110 HR 4095 IH: Aspheric Outside Rearview Mirror U.S. House of Representatives 2007-11-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4095 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 6, 2007 Mr. Hoekstra introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a rulemaking regarding the use of aspheric outside mirrors on passenger cars, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Aspheric Outside Rearview Mirror Timely Assessment Act of 2007.

2.

Rulemaking relating to use aspheric outside rearview mirrors

(a)

Rulemaking required

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall conduct a rulemaking to amend the section 571.111 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, pertaining to rearview mirrors to determine whether to permit the use on passenger cars of aspheric mirrors as outside rearview mirrors. (b)

Schedule

(1)

Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking

The Administrator may issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act. (2)

Proposed rule

The Administrator shall issue a proposed rule within 115 days of the date of enactment of this Act. (3)

Final rule

The Administrator shall issue a final rule within 255 days of the date of enactment of this Act. (c)

Definitions

For purposes of the rulemaking required by this Act— (1)the term Administrator means the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator of the United States Department of Transportation. (2)the term aspheric mirror means a mirror in which the outermost edge, comprising not more than one-third of the surface of the mirror, is aspherical, that is, having a surface which has a constant radius only in one plane, and such mirror contains a line of demarcation marking the transition of the reflecting surface from the convex portion to the aspherical portion.