Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
This notice provides guidance concerning best practices to be followed by importers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to reduce the likelihood of importing products that contain defects related to motor vehicle safety or do not comply with applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
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 2008-0113 Notice 2] AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. ACTION: Final Notice. SUMMARY: This notice provides guidance concerning best practices to be followed by importers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to reduce the likelihood of importing products that contain defects related to motor vehicle safety or do not comply with applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Clint Lindsay, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202-366-5288). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Background a. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration b. The Interagency Working Group Report—Strategic Framework c. Working Group—Action Plan II. NHTSA's Implementation of the Working Group's Recommendation on Best Importer Practices III. Comments and Recommendations Requested IV. Comments Received a. Support for NHTSA Guidance b. Voluntary Product Marking c. Records Maintenance d. Methodologies for Product Management and Development e. Report Submitted V. Executive Order 12866 on “Significant Guidance” VI. Recommended Best Practices for Importers of Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment a. Fully Understand the Importer's Obligations under Motor Vehicle Safety Statutes and Regulations b. E…
Citation: 73 FR 79207
