National Highway Traffic Safety Administration March 8, 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
Document Number: 05-4434
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-03-08
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This document denies a petition for rulemaking submitted by Mr. Richard T. Ince of C & J Technology Inc., to amend provisions of the Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) for rearview mirrors pertaining to the test procedure for school bus driving mirrors.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking
Document Number: 05-4433
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-03-08
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
Based on the agency's evaluation, NHTSA denies the petition for rulemaking from Mr. Kazyaka of TVK Industries, Inc. to amend our safety standards to require the shift patterns on vehicles equipped with manual transmissions to be illuminated and to indicate the gear selected.
Anthropomorphic Test Devices; SID-IIsFRG Side Impact Crash Test Dummy
Document Number: 05-4432
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-03-08
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
On December 8, 2004, NHTSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register that proposed to amend 49 CFR part 572 to add specifications and qualification requirements for a 5th percentile adult female test dummy for use in vehicle side impact tests. In that NPRM, NHTSA established a March 8, 2005, deadline for submission of written comments. NHTSA has received a request from the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers to extend the comment period ``to facilitate a comprehensive technical evaluation of that test device and allow manufacturers the opportunity to perform necessary fleet testing with the proposed test device.'' In response to that request, NHTSA is extending the comment period to April 12, 2005.
Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 2004 and 2005 Porsche Carrera GT Passenger Cars are Eligible for Importation
Document Number: 05-4297
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-03-08
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
This document announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 2004 and 2005 Porsche Carrera GT passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards are eligible for importation into the United States because (1) they are substantially similar to vehicles that were originally manufactured for importation into and sale in the United States and that were certified by their manufacturer as complying with the safety standards, and (2) they are capable of being readily altered to conform to the standards.
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