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| 47. | Roof Crush Resistance | Red | |
| Popular Title:Roof Crush Resistance |
| RIN 2127-AG51 |
| Stage: Undetermined |
| Previous Stage:Request for Comments: Publication Date 10/22/01; End of Comment Period 12/06/01. NPRM: Publication Date 8/23/05; End of Comment Period 11/21/05. SNPRM: Publication date 1/30/08; End of Comment Period 3/17/09; Ext. of Comment Period 3/14/08; End of Ext. Comment Period 2/27/08. SNPRM: Publication Date 1/30/08; End of Comment Period 3/17/08; Extension of Comment Period 3/14/08; End of Extended Comment Period 3/27/08. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would upgrade vehicle roof crush requirements. It is part of the agency´s comprehensive response to mitigate the number of fatalities and injuries resulting from vehicle rollovers. Rollover crashes constitute about 3 percent of passenger vehicle crashes, but about one third (10,000) of the occupant fatalities. Light trucks are more prone to rollover, and they represent about half of the U.S. fleet. This rulemaking is significant because of public interest in vehicle safety. |
Effects:
| | Economically Significant
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Unfunded Mandate
EU
NAFTA
Foreign
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| Prompting action:Statute |
| Legal Deadline: | Final Rule : 07/01/2008
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 07/13/1996 |
Dates for Undetermined:
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Scheduled
Date | New
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Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | | | | | To OMB | | | | | OMB Clearance | | | | | Publication Date | | | | | End of Comment Period | | | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | N/A |
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| Federal Register Citation for Undetermined: None |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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| 48. | Reduced Stopping Distance Requirements for Truck Tractors | Red | |
| Popular Title:Reduced Stopping Distance for Truck Tractors |
| RIN 2127-AJ37 |
| Stage: Final Rule |
| Previous Stage:NPRM: Publication Date: 12/15/2005; End of Comment Period 4/14/2006. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would reduce stopping distance requirements for truck tractors equipped with air brake systems. Advances in heavy vehicle braking systems show that improved stopping performance is attainable for these vehicles. Such improvements would reduce the stopping distance disparity with light vehicles, and would result in fewer deaths and injuries and reduce property damage due to fewer crashes between truck tractors and light vehicles. |
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| Prompting action:None |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 04/02/2004 |
Dates for Final Rule:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 01/12/2007 | 10/07/2008 | 07/17/2008 | | Returned to C-50 | | | 10/20/2008 | | To OMB | 02/23/2007 | 10/17/2008 | 11/03/2008 | | OMB Clearance | 05/25/2007 | 05/17/2009 | | | Publication Date | 05/31/2007 | 05/22/2009 | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Additional coordination necessary
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| Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: None |
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| 49. | Subpart T Hybrid III-10C Dummy, 10-Year-Old Child | Red | |
| Popular Title:Hybrid Dummy |
| RIN 2127-AJ49 |
| Stage: Final Rule |
| Previous Stage:NPRM: Publication Date 07/13/2005; End of Comment Period 09/12/2005. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would incorporate the Hybrid III ten-year old dummy into Part 572 for potential application in Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) such as FMVSS No. 213, Child restraint systems. Anton´s Law, signed by the President on December 4, 2002, specified in Section 4 that within 24 months, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop and evaluate an anthropomorphic test device that simulates a 10-year old child for use in testing child restraints used in passenger motor vehicles. The evaluation and testing of such a device has been completed by NHTSA. This rulemaking would include a rationale for the dummy performance response requirements; detailed dummy design drawings and specifications; and a procedures manual for the dummy inspection, assembly and disassembly.
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Effects:
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| Prompting action:None |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 09/16/2004 |
Dates for Final Rule:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 12/20/2007 | 02/06/2009 | | | To OMB | 01/31/2008 | 03/20/2009 | | | OMB Clearance | 04/30/2008 | 06/19/2009 | | | Publication Date | 05/15/2008 | 06/30/2009 | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Additional coordination necessary
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| Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: None |
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| 50. | Ejection Mitigation | Red | |
| Popular Title:Ejection Mitigation |
| RIN 2127-AK23 |
| Stage: NPRM |
| Previous Stage:None |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would create a new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) for reducing occupant ejection. Currently, there are over 52,000 annual ejections in motor vehicle crashes, and over 10,000 ejected fatalities per year. This rulemaking would propose new requirements for reducing occupant ejection through passenger vehicle side widows. The requirement would be an occupant containment requirement on the amount of allowable excursion through passenger vehicle side windows. The SAFETEA-LU legislation requires that: "[t]he Secretary shall also initiate a rulemaking proceeding to establish performance standards to reduce complete and partial ejections of vehicle occupants from outboard seating positions. In formulating the standards the Secretary shall consider various ejection mitigation systems. The Secretary shall issue a final rule under this paragraph no later than October 1, 2009." |
Effects:
| | Economically Significant
Major
Unfunded Mandate
EU
NAFTA
Foreign
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| Prompting action:Statute |
| Legal Deadline: | Final Rule : 10/01/2009
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 08/10/2005 |
Dates for NPRM:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 04/30/2008 | 02/06/2009 | | | To OMB | 06/30/2008 | 03/20/2009 | | | OMB Clearance | 09/25/2008 | 06/19/2009 | | | Publication Date | 09/28/2008 | 06/30/2009 | | | End of Comment Period | 11/30/2008 | 08/30/2009 | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Additional coordination necessary
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| Federal Register Citation for NPRM: None |
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| 51. | Passenger Car and Light Truck Corporate Average Fuel Economy 2011-2015 | Red | |
| Popular Title:Car and Light Truck CAFE 2011-2015 |
| RIN 2127-AK29 |
| Stage: Final Rule |
| Previous Stage:NPRM: Publication 5/02/2008; End of Comment Period 7/01/2008. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would address Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for light trucks and for passenger cars for model years 2011-2015. CAFE standards must be set at least 18 months prior to the start of a model year. This action is also subject to a direction by the President of the United States to complete the rulemaking in 2008. |
Effects:
| | Economically Significant
Major
Unfunded Mandate
EIS
EU
NAFTA
Foreign
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| Prompting action:Statute |
| Legal Deadline: | Final Rule : 04/01/2009
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 12/28/2007 |
Dates for Final Rule:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 09/23/2008 | 11/03/2008 | 11/03/2008 | | To OMB | 09/30/2008 | 11/03/2008 | 11/03/2008 | | OMB Clearance | 10/30/2008 | 11/10/2008 | 11/14/2008 | | Publication Date | 10/31/2008 | | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Additional coordination necessary
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| Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: None |