Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
This document delays until March 20, 2025, the effective date of the December 20, 2024, final rule that adopted Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 305a to replace FMVSS No. 305, "Electric- powered vehicles: Electrolyte spillage and electrical shock protection." FMVSS No. 305a applies to light and heavy vehicles and includes performance requirements for the propulsion battery. The final rule also established a part entitled, "Documentation for Electric- powered Vehicles," that requires manufacturers to compile risk mitigation documentation and submit standardized emergency response information to assist first and second responders handling electric vehicles.
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 Parts 561 and 571 [Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0091] RIN 2127-AM43 AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ( printed page 9610) ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date. SUMMARY: This document delays until March 20, 2025, the effective date of the December 20, 2024, final rule that adopted Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 305a to replace FMVSS No. 305, “Electric-powered vehicles: Electrolyte spillage and electrical shock protection.” FMVSS No. 305a applies to light and heavy vehicles and includes performance requirements for the propulsion battery. The final rule also established a part entitled, “Documentation for Electric-powered Vehicles,” that requires manufacturers to compile risk mitigation documentation and submit standardized emergency response information to assist first and second responders handling electric vehicles. DATES: The effective date of the rule published on December 20, 2024, at 89 FR 104318 , is delayed until March 20, 2025. The incorporation by reference approval of certain publications listed in the rule by the Director of the Federal Register is delayed until March 20, 2025. ADDRESSES: Correspondence related to this rule should refer to the docket number set forth above (NHTSA-2024-0091) and be submitted to regulations.gov or the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Saf…
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Citation: 90 FR 9609
