA -2010-0032. The Docket Folder is 
available on Regulations .gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NHTSA -2010-0032. 
Documents are accessible from Regulations.gov  in the Docke t Folder or by searching the Docket 
Number.  
G/TBT/N/USA/507 and subsequent addenda and corrigendum : Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standards, Ejection Mitigation; Phase -In Reporting Requirements, identified by Docket Number 
NHTSA -2013-0097. The Docket Folder containing relevant docum ents is available from 
Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NHTSA -2013-0097, and can also be 
accessed by searchin g the Docket Number on Regulations.gov . 
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