G/TBT/N/USA/1678/Add.3  
 
20 December 2023  
(23-8713) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  20 December 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  National Standards for Traffic Control Devices; the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 
for Streets and Highways; Revision  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 19 December 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 18 January 2024  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
88 Federal Register (FR) 87672, Title 23 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 470, 
635 and 6 55: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-12-19/html/2023 -27178.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-12-19/pdf/2023 -27178.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_14760_00
_e.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD)  
(also referred to as "the Manual") is incorporated by reference within our regulations, approved by 
FHWA, and recognized as the national standard for traffic control devices used on all public  roads, 
bikeways, or private roads open to public travel. The purpose of this final rule is to revise Standard, 
Guidance, Option provisions, and supporting information, relating to the traffic control devices in all 
parts of the MUTCD to improve safety for  all road users by promoting uniformity, and to incorporate 
 
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  new provisions that reflect technological advances in traffic control device application. The MUTCD, 
with these changes incorporated, is being designated as the 11th Edition of the MUTCD.  
Effective on 18 January 2024. The incorporation by reference of the publication listed in the rule is 
approved by the Director of the Office of the Federal Register as of 18 January 2024.  
Title 23  Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 470, 635 and 655 
This final rule and previous actions notified unde r the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1678  are identified by 
Docket Number FHWA -2020-0001. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FHWA -2020-0001/document  and provides access to primary 
and supporting documents as well as comments received. Relevant  information is also posted to 
another Docket on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FHWA -2009-
0139/document . Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket 
Number and/or keywords.  
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