[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 17, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 1152]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-439]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 571

[Docket No. 92-29; Notice 9]
RIN 2127-AF96


Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Stability and Control of 
Medium and Heavy Vehicles During Braking

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

ACTION: Final rule, notice to extend time period for petitions for 
reconsideration.

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SUMMARY: This document extends the period of time to submit petitions 
for reconsideration of a final rule published on December 13, 1995 that 
responded to petitions for reconsideration of a final rule that amended 
Standard No. 105, Hydraulic Brake Systems, and Standard No. 121, Air 
Brake Systems, to require medium and heavy vehicles be equipped with an 
antilock brake system (ABS).

DATES: Petitions for Reconsideration: Any petitions for reconsideration 
of the December 13, 1995 final rule must be received by NHTSA no later 
than January 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Petitions for reconsideration should refer to Docket No. 92-
29, Notice 7 and should be submitted to: Administrator, National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Marvin L. Shaw, NCC-20, Rulemaking 
Division, Office of Chief Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590 (202) 
366-2992.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 13, 1995, NHTSA published a 
final rule responding to petitions for reconsideration of final rules 
addressing the brake performance of medium and heavy vehicles. (60 FR 
63965). The December final rule required petitions for reconsideration 
to be submitted no later than January 12, 1996.
    On December 5, 1995, NHTSA published a final rule that amended 
NHTSA's procedural rules. (60 FR 62221) Among other things, that rule 
provided that the agency will accept petitions for reconsideration of a 
final rule, if they are received not more than 45 days after the 
publication of the final rule. Previously, petitions for 
reconsideration had to be received not more than 30 days following 
publication of a final rule.
    NHTSA inadvertently did not apply this new procedural amendment to 
the December 13, 1995 final rule that addressed heavy vehicle brake 
performance. Given that the new procedural amendments should have 
applied to that notice, the agency is extending the period of time that 
interested parties may submit petitions for reconsideration an 
additional 15 days. Accordingly, any petitions for reconsideration of 
the December 13, 1995 final rule must be received by NHTSA no later 
than January 29, 1996.
Barry Felrice,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 96-439 Filed 1-11-96; 2:23 pm]
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