Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Through this document, NHTSA fulfills the statutory mandate in section 24204 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which directed the Secretary of Transportation to issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 207, "Seating systems." NHTSA also partially grants rulemaking petitions submitted by Kenneth J. Saczalski of Environmental Research and Safety Technologists (ERST) and by Alan Cantor of ARCCA, Inc. (ARCCA), which sought changes to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) petitioners stated would improve the safety of children during rear-end crashes. NHTSA denies a petition from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS), which sought to require additional warnings instructing adults regarding which rear seating position to place children.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 571 [Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0001] RIN 2127-AM53 AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: Through this document, NHTSA fulfills the statutory mandate in section 24204 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which directed the Secretary of Transportation to issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 207, “Seating systems.” NHTSA also partially grants rulemaking petitions submitted by Kenneth J. Saczalski of Environmental Research and Safety Technologists (ERST) and by Alan Cantor of ARCCA, Inc. (ARCCA), which sought changes to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) petitioners stated would improve the safety of children during rear-end crashes. NHTSA denies a petition from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS), which sought to require additional warnings instructing adults regarding which rear seating position to place children. DATES: Comments must be received no later than September 16, 2024. The Saczalski and Cantor petitions are granted in part and the CAS petition is denied as of July 16, 2024. See ADDRESSES and Section VIII. Public Participation for more information about submitting written comments and reviewing comments submitted by other interested parties. ADDRESSES: You may submit…
Citation: 89 FR 57998
