G/TBT/N/USA/1887  
28 June 2022  
(22-4994) 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) [1917]  
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  National 
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI); Environmental protection (ICS code(s): 13.020); 
Electric road vehicles (ICS code(s): 43.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  National Electric 
Vehicle Infrastructure Form ula Program; (19 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments - The 
FHWA proposes to establish regulations setting minimum standards and requirements for 
projects funded under the National Electric Ve hicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program 
and projects for the construction of publicly accessible electric vehicle (EV) chargers under 
certain statutory authorities. The standards and requirements proposed would apply to 
the installation, operation, or maintenance of EV charging infrastructure; the 
interoperability of EV charging infrastructure; traffic control device or on -premises 
signage acquired, installed, or operated in concert with EV charging infrastructure; data, 
including the format and schedul e for the submission of such data; network connectivity 
of EV charging infrastructure; and information on publicly available EV charging 
infrastructure locations, pricing, real -time availability, and accessibility through mapping 
applications.  
7. Objectiv e and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization; Cost saving and productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/USA/1887  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 37262, 22 June 2022; Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Part 680: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-06-22/html/2022 -12704.htm  
https://ww w.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-06-22/pdf/2022 -12704.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); request for comments is identified by Docket 
Number FHWA -2022-0008. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FHWA -2022-0008/document  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. WTO Members and 
their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time  on 22 August 2022. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry 
Point from WTO Members and their s takeholders will be shared with the regulator and will 
also be submitted to the Docket on Regulations.gov if received within the comment 
period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be  determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  22 August 2022  
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/2022/TBT/USA/22_4370_00_e.pdf