[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-23908]


[Federal Register: September 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 571

RIN 2127-AE36
[Docket No. 92-33; Notice 3]


Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices 
and Associated Equipment

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: This notice reinstates Figures 1a, 1b, and 1c of 49 CFR 
571.108, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, which were 
inadvertently omitted from Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Parts 
400-999 as of October 1, 1993.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The rule is effective September 28, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Taylor Vinson, Office of Chief Counsel, NHTSA (202-366-5263).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 3, 1993, NHTSA published a final 
rule which, among other things, revised and redesignated certain 
paragraphs of S5.1 of Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, 
Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment (58 FR 12183).
    Before the final rule, paragraph S5.1.1.11 contained internal 
references to Figures 1a and 1b, and paragraph S5.1.1.12 an internal 
reference to Figure 1c. The final rule redesignated S5.1.1.11 as 
S5.1.1.6, and revised it to incorporate the substance of S5.1.1.12, 
including the reference to Figure 1c. (Further amendments adopted a new 
paragraph S5.1.1.11, removed S5.1.1.12, and redesignated S5.1.1.32 as 
S5.1.1.12.)
    NHTSA has been informed by the Federal Register that, because the 
amendatory language of the final rule did not contain instructions 
where to place Figures 1a, 1b, and 1c within the text of Standard No. 
108, the figures were removed from the Code of Federal Regulations. 
This document reinstates those figures, to follow the text of S5.1.1.6.

Effective Date

    Because this amendment is corrective in nature and imposes no 
additional burden upon any person, notice and comment upon are not 
required under the Administrative Procedure Act, and it is found, for 
good cause shown, that an effective date earlier than 180 days after 
issuance is in the public interest. The amendment will become effective 
upon publication in the Federal Register.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR part 571

    Imports, Motor vehicle safety, Motor vehicles.

    In consideration of the foregoing, 49 CFR part 571 is amended as 
follows:

PART 571--FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS

    1. The authority citation for part 571 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115, 30117 and 30166; 
delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.

    2. Section 571.108 is amended by adding Figures 1a, 1b and 1c, as 
set forth below, to follow paragraph S5.1.1.6.


Sec. 571.108  Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective 
Devices, and Associated Equipment.

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    S5.1.1.6 * * *

                      Figure 1a.--Required Percentages of Minimum Candlepower of Figure 1b                      
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                                                                            Turn                                
                   Test points (deg)                                       signal     Stop     Parking    Tail  
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10U, 10D..............................................  5L, 5R..........        20        20        20        20
5U, 5D................................................  20L, 20R........      12.5      12.5        10        15
                                                        10L, 10R........      37.5      37.5        20        40
                                                        V...............      87.5      87.5        70        90
H.....................................................  10L, 10R........        50        50        35        40
                                                        5L, 5R..........       100       100        90       100
                                                        V...............       100       100       100       100
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Note--Minimum design candlepower requirements are determined by multiplying the percentages given in this Figure
  by the minimum allowable candlepower values in Figure 1b. The resulting values shall be truncated after one   
  digit to the right of the decimal point.                                                                      


      Figure 1b.--Minimum and Maximum Allowable Candlepower Values      
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                                                Lighted sections        
                 Lamp                 ----------------------------------
                                            1          2           3    
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Stop.................................     80/300      95/360    110/420 
Tail\1\..............................      2/18       3.5/20    5.0/25  
Parking\2\...........................    4.0/125                        
Red turn signal......................     80/300      95/360    110/420 
Yellow turn signal rear..............    130/750     150/900    175/1050
Yellow turn signal front.............    200/-          240-    275/-   
Yellow turn signal front\3\..........    500/-         600/-    650/-   
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\1\Maximum at H or above.                                               
\2\The maximum candlepower value of 125 applies to all test points at H 
  or above. The maximum allowable candlepower value below H is 250.     
\3\Values apply when the optical axis (filament center) of the front    
  turn signal is at a spacing less than 4 in. (10 cm.) from the lighted 
  edge of the headlamp unit providing the lower beam, or from the       
  lighted edge of any additional lamp installed as original equipment   
  and which supplements the lower beam.                                 


    Figure 1c.--Sum of the Percentages of Grouped Minimum Candlepower   
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                                 Turn                                   
    Group and test points       signal      Stop     Parking      Tail  
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110U-5L, 5U-20L, 5D-20L, 10D-                                           
 5L.........................         65         65         60         70
25U-10L, H-10L, 5D-10L......        125        125         75        120
3H-5L, 5U-V, H-V, 5D-V, H-5R        475        475        420        480
45U-10R, H-10R, 5D-10R......        125        125         75        120
510U-5R, 5U-20R, 5D-20R, 10D-                                           
 5R.........................         65         65         60         70
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    Issued on: September 22, 1994.
Christopher A. Hart,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-23908 Filed 9-27-94; 8:45 am]
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