RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.95.349
12December 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-4033)
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 (28)
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 may beprovided inaddition, where applicable): Motor vehicles
(HSChapter 8703)
5. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards; Steering Control Rearward Displacement (3pages)
6. Description ofcontent: TheAdministration proposes toexclude certain vehicles from
theapplication oftheAdministration 'sStandard onSteering Control Rearward
Displacement. Theexcluded vehicles would bepassenger carsandother lightvehicles
thatarecertified tocomply with thefrontal barrier crash testrequirements ofthe
Administration 'sOccupant Crash Protection Standard bymeans ofanairbag.
7. Objective andrationale: TheAdministration believes thattheengineering considerations
thatgointodesigning avehicle withairbagswould ensure thatthevehicle would have
thesame performance forsteering control rearward displacement asiscurrently required
byregulation.
8. Relevant documents: 60FR57565, 16November 1995; 49CFR Part571. Will
appear intheFederal Register when adopted.
9. Proposed dateofadoption andentry intoforce: Tobedetermined
10. Final dateforcomments: 16January 1996
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: