Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
On November 25, 2024, and December 3, 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published in the Federal Register two final decision notices announcing changes to the Agency's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) and stated that these changes would be implemented beginning with model year 2026 vehicles. This notice announces that implementation of the changes discussed in the November 2024 and December 2024 notices are postponed for one model year.
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 [Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0077] AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of postponement of the implementation of program updates for the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). SUMMARY: On November 25, 2024, and December 3, 2024, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published in the Federal Register two final decision notices announcing changes to the Agency's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) and stated that these changes would be implemented beginning with model year 2026 vehicles. This notice announces that implementation of the changes discussed in the November 2024 and December 2024 notices are postponed for one model year. DATES: Crashworthiness pedestrian protection assessments, as discussed in NCAP's November 25, 2024 notice, as well as planned changes to the ADAS technologies included in NCAP, as described in NCAP's December 3, 2024 notice, will be implemented for model year 2027 vehicles. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, you may contact Ms. Taryn E. Rockwell, New Car Assessment Program, Office of Crashworthiness Standards (Telephone: (202) 366-1810). You may send mail to this official at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Washington, DC 20590-0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Executive Summary On November 25, 2024, the …
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Citation: 90 FR 45463
