G/TBT/N/USA/1908  
5 August 2022  
(22-5839) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  State of 
Nevada  
2. Agency responsible:  Department of Public Safety, Office on Traffic Safety, Committee 
on Testing for Intoxication, State of Nevada [1938]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authorit y 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  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [X], 7.2 [X] , 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Breath 
testing devices for intoxication; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Domestic safety (ICS 
code(s): 13.120); Test conditions and procedures in general (ICS code(s): 19.020); Crash 
protection and restraint systems (ICS code(s): 43.040.80)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Testing for 
Intoxication; (51 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - Proposed rule - Revises provisions related to 
testing for intoxication, including for devices used for this purpose. Nevada Administrative 
Code (NAC) 484C  concerns the administration of lists of approved preliminary breath -
testing (PBT) devices, evidential breath -testing devices and devices which prevent an 
intoxicated person from s tarting a vehicle (ignition interlocks).  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
Vol. 293, Nevada Register of Administrative Regulations 07/24/2022:  
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Division/Legal/LawLibrary/Register/indexes/2022_NAC_RE
GISTER_NUMERICAL.htm  
R174-18W - Intoxication (484C) Withdrawn by agency, is now R176 -22 
R176-22I - Intoxication (484C) Revises provisions relating to testing for intoxication, (was 
R174-18) 
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Register/2022Register/R176 -22I.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/1908  
 
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  WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments to the USA TBT 
Enquiry Point . Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and 
their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator.  
Nevada Committee on Testing for Intoxication - Certifies and approves breath testing 
devices as being accurate and reliable to test for intoxication, maintains lists of such 
approved devices, and certifies individuals in the proper use of such devices.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  None provided  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://member s.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/USA/22_5194_00_e.pdf