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Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seating Systems
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on July 16, 2024. Comments closed on September 16, 2024.
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What the agency says
Through this document, NHTSA fulfills the statutory mandate in section 24204 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which directed the Secretary of Transportation to issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 207, "Seating systems." NHTSA also partially grants rulemaking petitions submitted by Kenneth J. Saczalski of Environmental Research and Safety Technologists (ERST) and by Alan Cantor of ARCCA, Inc. (ARCCA), which sought changes to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) petitioners stated would improve the safety of children during rear-end crashes. NHTSA denies a petition from the Center for Auto Safety (CAS), which sought to require additional warnings instructing adults regarding which rear seating position to place children.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-15390
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Advance notice of proposed rulemaking
- Agency
- Transportation Department; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Published
- July 16, 2024
- Comments due
- September 16, 2024
- Dates
- Comments must be received no later than September 16, 2024. The Saczalski and Cantor petitions are granted in part and the CAS petition is denied as of July 16, 2024. See ADDRESSES and Section VIII. Public Participation for more information about submitting written comments and reviewing comments submitted by other interested parties.
- Docket
- Docket No. NHTSA-2024-0001
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2127-AM53
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 571
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 41
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