WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/N/USA/33
14 February 2003
(03-0953)
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:   Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (33)          
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):   Explosives (ICS 71)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Commerce in
Explosives (17 pages, in English)          
6. Description of content:   The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) proposes
amendments to the explosives regulations relatin g to fireworks.  In addition, this document
proposes to incorporate into the regulations the provision of an ATF Ruling 76-18,concerning alternate construction standards for storage facilities for explosive materials.
This document also proposes amendments to the regulations that have been initiated by
ATF, as well as amendments that have been proposed by members of the explosives
industry.
7. Objective and rationale, including the na ture of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   68 Federal Register (FR) 4406, 29 January 2003; Title 27 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 55.  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:   29 April 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