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| **[World Trade]{.smallcaps}**                    |                   |
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| **[Organization]{.smallcaps}**                   |                   |
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|                                                  | *G/TBT/N/USA/59** |
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|                                                  | 15 June 2004      |
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|                                                  | (04-2593)         |
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| **Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade**     | Original: English |
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NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with
Article 10.6.

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| ** | **Member to Agreement     |   |                                 |
| 1. | notifying:** [UNITED      |   |                                 |
| ** | STATES]{.underline}       |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | **If applicable, name of  |   |                                 |
|    | local government involved |   |                                 |
|    | (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):** |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Agency responsible:**   |   |                                 |
| 2. | Department of             |   |                                 |
| ** | Transportation's National |   |                                 |
|    | Highway Traffic Safety    |   |                                 |
|    | Administration (NHTSA)    |   |                                 |
|    | (63)                      |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
|    | **Name and address        |   |                                 |
|    | (including telephone and  |   |                                 |
|    | fax numbers, e-mail and   |   |                                 |
|    | web-site addresses, if    |   |                                 |
|    | available) of** **agency  |   |                                 |
|    | or authority designated   |   |                                 |
|    | to handle comments        |   |                                 |
|    | regarding the             |   |                                 |
|    | notification shall be     |   |                                 |
|    | indicated if different    |   |                                 |
|    | from above:**             |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Notified under Article  |   |                                 |
| 3. | 2.9.2 \[**X**\], 2.10.1   |   |                                 |
| ** | \[ **  **\], 5.6.2        |   |                                 |
|    | \[ **  **\], 5.7.1        |   |                                 |
|    | \[ **  **\], other:**     |   |                                 |
|    |                           |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Products covered (HS or |   |                                 |
| 4. | CCCN where applicable,    |   |                                 |
| ** | otherwise national tariff |   |                                 |
|    | heading.\                 |   |                                 |
|    | ICS numbers may be        |   |                                 |
|    | provided in addition,     |   |                                 |
|    | where applicable):**      |   |                                 |
|    | Schedule of Fees for      |   |                                 |
|    | Importation of Motor      |   |                                 |
|    | Vehicles (HS Chapter      |   |                                 |
|    | 8703) (ICS 43.020 and     |   |                                 |
|    | 43.040)                   |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Title, number of pages  |   |                                 |
| 5. | and language(s) of the    |   |                                 |
| ** | notified document:**      |   |                                 |
|    | Schedule of Fees          |   |                                 |
|    | Authorized by 49 U.S.C.   |   |                                 |
|    | 30141 (5 pages, in        |   |                                 |
|    | English)                  |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Description of          |   |                                 |
| 6. | content:** This document  |   |                                 |
| ** | proposes fees for Fiscal  |   |                                 |
|    | Year 2005 and until       |   |                                 |
|    | further notice, as        |   |                                 |
|    | authorized by 49 U.S.C.   |   |                                 |
|    | 30141, relating to the    |   |                                 |
|    | registration of importers |   |                                 |
|    | and the importation of    |   |                                 |
|    | motor vehicles not        |   |                                 |
|    | certified as conforming   |   |                                 |
|    | to the Federal motor      |   |                                 |
|    | vehicle safety standards  |   |                                 |
|    | (FMVSS). These fees are   |   |                                 |
|    | needed to maintain the    |   |                                 |
|    | registered importer (RI)  |   |                                 |
|    | program.                  |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Objective and           |   |                                 |
| 7. | rationale, including the  |   |                                 |
| ** | nature of urgent problems |   |                                 |
|    | where applicable:**       |   |                                 |
|    | Protection of Human Life  |   |                                 |
|    | and Health.               |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Relevant documents:** 6 |   |                                 |
| 8. | 9 Federal Register (FR)   |   |                                 |
| ** | 32312 9 June 2004; Title  |   |                                 |
|    | 49 Code of Federal        |   |                                 |
|    | Regulations (CFR) Parts   |   |                                 |
|    | 594. Will appear in the   |   |                                 |
|    | Federal Register when     |   |                                 |
|    | adopted.                  |   |                                 |
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| ** | **Proposed date of        |   | To be determined                |
| 9. | adoption:**               |   |                                 |
| ** |                           |   |                                 |
|    | **Proposed date of entry  |   |                                 |
|    | into force:**             |   |                                 |
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| *  | **Final date for          |   |                                 |
| *1 | comments:** 26 July 2004  |   |                                 |
| 0. |                           |   |                                 |
| ** |                           |   |                                 |
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| *  | **Texts available from:   |   |                                 |
| *1 | National enquiry point    |   |                                 |
| 1. | \[**X**\] or address,     |   |                                 |
| ** | telephone and fax         |   |                                 |
|    | numbers, e-mail and       |   |                                 |
|    | web-site addresses, if    |   |                                 |
|    | available of the other    |   |                                 |
|    | body:      **             |   |                                 |
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