Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
In response to a request from Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators), NHTSA is announcing a 30-day extension of the public comment period for the Request for Comment (RFC) notice published on May 28, 2026 proposing updates to the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) by adding rear automatic braking (RAB) systems with pedestrian avoidance ability to the advanced driver assistance systems technologies NHTSA currently recommends. The comment period for the RFC was originally scheduled to end on July 27, 2026. It will now end on August 26, 2026.
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-2026-1156] RIN 2127-ZA28 AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Extension of comment period. SUMMARY: In response to a request from Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators), NHTSA is announcing a 30-day extension of the public comment period for the Request for Comment (RFC) notice published on May 28, 2026 proposing updates to the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) by adding rear automatic braking (RAB) systems with pedestrian avoidance ability to the advanced driver assistance systems technologies NHTSA currently recommends. The comment period for the RFC was originally scheduled to end on July 27, 2026. It will now end on August 26, 2026. DATES: The comment period for the NCAP RFC published on May 28, 2026 is extended to August 26, 2026. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the docket number identified in the heading of this document by one of the following methods: Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov . Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W58-213, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W58-213, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. To be sure som…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Citation: 91 FR 46527
