(a) Incorporation by reference. Part 393 includes references to certain matter or materials, as listed in paragraph (b) of this section.The text of the materials is not included in the regulations contained in part 393. The materials are hereby made a part of the regulations in part393. The Director of the Federal Register has approved the materials incorporated by reference in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part51. For materials subject to change, only the specific version approved by the Director of the Federal Register and specified in the regulation are incorporated. Material is incorporated as it exists on the date of the approval and a notice of any change in these materials will be published in the Federal Register.

(b) Matter or materials referenced in part 393. The matter or materials listed in this paragraph are incorporated by reference in the corresponding sections noted.

(1) Highway Emergency Signals, Fourth Edition, UnderwritersLaboratories, Inc., UL No. 912, July 30, 1979, (with an amendment dated November 9,1981), incorporation by reference approved for § 393.95(j).

(2) Standard Specification for Strapping, Flat Steel and Seals, AmericanSociety for Testing and Materials (ASTM), D3953-97, February 1998, incorporation by reference approved for § 393.104(e).

(3) Welded Steel Chain Specifications, National Association of ChainManufacturers, November 15, 1999, incorporation by reference approved for § 393.104(e).

(4) Recommended Standard Specification for Synthetic Web Tiedowns, Web Sling and Tiedown Association, WSTDA-T1, 1998, incorporation by reference approved for § 393.104(e).

(5) Wire Rope Users Manual, 2nd Edition, Wire Rope Technical BoardNovember 1985, incorporation by reference approved for § 393.104(e).

(6) Cordage Institute rope standards approved for incorporation into§ 393.104(e):

(i) PETRS-2, Polyester Fiber Rope, 3-Strand and 8-StrandConstructions, January 1993;

(ii) PPRS-2, Polypropylene Fiber Rope, 3-Strand and 8-StrandConstructions, August 1992;

(iii) CRS-1, Polyester/Polypropylene Composite Rope Specifications, Three-Strand and Eight-Strand Standard Construction, May 1979;

(iv) NRS-1, Nylon Rope Specifications, Three-Strand and Eight-StrandStandard Construction, May 1979; and

(v) C-1, Double Braided Nylon Rope Specifications DBN, January 1984.

(c) Availability. The materials incorporated by reference are available as follows:

(1) Standards of the Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., 333Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, Illinois 60062.

(2) Specifications of the American Society for Testing andMaterials. Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: AmericanSociety for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, WestConshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428-2959.

(3) Specifications of the National Association of Chain Manufacturers.Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: National Association of Chain Manufacturers, P.O. Box 22681, Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania 18002-2681.

(4) Specifications of the Web Sling and Tiedown Association.Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: Web Sling and TiedownAssociation, Inc., 5024-R Campbell Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21236-5974.

(5) Manuals of the Wire Rope Technical Board. Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: Wire Rope Technical Committee, P.O. Box 849,Stevensville, Maryland 21666.

(6) Standards of the Cordage Institute. Information and copies may be obtained by writing to: Cordage Institute, 350 Lincoln Street, # 115,Hingham, Massachusetts 02043.

(7)-(9) [Reserved].

(10) All of the materials incorporated by reference are available for inspection at:

(i) The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Bus and Truck Standards and Operations, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590; and

(ii) The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability of this material at NARA, call 202-741-6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.