WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/TBT/Notif.99.378
16 August 1999
(99-3446)
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade
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  (30)
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):
Motor Vehicles (HS Chapter 8703)
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards;  Glazing Material s; Low Speed Vehicles  (6 pages)
6. Description of content:   The Administration is proposing to update the Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard 205 on glazing materials so that it incorporates by reference the 1996
version of the industry standard on motor vehi cle glazing.  Currently, the Federal standard
incorporates the 1977 version.  The industry sta ndard was issued by the American National
Standards Institute (ANSI).  In addition, this proposal addresses a few issues not covered by
the 1996 ANSI standard.  Among these issues are limiting the size of the shade band thatglazing manufactures place at the top of winds hields, and the Administration seeks comments
on how to update the list of code marks or nu mbers assigned to glazing manufacturers.  This
action also proposes minor conforming amendmen ts to the standard on low-speed vehicles.
7. Objective and rationale, Including the natu re of urgent problems where applicable:
Safety
8. Relevant documents:   64 FR 42330, 4 August 1999; 49 CFR Part 571.  Will appear in the
Federal Register when adopted..
9. Proposed date of adoption:  The proposed effective date of the final rule is 45 days after
its publication in the Federal Register
Proposed date of entry into force:
10. Final date for comments:   4 October 1999
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ X] or address, e-mail and telefax
number of the other body:   The text is also available on the Internet at:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html