Distribution date: 02 July 2012

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

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: 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: 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: 29 June 2012 | Final date for Comment: 28 August 2012

1. Establish principles for the selection of radioactivity nuclides 2. Establish principles for setting standard for hazardous contaminants 3. Establish a definition following the introduction of sampling plan using statistical technique regarding microorganism tests 4. Revise a standard for raw material requirements 5. Establish a standard for heavy metal in foods 6. Revise the application standard for heavy metal in dried agricultural, forestry, livestock, or marine products 7. Revise the standard for mycotoxin in foods 8. Establish a standard for benzopyrene in black ginseng 9. Revise the specifications for microorganism in foods for infant 10. Establish a standard for E.coli in rice cakes 11. Establish a additional general principle for sampling regarding microorganism tests 12. Revise the general testing methods

Products Covered: Food products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 29 June 2012 | Final date for Comment: 28 August 2012

1. Establish principles for the selection of radioactivity nuclides 2. Establish principles for setting standard for hazardous contaminants 3. Establish a definition following the introduction of sampling plan using statistical technique regarding microorganism tests 4. Revise a standard for raw material requirements 5. Establish a standard for heavy metal in foods 6. Revise the application standard for heavy metal in dried agricultural, forestry, livestock, or marine products 7. Revise the standard for mycotoxin in foods 8. Establish a standard for benzopyrene in black ginseng 9. Revise the specifications for microorganism in foods for infant 10. Establish a standard for E.coli in rice cakes 11. Establish a additional general principle for sampling regarding microorganism tests 12. Revise the general testing methods

Products Covered: Food products

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 29 June 2012 | Final date for Comment: 21 July 2012

The Minimum Requirements for Biological Products are to be partially amended to add the standard for a vaccine to be newly approved.

Products Covered: Drugs (HS: 30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 29 June 2012 | Final date for Comment: 21 July 2012

The Minimum Requirements for Biological Products are to be partially amended to add the standard for a vaccine to be newly approved.

Products Covered: Drugs (HS: 30)

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 29 June 2012 | Final date for Comment: 28 August 2012

This proposal aims to amend the Regulation on the veterinary disinfectant efficacy test guidelines. The proposed revisions focus on improving veterinary disinfectant efficacy test designed, including additional cytotoxicity control.

Products Covered: Veterinary disinfectant

Regulation Type: Regular notification

Distribution date: 29 June 2012 | Final date for Comment: 28 August 2012

This proposal aims to amend the Regulation on the veterinary disinfectant efficacy test guidelines. The proposed revisions focus on improving veterinary disinfectant efficacy test designed, including additional cytotoxicity control.

Products Covered: Veterinary disinfectant

Regulation Type: Regular notification