G/TBT/N/USA/1922  
28 September 2022  
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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 Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department of Transportation 
(DOT) [1953]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comme nts 
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):  
Commercial motor vehicles; Commercial vehicles (ICS code(s): 43.080)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Unique 
Electronic Identification of Commercial Motor Vehicles; (5 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) and request 
for co mments - FMCSA requests public comment on whether the agency should amend 
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to require every commercial motor vehicle 
(CMV) operating in interstate commerce to be equipped with electronic identification (ID) 
techn ology capable of wirelessly communicating a unique ID number when queried by a 
Federal or State motor carrier safety enforcement personnel. In response to a petition for 
rulemaking from the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), FMCSA is considering 
such amendments to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the roadside inspection 
program by more fully enabling enforcement agencies to focus their efforts at high -risk 
carriers and drivers.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent p roblems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 58049, 23 September 2022; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 390:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-09-23/html/2022 -20643.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-09-23/pdf/2022 -20643.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/1922  
 
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  This advance notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments is identified by 
Docket Number FMCSA -2022-0062. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FMCSA -2022-0062/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 November 2022. 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.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  22 November 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_6612_00_e.pdf