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Notifying Member: United States of America

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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Agency responsible: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), Department of Transportation (DOT) [1137]

Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers, email and website addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:

Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point

Email: usatbtep@nist.gov

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ ], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], other: X

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS: numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Transportation systems for liquids and slurries. Transport (ICS: 03.220), Fluid storage devices (ICS: 23.020), Pipeline components and pipelines (ICS: 23.040), Commercial vehicles (ICS: 43.080), Railway rolling stock (ICS: 45.060), Shipbuilding and marine structures in general (ICS: 47.020)

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Hazardous Materials: Incorporation by Reference Edition Update for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries: Pressure Piping Code (6 pages, in English)

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Description of content: This direct final rule incorporates by reference the most recent editions of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. The purpose of this update is to enable non-specification (nurse tank) manufacturers and other DOT and UN specification packaging manufacturers to utilize current technology, materials, and practices to help maintain a high level of safety. PHMSA is replacing the ASME referenced standard (1998 Edition) with the new, current ASME standard (2015 Edition) for boiler and pressure vessels. PHMSA is also replacing the ASME 1998 Edition referenced standard of ASME's Transportation Systems for Liquids and Slurries: Pressure Piping to the current 2012 Edition.

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Protection of the environment

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Relevant documents: 81 Federal Register (FR) 25613, 29 April 2016; Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 171, 173, and 178. Will appear in the Federal Register when adopted.

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Proposed date of adoption: 28 June 2016

Proposed date of entry into force: 28 June 2016

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Final date for comments: 31 May 2016

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Texts available from: National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax numbers and email and website addresses, if available, of other body:

https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/TBT/USA/16_1799_00_e.pdf