G/TBT/N/USA/1082/Add.1  
 
8 January 2021  
(21-0294) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  7 January 2021 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Make Inoperative Exemptions; Vehicle Modifications To Accommodate People With Disabilities, 
Roof Crush Resistance  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] 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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  27/01/2021  
[  ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[X] Other: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-12-28/html/2020 -28648.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2020-12-28/pdf/2020 -28648.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_0283_00_e.pdf  
 
Description:  AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Department 
of Transportation (DOT)  
ACTION: Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM)  
SUMMARY: In 2016, NHTSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend our 
regula tions, "Make Inoperative Exemptions, Vehicle Modifications to Accommodate People With 
Disabilities," to include a new exemption relating to the Federal motor vehicle safety standard 
(FMVSS) for roof crush resistance. The exemptions facilitate the mobility of drivers and passengers 
with physical disabilities. This SNPRM expands the scope of NHTSA's 2016 NPRM in two ways. First, 
it grants a petition from Bruno Independent Living Aids, Inc., and proposes to include in part 595 
an exemption relating to the rear  visibility requirements in FMVSS No. 111. Second, in response to 
an inquiry from Enterprise Holdings Co. (Enterprise), this document proposes to permit rental car 
companies to make inoperative a knee bolster air bag, on a temporary basis, to permit the te mporary 
 
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  installation of hand controls to accommodate persons with physical disabilities seeking to rent the 
vehicle.  
DATES: Comments concerning this SNPRM should be submitted early enough to ensure that the 
Docket receives them not later than 27 January 20 21. In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction 
Act, NHTSA is also seeking comment on a revised information collection. See the Paperwork 
Reduction Act section under Regulatory Analyses and Notices below. Comments concerning the 
revised information collecti on requirements are due 26 February 2021 to NHTSA and to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) at the address listed in the ADDRESSES section.  
This supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking and the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as 
G/TBT/N/USA/1082  are identified by D ocket Number NHTSA -2016-0031. The Docket Folder is 
available on Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D =NHTSA -2016-0031 and 
provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible 
from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeho lders 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 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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