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Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards; Extension of Comment Period
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 31, 2026. Comments closed on September 30, 2026.
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What the agency says
In response to a request from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators), NHTSA is announcing a 30-day extension of the public comment period for the interim final rule (IFR) published on July 31, 2026 amending NHTSA's general exemption regulations to remove language limiting the application of temporary exemptions from the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and the bumper standard to motor vehicles manufactured on and after the effective date of an exemption, and to align the regulations with the Administrator's statutory discretion to determine the vehicle population covered by a temporary exemption. The notice also removed the requirement that applications for exemption be submitted in three copies and specified an electronic means for submission. The comment period for the notice was originally scheduled to end on August 31, 2026. It will now end on September 30, 2026.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-17742
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Interim final rule; extension of comment period
- Agency
- Transportation Department; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Published
- August 31, 2026
- Comments due
- September 30, 2026
- Dates
- The comment period for the IFR published on July 31, 2026 at 91 FR 48307, is extended. Comments should be received on or before September 30, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. NHTSA-2026-1585
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 49 CFR 555
- Pages
- 2
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