G/TBT/N/USA/2004/Add.2  
 
7 November 2023  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  7 November 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[X] Comment period changed - date:  22 December 2023; 88 Federal Register (FR) 76187:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-11-06/html/2023 -24444.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-11-06/pdf/2023 -24444.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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:  
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Description:  The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is extending the period for 
submitting comments to support the development of an implementation plan for the United States 
Government National Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology ( USG NSSCET ) until 
22 December 2023. In a Request for Informat ion (RFI) that published in the Federal Register on 7 
September 2023, NIST requested information on behalf of the U.S. Department of Commerce and 
the U.S. Government to support the development of an implementation plan for the United States 
Government Nati onal Standards Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technology (USG NSSCET). The 
USG NSSCET is intended to support and complement existing private sector -led activities and plans, 
including the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) United States Stand ards Strategy 
(USSS), with a focus on critical and emerging technology(ies) (CET). The USG NSSCET reinforces 
the U.S. Government's support of a private sector -led, open, consensus -based international 
standards system, corresponding to the World Trade Organ ization (WTO) Technical Barriers to Trade 
(TBT) Committee decision that articulates and elaborates on principles that are fundamental to the 
development of an international standards: transparency; openness; impartiality and consensus; 
 
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  effectiveness and re levance; and coherence. To inform the USG NSSCET implementation, including 
how to best partner with relevant stakeholders, NIST is requesting information that will support the 
identification and prioritization of key activities that will optimize the USG N SSCET implementation 
and further enhance the U.S. Government's ability to support a private sector -led, open, consensus -
based international standards system, to which the U.S. Government is an active stakeholder and 
participant.  
Comments must be received b y 11:59pm  Eastern Time  on 22 December 2023. Comments received 
after 6 November 2023 and before publication of this notice are deemed to be timely. Submissions 
received after 22 December 2023 may not be considered. Those who have already submitted 
comments need not resubmit.  
This notice; extension of comment period and previous actions are identified by Docket Number 
NIST-2023-0005. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulatio ns.gov/docket/NIST -2023-0005/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 22 December 2023. 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.  
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