G/TBT/N/USA/1305  
 
18 September 2017  
(17-4900) 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 AME RICA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):  State of 
Illinois  
2. Agency responsible: Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety, State of 
Illinois [1326]  
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  
3. Notified  under Article 2.9.2 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], other:  Technical 
Regulation - Local Government (Article 3.2)  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): School 
buses . Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more per sons, including the driver. 
(HS 8702). Commercial  vehicles (ICS 43.080).  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Construction 
Standards for School Buses (38 page(s), in English)   
6. Description of content: A new Part 440 is being introduced to replace the old Part. 
Simultane ous with this proposed Part, the Department will propose to repeal 92 Ill. Adm. 
Code 442 (Minimum Safety Standards for the Construction of Type II School Buses). The 
Department's goal for these proposed rulemakings is to reorganize Part 440 and combine 
the school bus construction standards for both Type I (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating 
(GVWR) of 10,001 lbs or more) and Type II (GVWR of 10,000 lbs or less) school buses into 
one Part. This Part is being named "Illinois Construction Standards for School Buses" t o 
accommodate both types of school buses. Generally, Type I and Type II school buses meet 
the same Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) as mandated by the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). (Type II school buses are smaller v ehicles 
with standards appropriately corresponding to smaller vehicles.) In this newly created 
Part 440, the Department is proposing to apply the same standards to both Type I and 
Type II school buses whenever possible. Exceptions and variances for smaller  Type II 
buses are provided throughout this new Part.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable: Protection of human health or safety  G/TBT/N/USA/13 05 
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
Vol. 41, Issue 34, Illinois Register, 25 August 2017 (pages 10800 -10837): 
http://ilsos.net/departments/index/register/register_volume41_issue34.pdf  
NOTICE OF PROPOSED REPEALER Minimum Safety Standards for Construction of Type I 
School Buses Vol. 41, Issue 34, Illinois Register, 25 August 2017 (pages 10751 -10799): 
http://ilsos.net/departments/index/register/register_volume41_issue34.pdf  
NOTICE OF PROPOSED REPEALER Minimum Safety Standards for Construction of Type II 
School Buses Vol. 41, Issue 34, Illinois R egister, 25 August 2017 (pages 10838 -10878): 
http://ilsos.net/departments/index/register/register_volume41_issue34.pdf  
G/TBT/N/USA/209  - Minimum Safety S tandards for Construction of Type I School Buses:  
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue32.
pdf 
G/TBT/N/US A/209/Add.1  - Minimum Safety Standards for Construction of Type I School 
Buses: http://ilsos.net/departments/index/register/register_volume30_issue45.pdf   
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments: 9 October 2017  
11. 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/2017/TBT/USA/17_4061_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/USA/17_4061_01_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2017/TBT/USA/17_4061_02_e.pdf