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ORGANIZATION   
G/TBT/N/USA/705/Add.1 
19 July 2012  
 (12-3946) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
Addendum 
  
 The following communication, dated 11 July 2012, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States.  
 
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TITLE:  Proposed Rule for Heavy Vehicle Electronic Stability Control Systems  AGENCY:  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT)  
ACTION:  Announcement of public hearing 
 SUMMARY:  On 23 May 2012, NHTSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to 
require the installation of electronic stability cont rol (ESC) systems on truck tractors and large buses. 
NHTSA is announcing a public hearing to provide an opportunity for the public to present oral 
testimony regarding the proposal. The oral testim ony provided at the public hearing will be 
transcribed and placed in the docket for this rulemaking.  DATES:  NHTSA will hold a public hearing on 24 July 2012, at the U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters building in Washingt on, DC. The hearing will start at 10 a.m. and 
continue until 1 p.m., local time. If necessary to  accommodate a large number of presenters, the 
hearing may continue beyond 2 p.m. as determined by the presiding official at the hearing. If you 
would like to present oral testimony at the public hear ing, or attend the public hearing as an observer, 
please contact the person identified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT at least ten days before the hearing. Depending on the availa ble space, registration for persons attending the 
public hearing as observers may be accepted after that date. 
 
ADDRESSES: The 24 July 2012 public hearing w ill be held at the U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Me dia Center - Room W11-130, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.  
The hearing site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. 
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to present oral testimony at the public hearing, please contact Christopher Morris, Office of Rulemaking, by email at christopher.morris@dot.gov , telephone at (202) 493-2218, or fa x at (202) 366-5930. Please contact 
Mr. Morris at least ten days before the hearing date of 24 July 2012. Please provide the following 
information: Name, affiliation, address, email a ddress and telephone number; indicate whether you 
are a U.S. citizen; and indicate if you require acco mmodations such as a sign language interpreter or G/TBT/N/USA/705/Add.1 
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  translator. For technical issues regarding the agency's NPRM, you may contact Jeffrey Woods, Office 
of Crash Avoidance Standards, by telephone at ( 202) 366-6206, or fax at (202) 366-7002. For legal 
issues, you may contact David Jasinski, Office of the Chief Counsel, by telephone at (202) 366-2992, 
or fax at (202) 366-3820. You may send mail to both of these officials at the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. You may learn 
more about the NPRM by searching the public docket (NHTSA-2012-0065) at 
http://www.regulations.gov/ . 
 
URL's:  http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-07-02/html/2012-16174.htm  
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR -2012-07-02/pdf/2012-16174.pdf  
 
    
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