National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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| 56. | Ejection Mitigation | Red | |
| Popular Title:Ejection Mitigation |
| RIN 2127-AK23 |
| Stage: Final Rule |
| 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 Final Rule:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 09/17/2010 | | | | To OMB | 10/29/2010 | | | | OMB Clearance | 01/28/2011 | | | | Publication Date | 01/31/2011 | | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | N/A |
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| Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: None |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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| 57. | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 111, Rearview Mirrors | Red | |
| Popular Title:Rearview Mirrors |
| RIN 2127-AK43 |
| Stage: NPRM |
| Previous Stage:ANPRM: Publication Date 03/04/09; End of Comment Period 05/04/09 |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would amend Federal Motor Vehicle Standard No. 111; Rearview Mirrors, to reflect requirements contained in the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act of 2007. The Act requires that NHTSA expand the required field of view to enable the driver of a motor vehicle to detect areas behind the motor vehicle to reduce death and injury resulting from backing incidents, particularly incidents involving small children and disabled persons. According to the Act, such a standard may be met by the provision of additional mirrors, sensors, cameras, or other technology to expand the driver´s field of view. |
Effects:
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| Prompting action:Statute |
| Legal Deadline: | Initiate rulemaking : 02/28/2009
Publish Final Rule : 02/28/2011
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 11/06/2008 |
Dates for NPRM:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 10/17/2009 | 02/10/2010 | | | To OMB | 11/26/2009 | 03/24/2010 | | | OMB Clearance | 02/25/2010 | 06/24/2010 | | | Publication Date | 02/28/2010 | 06/30/2010 | | | End of Comment Period | 04/27/2010 | 08/30/2010 | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Additional coordination necessary
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| Federal Register Citation for NPRM: None |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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| 58. | Tire Fuel Efficiency Consumer Information | Red | |
| Popular Title:Tire Fuel Efficiency Consumer Information |
| RIN 2127-AK45 |
| Stage: Final Rule |
| Previous Stage:NPRM: Publication Date 06/22/2009; End of Comment Period 8/21/2009. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would establish a new program that would make information about the relative rolling resistance of tires available to purchasers of replacement tires and educate consumers about the effect of tires on automobile fuel efficiency, safety, and durability. The agency is required by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 to establish a national tire fuel efficiency consumer information program for replacement tires designed for use on motor vehicles. Vehicle manufacturers often use low rolling resistance tires on new vehicles to help meet CAFE goals. This rulemaking is significant because it has a statutory mandate and it relates to fuel efficiency. |
Effects:
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| Prompting action:Statute |
| Legal Deadline: | Publish Final Rule : 12/18/2009
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 12/18/2007 |
Dates for Final Rule:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 09/21/2009 | 11/05/2009 | 11/19/2009 | | To OMB | 10/15/2009 | 12/07/2009 | 12/16/2009 | | OMB Clearance | 12/15/2009 | 03/07/2010 | | | Publication Date | 12/18/2009 | 03/14/2010 | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Additional coordination necessary
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| Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: None |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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| 59. | Passenger Car and Light Truck Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards MYs 2012-2016 | Green | |
| Popular Title:CAFE 2012-2016 |
| RIN 2127-AK50 |
| Stage: Final Rule |
| Previous Stage:NPRM: Publication Date 9/28/2009; End of Comment Period 11/27/2009. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would address Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for light trucks and passenger cars for model years 2012-2016. CAFE standards must be set at least 18 months prior to the start of a model year. |
Effects:
| | Economically Significant
Major
Unfunded Mandate
EIS
EU
NAFTA
Foreign
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| Prompting action:Statute |
| Legal Deadline: | Final rule for Model Year 2012 : 04/01/2010
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 08/01/2007 |
Dates for Final Rule:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 02/12/2010 | | | | To OMB | 03/01/2010 | | | | OMB Clearance | 03/28/2010 | | | | Publication Date | 04/01/2010 | | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | N/A |
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| Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: None |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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| 60. | New Car Assessment Program Safety Ratings Labeling | Green | |
| Popular Title:NCAP Safety Ratings Labeling |
| RIN 2127-AK51 |
| Stage: NPRM |
| Previous Stage:None |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would include a new overall vehicle score that is based on the frontal crash, side crash, and rollover resistance ratings for each vehicle as part of the agency´s 5-Star ratings label safety ratings that must be displayed on the Monroney label. On July 11, 2008, NHTSA published a notice announcing the enhancements to the agency´s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). This rulemaking would incorporate changes in the NCAP programs, including the creation of an overall vehicle score in the vehicle safety ratings labeling program. A vehicle safety ratings labeling program was created in September 2007 as a result of a mandate in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). This law, passed by Congress in August 2005, requires new passenger vehicles to be labeled with safety rating information published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration´s New Car Assessment Program as part of the Monroney label. NHTSA implemented this labeling program in a final rule published on September 12, 2006. On December 29, 2009, this rulemaking was downgraded and will not appear in next month´s report.
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Effects:
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| Prompting action:None |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 06/25/2009 |
Dates for NPRM:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 12/01/2009 | | 12/01/2009 | | To OMB | 01/13/2010 | | | | OMB Clearance | 04/12/2010 | | | | Publication Date | 04/19/2010 | | | | End of Comment Period | 06/18/2010 | | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | N/A |
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| Federal Register Citation for NPRM: None |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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| 61. | FMVSS No. 118 Automatic Reversal Systems | Red | |
| Popular Title:Automatic Reversal Systems |
| RIN 2127-AK52 |
| Stage: Final Rule |
| Previous Stage:NPRM: Publication Date 9/01/2009; End of Comment Period 11/02/2009. |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would require automatic reversal systems (ARS) only on those windows that close without continuous actuation of the window switch by the window operator. This rulemaking was initiated per requirements in the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act of 2007. |
Effects:
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| Prompting action:Statute |
| Legal Deadline: | Final Rule. : 08/28/2010
Initiate rulemaking : 08/28/2009
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 06/25/2009 |
Dates for Final Rule:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 04/11/2010 | | | | To OMB | 05/26/2010 | | | | OMB Clearance | 08/25/2010 | | | | Publication Date | 08/28/2010 | | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Additional coordination necessary
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| Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: None |
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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| 62. | Require Installation of Seat Belts on Motorcoaches, FMVSS No. 208 | Green | |
| Popular Title:Seat Belts on Motorcoaches |
| RIN 2127-AK56 |
| Stage: NPRM |
| Previous Stage:None |
| Abstract: This rulemaking would require the installation of lap/shoulder belts in newly-manufactured motorcoaches. Specifically, this rulemaking would establish a new definition for motorcoaches in 49 CFR Part 571.3. It would also amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, "Occupant crash protection," to require the installation of lap/shoulder belts at all driver and passenger seating positions. It would also require the installation of lap/shoulder belts at driver seating positions of large school buses in FMVSS No. 208. This rulemaking responds, in part, to recommendations made by the National Transportation Safety Board for improving bus safety. |
Effects:
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| Prompting action:None |
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| Rulemaking Project Initiated: 08/12/2009 |
Dates for NPRM:
| Milestone | Originally
Scheduled
Date | New
Projected
Date | Actual
Date | | To OST | 09/23/2009 | 11/21/2009 | 11/13/2009 | | To OMB | 10/24/2009 | 01/29/2010 | | | OMB Clearance | 01/25/2010 | 04/29/2010 | | | Publication Date | 02/05/2010 | 05/09/2010 | | | End of Comment Period | 04/05/2010 | 07/09/2010 | | |
| Explanation for any delay: | Additional coordination necessary
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| Federal Register Citation for NPRM: None |