G/TBT/N/USA/1260/Add.1  
 
7 February  2022 
(22-0863) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  4 February 2022 , is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title: Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[  ] Comment period changed - date:   
[  ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 3 February 2022  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 3 February 2022; This direct final rule is 
effective 3 February 2022, without further action, unless adverse comment is received 
by 7 March 2022. If timely adverse comment is received, the Access Board will publish  
a notification of withdrawal in the Federal Register. Such notification may withdraw the 
direct final rule in whole or in part.  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-02-03/html/2022 -02133.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-02-03/pdf/2022 -02133.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/final_measure/22_1370_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[  ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  TITLE: Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment  
AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board  
ACTION: Direct final rule  
SUMMARY: We, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance  Board (hereafter, "Access 
Board" or "Board"), are issuing this Direct final rule to extend, for three years, the sunset provisions 
in the Board's existing accessibility standards for med ical diagnostic  equipment related to the low -
 
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  height specifications for transfer  surfaces to provide additional time for research necessary to 
determine  the appropriate, final specification for the low transfer height  position. The Access Board 
is issuing t hese amendments directly as a  final rule because we believe they are noncontroversial, 
unlikely to  receive adverse comment, and will serve the public interest.  
DATES: This direct final rule is effective 3 February 2022, without  further action, unless adver se 
comment is received by 7 March 2022. If  timely adverse comment is received, the Access Board will 
publish a  notification of withdrawal in the Federal Register. Such notification  may withdraw the direct 
final rule in whole or in part.  
This direct final r ule is identified by Docket Number ATBCB -2021-0002 and is accessible from 
Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/document/ATBCB_FRDOC_0001 -0139. Comments 
received, if any, will also be accessible from  Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO 
Members and their stakeholders a re asked to submit comments to the  USA TBT Enquiry Point  by or 
before 4pm Eastern Time  on 7 March 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.   
Previous related actions are identified by Docket Number ATBCB -2012-0003. The Docket Folder is 
available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ATBCB -2012-
0003/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as comments 
received. Doc uments are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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