WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/USA/46
1 July 2003
(03-3494)
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:   National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (44)
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 [  ]
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   Brake Hoses
(HS Chapter 8703) (ICS 43)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards, Brake Hoses (41 pages, English)
6. Description of content:   The Administration proposes to update the Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard No. 106 on brake hoses to incorporate the substantive specifications of
several Society of Automotive Engineers Recommended Practices relating to hydraulic
brake hoses, vacuum brake hoses, air brake hoses, and plastic air brake tubing.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   68 Federal Register (FR) 26384, 15 May 2003; Title 49 Code 4 of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 571. 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:   14 July 2003
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