G/TBT/N/USA/1790  
20 October 2021  
(21-7926) 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) [1819]  
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 [X], 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):  Marine 
engineering; Quality (ICS 03.120), Shipbuilding and marine structures in general (ICS 
47.020)  
5. Title, nu mber of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Updates to 
Marine Engineering Standards (89 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - The Coast Guard proposes to 
incorporate by reference updated marine enginee ring standards and eliminate outdated 
or unnecessarily prescriptive regulations in Title 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) subchapter F. This proposed rule is part of a continuing effort for regulatory reform 
that increases compliance options for  the regulated public while providing a cost savings 
to the regulated public and the U.S. government.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant  life or 
health; Protection of the environment; Quality requirements; Cost saving and productivity 
enhancement  
8. Relevant documents:  86 Federal Register (FR) 57896, 19 October 2021; Title 46 Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 50, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, and 64:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-10-19/html/2021 -15664.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-10-19/pdf/2021 -15664.pdf  
This notice of proposed rulemaking is identified by Docket Number USCG -2020-0634. The 
Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov  at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/USCG -2020-0634/document  and provides access to 
primary documents as well as comments recei ved. 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 Enqu iry Point . Comments received by the 
USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the G/TBT/N/USA/1790  
 
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  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:  20 December 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_6644_00_e.pdf