83_FR_25067 83 FR 24962 - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Plain Language and Small Business Impacts of Motor Vehicle Safety

83 FR 24962 - Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Plain Language and Small Business Impacts of Motor Vehicle Safety

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 105 (May 31, 2018)

Page Range24962-24965
FR Document2018-11671

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 notification 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 Parts 571, 580, 581, 582, 583, 585, 587, 588, 591, 592, 593, 
594, and 595

[Docket No. NHTSA-2018-0064]


Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Plain Language and Small 
Business Impacts of Motor Vehicle Safety

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

ACTION: Notification 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 notification 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 July 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket Number NHTSA-
2018-0064] by any of the following methods:
     Internet: To submit comments electronically, go to the 
U.S. Government regulations website 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: Jonathan Roth, 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 202-366-0818, 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 December 1, 2008, NHTSA published in the Federal Register (73 FR 
72758) 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

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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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                    Year                          Regulations to be reviewed       Analysis year    Review year
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1..........................................  49 CFR 571.223 through 571.500, and            2008            2009
                                              parts 575 and 579.
2..........................................  23 CFR parts 1200 and 1300.........            2009            2010
3..........................................  49 CFR parts 501 through 526 and               2010            2011
                                              571.213.
4..........................................  49 CFR 571.131, 571.217, 571.220,              2011            2012
                                              571.221, and 571.222.
5..........................................  49 CFR 571.101 through 571.110, and            2012            2013
                                              571.135, 571.138 and 571.139.
6..........................................  49 CFR parts 529 through 578,                  2013            2014
                                              except parts 571 and 575.
7..........................................  49 CFR 571.111 through 571.129 and             2014            2015
                                              parts 580 through 588.
8..........................................  49 CFR 571.201 through 571.212.....            2015            2016
9..........................................  49 CFR 571.214 through 571.219,                2016            2017
                                              except 571.217.
10.........................................  49 CFR parts 591 through 595 and               2017            2018
                                              new parts and subparts.
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C. Regulations Under Analysis

    NHTSA did not publish a Federal Register notification for year 9, 
opting instead to publish years 9 and 10 simultaneously. During this 
year, we will continue to conduct a preliminary assessment of the 
following sections of 49 CFR 571.214 through 571.219, except 571.217, 
and also 49 CFR parts 591 through 595 and new parts and subparts.

                                 Year 9
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              Section                               Title
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571.214...........................  Side impact protection.
571.215...........................  [RESERVED].
571.216...........................  Roof crush resistance; Applicable
                                     unless a vehicle is certified to
                                     Sec.   571.216a.
571.216a..........................  Roof crush resistance; Upgraded
                                     Standard.
571.218...........................  Motorcycle Helmets.
571.219...........................  Windshield zone intrusion.
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                                 Year 10
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              Section                               Title
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591...............................  Importation of Vehicles and
                                     Equipment.
592...............................  Registered Importers of Vehicles not
                                     originally manufactured to meet
                                     FMVSSs.
593...............................  Determination that a vehicle not
                                     originally manufactured to meet
                                     FMVSS is eligible for importation.
594...............................  Schedule of Fees Authorized by 49
                                     U.S.C. 30141.
595...............................  ``Make Inoperative'' Exemptions.
571.141...........................  Sound Alerts.
571.136...........................  ESC for Heavy Trucks.
571.111...........................  Rear Visibility.
571.208, 571.210..................  Occupant Crash Protection.
571.214...........................  Ejection Mitigation.
571.218...........................  Motorcycle Helmets.
571.121...........................  Air Brake Systems.
571.216...........................  Roof Crush Resistance.
571.3, 571.5, 571.10, 571.210.....  Designated Seating Positions and
                                     Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.
571.126...........................  ESC Systems; Controls and Displays.

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571.214...........................  Occupant Protection in Interior
                                     Impact; Side Impact Protection;
                                     Fuel System Integrity, Electric
                                     Powered Vehicles: Electrolyte
                                     Spillage and Electrical Shock
                                     Protection, Side Impact Phase in
                                     Reporting Requirements.
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    We are seeking comments on whether any requirements in 49 CFR 
571.214 through 571.219, except 571.217, and 49 CFR 591 through 595, 
and all new parts and subparts added since 2008 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 571.214 through 571.219, except 571.217, and 
49 CFR 591 through 595, and all new parts and subparts added since 2008 
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 notification 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 President's memorandum of June 1, 
1998, 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 571.214 
through 571.219, except 571.217, and 49 CFR 591 through 595, and all 
new parts and subparts added since 2008, 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 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

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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.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Terry T. Shelton,
Associate Administrator for the National Center for Statistics and 
Analysis.
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                                                    • is certified as not having a                       585, 587, 588, 591, 592, 593, 594, and                posted without change to http://
                                                 significant economic impact on a                        595                                                   www.regulations.gov, including any
                                                 substantial number of small entities                                                                          personal information provided. Please
                                                 under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5                 [Docket No. NHTSA–2018–0064]                          see the Privacy Act heading in the
                                                 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);                                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
                                                    • does not contain any unfunded                      Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
                                                                                                         Standards; Plain Language and Small                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                 mandate or significantly or uniquely                                                                          Jonathan Roth, Office of Regulatory
                                                 affect small governments, as described                  Business Impacts of Motor Vehicle
                                                                                                         Safety                                                Analysis and Evaluation, National
                                                 in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act                                                                           Center for Statistics and Analysis,
                                                 of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4);                                AGENCY:  National Highway Traffic                     National Highway Traffic Safety
                                                    • does not have Federalism                           Safety Administration (NHTSA),                        Administration, U.S. Department of
                                                 implications as specified in Executive                  Department of Transportation (DOT).                   Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
                                                 Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10,                                                                          Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590
                                                                                                         ACTION: Notification of regulatory
                                                 1999);                                                                                                        (telephone 202–366–0818, fax 202–366–
                                                    • is not an economically significant                 review; request for comments.
                                                                                                                                                               3189).
                                                 regulatory action based on health or                    SUMMARY:   NHTSA seeks comments on                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                 safety risks subject to Executive Order                 the economic impact of its regulations
                                                 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997);                    on small entities. As required by Section             I. Section 610 of the Regulatory
                                                    • is not a significant regulatory action             610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, we             Flexibility Act
                                                 subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR                 are attempting to identify rules that may
                                                 28355, May 22, 2001).                                                                                         A. Background and Purpose
                                                                                                         have a significant economic impact on
                                                    In addition, this rule is not subject to             a substantial number of small entities.                  Section 610 of the Regulatory
                                                 requirements of Section 12(d) of the                    We also request comments on ways to                   Flexibility Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–354),
                                                 National Technology Transfer and                        make these regulations easier to read                 as amended by the Small Business
                                                 Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C.                      and understand. The focus of this                     Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of
                                                 272 note) because application of those                  notification is rules that specifically               1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), requires
                                                 requirements would be inconsistent                      relate to passenger cars, multipurpose                agencies to conduct periodic reviews of
                                                 with the CAA. It also does not provide                  passenger vehicles, trucks, buses,                    final rules that have a significant
                                                 EPA with the discretionary authority to                 trailers, motorcycles, and motor vehicle              economic impact on a substantial
                                                 address, as appropriate,                                equipment.                                            number of small business entities. The
                                                 disproportionate human health or                                                                              purpose of the reviews is to determine
                                                 environmental effects, using practicable                DATES: You should submit comments                     whether such rules should be continued
                                                 and legally permissible methods, under                  early enough to ensure that Docket                    without change, or should be amended
                                                 Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629,                      Management receives them not later                    or rescinded, consistent with the
                                                 February 16, 1994). And it does not                     than July 30, 2018.                                   objectives of applicable statutes, to
                                                 have Tribal implications as specified by                ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                    minimize any significant economic
                                                 Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249,                     [identified by Docket Number NHTSA–                   impact of the rules on a substantial
                                                 November 9, 2000), because EPA is not                   2018–0064] by any of the following                    number of such small entities.
                                                 proposing to approve the submitted rule                 methods:
                                                                                                            • Internet: To submit comments                     B. Review Schedule
                                                 to apply in Indian country located in the
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                                                 will not impose substantial direct costs                Government regulations website at                     published in the Federal Register (73
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                                                 will coincide with the fall-to-fall                                     Act. In each fall’s Regulatory Agenda,                                comments received from the public; (3)
                                                 publication schedule of the Semiannual                                  we will publish the results of the                                    the complexity of the rule; (4) the extent
                                                 Regulatory Agenda, see http://                                          analyses we completed during the                                      to which the rule overlaps, duplicates,
                                                 www.regulations.gov. Year 1 (2008)                                      previous year. For rules that have                                    or conflicts with other federal rules or
                                                 begins in the fall of 2008 and ends in                                  subparts, or other discrete sections of                               with state or local government rules;
                                                 the fall of 2009; Year 2 (2009) begins in                               rules that do have a significant impact                               and (5) the length of time since the rule
                                                 the fall of 2009 and ends in the fall of                                on a substantial number of small                                      has been evaluated or the degree to
                                                 2010; and so on.                                                        entities, we will announce that we will                               which technology, economic conditions,
                                                   During the Analysis Year, we will                                     be conducting a formal section 610                                    or other factors have changed in the area
                                                 request public comment on and analyze                                   review during the following 12 months.
                                                                                                                                                                                               affected by the rule. At the end of the
                                                 each of the rules in a given year’s group                                  The section 610 review will
                                                 to determine whether any rule has a                                     determine whether a specific rule                                     Review Year, we will publish the results
                                                 significant impact on a substantial                                     should be revised or revoked to lessen                                of our review. The following table
                                                 number of small entities and, thus,                                     its impact on small entities. We will                                 shows the 10-year analysis and review
                                                 requires review in accordance with                                      consider: (1) The continued need for the                              schedule:
                                                 section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility                               rule; (2) the nature of complaints or

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

                                                 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
                                                 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                                           instead to publish years 9 and 10                                     49 CFR 571.214 through 571.219, except
                                                                                                                         simultaneously. During this year, we                                  571.217, and also 49 CFR parts 591
                                                   NHTSA did not publish a Federal                                       will continue to conduct a preliminary                                through 595 and new parts and
                                                 Register notification for year 9, opting                                assessment of the following sections of                               subparts.

                                                                                                                                                    YEAR 9
                                                                       Section                                                                                                     Title

                                                 571.214 ...........................................      Side impact protection.
                                                 571.215 ...........................................      [RESERVED].
                                                 571.216 ...........................................      Roof crush resistance; Applicable unless a vehicle is certified to § 571.216a.
                                                 571.216a .........................................       Roof crush resistance; Upgraded Standard.
                                                 571.218 ...........................................      Motorcycle Helmets.
                                                 571.219 ...........................................      Windshield zone intrusion.


                                                                                                                                                   YEAR 10
                                                                       Section                                                                                                     Title

                                                 591 ..................................................   Importation of Vehicles and Equipment.
                                                 592 ..................................................   Registered Importers of Vehicles not originally manufactured to meet FMVSSs.
                                                 593 ..................................................   Determination that a vehicle not originally manufactured to meet FMVSS is eligible for importation.
                                                 594 ..................................................   Schedule of Fees Authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30141.
                                                 595 ..................................................   ‘‘Make Inoperative’’ Exemptions.
                                                 571.141 ...........................................      Sound Alerts.
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                                                 571.136 ...........................................      ESC for Heavy Trucks.
                                                 571.111 ...........................................      Rear Visibility.
                                                 571.208, 571.210 ............................            Occupant Crash Protection.
                                                 571.214 ...........................................      Ejection Mitigation.
                                                 571.218 ...........................................      Motorcycle Helmets.
                                                 571.121 ...........................................      Air Brake Systems.
                                                 571.216 ...........................................      Roof Crush Resistance.
                                                 571.3, 571.5, 571.10, 571.210 ........                   Designated Seating Positions and Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.
                                                 571.126 ...........................................      ESC Systems; Controls and Displays.



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                                                                                                                             YEAR 10—Continued
                                                                     Section                                                                                   Title

                                                 571.214 ...........................................   Occupant Protection in Interior Impact; Side Impact Protection; Fuel System Integrity, Electric Powered Ve-
                                                                                                        hicles: Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical Shock Protection, Side Impact Phase in Reporting Require-
                                                                                                        ments.



                                                    We are seeking comments on whether                              • Are the requirements in the rule                    Please note that pursuant to the Data
                                                 any requirements in 49 CFR 571.214                               clearly stated?                                       Quality Act, in order for substantive
                                                 through 571.219, except 571.217, and 49                            • Does the rule contain technical                   data to be relied upon and used by the
                                                 CFR 591 through 595, and all new parts                           language or jargon that is not clear?                 agency, it must meet the information
                                                 and subparts added since 2008 have a                               • Would a different format (grouping                quality standards set forth in the OMB
                                                 significant economic impact on a                                 and order of sections, use of headings,               and DOT Data Quality Act guidelines.
                                                 substantial number of small entities.                            paragraphing) make the rule easier to                 Accordingly, we encourage you to
                                                 ‘‘Small entities’’ include small                                 understand?                                           consult the guidelines in preparing your
                                                 businesses, not-for-profit organizations                           • Would more (but shorter) sections                 comments. OMB’s guidelines may be
                                                 that are independently owned and                                 be better?                                            accessed at http://www.whitehouse.gov/
                                                 operated and are not dominant in their                             • Could we improve clarity by adding                omb/fedreg_reproducible. DOT’s
                                                 fields, and governmental jurisdictions                           tables, lists, or diagrams?                           guidelines may be accessed at http://
                                                                                                                    • What else could we do to make the
                                                 with populations under 50,000.                                                                                         dmses.dot.gov/submit/DataQuality
                                                                                                                  rule easier to understand?
                                                 Business entities are generally defined                                                                                Guidelines.pdf.
                                                                                                                    If you have any responses to these
                                                 as small businesses by Standard                                                                                          Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
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                                                                                                                  comments on this document.
                                                 the purposes of receiving Small                                                                                        received into any of our dockets by the
                                                 Business Administration (SBA)                                    B. Review Schedule                                    name of the individual submitting the
                                                 assistance. Size standards established by                          In conjunction with our section 610                 comment (or signing the comment, if
                                                 SBA in 13 CFR 121.201 are expressed                              reviews, we will be performing plain                  submitted on behalf of an association,
                                                 either in number of employees or                                 language reviews over a ten-year period               business, labor union, etc.). You may
                                                 annual receipts in millions of dollars,                          on a schedule consistent with the                     review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
                                                 unless otherwise specified. The number                           section 610 review schedule. We will                  Statement in the Federal Register
                                                 of employees or annual receipts                                  review 49 CFR 571.214 through 571.219,                published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
                                                 indicates the maximum allowed for a                              except 571.217, and 49 CFR 591 through                19477–78) or you may visit http://
                                                 concern and its affiliates to be                                 595, and all new parts and subparts                   www.regulations.gov.
                                                 considered small. If your business or                            added since 2008, determine if these
                                                 organization is a small entity and if any                                                                              How can I be sure that my comments
                                                                                                                  regulations can be reorganized and/or                 were received?
                                                 of the requirements in 49 CFR 571.214                            rewritten to make them easier to read,
                                                 through 571.219, except 571.217, and 49                          understand, and use. We encourage                       If you wish Docket Management to
                                                 CFR 591 through 595, and all new parts                           interested persons to submit draft                    notify you upon its receipt of your
                                                 and subparts added since 2008 have a                             regulatory language that clearly and                  comments, enclose a self-addressed,
                                                 significant economic impact on your                              simply communicates regulatory                        stamped postcard in the envelope
                                                 business or organization, please submit                          requirements, and other                               containing your comments. Upon
                                                 a comment to explain how and to what                             recommendations, such as for putting                  receiving your comments, Docket
                                                 degree these rules affect you, the extent                        information in tables that may make the               Management will return the postcard by
                                                 of the economic impact on your                                   regulations easier to use.                            mail.
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                                                                                                                     Your comments must be written and
                                                 substantial number of small entities, it                                                                               should submit three copies of your
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                                                 how these impacts could be reduced                                                                                     business information, to the Chief
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                                                 without reducing safety.                                                                                               Counsel, NHTSA, U.S. Department of
                                                                                                                  comments.
                                                 II. Plain Language                                                  Your comments must not be more                     Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
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                                                 A. Background and Purpose                                                                                              addition, you should submit a copy,
                                                                                                                  established this limit to encourage you
                                                   Executive Order 12866 and the                                  to write your primary comments in a                   from which you have deleted the
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                                                 President’s memorandum of June 1,                                concise fashion. However, you may                     claimed confidential business
                                                 1998, require each agency to write all                           attach necessary additional documents                 information, to Docket Management at
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                                                 confidential business information                          (1) Go to the Federal Docket                         (3) You may download the comments.
                                                 regulation. (49 CFR part 512.)                          Management System (FDMS) at http://                   However, since the comments are
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                                                 also consider comments that Docket                                                                            some people may submit late comments.
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                                                   You may read the comments received                    CFR citation, etc. Each data field in the             delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and
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Document Created: 2018-05-31 00:48:05
Document Modified: 2018-05-31 00:48:05
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotification of regulatory review; request for comments.
DatesYou should submit comments early enough to ensure that Docket Management receives them not later than July 30, 2018.
ContactJonathan Roth, 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 202-366-0818, fax 202-366-3189).
FR Citation83 FR 24962 
CFR Citation49 CFR 571
49 CFR 580
49 CFR 581
49 CFR 582
49 CFR 583
49 CFR 585
49 CFR 587
49 CFR 588
49 CFR 591
49 CFR 592
49 CFR 593
49 CFR 594
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