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National Bureau of Standards

Standards Code and Information

Office of Product Standards Policy

Washington, DC 20234

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JoAnne Debelius

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National Bureau of Standards

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Washington, DC 20234

March 1 983

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, Malcolm Baldrige, Secretary

NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS, Ernest Ambler. Director
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Contents

Introduction 1 Notifications of Proposed U.S. Regulations 5

Notifications of Proposed Foreign Regulations 7 Comments Received on Proposed Foreign Regulations 13

Inquiries 14

Comment Periods 15

Recapitulation . 23

Tables

1 Number of GATT Notifications Issued in 1982 3

2 List of U.S. Notifications 6

3 List of Foreign Notifications 9

4 Comment Periods for Proposed U.S. Regulations 16

5 Comment Periods for Proposed Foreign Regulations 17

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Introduction

On January 1, 1980 the Multilateral Trade Negotiations Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (popularly known as the Standards Code) went

into effect. The Code is administered by the Secretariat of the General

Agreement, on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in Geneva, Switzerland. As a signatory to the Code , the United States has established several programs

to implement its provisions. One such program deals with the Code's

requirement that signatories be informed of proposed government regulations

(standards or certification systems) that might affect international trade.

This report describes the GATT notification activities performed by the

Standards Code and Information (SCI) program. National Bureau of Standards

(NBS), for calendar year 1982. The U.S. Department of Commerce designated

NBS as the official U.S. inquiry point for information on standards and

certification activities/ NBS' responsibilities include notifying the

GATT Secretariat of proposed U.S. Federal Government rules that may significantly

affect trade; maintaining information on similar notifications made by other

signatories; and responding to inquiries on both foreign and U.S. notifications.

Detailed summaries of NBS' GATT notification activities are prepared

monthly and are distributed to the appropriate NBS managers and other Federal

Government agencies involved in the Code's implementation.

The GATT Secretariat issued 202 notifications in 1982. Twenty of the

thirty-six signatories sent the Secretariat at least one notification (see

Table 1). Japan had the most notifications (47). Three other signatories - - Canada, Sweden and the United States - - issued 20 or more.

A major objective of the Code is to enable exporters to comment on foreign regulations they feel would unjustifiably impede the export of

their products. In an effort to publicize available information, all foreign

notifications are currently published in the Commerce Business Daily , the

Department of Agriculture's Export Briefs and several other newsletters.

The notifications of proposed foreign regulations are received in English,

but the full text of the regulation is usually in the language of the

issuing country

1 The signatories, as of December 1982, are listed in Table 1; there are now

37 signatories with the addition of India.

? The Code requires each signatory to have an inquiry point able to answer

all reasonable inquiries on technical regulations, standards and certification

systems.

3 International Trade Administration (Dept, of Commerce), Office of the U.S.

Trade Representative, and U.S. Departments of Agriculture and State.

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In 1982, NBS established several new activities to Improve the current

program and provide additional services:

o a computerized data system for monitoring GATT notifications and

inquiries;

o a translation service, on a shared-fee basis, to provide English

versions of the full texts of foreign proposed regulations if

requested, and

o a hotline number to call for up-to-date notification information.

The "hotline" number is (301)921-3200 and is not toll-free.

We welcome your suggestions or comments on this report or our programs.

Please send them to:

Ms. JoAnne Debelius

Standards Code and Information

National Bureau of Standards

Technology, B166

Washington, D.C. 20234

(301)921-2092

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TABLE 1 Number of GATT Notifications Issued in 1982

Number of

Signatory Notifications

Argentina 0

Austria 8

Belgium 0

Brazil 0

C an ad a 20

Chile 0

Czechoslovakia 0

Denmark 2

Egypt 0

European Economic Community (EEC) 8

Finland 17

France 10

Germany 1 Greece 0

Hong Kong 2

Hungary 7 Ireland 0

Italy 1 Japan 47

Korea 0

Luxembourg 0

Netherlands 10

New Zealand 0

Norway 5

Pakistan 0

Philippines 2

Romania 6

Rwanda 0

Singapore 1 Spain 0

Sweden 22

Switzerland 2 Tunisia 0

United Kingdom 6

United States 25

Yugoslavia 0

Total 202

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Notifications of Proposed U.S. Regulations

Notifications sent to the Secretariat are based on proposed U.S. government

rules (mandatory standards or certification systems) published in the Federal

Register (FR). The FR is reviewed daily by NBS staff to identify those

regulations that may significantly affect trade. If there is a question

about the impact of a regulation, appropriate Federal Government agency

experts are contacted for concurrence before a notice is sent. Notices are sent directly to the Secretariat via telex once a week.

All notifications are assigned a control number by NBS staff for

internal tracking purposes. The GATT Secretariat assigns a Technical Barriers

to Trade (TBT)/Notification (Notif. ) number so that signatories can identify

specific regulations. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in

Geneva cables the TBT/Notif. number, date of issuance and control number

to the U.S. agencies responsible for Code implementation (see page 1).

During 1982, 24 proposed U.S. rules were reported to the GATT

Secretariat. The Secretariat issued these notifications plus an additional

on sent at the end of 1981, for a total of 25.

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation's

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration each had 7 of the notifications

issued. The 25 regulations reported dealth with such products as motor

vehicles, chemicals, clothing, and electrical equipment.

Table 2 itemizes all U.S. notifications. The number of notifications

per agency was:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 7

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 7

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) 3

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 3

Department of Treasury (Treas) 2

Department of Agriculture (USDA) 1 Department of Energy (DOE) 1 Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) 1 Total 25

In 1981, the United States reported 91 regulations to the GATT

Secretariat. The significant decrease in 1982 was due, at least in part,

to current Administration policies concerning new regulations and EPA's

view that many pesticide and other regulations, which had previously

been reported, were not trade significant.

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The GATT Secretariat issued 177 foreign notifications in 1982 (see Table

3). A breakdown by country is listed in Table 1.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Geneva cables the

contents of the notifications (which includes country, TBT/Notif. number,

brief description of the regulation, and closing date for comments, but

not the full text) to the U.S. as soon as they are received from the Secretariat.

The notified regulations covered a wide variety of products. Some of the more common product categories were: weighing machines, asbestos, electrical

equipment, drugs, chemicals, motor vehicles, food and food products, medical

equipment, and appliances. A file is maintained by a SCI staff member on all

products that are the subject of foreign notifications. This file also

records the names and addresses of individuals interested in specific products

not the subject of notifications. When a notification concerning a particular product arrives, all individuals who have indicated an interest

are contacted.

Foreign notifications are also sent regularly to the American National

Standards Institute, the Bureau of Industrial Economics (Commerce Department),

Industry Functional Advisory Committee members, selected representatives

on the Interagency Committee on Standards Policy, and several other groups

and individuals for dissemination or publication.

Text of the Regulations

In 1982, the texts of all foreign regulations were requested by SCI

staff and received from the appropriate inquiry point. Of the 177

regulations reported, 126 were not in English. The following signatories

always provide their regulations in English: Canada, EEC, Hong Kong, Ireland, New

Zealand, Philippines, United Kingdom, and Singapore. SCI has arranged for

a translation service to provide English translations of proposed foreign

regulations. The cost of the translation is paid for by the requestor; if

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Comments on Proposed Foreign Regulations

Manufacturers and exporters, as well as government agencies, are provided with an opportunity to review and comment on proposed foreign

regulations, especially if there is likelihood that the regulations would

disadvantage U.S. exporters.

U.S. government or business organizations commented on three proposed

foreign regulations notified through the GATT Secretariat in 1982:

82.84 Japanese ban on the food additive BHA

82.98 United Kingdom on telecommunications attachments

82.186 Swedish revision of their ordinance on foreign substances in

food

SCI staff are responsible for coordinating comments made by U.S.

manufacturers on specific proposed foreign regulations and transmitting them

to the appropriate foreign government. Limited resources are available to

assist U.S. companies in developing their comments and in determining

whether a technical trade barrier exists.

13
Inquiries

In 1982, 478 inquiries for GATT notification information (401 U.S.,

71 foreign) were processed, an increase of 112 over 1981. These numbers

reflect the number of letters and/or telephone calls received. Many

requestors asked for copies of more than one regulation. In addition to

requests for specific foreign regulations, many individuals asked for

general information on the Standards Code. NBS responds to these

individuals by sending an information package consisting of a list of

recent foreign notifications, a brochure on the Multilateral Trade Negotiations

(MTN) Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade, and subscription information

for the Commerce Business Daily .

Most inquiries are answered within 1-2 days, depending on the

availability of the regulation. Requests from foreign countries for

proposed U.S. regulations (copies of the Federal Register notice) are answered the same day.

U.S. exporters were most interested in regulations from Canada,

Finland, France, the EEC, Japan, and Sweden. The most requested regulations

dealt with televisions, machine tools, drugs, appliances, electrical

equipment, food additives, dangerous substances, and motor vehicles.

Foreign exporters were primarily interested in electrical equipment, meat

products, pesticides, chemicals, and motor vehicles.

In its first six months of operation (July - December), the GATT

hotline received 996 calls from individuals interested in foreign regulations

and Standard Code activities.

14
Comment Periods

To provide signatories with the opportunity to receive the text of a regulation, review it, and prepare comments, the Standards Code recommends

a comment period of at least 45 days. In 1982 the average length of the comment

period* for U.S. regulations was 50 days; for foreign regulations 44 days.

Table 4 lists all U.S. regulations and the length of comment period for each.

The average length of comment period* by U.S. agency was:

Agency Days

US DA 50

CPSC 48

NHTSA 43

DOE 50

EPA 39

FDA 48

OSHA 34

Treasury 121

Comment periods for foreign regulations varied from none at all to

225 days. Table 5 lists all foreign regulations and the length of comment

period* for each. The average length of comment period by country was:

Country Days

Austria 26

Canada 40

Denmark 48

EEC 43

Finland 37

France 31

Germany 58

Hong Kong 55

Hungary 46

Italy 45

Japan 37

Netherlands 37

Norway 32

Philippines 43

Romania 109

Singapore 43

Sweden 37

Switzerland 46

United Kingdom 21

* The number of calendar days between the date the notice was issued by the

Secretariat and the closing date for comments.

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TABLE 4

Comment Periods for Proposed U.S. Regulations

Agency TBT/Notif #

Date

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Date

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EPA (151)* 82.2 01/07/82 02/22/82 34

EPA (152) 82.6 01/11/82 03/04/82 45

Treasury (154) 82.15 01/22/82 07/11/82 163

FDA (153) 82.16 01/22/82 03/09/82 39

NHTSA (155) 82.46 03/02/82 04/08/82 33

NHTSA (156) 82.50 03/12/82 04/26/82 45

NHTSA (160) 82.65 04/14/82 06/01/82 48

OSHA (159) 82.66 04/14/82 05/18/82 34

EPA (157) 82.67 04/14/82 05/10/82 26

NHTSA (158) 82.68 04/14/82 05/13/82 29

Treasury (161) 82.71 04/19/82 07/06/82 - 79

EPA (162) 82.75 04/30/82 06/21/82 52

EPA (163) 82.85 05/25/82 06/28/82 35

CPSC (164) 82.88 05/28/82 07/16/82 48

CPSC (165) 82.89 05/28/82 07/16/82 48

CPSC (166) 82.90 05/28/82 07/16/82 48

FDA (167) 82.95 06/04/82 07/26/82 53

DOE (168) 82.103 06/28/82 08/16/82 50

USDA (169) 82.119 07/21/82 09/07/82 50

NHTSA (170) 82.129 08/12/82 10/27/82 78

NHTSA (171) 82.159 10/05/82 11/08/82 35

EPA (172) 82.163 10/13/82 --

NHTSA (173) 82.175 10/26/82 11/29/82 35

FDA (174) 82.180 10/29/82 12/20/82 53

EPA (175) 82.199 12/03/82 02/22/83 82

*Control number ** Comment periods are calculated from the date

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TABLE 5 Comment Periods for Proposed Foreign Regulations

Date Closing Length of

Issued Date Comment Period

Austria

82.23 01/29/82 01/29/82 0

82.43 02/25/82 0

82.81 05/14/82 06/15/82 33

82.134 08/23/82 09/30/82 46

82.137 08/26/82 10/15/82 51

82.145 09/13/82 10/10/82 28

82.146 09/13/82 10/10/82 28

82.181 10/29/82 11/15/82 18

Canada

82.1 01/07/82 05/11/82 86

82.13 01/19/82 04/02/82 71

82.17 01/25/82 0

82.18 01/25/82 0

82.19 01/25/82 0

82.31 02/09/82 03/18/82 37

82.32 02/09/82 03/18/82 37

82.42 02/26/82 03/31/82 33

82.47 03/03/82 03/22/82 19

82.80 05/12/82 06/16/82 35

82.94 05/28/82 07/14/82 48

82.99 06/22/82 09/03/82 74

82.105 07/01/82 08/18/82 49

82.106 07/01/82 0

82.117 07/12/82 08/25/82 45

82.135 08/25/82 10/06/82 43

82.136 08/31/82 12/05/82 97

82.139 08/26/82 10/13/82 49

82.150 09/17/82 10/27/82 41

82.165 10/15/82 11/17/82 34

Denmark

82.61 04/28/82 08/01/82 95

82.147 09/16/82 0

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Issued Date Comment Period

EEC

82.38 02/25/82 04/22/82 56

82.44 03/01/82 04/22/82 52

82.45 03/01/82 04/22/82 52

82.58 03/26/82 05/15/82 50

82.121 07/27/82 09/30/82 66

82.185 11/05/82 11/19/82 15

82.187 11/11/82 01/03/82 54

82.202 12/15/82 0

Finl and

82.3 01/07/82 0

82.4 01/07/82 0

82.5 01/07/82 02/28/82 41

82.27 02/05/82 03/31/82 54

82.28 02/05/82 03/31/82 54

82.29 02/05/82 03/12/82 35

82.30 02/05/82 03/12/82 35

82.49 03/10/82 0

82.56 03/18/82 05/07/82 50

82.72 04/22/82 05/31/82 39

82.87 05/26/82 06/30/82 35

82.107 07/02/82 06/30/82 0

82.151 09/17/82 10/30/82 44

82.164 10/15/82 12/31/82 78

82.183 11/03/82 12/31/82 59

82.184 11/03/82 12/15/82 43

82.201 12/07/82 01/31/83 56

France

82.48 03/08/82 04/15/82 38

82.51 03/15/82 04/25/82 41

82.53 03/17/82 0

82.69 04/15/82 05/22/82 37

82.73 04/26/82 05/15/82 19

82.91 05/28/82 07/02/82 34

82.92 05/28/81 07/02/82 34

82.93 05/28/82 07/02/82 34

82.133 08/23/82 09/27/82 36

82.153 09/27/82 10/30/82 34

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Date Closing Length of

Issued Date Comment Period

Germany

82.200 12/06/82 02/01/83 58

Hong Konq

82.55 03/17/82 05/11/82 55

82.74 04/29/82 06/23/82 55

Hungary

82.109 07/08/82 08/31/82 55

82.110 07/08/82 07/31/82 24

82.111 07/08/82 07/31/82 24

82.112 07/12/82 82/31/82 51

82.113 07/12/82 08/31/82 51

82.114 07/12/82 08/31/82 51

82.115 07/12/82 09/15/82 66

Italy

82.54 03/17/82 05/01/82 45

Japan

82.7 01/12/82 02/15/82 28

82.8 01/12/82 02/15/82 28

82.9 01/19/82 02/15/82 28

82.10 01/12/82 0

82.11 01/12/82 02/13/82 26

82.12 01/12/82 02/13/82 26

82.21 01/29/82 03/06/82 36

82.22 01/29/82 03/06/82 36

82.25 02/03/82 03/20/82 45

82.33 02/09/82 03/20/82 39

82.52 03/17/82 05/04/82 48

82.62 04/06/82 05/15/82 39

82.63 04/06/82 05/15/82 39

82.64 04/06/82 05/15/82 39

82.70 04/15/82 05/20/82 35

82.76 05/04/82 05/15/82 11

82.77 05/04/82 05/15/82 11

82.78 05/07/82 06/30/82 54

82.82 05/19/82 06/30/82 42

82.83 05/19/82 06/30/82 42

82.84 05/19/82 06/30/82 42

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Date

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Japan ( CO n't)

82.86 05/25/82

82.97 06/16/82

82.123 08/11/82

82.124 08/11/82

82.125 08/11/82

82.126 08/11/82

82.127 08/11/82

82.128 08/11/82

82.130 08/12/82

82.131 08/23/82

82 . 148 09/16/82

82.152 09/23/82

82.154 09/29/82

82.155 09/29/82

82.166 10/19/82

82.167 10/19/82

82.176 10/26/82

82.182 11/03/82

82.190 11/19/82

82.191 11/19/82

82.192 11/19/82

82.193 11/19/82

82.194 11/19/82

82.195 11/19/82

82.196 11/19/82

82.197 11/19/82

Netherlands

82.14 01/22/82

82.20 01/29/82

82.138 08/26/82

82.142 09/02/82

82.143 09/02/82

82.177 10/28/82

82.178 10/28/82

82.179 10/28/82

82.188 11/15/82

82.189 11/15/82

Norway

82.34 02/15/82

82.35 02/15/82

82.96 06/14/82

82.140 09/01/82

82.160 10/07/82

Closing Length of

Date Comment Period

06/30/82 36

07/30/82 45

09/16/82 34

09/16/82 34

09/16/82 34

09/16/82 34

09/22/82 40

09/30/82 48

09/30/82 48

10/01/82 40

10/16/82 31

11/10/82 49

11/15/82 43

11/15/82 43

11/29/82 42

11/22/82 35

12/10/82 46

12/14/82 42

12/27/82 39

12/27/82 39

12/27/82 39

12/27/82 39

12/27/82 39

12/27/82 39

12/27/82 39

12/27/82 39

03/15/82 45

03/05/82 35

09/15/82 21

09/30/82 29

10/15/82 44

11/29/82 33

11/29/82 33

11/29/82 33

12/31/82 47

12/31/82 47

03/30/82 43

03/30/82 43

07/01/82 18

10/01/82 31

10/31/82 25

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Issued Date Comment Period

Philippines

82.157 10/04/82 11/15/82 43

82.158 10/04/82 11/15/82 43

Roman i

82.169 10/20/82 03/01/83 133

82.170 10/20/82 07/01/83 225

82.171 10/20/82 03/01/83 133

82.172 10/20/82 11/01/82 13

82.173 10/20/82 02/01/83 105

82.174 10/20/82 11/30/82 42

Singapore

82.26 02/05/82 03/20/82 43

Sweden

82.24 02/03/82 03/12/82 37

82.36 02/17/82 04/01/82 44

82.39 02/25/82 04/07/82 41

82.40 02/25/82 04/13/82 47

82.41 02/25/82 04/13/82 47

82.57 03/19/82 05/15/82 57

82.60 03/25/82 05/10/82 46

82.100 06/23/82 07/30/82 38

82.102 06/28/82 08/06/82 40

82.116 07/12/82 08/30/82 50

82.118 07/13/82 08/20/82 39

82.120 07/19/82 0

82.122 08/06/82 10/01/82 57

82.141 09/02/82 10/01/82 30

82.144 09/07/82 10/22/82 46

82.149 09/17/82 0

82.156 10/01/82 0

82.161 10/13/82 11/19/82 38

82.162 10/13/82 11/29/82 48

82.168 10/19/82 11/15/82 28

82.186 11/08/82 12/17/82 40

82.198 12/01/82 01/10/83 41

Switzerland

82.59 03/23/82 05/15/82 53

82.132 08/23/82 09/30/82 39

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United Kingdom

82.37 02 / 17/82 03 / 29/82 40

82.79 05 / 07/82 0

82.98 06 / 21/82 0

82.101 06/ 23/82 07 / 30/82 38

82.104 06 / 29/82 08 / 14/82 47

82.108 07/ 05/82 0

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Recapitulation

The total number of notifications decreased from 295 in 1981 to

202 in 1982. At the same time, however, the number of inquiries increased

from 366 to 478, reflecting a growing interest by U.S. industry in

foreign regulations and standards activities. The time available for

comments on foreign regulations did not change significantly in 1982,

averaging only one day longer.

Based on current U.S. deregulatory policy, the number of proposed U.S.

regulations to be notified to the GATT Secretariat will probably continue

the decline observed in 1982. NBS will not only continue to provide

individuals with prompt and accurate information on proposed foreign regulations,

but will also attempt to encourage wider review and more comments on them

from interested parties.

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NBS-114A (REV. 2-«0>

3. Publication Data March 1983

U.S. DEPT. OP COMM. BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATA

SHEET (See Instructions)

1. PUBLICATION OR

REPORT NO.

NBSIR 83-2681

2. Performing Organ. Report No.

4. TITLE AND SUBTITLE

1982 GATT Notification Activities

5. AUTHOR(S)

JoAnne R. Debelius

6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION (If joint or other than NBS, see Instructions)

NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20234

7. Contract/Grant No.

S. Type of Report & Period Covered

Final, 1982

9. SPONSORING ORGANIZATION NAME AND COMPLETE ADDRESS (Street. City. State. ZIP)

10. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES

| | Document describes a computer program; SF-185, FIPS Software Summary, is attached.

11. ABSTRACT (A 200-word or less factual summary of most significant information,

bibliography or literature survey, mention it here)

If document includes a significant

This report describes the GATT notification activities performed by the

Standards Code and Information program. National Bureau of Standards, for

calendar year 1982. The U.S. Department of Commerce designated NBS as the

official U.S. inquiry point for information on standards and certification

activities. NBS' responsibilities include notifying the GATT Secretariat

of proposed U.S. Federal Government standards-based rules that may

significantly affect trade; maintaining information on similar notifications

made by other signatories; and responding to inquiries on both foreign and

U.S. notifications.

12. KEY WORDS (Six to twelve entries; alphabetical order; capitalize only proper names; and separate key words by semicolons)

GATT Standards Code; foreign regulations; notifications

13. AVAILABILITY

[Xl Unlimited

| | For Official Distribution. Do Not Release to NTIS

| | Order From Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.

20402.

[X~l Order From National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Springfield, VA. 22161

14. NO. OF

PRINTED PAGES

24

15. Price

$7.00

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