G/TBT/N/USA/889  
 
24 February 2014  
(14-1122)  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:  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT) [906] 
Name and address (including telephon e and fax numbers, email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above :    
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other:   
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Alternative 
fuel vehicles. Road vehicles  in general (ICS 43.020) 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Alternative Fuel 
Vehicle Badging, Fuel Compartment Labels and Consumer Information on Alternative Fuel Usage (25 pages, in English).     
6. Description of content:  NHTSA is proposing to require badges, labels and owner's 
manual information for new passenger cars, low speed vehicles (LSVs) and light-duty 
trucks rated at not more than 8,500 pounds gross vehicle weight in order to increase 
consumer awareness regarding the use and bene fits of alternative fuels. In the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), Congress directed the Secretary of 
Transportation to develop and implement vari ed and wide-ranging consumer information 
and education initiatives related to fuel economy, greenhouse gas, alternative fuels and thermal management technologies. NHTSA is implementing these new information and education initiatives through several different rulemakings.  
This proposed rule would implement specific statutory mandates that manufacturers be 
required to: Identify each vehicle capable of running on an alternative fuel by means of a permanent and prominent display affixed to th e exterior of the vehicle; add proposed 
text describing the capabilities and benefits  of using alternative fuels to the owners' 
manuals provided for alternative fuel vehicles; and identify each vehicle that is capable of running on an alternative fuel by means of  a label in the fuel filler compartment.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection 
8. Relevant documents:   79 Federal Register (FR) 9791, 20 February 2014; Title 49 Code 
of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 575.  Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted   
9. Proposed date of adoption:   
Proposed date of entry into force:      To be determined   To be determined 
10. Final date for comments:  21 April 2014 G/TBT/N/USA/889 
 
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  11. Text available from:  National enquiry point [  ], or address, telephone and fax 
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresse s, if available of the other body:    
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2014-02-20/html /2014-02957.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2014-02-20/pd f/2014-02957.pdf