Distribution date: 02 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 20 August 2012

NHTSA is issuing this NPRM as part of the agency's ongoing effort to harmonize vehicle safety standards under the Economic Commission for Europe 1998 Agreement. Following a vote in favor of establishing a global technical regulation (GTR) on automotive glazing, we are initiating the process for considering adoption of the GTR. The changes proposed in this NPRM to the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on glazing materials would better harmonize U.S. regulatory requirements with those of other industrialized countries, by modernizing the test procedures for tempered glass, laminated glass, and glass-plastic glazing used in front and rear windshields and side windows. ; We believe that most of the changes in this proposal would constitute minor amendments that would harmonize differing measurements and performance requirements for similar test procedures. Many of the tests in the GTR are substantially similar to tests currently included in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205. We believe that the most significant improvements proposed in the GTR include an upgraded fragmentation test designed to better test the tempering of curved tempered glass, and a new procedure for testing an optical property of the windshield at the angle of installation, to better reflect real world driving conditions than the current procedure used in Standard No. 205. Comments are requested on whether these and the other provisions of the GTR are suited for adoption into the Federal glazing standard. ;

Products Covered: Glazing materials (HS 3207.20; ICS 43.020, 81.040)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 14 May 2025

Products Covered: Brake fluids, hoses, cylinder sleeves, rubber seals, friction material, drums, master cylinders, wheel cylinders and discs (3819000000, 4009320000, 4016992900, 6813200000, 6813810000, 8708301000, 8708302100, 8708302390 and 8708302500)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 02 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 14 May 2025

Products Covered: Brake fluids, hoses, cylinder sleeves, rubber seals, friction material, drums, master cylinders, wheel cylinders and discs (3819000000, 4009320000, 4016992900, 6813200000, 6813810000, 8708301000, 8708302100, 8708302390 and 8708302500)

Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification

Distribution date: 02 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 31 August 2012

Regulation on registration; production; process; packaging; export; import; trade; preservation; transport; use; disposal; label; package; seminars/workshops; advertisement; bioefficacy testing and inspection of quality and residue on pesticide; certificate of conformity and declare to technical of pesticide in Viet Nam.

Products Covered: Regulations on pesticide management

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 02 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 31 August 2012

Regulation on registration; production; process; packaging; export; import; trade; preservation; transport; use; disposal; label; package; seminars/workshops; advertisement; bioefficacy testing and inspection of quality and residue on pesticide; certificate of conformity and declare to technical of pesticide in Viet Nam.

Products Covered: Regulations on pesticide management

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 03 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 31 August 2012

Under the provision of Article 41 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, the Japanese Pharmacopoeia Sixteenth edition are to be revised.

Products Covered: Drugs (HS: 30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 03 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 31 August 2012

Under the provision of Article 41 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, the Japanese Pharmacopoeia Sixteenth edition are to be revised.

Products Covered: Drugs (HS: 30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 04 September 2012

The purposes of this law are: To ban the entrance and spread of pests in the territory of Albania. To protect plants and plant products from pests. To protect the human and animal health and environment from the use of Products for Plant Protection (PPP). To ensure the implementation of the international agreement in the field of plant protection. This draft law has the following chapters: Chapter I: General Provisions. Chapter II: Organization and performing of the plant protection. Chapter III: Pest control (based on the Council Directive 2000/29/EC). Chapter IV: Phyto-sanitary service and quarantine inspection (based on the Council Directive 2000/29/EC). Chapter V: Plant protection products (based on the Regulation (EC) 1107/2009). Chapter VI: Administrative infringements. Chapter VII: Final dispositions.

Products Covered: Plant health, plant protection products, registration and marketing of plant protection products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 06 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 04 September 2012

The purposes of this law are: To ban the entrance and spread of pests in the territory of Albania. To protect plants and plant products from pests. To protect the human and animal health and environment from the use of Products for Plant Protection (PPP). To ensure the implementation of the international agreement in the field of plant protection. This draft law has the following chapters: Chapter I: General Provisions. Chapter II: Organization and performing of the plant protection. Chapter III: Pest control (based on the Council Directive 2000/29/EC). Chapter IV: Phyto-sanitary service and quarantine inspection (based on the Council Directive 2000/29/EC). Chapter V: Plant protection products (based on the Regulation (EC) 1107/2009). Chapter VI: Administrative infringements. Chapter VII: Final dispositions.

Products Covered: Plant health, plant protection products, registration and marketing of plant protection products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 09 July 2012 | Final date for Comment: 07 September 2012

Revision of the Mandatory Standard SI 4295. The major differences between the old version and this new revised draft standard are as follows: ; ƒ{ Adds a new introduction with a reference to the future pressure vessel standards reform planned in Israel according to the European Directive 97/23/EC. ; ƒ{ Updates the references to International Standards. ; ƒ{ Removes from the standard's scope Iso tank vessels for marine transportation. ; ƒ{ Removes the definitions for buyer and manufacturer. ; ƒ{ Adds a few clarifications to several paragraphs. ; ƒ{ Changes paragraph 5 dealing with identification and marking. ; ƒ{ Changes paragraph 6 dealing with the approval of a plant to manufacture pressure vessels. ; ƒ{ Changes paragraph 7 dealing with the initial test for a new pressure vessel. ; ƒ{ Allows a choice among one of the International Standards mentioned in paragraph 4 to plan, produce and test pressure vessels. ; Both the old standard and the new revised standard will be in effect for 1 year from the date of entry into force of the new standard. During this time equipment should be tested either according to the old or the new revised standard. ;

Products Covered: Pressure vessels (ICS: 23.020.30; HS: 2705, 2801, 7311, 8403, 8414.40, 8414.51, 8414.80 and 8451.40).

Regulation Type: Regular notification