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already voluntarily equipping their
‘‘express-up’’ or ‘‘one-touch closing’’
power windows with ARS that are
either ECE compliant or nearly ECE
compliant.
We have also considered further
whether safety would be materially
improved by adopting the proposed
alternative that requires ARS for
express-up windows. Thus far,
manufacturers have been voluntarily
providing ARS for all express up
windows. There is no reason at present
to believe that vehicle manufacturers
will discontinue this current practice.
Moreover, the benefits of specifying the
ECE R21 test requirement would be
minimal. Given these considerations,
adopting the proposed rule would not,
at present, advance the child safety goal
of the K. T. Safety Act. We do not read
the statutory language to require
issuance of such a rule, and we have
accordingly decided not to issue a rule
in this proceeding.
We plan to monitor power window
designs on new vehicles and data
relevant to power window injuries. If a
new entrant in the U.S. market began
importing vehicles with express up
windows lacking ARS or if a
manufacturer discontinued its current
voluntary practice of providing ARS, we
would reexamine our options.
The K. T. Safety Act specifies that if
the Department does not issue a rule
requiring ARS for power windows, it
must make available to the public
through the Internet and other means
information indicating which vehicles
with power windows and/or panels are
or are not equipped with ARS. The
Department has been or will be using
several methods to provide this
information since October 2009. We
have been using our Five-Star safety
rating program at https://
www.safercar.gov to indicate whether
particular make-models have ARS. To
improve this program and help ensure
that vehicles that are listed have
effective ARS, we plan to list vehicles
as having ARS only if they have ECE
compliant ARS (as determined in a test
procedure that in the near future we
will place in Docket number NHTSA—
2006–26555—accessible at https://
www.regulations.gov) or the slightly
more stringent ARS test requirement
that we developed for power windows
systems that operate when the key is not
in the ignition.
We are also including general
information about power window safety
in our ‘‘Buying a Safer Car for Child
Passengers’’ brochure and at our new
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Web site ‘‘Keeping Kids Safe: Inside and
Out’’.1
Based on the foregoing discussion, we
are withdrawing our 2009 notice of
proposed rulemaking published at 74
FR 45143 on September 1, 2009, and
terminating rulemaking.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115,
30117, and 30166; delegation of authority at
49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.
Issued on: February 25, 2011.
Joseph S. Carra,
Acting Associate Administrator for
Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2011–4734 Filed 2–28–11; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
49 CFR Part 571
[Docket No. NHTSA–2010–0162]
RIN 2127–AK43
Public Workshop and Hearing for Rear
Visibility; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard, Rearview Mirrors, Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, LowSpeed Vehicles; Phase-in Reporting
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking:
Announcement of a public technical
workshop, a public hearing and reopening of public comment period.
AGENCY:
On December 7, 2010,
NHTSA published a notice of proposed
rulemaking proposing to amend the
agency’s Federal motor vehicle safety
standard on rearview mirrors to improve
the ability of a driver of a vehicle to
detect pedestrians in the area
immediately behind the vehicle and
thereby minimize the likelihood of the
vehicle striking a pedestrian while the
vehicle is moving backward. NHTSA is
announcing two separate public events
relating to this proposal. The first event,
a public technical workshop, will be
held on March 11, 2011, to discuss
technical issues relevant to the test
procedure described in the proposed
rule. The second event, a public
hearing, will be held on March 23, 2011
to provide an opportunity for the public
to present oral testimony regarding the
proposal. The dates, times, locations,
and framework for these public events
SUMMARY:
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Child+Safety/Keeping+Kids+Safe:+Inside+&+Out.
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are announced in this notice. In order to
facilitate the submission of written
comments in connection with these two
events, the comment period for the
proposed rule will be reopened for a
period of 45 days. In a separate
document appearing in today’s edition
of the Federal Register, the agency is
correcting various minor errors
regarding metric conversions, section
cross references and other matters.
DATES: Workshop: NHTSA will hold the
public technical workshop on March 11,
2011, beginning at 9 a.m. and
continuing until 12 p.m., local time, at
the location indicated in the ADDRESSES
section below.
Public hearing: The public hearing
will be held on March 23, 2011,
beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until
3 p.m. at the location indicated in the
ADDRESSES section below. If you would
like to present oral testimony at either
of these public events, please contact
the person identified under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT, at least 5 days
before the meeting.
Comments: The comment period for
the proposed rule published December
7, 2010, at 75 FR 76186 is reopened.
Comments will be accepted until April
18, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The March 11 public
technical workshop will be held at the
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration Vehicle and Research
Test Center, 10820 State Route 347—
Bldg. 60, East Liberty, Ohio 43319.
The March 23 public hearing will be
held in the media center at the
Department of Transportation West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you would like to present oral testimony
at either of these public events, please
contact Mr. Markus Price at DOT by the
date specified under DATES, at: Office of
Crash Avoidance, Visibility and Injury
Prevention Division, NHTSA, 1200 New
Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590;
telephone number: (202) 366–0098; fax
number: (202) 493–2990; e-mail
address: markus.price@dot.gov
(preferred method of registration).
Please provide the following
information: The event at which you
would like to speak; the time you wish
to speak (morning or afternoon) at the
hearing; your name and affiliation and
the number of the individuals from your
affiliation who are planning to attend;
your address, e-mail address, telephone
and fax numbers; and any
accommodations you may need, such as
a sign language interpreter.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed rule would expand the
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required field of view for all passenger
cars, trucks, multipurpose passenger
vehicles, buses, and low-speed vehicles
rated at 10,000 pounds or less, gross
vehicle weight, as specified in the
Cameron Gulbransen Kids
Transportation Safety Act of 2007 (75
FR 76186). NHTSA’s proposal would
specify an area immediately behind
each vehicle and require that the driver
must be able to see that area when the
vehicle’s transmission is in reverse,
thereby minimizing the likelihood of a
vehicle striking a pedestrian while
performing a backing maneuver. The
agency is announcing two separate
public events to obtain additional
public input related to this proposal. In
a separate document appearing
elsewhere in today’s edition of the
Federal Register, the agency is
correcting various minor errors
regarding metric conversions, section
cross references and other matters.
The purpose of the first public event,
a public technical workshop, is to
provide interested parties an
opportunity to discuss technical issues
relevant to the test procedure. We are
holding the workshop after our
preliminary evaluation of comments
suggests that various test procedure
comments could be better presented
using a ‘‘hands-on’’ approach. The
workshop will be held in a lab
environment. The agency will provide a
vehicle and various test equipment to
aid parties in demonstrating compliance
testing concerns relevant to the
proposed rule.
The purpose of the second meeting, a
public hearing, is to provide the public
with an opportunity to present oral
comments regarding NHTSA’s proposal.
The agency wants to give the public this
additional opportunity to express their
views on effective ways of meeting the
mandate in the Cameron Gulbransen
Kids Transportation Safety Act.
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Technical Workshop Procedures
To ensure that all interested persons
have the benefit of the discussions at the
workshop, we will arrange for a written
transcript of the workshop. It will be
placed in the public docket for this
rulemaking. You may make
arrangements for copies of the transcript
directly with the court reporter.
Because the technical workshop will
be located in a lab environment, NHTSA
requests that the number of those
attending from each affiliation be held
to a minimum. For security purposes,
photo identification is required to enter
NHTSA’s vehicle research test center.
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Public Hearing Procedures
Once NHTSA establishes how many
people have registered to speak at the
public hearing, it will allocate an
appropriate amount of time to each
participant, allowing time for necessary
breaks. In addition, we will reserve a
block of time for anyone else in the
audience who wants to give testimony.
For planning purposes, each speaker
should anticipate speaking for
approximately ten minutes, although we
may need to shorten that time if there
is a large turnout. We will accommodate
your requested presentation time to the
extent we can, consistent with the other
requests we receive. We request that you
bring three copies of your statement or
other material so that it can be placed
into the docket.
To accommodate as many speakers as
possible, we prefer that speakers not use
technological aids (e.g., audio-visuals,
computer slideshows). However, if you
plan to do so, you must notify the
contact person in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section above in
advance of the meeting and make
advance arrangements with that person
regarding the use of any aids in order to
facilitate set-up.
NHTSA will conduct the public
hearing informally; thus, technical rules
of evidence will not apply. Panel
members may ask clarifying questions
during the oral presentations, but will
not respond to presentations at that
time. We will arrange for a written
transcript of the meeting. You may make
arrangements for copies of the
transcripts directly with the court
reporter.
This meeting will be held in the
media room at the Department of
Transportation West Building.
Therefore, each participant must register
with building security personnel and be
escorted to the meeting room by the
contact person in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section, or
someone delegated by him for this
purpose. Please arrive at the security
desk sufficiently in advance of the
expected time of your presentation to
allow for the time necessary to obtain
security clearance. The length of time
will depend on the size of the audience
seeking to attend the meeting.
Public Comments
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Issued on: February 24, 2011.
Joseph S. Carra,
Acting Associate Administrator for
Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2011–4736 Filed 2–28–11; 11:15 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
49 CFR Parts 571 and 585
[Docket No. NHTSA–2010–0162]
RIN 2127–AK43
Rear Visibility; Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard, Rearview Mirrors;
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard,
Low-Speed Vehicles; Phase-in
Reporting Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking;
corrections.
AGENCY:
In December 2010, we
published a notice of proposed
rulemaking proposing to amend the
agency’s Federal motor vehicle safety
standard on rearview mirrors to improve
the ability of a driver of a vehicle to
detect pedestrians in the area
immediately behind the vehicle and
thereby minimize the likelihood of the
SUMMARY:
Persons wishing to submit written
comments related to the proposal or
either public event may do so on or
before the new comment closing date
announced in this document. The
agency will consider all comments
received before the close of business on
the new comment closing date
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announced in the DATES section of this
preamble. The comments will be
available for examination in the docket
at the above address both before and
after that date.
To minimize the interval between the
issuance of the final rule and the
original statutory deadline, the agency
does not expect to be able to consider
any late comments. Rulemaking action
may proceed at any time after the
comment due date. Any comments
received after the closing date and too
late for consideration in regard to the
action will be treated as suggestions for
future rulemaking.
The NHTSA will continue to file
relevant material as it becomes available
in the docket after the closing date. It is
recommended that interested persons
continue to examine the docket for new
material.
Those persons desiring to be notified
upon receipt of their comments in the
public docket should enclose, in the
envelope with their comments, a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Upon
receiving the comments, the docket
supervisor will return the postcard by
mail.
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[FR Doc No: 2011-4736]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 571
[Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0162]
RIN 2127-AK43
Public Workshop and Hearing for Rear Visibility; Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard, Rearview Mirrors, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard, Low-Speed Vehicles; Phase-in Reporting Requirements
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking: Announcement of a public
technical workshop, a public hearing and re-opening of public comment
period.
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SUMMARY: On December 7, 2010, NHTSA published a notice of proposed
rulemaking proposing to amend the agency's Federal motor vehicle safety
standard on rearview mirrors to improve the ability of a driver of a
vehicle to detect pedestrians in the area immediately behind the
vehicle and thereby minimize the likelihood of the vehicle striking a
pedestrian while the vehicle is moving backward. NHTSA is announcing
two separate public events relating to this proposal. The first event,
a public technical workshop, will be held on March 11, 2011, to discuss
technical issues relevant to the test procedure described in the
proposed rule. The second event, a public hearing, will be held on
March 23, 2011 to provide an opportunity for the public to present oral
testimony regarding the proposal. The dates, times, locations, and
framework for these public events are announced in this notice. In
order to facilitate the submission of written comments in connection
with these two events, the comment period for the proposed rule will be
reopened for a period of 45 days. In a separate document appearing in
today's edition of the Federal Register, the agency is correcting
various minor errors regarding metric conversions, section cross
references and other matters.
DATES: Workshop: NHTSA will hold the public technical workshop on March
11, 2011, beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until 12 p.m., local time,
at the location indicated in the ADDRESSES section below.
Public hearing: The public hearing will be held on March 23, 2011,
beginning at 9 a.m. and continuing until 3 p.m. at the location
indicated in the ADDRESSES section below. If you would like to present
oral testimony at either of these public events, please contact the
person identified under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, at least 5
days before the meeting.
Comments: The comment period for the proposed rule published
December 7, 2010, at 75 FR 76186 is reopened. Comments will be accepted
until April 18, 2011.
ADDRESSES: The March 11 public technical workshop will be held at the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle and Research
Test Center, 10820 State Route 347--Bldg. 60, East Liberty, Ohio 43319.
The March 23 public hearing will be held in the media center at the
Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you would like to present oral
testimony at either of these public events, please contact Mr. Markus
Price at DOT by the date specified under DATES, at: Office of Crash
Avoidance, Visibility and Injury Prevention Division, NHTSA, 1200 New
Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590; telephone number: (202) 366-
0098; fax number: (202) 493-2990; e-mail address: markus.price@dot.gov
(preferred method of registration).
Please provide the following information: The event at which you
would like to speak; the time you wish to speak (morning or afternoon)
at the hearing; your name and affiliation and the number of the
individuals from your affiliation who are planning to attend; your
address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers; and any
accommodations you may need, such as a sign language interpreter.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule would expand the
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required field of view for all passenger cars, trucks, multipurpose
passenger vehicles, buses, and low-speed vehicles rated at 10,000
pounds or less, gross vehicle weight, as specified in the Cameron
Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act of 2007 (75 FR 76186).
NHTSA's proposal would specify an area immediately behind each vehicle
and require that the driver must be able to see that area when the
vehicle's transmission is in reverse, thereby minimizing the likelihood
of a vehicle striking a pedestrian while performing a backing maneuver.
The agency is announcing two separate public events to obtain
additional public input related to this proposal. In a separate
document appearing elsewhere in today's edition of the Federal
Register, the agency is correcting various minor errors regarding
metric conversions, section cross references and other matters.
The purpose of the first public event, a public technical workshop,
is to provide interested parties an opportunity to discuss technical
issues relevant to the test procedure. We are holding the workshop
after our preliminary evaluation of comments suggests that various test
procedure comments could be better presented using a ``hands-on''
approach. The workshop will be held in a lab environment. The agency
will provide a vehicle and various test equipment to aid parties in
demonstrating compliance testing concerns relevant to the proposed
rule.
The purpose of the second meeting, a public hearing, is to provide
the public with an opportunity to present oral comments regarding
NHTSA's proposal. The agency wants to give the public this additional
opportunity to express their views on effective ways of meeting the
mandate in the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act.
Technical Workshop Procedures
To ensure that all interested persons have the benefit of the
discussions at the workshop, we will arrange for a written transcript
of the workshop. It will be placed in the public docket for this
rulemaking. You may make arrangements for copies of the transcript
directly with the court reporter.
Because the technical workshop will be located in a lab
environment, NHTSA requests that the number of those attending from
each affiliation be held to a minimum. For security purposes, photo
identification is required to enter NHTSA's vehicle research test
center.
Public Hearing Procedures
Once NHTSA establishes how many people have registered to speak at
the public hearing, it will allocate an appropriate amount of time to
each participant, allowing time for necessary breaks. In addition, we
will reserve a block of time for anyone else in the audience who wants
to give testimony. For planning purposes, each speaker should
anticipate speaking for approximately ten minutes, although we may need
to shorten that time if there is a large turnout. We will accommodate
your requested presentation time to the extent we can, consistent with
the other requests we receive. We request that you bring three copies
of your statement or other material so that it can be placed into the
docket.
To accommodate as many speakers as possible, we prefer that
speakers not use technological aids (e.g., audio-visuals, computer
slideshows). However, if you plan to do so, you must notify the contact
person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above in advance
of the meeting and make advance arrangements with that person regarding
the use of any aids in order to facilitate set-up.
NHTSA will conduct the public hearing informally; thus, technical
rules of evidence will not apply. Panel members may ask clarifying
questions during the oral presentations, but will not respond to
presentations at that time. We will arrange for a written transcript of
the meeting. You may make arrangements for copies of the transcripts
directly with the court reporter.
This meeting will be held in the media room at the Department of
Transportation West Building. Therefore, each participant must register
with building security personnel and be escorted to the meeting room by
the contact person in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section, or
someone delegated by him for this purpose. Please arrive at the
security desk sufficiently in advance of the expected time of your
presentation to allow for the time necessary to obtain security
clearance. The length of time will depend on the size of the audience
seeking to attend the meeting.
Public Comments
Persons wishing to submit written comments related to the proposal
or either public event may do so on or before the new comment closing
date announced in this document. The agency will consider all comments
received before the close of business on the new comment closing date
announced in the DATES section of this preamble. The comments will be
available for examination in the docket at the above address both
before and after that date.
To minimize the interval between the issuance of the final rule and
the original statutory deadline, the agency does not expect to be able
to consider any late comments. Rulemaking action may proceed at any
time after the comment due date. Any comments received after the
closing date and too late for consideration in regard to the action
will be treated as suggestions for future rulemaking.
The NHTSA will continue to file relevant material as it becomes
available in the docket after the closing date. It is recommended that
interested persons continue to examine the docket for new material.
Those persons desiring to be notified upon receipt of their
comments in the public docket should enclose, in the envelope with
their comments, a self-addressed stamped postcard. Upon receiving the
comments, the docket supervisor will return the postcard by mail.
Issued on: February 24, 2011.
Joseph S. Carra,
Acting Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2011-4736 Filed 2-28-11; 11:15 am]
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