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WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.116
27April 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1087)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: UNITED STATES
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (12)
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Motor vehicles (HSChapter 8703)
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Federal Motor Vehicles Safety
Standards; FuelSystem Integrity (9pages)
6. Description ofcontent: Thisnotice announces theAgency 'splans toconsider upgrading
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No.301,"Fuel System Integrity" bymaking the
current crash requirements more stringent andbybroadening theStandard 'sfocus to
include mitigation concepts related tofuelsystem components andenvironmental and
aging testsrelated tocomponents. Thisnotice requests comments ontheAgency 'splans
toexplore athree-phase approach toupgrading theStandard. Thenotice alsorequests
data, methods, andstrategies, which mayassist intheAgency 'sregulatory decisions in
defining specific requirements andtestprocedures forupgrading theStandard.
7. Objective andrationale: Safety
8. Relevant documents: 60FR18566, 12April 1995; 49CFR Part571. Willappear in
thefederal register when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 12June1995
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: