G/TBT/N/USA/1486/Add.3  
 
2 February 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  2 February 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Safe Integration of Automated Driving Systems -Equipped Commercial Motor Vehicles  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  20 March 2023  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other:  
Supplemental advance notice of proposed rulemaking (SANPRM)  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-02-01/html/2023 -02073.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-02-01/pdf/2023 -02073.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/23_0862_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  TITLE: Safe Integration of Automated Driving Systems (ADS) -Equipped Commercial 
Motor Vehicles (CMVs)  
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Depar tment of Transportation (DOT)  
ACTION: Supplemental advance notice of proposed rulemaking (SANPRM)  
SUMMARY: FMCSA requests public comment about factors the Agency should consider in amending 
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs)  to establish a regulatory framework for ADS-
equipped CMV operations . FMCSA p reviously published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking 
(ANPRM ) on 28 May 2019, seeking comments on FMCSRs that may need to be amended, revised, 
 
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  or eliminated to fac ilitate the safe introduction of ADS -equipped CMVs onto the Nation's roadways. 
FMCSA continues to consider amendments to the FMCSRs to ensure the safe integration of ADS -
equipped CMVs into interstate motor carriers' operations and issues this SANPRM to req uest 
additional information.  
DATES: Comments on this document must be received on or before 20 March 2023.  
This supplemental advance notice of proposed rulemaking and other actions notified under the 
symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1486  are identified by Docket Number FMCSA -2018-0037. The Docket Folder 
is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA -2018-
0037/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 20 March 2023. 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.  
The notice; request for comments notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1486/Add.2  is identified by Docket 
Number FMCSA -2022-0163. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA -2022-0163/document  and provides access to primary 
documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from Regulations.g ov by 
searching the Docket Number.  
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