[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 198 (Friday, October 13, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 53280-53281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25416]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 571 and 572
[Docket No. 92-28; Notice 5]
RIN No. 2127-AB85
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Head Impact Protection
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of technical workshop.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that NHTSA will hold a technical
workshop to discuss issues concerning the test procedure for a recent
final rule amending Standard No. 201, Occupant Protection in Interior
Impact. Parties interested in participating in the workshop are asked
to submit a list of test procedure issues they recommend for inclusion
in the agenda for the workshop.
DATES: Workshop: A workshop on the test procedure for the new head
impact protection rule will be held by early December, at the address
listed below. Persons wishing to participate in the workshop should
contact Karen Nuschler at the address or telephone number listed below
by October 23, 1995. Due to space limitations, NHTSA may have to limit
the number of participants per organization.
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Agenda Issues: Written suggestions for the agenda must be received
on or before October 23, 1995.
ADDRESSES: Workshop: The workshop will be held at the Vehicle Research
and Test Center (VRTC), 10,820 State Route 347, East Liberty, Ohio
43319. Directions to VRTC and the final agenda will be sent to
participants.
Agenda Issues: All suggestions for the agenda must refer to the
docket and notice number set forth above and be submitted (preferably
in 10 copies) to the Docket Section, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, Room 5109, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC
20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Nuschler, Office of Vehicle
Safety Compliance, NSA-31, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, D.C. 20590,
telephone (202) 366-5829, facsimile (202) 366-3081, electronic mail
``[email protected]''.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August, 18, 1995, NHTSA published a final
rule amending Standard No. 201, Occupant Protection in Interior Impact,
to require passenger cars and light trucks, buses and multipurpose
passenger vehicles (LTVs) to incorporate measures to prevent or reduce
injury during a crash, when a vehicle occupant's head strikes upper
interior components, including pillars, side rails, headers, and the
roof. The amendments add procedures and performance requirements for a
new in-vehicle component test (60 FR 43031). The period for submittal
of petitions for reconsideration closed September 19, 1995.
NHTSA received nine petitions for reconsideration of the final
rule. Some of these petitions raised questions concerning the test
procedure in the final rule. To enable interested parties and NHTSA
personnel to discuss the questions concerning the test procedure, NHTSA
believes that it would be desirable to hold a technical workshop on the
test procedure. The focus will be on the location of target points. The
agency requests that interested parties submit a list of suggested test
procedure issues for inclusion in the agenda for this workshop,
together with a brief explanation of the desirability of their
inclusion. This will enable the agency to arrange to mark target points
on vehicles in advance of the workshop. The agency will include as many
of the suggested issues in the final agenda as appropriate.
It is requested but not required that 10 copies of agenda issues be
submitted. To allow NHTSA to distribute the agenda to participants and
to acquire any necessary equipment, the test procedure issues must be
submitted to the agency by October 23, 1995. Because the agency will
need time to arrange for all necessary equipment, including special
vehicles, to be at the workshop site, NHTSA will make and announce a
final decision on the exact date of the workshop after it selects the
items for the final agenda. NHTSA anticipates the workshop will be held
during the latter half of November, but could take place in early
December.
Persons wishing to participate in the workshop are requested to
notify Karen Nuschler no later than October 23, 1995. Interested
persons should also indicate the company or organization which they
represent. Once the agency compiles a list of interested persons, NHTSA
will determine whether participation must be limited due to space
constraints. If this occurs, NHTSA will equitably allocate the
available space among the represented companies and organizations.
Copies of all written submissions of suggested issues and the final
agenda will be placed in the docket for this notice. While NHTSA will
discuss the selected issues with workshop attendees, any resolution of
those issues will be announced in the notice responding to the
petitions for reconsideration.
To facilitate communication, NHTSA will provide auxiliary aids to
participants as necessary, during the meeting. Thus, any person
desiring assistance of auxiliary aids (e.g., sign-language interpreter,
telecommunications, devices for deaf persons (TDDs), readers, taped
texts, braille materials, or large print materials and/or a magnifying
device), should contact Karen Nuschler.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1392, 1401, 1403, 1407, delegation of
authority at 49 CFR 1.50.
Barry Felrice,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 95-25416 Filed 10-12-95; 8:45 am]
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