WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/USA/16
11 February 2002
(02-0672)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6.
1. Member to Agreement notifying:   UNITED STATES
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):           
2. Agency responsible:   Federal Aviation Administration (16)
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and web-site
addresses, if available) of  agency or authority designated to handle comments
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:           
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X], 2.10.1 [    ], 5.6.2 [    ], 5.7.1 [    ], other:           
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Airplane Compartments
(ICS 49) (HS Chapter 88)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Lower Deck Service
Compartments on Transport Category Airplanes  (6 pages, English)
6. Description of content:   The Administration proposes to amend the airworthiness standards
for transport deck service compartments.  The proposed amendment would require thattwo way voice communication systems between lower deck service compartments and the
flightdeck remain available following loss of the normal electrical power generating system.
It also would clarify the requirements for seats installed in the lower deck service
compartment.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
To eliminate regulatory differences between the airworthiness standards of the U.S. and the
Joint Aviation Requirements of Europe, without affecting current industry design practices
8. Relevant documents:   67 Federal Register (FR) 3456, 24 January 2002; Title 14 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 25.  Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed date of adoption:
Proposed date of entry into force: }To be determined
10. Final date for comments:   25 March 2002
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, telephone and fax
numbers, e-mail and web-site addresses, if available of the other body:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html