80_FR_79776 80 FR 79531 - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Small Business Impacts of Motor Vehicle Safety

80 FR 79531 - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Small Business Impacts of Motor Vehicle Safety

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 245 (December 22, 2015)

Page Range79531-79533
FR Document2015-32005

NHTSA seeks comments on the economic impact of its regulations on small entities. As required by Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, we are attempting to identify rules that may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. We also request comments on ways to make these regulations easier to read and understand. The focus of this notice is rules that specifically relate to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers, motorcycles, and motor vehicle equipment.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 571

[Docket No. NHTSA-2015-0100]


Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Small Business Impacts of 
Motor Vehicle Safety

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of regulatory review; Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: NHTSA seeks comments on the economic impact of its regulations 
on small entities. As required by Section 610 of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, we are attempting to identify rules that may have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 
We also request comments on ways to make these regulations easier to 
read and understand. The focus of this notice is rules that 
specifically relate to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, 
trucks, buses, trailers, motorcycles, and motor vehicle equipment.

DATES: You should submit comments early enough to ensure that Docket 
Management receives them not later than February 22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket Number NHTSA-
2015-0100] by any of the following methods:
     Internet: To submit comments electronically, go to the 
U.S. Government regulations Web site at http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Send comments to Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: If you plan to submit written comments by 
hand or courier, please do so at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 
5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except federal holidays.
     Fax: Written comments may be faxed to 202-493-2251.
     You may call Docket Management at 1-800-647-5527.
    Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting comments and 
additional information see the COMMENTS heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document. Note that all comments received 
will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including 
any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading 
in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Juanita Kavalauskas, Office of 
Regulatory Analysis and Evaluation, National Center for Statistics and 
Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 
DC 20590 (telephone 202-366-2584, fax 202-366-3189).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act

A. Background and Purpose

    Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-
354), as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness 
Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), requires agencies to conduct periodic 
reviews of final rules that have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small business entities. The purpose of the 
reviews is to determine whether such rules should be continued without 
change, or should be amended or rescinded, consistent with the 
objectives of applicable statutes, to minimize any significant economic 
impact of the rules on a substantial number of such small entities.

B. Review Schedule

    On November 24, 2008, NHTSA published in the Federal Register (73 
FR 71401) a 10-year review plan for its existing regulations. The 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA, ``we'') has 
divided its rules into 10 groups by subject area. Each group will be 
reviewed once every 10 years, undergoing a two-stage process--an 
Analysis Year and a Review Year. For purposes of these reviews, a year 
will coincide with the fall-to-fall publication schedule of the 
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, see http://www.regulations.gov. Year 1 
(2008) begins in the fall of 2008 and ends in the fall of 2009; Year 2 
(2009) begins in the fall of 2009 and ends in the fall of 2010; and so 
on.
    During the Analysis Year, we will request public comment on and 
analyze each of the rules in a given year's group to determine whether 
any rule has a significant impact on a substantial number of small 
entities and, thus, requires review in accordance with section 610 of 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act. In each fall's Regulatory Agenda, we 
will publish the results of the analyses we completed during the 
previous year. For rules that have subparts, or other discrete sections 
of rules that do have a significant impact on a substantial number of 
small entities, we will announce that we will be conducting a formal 
section 610 review during the following 12 months.
    The section 610 review will determine whether a specific rule 
should be revised or revoked to lessen its impact on small entities. We 
will consider: (1) The continued need for the rule; (2) the nature of 
complaints or comments received from the public; (3) the complexity of 
the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or 
conflicts with other federal rules or with state or local government 
rules; and (5) the length of time since the rule has been evaluated or 
the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors 
have changed in the area affected by the rule. At the end of the Review 
Year, we will publish the results of our review. The following table 
shows the 10-year analysis and review schedule:

   National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Section 610 Reviews
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                     Regulations to be
       Year               reviewed         Analysis year    Review year
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1................  49 CFR 571.223                   2008            2009
                    through 571.500, and
                    parts 575 and 579.
2................  23 CFR parts 1200 and            2009            2010
                    1300.
3................  49 CFR parts 501                 2010            2011
                    through 526 and
                    571.213.
4................  49 CFR 571.131,                  2011            2012
                    571.217, 571.220,
                    571.221, and 571.222.
5................  49 CFR 571.101                   2012            2013
                    through 571.110, and
                    571.135, 571.138 and
                    571.139.
6................  49 CFR parts 529                 2013            2014
                    through 578, except
                    parts 571 and 575.
7................  49 CFR 571.111                   2014            2015
                    through 571.129 and
                    parts 580 through
                    588.
8................  49 CFR 571.201                   2015            2016
                    through 571.212.

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9................  49 CFR 571.214                   2016            2017
                    through 571.219,
                    except 571.217.
10...............  49 CFR parts 591                 2017            2018
                    through 595 and new
                    parts and subparts.
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C. Regulations Under Analysis

    During Year 8, we will continue to conduct a preliminary assessment 
of the following sections of 49 CFR 571.201 through 571.212:

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              Section                               Title
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571.201...........................  Occupant Protection in Interior
                                     Impact.
571.202...........................  Head Restraints; Applicable at the
                                     Manufacturers Option Until
                                     September 1, 2009.
571.202a..........................  Head Restraints; Mandatory
                                     Applicability Begins on September
                                     1, 2009.
571.203...........................  Impact Protection for the Driver
                                     From the Steering Control System.
571.204...........................  Steering Control Rearward
                                     Displacement.
571.205...........................  Glazing Materials.
571.205(a)........................  Glazing Equipment Manufactured
                                     Before September 1, 2006 and
                                     Glazing Materials Used in Vehicles
                                     Manufactured Before November 1,
                                     2006.
571.206...........................  Door Locks and Door Retention
                                     Components.
571.207...........................  Seating Systems.
571.208...........................  Occupant Crash Protection.
571.209...........................  Seat Belt Assemblies.
571.210...........................  Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.
571.211...........................  [Reserved].
571.212...........................  Windshield Mounting.
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    We are seeking comments on whether any requirements in 49 CFR 
571.201 through 571.212 have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. ``Small entities'' include small 
businesses, not-for-profit organizations that are independently owned 
and operated and are not dominant in their fields, and governmental 
jurisdictions with populations under 50,000. Business entities are 
generally defined as small businesses by Standard Industrial 
Classification (SIC) code, for the purposes of receiving Small Business 
Administration (SBA) assistance. Size standards established by SBA in 
13 CFR 121.201 are expressed either in number of employees or annual 
receipts in millions of dollars, unless otherwise specified. The number 
of employees or annual receipts indicates the maximum allowed for a 
concern and its affiliates to be considered small. If your business or 
organization is a small entity and if any of the requirements in 49 CFR 
571.201 through 571.212 have a significant economic impact on your 
business or organization, please submit a comment to explain how and to 
what degree these rules affect you, the extent of the economic impact 
on your business or organization, and why you believe the economic 
impact is significant.
    If the agency determines that there is a significant economic 
impact on a substantial number of small entities, it will ask for 
comment in a subsequent notice during the Review Year on how these 
impacts could be reduced without reducing safety.

II. Plain Language

A. Background and Purpose

    Executive Order 12866 and the Presidential memorandum of June 1, 
1998 entitled ``Plain Language in Government Writing'' require each 
agency to write all rules in plain language. Application of the 
principles of plain language includes consideration of the following 
questions:
     Have we organized the material to suit the public's needs?
     Are the requirements in the rule clearly stated?
     Does the rule contain technical language or jargon that is 
not clear?
     Would a different format (grouping and order of sections, 
use of headings, paragraphing) make the rule easier to understand?
     Would more (but shorter) sections be better?
     Could we improve clarity by adding tables, lists, or 
diagrams?
     What else could we do to make the rule easier to 
understand?
    If you have any responses to these questions, please include them 
in your comments on this document.

B. Review Schedule

    In conjunction with our section 610 reviews, we will be performing 
plain language reviews over a ten-year period on a schedule consistent 
with the section 610 review schedule. We will review 49 CFR 571.201 
through 571.212 determine if these regulations can be reorganized and/
or rewritten to make them easier to read, understand, and use. We 
encourage interested persons to submit draft regulatory language that 
clearly and simply communicates regulatory requirements, and other 
recommendations, such as for putting information in tables that may 
make the regulations easier to use.

Comments

How do I prepare and submit comments?

    Your comments must be written and in English. To ensure that your 
comments are correctly filed in the Docket, please include the docket 
number of this document in your comments.
    Your comments must not be more than 15 pages long. (49 CFR 553.21.) 
We established this limit to encourage you to write your primary 
comments in a concise fashion. However, you may attach necessary 
additional documents to your comments. There is no limit on the length 
of the attachments.
    Please submit one copy of your comments, including the attachments, 
to Docket Management at the address given above under ADDRESSES.
    Please note that pursuant to the Data Quality Act, in order for 
substantive data to be relied upon and used by the

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agency, it must meet the information quality standards set forth in the 
OMB and DOT Data Quality Act guidelines. Accordingly, we encourage you 
to consult the guidelines in preparing your comments. OMB's guidelines 
may be accessed at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg_reproducible. 
DOT's guidelines may be accessed at http://dmses.dot.gov/submit/DataQualityGuidelines.pdf.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit http://www.regulations.gov.

How can I be sure that my comments were received?

    If you wish Docket Management to notify you upon its receipt of 
your comments, enclose a self-addressed, stamped postcard in the 
envelope containing your comments. Upon receiving your comments, Docket 
Management will return the postcard by mail.

How do I submit confidential business information?

    If you wish to submit any information under a claim of 
confidentiality, you should submit three copies of your complete 
submission, including the information you claim to be confidential 
business information, to the Chief Counsel, NHTSA, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. In 
addition, you should submit a copy, from which you have deleted the 
claimed confidential business information, to Docket Management at the 
address given above under ADDRESSES. When you send a comment containing 
information claimed to be confidential business information, you should 
include a cover letter setting forth the information specified in our 
confidential business information regulation. (49 CFR part 512.)

Will the agency consider late comments?

    We will consider all comments that Docket Management receives 
before the close of business on the comment closing date indicated 
above under DATES. To the extent possible, we will also consider 
comments that Docket Management receives after that date.

How can I read the comments submitted by other people?

    You may read the comments received by Docket Management at the 
address given above under ADDRESSES. The hours of the Docket are 
indicated above in the same location.
    You may also see the comments on the Internet. To read the comments 
on the Internet, take the following steps:
    (1) Go to the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) FDMS provides two basic methods of searching to retrieve 
dockets and docket materials that are available in the system: (a) 
``Quick Search'' to search using a full-text search engine, or (b) 
``Advanced Search,'' which displays various indexed fields such as the 
docket name, docket identification number, phase of the action, 
initiating office, date of issuance, document title, document 
identification number, type of document, Federal Register reference, 
CFR citation, etc. Each data field in the advanced search may be 
searched independently or in combination with other fields, as desired. 
Each search yields a simultaneous display of all available information 
found in FDMS that is relevant to the requested subject or topic.
    (3) You may download the comments. However, since the comments are 
imaged documents, instead of word processing documents, the ``pdf'' 
versions of the documents are word searchable.
    Please note that even after the comment closing date, we will 
continue to file relevant information in the Docket as it becomes 
available. Further, some people may submit late comments. Accordingly, 
we recommend that you periodically check the Docket for new material.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30111, 30168; delegation of authority at 49 
CFR 1.95 and 501.8.

Terry Shelton,
Associate Administrator for the National Center for Statistics and 
Analysis.
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                                                 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                           Avenue SE., West Building Ground                                       FR 71401) a 10-year review plan for its
                                                                                                                        Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC                                    existing regulations. The National
                                                 National Highway Traffic Safety                                        between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time,                                Highway Traffic Safety Administration
                                                 Administration                                                         Monday through Friday, except federal                                  (NHTSA, ‘‘we’’) has divided its rules
                                                                                                                        holidays.                                                              into 10 groups by subject area. Each
                                                 49 CFR Part 571                                                           • Fax: Written comments may be                                      group will be reviewed once every 10
                                                                                                                        faxed to 202–493–2251.                                                 years, undergoing a two-stage process—
                                                 [Docket No. NHTSA–2015–0100]
                                                                                                                           • You may call Docket Management                                    an Analysis Year and a Review Year.
                                                 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety                                           at 1–800–647–5527.                                                     For purposes of these reviews, a year
                                                 Standards; Small Business Impacts of                                      Instructions: For detailed instructions                             will coincide with the fall-to-fall
                                                 Motor Vehicle Safety                                                   on submitting comments and additional                                  publication schedule of the Semiannual
                                                                                                                        information see the COMMENTS                                           Regulatory Agenda, see http://
                                                 AGENCY: National Highway Traffic                                       heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY                                           www.regulations.gov. Year 1 (2008)
                                                 Safety Administration (NHTSA),                                         INFORMATION section of this document.
                                                                                                                                                                                               begins in the fall of 2008 and ends in
                                                 Department of Transportation (DOT).                                    Note that all comments received will be                                the fall of 2009; Year 2 (2009) begins in
                                                 ACTION: Notice of regulatory review;                                   posted without change to http://                                       the fall of 2009 and ends in the fall of
                                                 Request for comments.                                                  www.regulations.gov, including any                                     2010; and so on.
                                                                                                                        personal information provided. Please
                                                 SUMMARY:   NHTSA seeks comments on                                     see the Privacy Act heading in the                                        During the Analysis Year, we will
                                                 the economic impact of its regulations                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.                                             request public comment on and analyze
                                                 on small entities. As required by Section                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                       each of the rules in a given year’s group
                                                 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, we                              Juanita Kavalauskas, Office of                                         to determine whether any rule has a
                                                 are attempting to identify rules that may                              Regulatory Analysis and Evaluation,                                    significant impact on a substantial
                                                 have a significant economic impact on                                  National Center for Statistics and                                     number of small entities and, thus,
                                                 a substantial number of small entities.                                Analysis, National Highway Traffic                                     requires review in accordance with
                                                 We also request comments on ways to                                    Safety Administration, U.S. Department                                 section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility
                                                 make these regulations easier to read                                  of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey                                     Act. In each fall’s Regulatory Agenda,
                                                 and understand. The focus of this notice                               Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590                                       we will publish the results of the
                                                 is rules that specifically relate to                                   (telephone 202–366–2584, fax 202–366–                                  analyses we completed during the
                                                 passenger cars, multipurpose passenger                                 3189).                                                                 previous year. For rules that have
                                                 vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers,                                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                             subparts, or other discrete sections of
                                                 motorcycles, and motor vehicle                                                                                                                rules that do have a significant impact
                                                 equipment.                                                             I. Section 610 of the Regulatory                                       on a substantial number of small
                                                                                                                        Flexibility Act                                                        entities, we will announce that we will
                                                 DATES:  You should submit comments
                                                 early enough to ensure that Docket                                     A. Background and Purpose                                              be conducting a formal section 610
                                                 Management receives them not later                                                                                                            review during the following 12 months.
                                                                                                                           Section 610 of the Regulatory
                                                 than February 22, 2016.                                                Flexibility Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–354),                                 The section 610 review will
                                                 ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                                     as amended by the Small Business                                       determine whether a specific rule
                                                 [identified by Docket Number NHTSA–                                    Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of                                 should be revised or revoked to lessen
                                                 2015–0100] by any of the following                                     1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), requires                                       its impact on small entities. We will
                                                 methods:                                                               agencies to conduct periodic reviews of                                consider: (1) The continued need for the
                                                    • Internet: To submit comments                                      final rules that have a significant                                    rule; (2) the nature of complaints or
                                                 electronically, go to the U.S.                                         economic impact on a substantial                                       comments received from the public; (3)
                                                 Government regulations Web site at                                     number of small business entities. The                                 the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent
                                                 http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the                                 purpose of the reviews is to determine                                 to which the rule overlaps, duplicates,
                                                 online instructions for submitting                                     whether such rules should be continued                                 or conflicts with other federal rules or
                                                 comments.                                                              without change, or should be amended                                   with state or local government rules;
                                                    • Mail: Send comments to Docket                                     or rescinded, consistent with the                                      and (5) the length of time since the rule
                                                 Management Facility, U.S. Department                                   objectives of applicable statutes, to                                  has been evaluated or the degree to
                                                 of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey                                     minimize any significant economic                                      which technology, economic conditions,
                                                 Avenue SE., West Building Ground                                       impact of the rules on a substantial                                   or other factors have changed in the area
                                                 Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC                                    number of such small entities.                                         affected by the rule. At the end of the
                                                 20590.                                                                                                                                        Review Year, we will publish the results
                                                    • Hand Delivery: If you plan to                                     B. Review Schedule                                                     of our review. The following table
                                                 submit written comments by hand or                                       On November 24, 2008, NHTSA                                          shows the 10-year analysis and review
                                                 courier, please do so at 1200 New Jersey                               published in the Federal Register (73                                  schedule:

                                                                                       NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SECTION 610 REVIEWS
                                                        Year                                                             Regulations to be reviewed                                                                 Analysis year   Review year
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                                                 1   ..................   49   CFR   571.223 through 571.500, and parts 575 and 579 ..........................................................                              2008           2009
                                                 2   ..................   23   CFR   parts 1200 and 1300 ........................................................................................................           2009           2010
                                                 3   ..................   49   CFR   parts 501 through 526 and 571.213 ................................................................................                     2010           2011
                                                 4   ..................   49   CFR   571.131, 571.217, 571.220, 571.221, and 571.222 .........................................................                              2011           2012
                                                 5   ..................   49   CFR   571.101 through 571.110, and 571.135, 571.138 and 571.139 ......................................                                       2012           2013
                                                 6   ..................   49   CFR   parts 529 through 578, except parts 571 and 575 ..........................................................                             2013           2014
                                                 7   ..................   49   CFR   571.111 through 571.129 and parts 580 through 588 .....................................................                                2014           2015
                                                 8   ..................   49   CFR   571.201 through 571.212 .................................................................................................              2015           2016



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                                                                            NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION SECTION 610 REVIEWS—Continued
                                                       Year                                                      Regulations to be reviewed                                                     Analysis year   Review year

                                                 9 ..................   49 CFR 571.214 through 571.219, except 571.217 ......................................................................           2016           2017
                                                 10 ................    49 CFR parts 591 through 595 and new parts and subparts .......................................................                 2017           2018



                                                 C. Regulations Under Analysis                                   following sections of 49 CFR 571.201
                                                   During Year 8, we will continue to                            through 571.212:
                                                 conduct a preliminary assessment of the

                                                             Section                                                                                        Title

                                                 571.201 ........................        Occupant Protection in Interior Impact.
                                                 571.202 ........................        Head Restraints; Applicable at the Manufacturers Option Until September 1, 2009.
                                                 571.202a ......................         Head Restraints; Mandatory Applicability Begins on September 1, 2009.
                                                 571.203 ........................        Impact Protection for the Driver From the Steering Control System.
                                                 571.204 ........................        Steering Control Rearward Displacement.
                                                 571.205 ........................        Glazing Materials.
                                                 571.205(a) ....................         Glazing Equipment Manufactured Before September 1, 2006 and Glazing Materials Used in Vehicles Manufactured
                                                                                           Before November 1, 2006.
                                                 571.206      ........................   Door Locks and Door Retention Components.
                                                 571.207      ........................   Seating Systems.
                                                 571.208      ........................   Occupant Crash Protection.
                                                 571.209      ........................   Seat Belt Assemblies.
                                                 571.210      ........................   Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.
                                                 571.211      ........................   [Reserved].
                                                 571.212      ........................   Windshield Mounting.



                                                    We are seeking comments on whether                           will ask for comment in a subsequent                        on a schedule consistent with the
                                                 any requirements in 49 CFR 571.201                              notice during the Review Year on how                        section 610 review schedule. We will
                                                 through 571.212 have a significant                              these impacts could be reduced without                      review 49 CFR 571.201 through 571.212
                                                 economic impact on a substantial                                reducing safety.                                            determine if these regulations can be
                                                 number of small entities. ‘‘Small                                                                                           reorganized and/or rewritten to make
                                                                                                                 II. Plain Language
                                                 entities’’ include small businesses, not-                                                                                   them easier to read, understand, and
                                                 for-profit organizations that are                               A. Background and Purpose                                   use. We encourage interested persons to
                                                 independently owned and operated and                              Executive Order 12866 and the                             submit draft regulatory language that
                                                 are not dominant in their fields, and                           Presidential memorandum of June 1,                          clearly and simply communicates
                                                 governmental jurisdictions with                                 1998 entitled ‘‘Plain Language in                           regulatory requirements, and other
                                                 populations under 50,000. Business                              Government Writing’’ require each                           recommendations, such as for putting
                                                 entities are generally defined as small                         agency to write all rules in plain                          information in tables that may make the
                                                 businesses by Standard Industrial                               language. Application of the principles                     regulations easier to use.
                                                 Classification (SIC) code, for the                              of plain language includes consideration                    Comments
                                                 purposes of receiving Small Business                            of the following questions:
                                                 Administration (SBA) assistance. Size                             • Have we organized the material to                       How do I prepare and submit
                                                 standards established by SBA in 13 CFR                          suit the public’s needs?                                    comments?
                                                 121.201 are expressed either in number                            • Are the requirements in the rule                           Your comments must be written and
                                                 of employees or annual receipts in                              clearly stated?                                             in English. To ensure that your
                                                 millions of dollars, unless otherwise                             • Does the rule contain technical                         comments are correctly filed in the
                                                 specified. The number of employees or                           language or jargon that is not clear?                       Docket, please include the docket
                                                 annual receipts indicates the maximum                             • Would a different format (grouping
                                                                                                                                                                             number of this document in your
                                                 allowed for a concern and its affiliates                        and order of sections, use of headings,
                                                                                                                                                                             comments.
                                                 to be considered small. If your business                        paragraphing) make the rule easier to
                                                                                                                                                                                Your comments must not be more
                                                 or organization is a small entity and if                        understand?
                                                                                                                   • Would more (but shorter) sections                       than 15 pages long. (49 CFR 553.21.) We
                                                 any of the requirements in 49 CFR                                                                                           established this limit to encourage you
                                                 571.201 through 571.212 have a                                  be better?
                                                                                                                   • Could we improve clarity by adding                      to write your primary comments in a
                                                 significant economic impact on your                                                                                         concise fashion. However, you may
                                                 business or organization, please submit                         tables, lists, or diagrams?
                                                                                                                   • What else could we do to make the                       attach necessary additional documents
                                                 a comment to explain how and to what                                                                                        to your comments. There is no limit on
                                                                                                                 rule easier to understand?
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                                                 degree these rules affect you, the extent                                                                                   the length of the attachments.
                                                                                                                   If you have any responses to these
                                                 of the economic impact on your                                                                                                 Please submit one copy of your
                                                                                                                 questions, please include them in your
                                                 business or organization, and why you                                                                                       comments, including the attachments,
                                                                                                                 comments on this document.
                                                 believe the economic impact is                                                                                              to Docket Management at the address
                                                 significant.                                                    B. Review Schedule                                          given above under ADDRESSES.
                                                    If the agency determines that there is                         In conjunction with our section 610                          Please note that pursuant to the Data
                                                 a significant economic impact on a                              reviews, we will be performing plain                        Quality Act, in order for substantive
                                                 substantial number of small entities, it                        language reviews over a ten-year period                     data to be relied upon and used by the


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                                                 agency, it must meet the information                    How can I read the comments submitted                 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
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                                                 and DOT Data Quality Act guidelines.                                                                          Fish and Wildlife Service
                                                 Accordingly, we encourage you to                           You may read the comments received
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                                                 omb/fedreg_reproducible. DOT’s                          in the same location.
                                                 guidelines may be accessed at http://                                                                         RIN 1018–BA16
                                                                                                            You may also see the comments on
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                                                   Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search                                                                       Findings on a Petition To List the
                                                                                                            (1) Go to the Federal Docket
                                                 the electronic form of all comments                                                                           Miami Tiger Beetle as an Endangered
                                                 received into any of our dockets by the                 Management System (FDMS) at http://
                                                                                                         www.regulations.gov.                                  or Threatened Species; Proposed
                                                 name of the individual submitting the                                                                         Endangered Species Status for the
                                                 comment (or signing the comment, if                        (2) FDMS provides two basic methods                Miami Tiger Beetle
                                                 submitted on behalf of an association,                  of searching to retrieve dockets and
                                                 business, labor union, etc.). You may                   docket materials that are available in the            AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,
                                                 review DOT’s complete Privacy Act                       system: (a) ‘‘Quick Search’’ to search                Interior.
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                                                 www.regulations.gov.                                                                                          SUMMARY:    We, the U.S. Fish and
                                                                                                         docket name, docket identification
                                                                                                                                                               Wildlife Service (Service), propose to
                                                 How can I be sure that my comments                      number, phase of the action, initiating
                                                                                                                                                               list the Miami tiger beetle (Cicindelidia
                                                 were received?                                          office, date of issuance, document title,
                                                                                                                                                               floridana) as an endangered species
                                                                                                         document identification number, type of               throughout its range under the
                                                   If you wish Docket Management to                      document, Federal Register reference,
                                                 notify you upon its receipt of your                                                                           Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
                                                                                                         CFR citation, etc. Each data field in the             amended (Act). If we finalize this rule
                                                 comments, enclose a self-addressed,                     advanced search may be searched
                                                 stamped postcard in the envelope                                                                              as proposed, it would extend the Act’s
                                                                                                         independently or in combination with                  protections to this species.
                                                 containing your comments. Upon
                                                                                                         other fields, as desired. Each search                    This document also serves as the 90-
                                                 receiving your comments, Docket
                                                                                                         yields a simultaneous display of all                  day and 12-month findings on a petition
                                                 Management will return the postcard by
                                                 mail.                                                   available information found in FDMS                   to list the species as an endangered or
                                                                                                         that is relevant to the requested subject             threatened species.
                                                 How do I submit confidential business                   or topic.                                             DATES: Written Comments: We will
                                                 information?                                                                                                  accept comments received or
                                                                                                            (3) You may download the comments.
                                                    If you wish to submit any information                However, since the comments are                       postmarked on or before February 22,
                                                 under a claim of confidentiality, you                   imaged documents, instead of word                     2016. Comments submitted
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                                                                                                            Please note that even after the                    have scheduled a public hearing for
                                                 Counsel, NHTSA, U.S. Department of
                                                                                                         comment closing date, we will continue                January 13, 2016 (see Public Hearing,
                                                 Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
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                                                                                                                                                               ADDRESSES:    You may submit comments
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                                                 should include a cover letter setting                                                                         side of the screen, under the Document
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                                                 regulation. (49 CFR part 512.)                          Center for Statistics and Analysis.                   may submit a comment by clicking on
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                                                   We will consider all comments that                                                                          Processing, Attn: FWS–R4–ES–2015–
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotice of regulatory review; Request for comments.
DatesYou should submit comments early enough to ensure that Docket Management receives them not later than February 22, 2016.
ContactJuanita Kavalauskas, Office of Regulatory Analysis and Evaluation, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 (telephone 202-366-2584, fax 202-366-3189).
FR Citation80 FR 79531 

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