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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Denial of a Petition for Rulemaking
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on September 21, 2026.
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What the agency says
This document denies the September 11, 2025, petition for rulemaking submitted by Eric Dauster ("petitioner"). The petitioner requested that the agency initiate rulemaking to establish new standards for a centralized National Map Database (NMD) containing static roadway information and requiring global mapping providers to conform to these standards. The petitioner stated that the NMD standards should apply to entities responsible for the installation and maintenance of road infrastructure, including local municipalities, state transportation agencies, and private contractors. NHTSA is denying the petition based on a lack of information necessary for the agency to take action under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, as well as the agency's view concerning the efficient allocation of agency resources.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-19242
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Denial of petition for rulemaking
- Agency
- Transportation Department; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Published
- September 21, 2026
- Dates
- September 21, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. NHTSA-2026-2047
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 571
- Pages
- 2
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