TITLE: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Glazing Materials AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT) ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal SUMMARY: NHTSA withdraws its 21 June 2012 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which proposed revising Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) No. 205, "Glazing materials," to harmonize it with Global Technical Regulation (GTR) No. 6, "Safety Glazing Materials for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment." Based on the results of the agency's review of available information and analysis of the technically substantive comments on the proposal, NHTSA is unable to conclude at this time that harmonizing FMVSS No. 205 with GTR No. 6 would increase safety. DATES: As of 4 April 2019, the proposed amendments to 49 CFR part 571 that were contained in the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published 21 June 2012 (77 FR 37477) are withdrawn.

Distribution date: 16 April 2019
Products Covered: Glazing materials (HS 3207.20; ICS 43.020, 81.040)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
TITLE: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Glazing Materials AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT) ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal SUMMARY: NHTSA withdraws its 21 June 2012 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which proposed revising Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) No. 205, "Glazing materials," to harmonize it with Global Technical Regulation (GTR) No. 6, "Safety Glazing Materials for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment." Based on the results of the agency's review of available information and analysis of the technically substantive comments on the proposal, NHTSA is unable to conclude at this time that harmonizing FMVSS No. 205 with GTR No. 6 would increase safety. DATES: As of 4 April 2019, the proposed amendments to 49 CFR part 571 that were contained in the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published 21 June 2012 (77 FR 37477) are withdrawn.

Distribution date: 16 April 2019
Products Covered: Glazing materials (HS 3207.20; ICS 43.020, 81.040)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Methanol (Quality Control) Order, 2019

Distribution date: 15 April 2019 | Final date for Comment: 14 June 2019
Methanol is used as solvent in organic reactions, as fuel, Denaturant, Bio diesel via trans-esterification. High purity methanol is required for the manufacturer of antibiotics. The Indian standard prescribes maximum content of Alkalinity (as NH3), Acidity as acetic acid, Aldehydes and ketones as acetone, Sulphur and compounds of sulphur etc. So the locally manufactured or imported Methanol shall conform to the Indian standard (IS 517:1986, Reaffirmed 2013) and shall bear the standard mark under license from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Bureau of Indian Standards and District Industries Centre of the State Governments shall be the enforcing authority.
Products Covered: Methanol (Methyl Alcohol) (HS Code 29051100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Methanol (Quality Control) Order, 2019

Distribution date: 15 April 2019 | Final date for Comment: 14 June 2019
Methanol is used as solvent in organic reactions, as fuel, Denaturant, Bio diesel via trans-esterification. High purity methanol is required for the manufacturer of antibiotics. The Indian standard prescribes maximum content of Alkalinity (as NH3), Acidity as acetic acid, Aldehydes and ketones as acetone, Sulphur and compounds of sulphur etc. So the locally manufactured or imported Methanol shall conform to the Indian standard (IS 517:1986, Reaffirmed 2013) and shall bear the standard mark under license from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Bureau of Indian Standards and District Industries Centre of the State Governments shall be the enforcing authority.
Products Covered: Methanol (Methyl Alcohol) (HS Code 29051100)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Aniline (Quality Control) Order, 2019

Distribution date: 15 April 2019 | Final date for Comment: 14 June 2019
Aniline is used in dyes industry, rubber processing chemicals, herbicides etc. It is the starting material for many azo dyes. It is also used in the manufacturer of other intermediates as acetanilide, acetoacetanilide, aminoazobenene, methyl aniline, diethyl aniline, dimethyl aniline etc. The BIS standard of Aniline specifies the distillation range, assay (percent by mass, minimum 99%) and maximum content of Nitrobenzene etc. So it is imperative to make the standard mandatory to protect the human health. So the locally manufactured or imported Aniline shall conform to the Indian standard (IS 2833:1973) and shall bear the standard mark under license from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Bureau of Indian Standards and District Industries Centre of the State Governments shall be the enforcing authority.
Products Covered: Aniline (HS Code 29214110)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Aniline (Quality Control) Order, 2019

Distribution date: 15 April 2019 | Final date for Comment: 14 June 2019
Aniline is used in dyes industry, rubber processing chemicals, herbicides etc. It is the starting material for many azo dyes. It is also used in the manufacturer of other intermediates as acetanilide, acetoacetanilide, aminoazobenene, methyl aniline, diethyl aniline, dimethyl aniline etc. The BIS standard of Aniline specifies the distillation range, assay (percent by mass, minimum 99%) and maximum content of Nitrobenzene etc. So it is imperative to make the standard mandatory to protect the human health. So the locally manufactured or imported Aniline shall conform to the Indian standard (IS 2833:1973) and shall bear the standard mark under license from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Bureau of Indian Standards and District Industries Centre of the State Governments shall be the enforcing authority.
Products Covered: Aniline (HS Code 29214110)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
DUS 1933:2017, Lip shine (gloss) — Specification The aim of this addendum is to inform WTO Members that the draft Uganda standard; DUS 1933:2017, Lip shine (gloss) — Specification; notified in G/TBT/N/UGA/801 was adopted on 26 March 2019.

Distribution date: 12 April 2019
Products Covered: Lip shine, Lip gloss.
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
DUS 1933:2017, Lip shine (gloss) — Specification The aim of this addendum is to inform WTO Members that the draft Uganda standard; DUS 1933:2017, Lip shine (gloss) — Specification; notified in G/TBT/N/UGA/801 was adopted on 26 March 2019.

Distribution date: 12 April 2019
Products Covered: Lip shine, Lip gloss.
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
DUS 1934:2017, Aftershave — Specification The aim of this addendum is to inform WTO Members that the draft Uganda standard; DUS 1934:2017, Aftershave — Specification; notified in G/TBT/N/UGA/802 was adopted on 26 March 2019.

Distribution date: 12 April 2019
Products Covered: Aftershave.
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
DUS 1934:2017, Aftershave — Specification The aim of this addendum is to inform WTO Members that the draft Uganda standard; DUS 1934:2017, Aftershave — Specification; notified in G/TBT/N/UGA/802 was adopted on 26 March 2019.

Distribution date: 12 April 2019
Products Covered: Aftershave.
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
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