82 FR 22385 - Technical Report Evaluating Fatality Reduction by Seat Belts in the Center Rear Seat
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 92 (May 15, 2017)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 92 (May 15, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 92 (Monday, May 15, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 22385-22386] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-09703] [[Page 22385]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA-2017-0014] Technical Report Evaluating Fatality Reduction by Seat Belts in the Center Rear Seat AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Request for comments on technical report. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice announces NHTSA's publication of a technical report estimating the fatality-reducing effectiveness of seat belts for adult and adolescent passengers in the center rear seats of passenger cars and LTVs. The report's title is: Fatality Reduction by Seat Belts in the Center Rear Seat and Comparison of Occupants' Relative Fatality Risk at Various Seating Positions. DATES: Comments must be received no later than September 12, 2017. ADDRESSES: Report: The technical report is available on the Internet for viewing in PDF format at https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812369. Comments: You may submit comments, identified by Docket Number NHTSA-2017-0014, 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. Fax: Written comments may be faxed to 202-493-2251. 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 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: John Kindelberger, Chief, Evaluation Division, NVS-431, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Room W53-312, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-4696. Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2002 Anton's Law (Pub. L. 107-318) directed NHTSA to require 3-point belts for each rear seating position--including center rear seats--in new passenger motor vehicles by September 1, 2007. Manufacturers had begun installing 3-point belts at the center rear seats in some makes and models as early as 1994, and completed the transition from lap belts to 3-point belts on time. Double-pair comparison and logistic regression analyses of FARS data for 1990 to 2014 show that 3-point belts are highly effective in the center rear seats: Buckling up reduces passengers' fatality risk by an estimated 58 percent in passenger cars (95% confidence bounds: 41% to 69%) and by 75 percent in LTVs (confidence bounds: 63% to 84%). In cars of the 1960s and 70s, when restraints use rates were lower, the rear seats were substantially safer than the front seats for unrestrained occupants, and the center rear seat even safer than the outboard rear seats. These differences between seats have substantially diminished over the past 30 years. Statistical analyses of FARS do not show statistically significant mitigation of fatality risk for outboard rear or center rear seats of passenger cars relative to the driver's or right front seats, for belted occupants of the same age and gender. Corresponding analyses of LTVs show reduced fatality risk for the right front and right rear seats relative to the driver's seat; however, they do not show significant advantages for the outboard rear or center rear seats relative to the right front seats. Comments NHTSA welcomes public review of the technical report. NHTSA will submit to the Docket a response to the comments and, if appropriate, will supplement or revise the report. 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 (NHTSA-2017-0014) in your comments. Your primary comments must not be more than 15 pages long (49 CFR 553.21). However, you may attach additional documents to your primary 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 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. DOT's guidelines may be accessed at http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/subject_areas/statistical_policy_and_research/data_quality_guidelines/index.html. 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.dot.gov/privacy.html. 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. You may also periodically access http://www.regulations.gov and enter the number for this docket (NHTSA-2017-0014) to see if your comments are on line. 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 [[Page 22386]] 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? In our response, 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 http://www.regulations.gov. (2) Regulations.gov provides two basic methods of searching to retrieve dockets and docket materials that are available in the system: (a) ``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 regulations.gov 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, 30181-83 delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8. Issued in Washington, DC. Joseph M. Kolly, Acting Associate Administrator, National Center for Statistics and Analysis. [FR Doc. 2017-09703 Filed 5-12-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-59-P
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION comments received will be posted comments are correctly filed in the
without change to http:// Docket, please include the Docket
National Highway Traffic Safety www.regulations.gov, including any number of this document (NHTSA–
Administration personal information provided. Please 2017–0014) in your comments.
see the Privacy Act heading in the Your primary comments must not be
[Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0014]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. more than 15 pages long (49 CFR
Technical Report Evaluating Fatality FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 553.21). However, you may attach
Reduction by Seat Belts in the Center Kindelberger, Chief, Evaluation additional documents to your primary
Rear Seat Division, NVS–431, National Center for comments. There is no limit on the
Statistics and Analysis, National length of the attachments.
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Please submit one copy of your
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Safety Administration (NHTSA), comments, including the attachments,
Room W53–312, 1200 New Jersey
Department of Transportation (DOT). to Docket Management at the address
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
ACTION: Request for comments on Telephone: 202–366–4696. Email: given above under ADDRESSES.
technical report. Please note that pursuant to the Data
john.kindelberger@dot.gov.
Quality Act, in order for substantive
SUMMARY: This notice announces SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2002 data to be relied upon and used by the
NHTSA’s publication of a technical Anton’s Law (Pub. L. 107–318) directed agency, it must meet the information
report estimating the fatality-reducing NHTSA to require 3-point belts for each quality standards set forth in the OMB
effectiveness of seat belts for adult and rear seating position—including center and DOT Data Quality Act guidelines.
adolescent passengers in the center rear rear seats—in new passenger motor Accordingly, we encourage you to
seats of passenger cars and LTVs. The vehicles by September 1, 2007. consult the guidelines in preparing your
report’s title is: Fatality Reduction by Manufacturers had begun installing 3- comments. DOT’s guidelines may be
Seat Belts in the Center Rear Seat and point belts at the center rear seats in accessed at http://www.rita.dot.gov/bts/
Comparison of Occupants’ Relative some makes and models as early as sites/rita.dot.gov.bts/files/subject_areas/
Fatality Risk at Various Seating 1994, and completed the transition from statistical_policy_and_research/data_
Positions. lap belts to 3-point belts on time. quality_guidelines/index.html.
Double-pair comparison and logistic Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
DATES: Comments must be received no regression analyses of FARS data for
later than September 12, 2017. the electronic form of all comments
1990 to 2014 show that 3-point belts are received into any of our dockets by the
ADDRESSES: highly effective in the center rear seats: name of the individual submitting the
Report: The technical report is Buckling up reduces passengers’ fatality comment (or signing the comment, if
available on the Internet for viewing in risk by an estimated 58 percent in submitted on behalf of an association,
PDF format at https:// passenger cars (95% confidence bounds: business, labor union, etc.). You may
crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ 41% to 69%) and by 75 percent in LTVs review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
ViewPublication/812369. (confidence bounds: 63% to 84%). Statement in the Federal Register
Comments: You may submit In cars of the 1960s and 70s, when published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
comments, identified by Docket Number restraints use rates were lower, the rear 19477–78) or you may visit http://
NHTSA–2017–0014, by any of the seats were substantially safer than the www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
following methods: front seats for unrestrained occupants,
• Internet: To submit comments and the center rear seat even safer than How can I be sure that my comments
electronically, go to the U.S. the outboard rear seats. These were received?
Government regulations Web site at differences between seats have If you wish Docket Management to
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the substantially diminished over the past notify you upon its receipt of your
online instructions for submitting 30 years. Statistical analyses of FARS do comments, enclose a self-addressed,
comments. not show statistically significant stamped postcard in the envelope
• Fax: Written comments may be mitigation of fatality risk for outboard containing your comments. Upon
faxed to 202–493–2251. rear or center rear seats of passenger receiving your comments, Docket
• Mail: Send comments to Docket cars relative to the driver’s or right front Management will return the postcard by
Management Facility, U.S. Department seats, for belted occupants of the same mail. You may also periodically access
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey age and gender. Corresponding analyses http://www.regulations.gov and enter
Avenue SE., West Building Ground of LTVs show reduced fatality risk for the number for this docket (NHTSA–
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC the right front and right rear seats 2017–0014) to see if your comments are
20590. relative to the driver’s seat; however, on line.
• Hand Delivery: If you plan to they do not show significant advantages
submit written comments by hand or How do I submit confidential business
for the outboard rear or center rear seats
courier, please do so at 1200 New Jersey information?
relative to the right front seats.
Avenue SE., West Building Ground If you wish to submit any information
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC Comments under a claim of confidentiality, you
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, NHTSA welcomes public review of should submit three copies of your
Monday through Friday, except federal the technical report. NHTSA will complete submission, including the
holidays information you claim to be confidential
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• You may call Docket Management comments and, if appropriate, will business information, to the Chief
at 1–800–647–5527. supplement or revise the report. Counsel, NHTSA, U.S. Department of
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| Contact | John Kindelberger, Chief, Evaluation Division, NVS-431, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Room W53-312, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-4696. Email: [email protected] | |
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