G/TBT/N/USA/1980/Add.1  
 
26 May 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  26 May 2023, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Standards for High-Speed Trainsets  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  1 August 2023; 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-05-25/html/2023 -11188.htm   
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-05-25/pdf/2023 -11188.pdf  
[ ] 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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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):   
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Description:  TITLE: Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Standards for High -Speed Trainsets; 
Extension of Comment Period  
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT)  
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); extension of comment period  
SUMMARY: On 3 April 2023, FRA published an NPRM  proposing to amend its Passenger Equipment 
Safety Standards to modernize Tier I and Tier III safety appliance requirements; update the pre -
revenue compliance documentation and testing requiremen ts; establish crashworthiness 
requirements for individual Tier I -compliant vehicles equipped with crash energy management; 
establish standards for Tier III inspection, testing, and maintenance and movement of defective 
equipment; incorporate general safety  requirements from FRA's Railroad Locomotive Safety 
Standards for Tier III trainsets; and provide for periodic inspection of emergency lighting to ensure 
 
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  proper functioning. By this notice, FRA is extending the NPRM's comment period, which will close on 
2 June 2023, by 60 days.  
DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published 3 April 2023, at 88 FR 19730, is extended until 
1 August 2023.  
This extension of comment period and the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/1980  are identified by Docket Number FRA -2021-0067. The Docket Folder is available 
on Regulations.gov at https://www.regul ations.gov/docket/FRA -2021-0067/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. WT O Members and their 
stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . Comments received by 
the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time  on 1 
August 2023 will be shared with the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  on 
Regulations.gov if received within the comment period.  
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