G/TBT/N/USA/1898  
22 July 2022  
(22-5562) 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:  Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) [1928]  
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 be indicated i f 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 [  ], 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):  
Reflectorization of rail freight rolling stock; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Railway rolling 
stock (ICS code(s):  45.060)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Reflectorization 
of Rail Freight Rolling Stock; Codifying Existing Waivers; (53 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - FRA proposes to a mend its 
standards for Reflectorization of Rail Freight Rolling Stock (Reflectorization Standards) to 
codify waivers and remove the outdated implementation schedule. The proposed changes 
are expected to enhance safety, promote innovation, clarify existing requirements, and 
reduce unnecessary paperwork burdens. The proposed amendments are consistent with 
the mandate of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which requires FRA to 
review and analyze certain longstanding waivers to determine whether  incorporating the 
waivers into FRA's regulations is justified.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection of the environment; Cost 
saving and productivity enhanc ement  
8. Relevant documents:  87 Federal Register (FR) 43467, 21 July 2022; Title 49 Code of 
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 224:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-21/html/2022 -15192.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-07-21/pdf/2022 -15192.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number FRA -2021-0080. The Docket Folder is 
available on Regulations.gov at https://www. regulations.gov/docket/FRA -2021-
0080/document  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 stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 19 September 2022. Comments received G/TBT/N/USA/1898  
 
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  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:  19 September 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_4874_00_e.pdf