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25 April 2022  
(22-3268) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) [1884]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [  ],3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other  :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Safety 
glazing standards; Prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colours, 
vitrifiable enamels and gla zes, engobes, liquid lustres and similar preparations of a kind 
used in the ceramic, enamelling or glass industry; glass frit and other glass in the form 
of powder, granules or flakes (HS code(s): 3207); Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Test 
conditions and p rocedures in general (ICS code(s): 19.020); Railway rolling stock in 
general (ICS code(s): 45.060.01); Glass (ICS code(s): 81.040)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Safety Glazing 
Standards; Codifying Existing Waivers and  Adding Test Flexibility; (17 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Notice of proposed rulemaking - FRA proposes to amend its 
Safety Glazing Standards for exterior windows on railroad equipment to codify long -
standing waivers, add a new testing option to improve consistency of glazing testing, and 
revise outdated section headings. The proposed changes would update and clarify existing 
requirements to maintain and, in some cases, enhance safety, while reducing unnecessary 
costs. Codification of th e waivers as proposed is also consistent with the Infrastructure 
Investment and Jobs Act, and would enable FRA to more efficiently use its inspection 
resources.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protecti on of human health or safety; Quality requirements; Cost saving and 
productivity enhancement  G/TBT/N/USA/1853  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
87 Federal Register (FR) 22847, 18 April 2022; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Part 223:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-04-18/html/2022 -07838.htm  
https://www.govin fo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2022-04-18/pdf/2022 -07838.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number FRA -2020-0058. The Docket Folder is 
available from Regulations.gov at https://ww w.regulations.gov/docket/FRA -2020-
0058/document  and provides access to primary documents as well as comments received. 
Documents are also accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. 
WTO Member s and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 17 June 2022. Comments received by 
the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with 
the regulator and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received 
within the comment period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  17 June 2022  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_2999_00_e.pdf  
 