G/TBT/N/USA/1678  
15 December 2020  
(20-9079) 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:  Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT) [1706]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding t he 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):  Accident 
and disaster control (ICS 13.200), Electronic display devices (ICS 31.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National 
Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for 
Streets and Highways; Revision (82 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule; notice of proposed amendments (NPA) - The 
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD) is 
incorporated in FHWA regulations and reco gnized as the national standard for traffic 
control devices used on all public roads. The purpose of this NPA is to revise standards, 
guidance, options, and supporting information relating to the traffic control devices in all 
parts of the MUTCD. The propo sed changes are intended to update the technical 
provisions to reflect advances in technologies and operational practices, incorporate 
recent trends and innovations, and set the stage for automated driving systems as those 
continue to take shape. The propo sed changes would promote uniformity and incorporate 
technology advances in the traffic control device application, and ultimately improve and 
promote the safe and efficient utilization of roads that are open to public travel. These 
proposed changes are be ing designated as the 11th edition of the MUTCD.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Cost saving and productivity 
enhancement  G/TBT/N/USA/1678  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
85 Federal Register (FR) 80898, 14 December 2020; Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Parts 470, 635, and 655:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-12-14/html/2020 -26789.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-12-14/pdf/2020 -26789.pdf  
  
This Proposed rule; notice of proposed amendments (NPA) is id entified by Docket 
Number  FHWA -2020-0001. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=FHWA -2020-0001 and provides access to 
primar y and supporting 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 comm ents 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.  
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways  
https://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/  
G/TBT/N/U SA/1675  issued 4 December 2020 - Advance Notice of proposed Rulemaking, 
Framework for Automated Driving System Safety  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  15 March 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://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-12-14/html/2020 -26789.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-12-14/pdf/2020 -26789.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/USA/20_7731_00_e.pdf