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Notification Detail :: G/TBT/N/USA/1980/Add.1

Notification No.

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Date of Notification

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Title

Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Standards for High-Speed Trainsets

Objective

Quality requirements (TBT); Protection of human health or safety (TBT); Prevention of deceptive practices and consumer protection (TBT)

Product Covered

Passenger equipment, high-speed trainsets; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Mechanical testing (ICS code(s): 19.060); Railway engineering in general (ICS code(s): 45.020)

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ICSCODE

03.120 - Quality; 03.120 - Quality; 19.060 - Mechanical testing; 19.060 - Mechanical testing; 45.020 - Railway engineering in general; 45.020 - Railway engineering in general

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TITLE: Passenger Equipment Safety Standards; Standards for High-Speed Trainsets; Extension of Comment PeriodAGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of Transportation (DOT)ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); extension of comment periodSUMMARY: On 3 April 2023, FRA published an NPRM proposing to amend its Passenger Equipment Safety Standards to modernize Tier I and Tier III safety appliance requirements; update the pre-revenue compliance documentation and testing requirements; establish crashworthiness requirements for individual Tier I-compliant vehicles equipped with crash energy management; establish standards for Tier III inspection, testing, and maintenance and movement of defective equipment; incorporate general safety requirements from FRA's Railroad Locomotive Safety Standards for Tier III trainsets; and provide for periodic inspection of emergency lighting to ensure proper functioning. By this notice, FRA is extending the NPRM's comment period, which will close on 2 June 2023, by 60 days.DATES: The comment period for the NPRM published 3 April 2023, at 88 FR 19730, is extended until 1 August 2023. _x000D_
This extension of comment period and the notice of proposed rulemaking notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1980 are identified by Docket Number FRA-2021-0067. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/FRA-2021-0067/document and provides access to primary and supporting 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. Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders by 4pmEastern Time on 1 August 2023 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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