[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 169 (Thursday, August 29, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 45359-45364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-22058]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 571

[Docket No. 95-87; Notice 2]
RIN 2127-AF78


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

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

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document amends Standard No. 108, the Federal motor 
vehicle standard on lighting, to adopt new photometric requirements for 
motorcycle headlamps. The requirements will improve the objectivity of 
the aiming of their upper beam. The new photometric requirements are 
those of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Standard J584 OCT93, 
added as a new Figure 32 to Standard No. 108. They will exist 
simultaneously with the current photometric requirements of SAE J584 
April 1964 until September 1, 2000, when they become mandatory for new 
vehicle equipment. When being tested for photometric compliance with 
Figure 32, the upper beam of motorcycle headlamps will be aimed 
photoelectrically, instead of visually, as at present.
    The amendments will enhance motor vehicle safety by improving 
visibility for the motorcycle operator, and detectability of his or her 
machine.

DATES: The final rule is effective October 15, 1996. Conformance with 
its requirements is optional until September 1, 2000, when it becomes 
mandatory.
    Petitions for reconsideration must be filed not later than October 
15, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Petitions for reconsideration must refer to Docket No. 95-
87; Notice 2 and be submitted to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jere Medlin, Office of Safety 
Performance Standards, NHTSA (Telephone: 202-366-5276; FAX: 202-366-
4329).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, 
and Associated Equipment, specifies requirements for motorcycle 
headlamps. Principally, these are the specifications of SAE Standard 
J584 April 1964, which have been incorporated by reference into 
Standard No. 108.

Petition for Rulemaking

    The Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) petitioned for rulemaking to 
amend Standard No. 108 to allow SAE Standard J584 OCT93 as an 
alternative to SAE J584 April 1964. According to MIC, motorcycle 
headlamps designed to conform to SAE J584 April 1964 have difficulty in 
providing sufficient lower beam illumination directly in front of the 
motorcycle, a need met by SAE J584 OCT93. Further, adoption of the 1993 
requirements would allow manufacturers to install the same headlamp 
design on motorcycles sold in the United States as are currently being 
installed on motorcycles sold in 50 other countries.

The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

    In response to MIC's petition, NHTSA published a notice of proposed 
rulemaking (NPRM) on February 21, 1996 (61 FR 6616). NHTSA noted in the 
NPRM that, although it had granted MIC's petition, SAE J584 OCT93 is 
inappropriate for incorporation in full into Standard No. 108 because 
J584 OCT93 contains three sets of photometric specifications for five 
different classes of motorcycles. Standard No 108, on the other hand 
(J584 April 1964), contains two sets of photometric specifications, 
applicable to motorcycles and to motor driven cycles, i.e., motorcycles 
with 5 horsepower or less.

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    The specifications of SAE J584 OCT93 that did appear appropriate to 
NHTSA for inclusion in Standard No. 108 were the photometric 
requirements of Table 2, essentially refinements of those contained in 
the 1964 SAE standard applicable to motorcycles and to motor driven 
cycles. The primary differences are that both the maxima and minima 
candela are increased in J584 OCT93. Further, specifications are added 
for seven new test points on the lower beam (five for motor driven 
cycles), and seven on the upper beam (one for motor driven cycles). 
This increase in performance over that provided by the 1964 
specifications promises better visibility for the operator and 
detectability by other motorists. This could reduce crashes for 
motorcyclists. Because of this potential to enhance safety, NHTSA 
tentatively concluded that the photometric requirements of Table 2 J584 
OCT93 should become mandatory. In NHTSA's view, the permanent co-
existence of two SAE standards, which prescribe different minima for 
the same test points, would undermine efforts to enforce the new, 
higher set of requirements.
    However, because SAE J584 OCT93 prescribes higher test point minima 
than Standard No. 108's J584 April 1964, current motorcycle headlamps 
cannot be certified to meet the new SAE specifications. Consequently, 
NHTSA stated that it would be willing to allow a period of time in 
which the two specifications would co-exist as options until industry 
could retool for compliance with the newer ones. The agency was 
uncertain as to the time needed for headlamp redesign. For this reason, 
it proposed that the new requirements (contained in proposed Figure 31) 
become mandatory not earlier than two years and not later than four 
years after publication of the final rule, with optional compliance 
permitted beginning 30 days after publication. NHTSA requested comments 
on the appropriate lead time to make the proposed changes to motorcycle 
headlamp photometry.
    On its own initiative, the agency reviewed the new and old SAE 
requirements to determine if there were other areas in which motorcycle 
headlamp performance could be enhanced. It found one such area. The 
April 1964 version of SAE J584 allows the upper headlamp beam to be 
aimed visually during the photometric test, while all subsequent 
versions have specified that it be aimed photoelectrically. Because a 
Federal motor vehicle safety standard by definition must be 
``objective'', NHTSA tentatively concluded that a requirement for 
photoelectric aim of the upper beam would improve the objectivity of 
Standard No. 108, and assist manufacturers in their determinations of 
compliance for certification purposes. Therefore, it proposed that this 
method of aiming be used in testing headlamps to the photometrics of 
Figure 31.
    In summary, the agency stated that the two amendments would be 
effectuated as follows. The amendments would be added to Standard No. 
108 thirty days after publication of the final rule. At that time, a 
manufacturer would have the choice of continuing to conform to the 1964 
photometrics and visual determination of upper beam compliance, or to 
conform to the photometrics of Figure 31 and photoelectric 
determination of upper beam compliance. As of a date two to four years 
after publication of the final rule, the manufacturer would be required 
to conform to Figure 31 and photoelectric determination.
    Finally, the agency proposed to place all requirements pertaining 
to the performance of motorcycle headlamps in S7, Headlighting 
requirements, which currently incorporates all such requirements for 
motor vehicles other than motorcycles. New paragraph S7.9 would 
accomplish this purpose. Paragraphs S5.1.1.23, S5.1.1.24, and S5.6 
(headlamp modulation systems) would become paragraphs S7.9.3, S7.9.5, 
and S7.9.4, respectively.

Comments on the NPRM

    Comments were received from MIC, Stanley Electric Co. Ltd. 
(Stanley), Koito Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (Koito), American Suzuki Motor 
Corporation (Suzuki), and American Honda Motor Co. (Honda). Four 
principal issues were raised.
    Leadtime. All commenters supported a leadtime of 4 years for 
mandatory compliance with the requirements proposed by the NPRM, some 
saying that it was ``appropriate'' and others that it was the 
``minimum'' required. A typical comment was that of Suzuki, which said 
that in some cases, a leadtime of less than 4 years could require 
costly headlamp redesign for motorcycles shortly before they are 
replaced with new models. On the other hand, allowance of a 4-year lead 
time would be adequate to modify existing product lines and incorporate 
the new requirements in a cost effective manner.
    NHTSA has heeded these comments. Given the support for the maximum 
leadtime proposed, and the likelihood that manufacturers will phase-in 
compliance with the new requirements before that time, as they replace 
existing models, mandatory compliance with the final rule will be 
required as of September 1, 2000.
    Photometric Requirements. Koito and Suzuki opposed some of the 
values proposed. Specifically, they requested that the maximum 
intensity for upper beam headlamps at test point 4D-V be increased from 
7,500 cd to 12,000 cd, and that the 75,000 cd maximum at any point be 
removed, or replaced with a maximum of 112,500 cd. It supported its 
position with the rationale that mainstream motorcycles in the United 
States are equipped with two-lamp headlamp systems and that each lamp 
is photometered separately. Then the values at the test points are 
added. Also, Figure 17A of Standard No. 108 allows a value of 12,000 cd 
at 4D-V, and a two-lamp system often exceeds a 7,500 cd value.
    These comments appear based upon a misunderstanding of Standard No. 
108. When a motorcycle is equipped with a two-lamp headlamp system, 
there is no summing of test point values in determining compliance. 
Each headlamp for use on a motorcycle must comply with specified 
photometrics for a single lamp, and not as a system of two headlamps. 
Thus, the maximum values apply to a single headlamp, and not the system 
of two headlamps as the commenters appear to believe.
    Therefore, there is no reason to increase the values in the final 
rule from those originally proposed. Conversely, should a motorcycle be 
equipped with a single headlamp incorporating dual light sources to 
achieve either the upper or lower beam, the headlamp must be tested for 
photometric compliance with both light sources energized 
simultaneously, and the lamp must be designed to comply in this manner.
    Aftermarket Replacement Headlamps. MIC is concerned that lamp 
manufacturers will be required to discontinue production of lamps for 
the replacement aftermarket that do not conform to the new standard. In 
its view, this could support a phase-in period longer than 4 years in 
order to provide proper replacement lighting for older, in-use 
motorcycles.
    NHTSA understands MIC's concern. The agency has reviewed paragraph 
S5.8 Replacement Equipment of Standard No. 108. As a general rule, 
lighting equipment intended to replace original equipment must ``be 
designed to conform to this standard,'' meaning Standard No. 108 as in 
effect on the date the replacement equipment is manufactured. 
Subparagraphs of S5.8 provide exceptions to the general rule, and allow 
turn signal lamps, taillamps, and stop lamps to meet the SAE

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standard that applied to the original equipment they are intended to 
replace, as an alternative to meeting the SAE requirements specified 
for new vehicles in Tables I and III of Standard No. 108. It is to be 
noted that motorcycle headlamps and all other required lamps and 
reflectors are not among the exceptions. With respect to headlamps, 
NHTSA notes that the replacement equipment provisions were adopted when 
the only headlamps available were a limited number of sealed beam types 
that were intended to be universal replacements.
    Because Standard No. 108 allows certain items of replacement 
lighting equipment to meet either current specifications or those in 
effect when the original lighting equipment was manufactured, NHTSA has 
tentatively concluded that this alternative should be extended to all 
items of lighting equipment, including headlamps. While the idea of 
enhancing safety through upgrades in replacement equipment is 
intuitively attractive, in some instances upgraded equipment may be 
incompatible with the electrical systems of older vehicles. In 
addition, many lamp designs are vehicle-specific, and it is costly to 
lamp manufacturers to have to design lamps of identical dimensions to 
two different performance requirements. An owner should not be denied 
the chance to buy replacement equipment that is suitable for his or her 
vehicle. At a minimum, this is replacement equipment equivalent to the 
performance of the original equipment covered by the vehicle 
manufacturer's certification of compliance. The owner should also be 
offered the opportunity to purchase upgraded replacement equipment if 
it is available for use on his or her vehicle.
    Accordingly, NHTSA intends to propose in the near future an 
amendment to S5.8 sufficient to allow all replacement lighting 
equipment to be designed to comply with either the requirements that 
applied to original equipment, or to requirements for such equipment 
that are in effect at the time the replacement equipment is 
manufactured. However, because an amendment of this nature was not 
proposed in the NPRM to this final rule, NHTSA cannot proceed to a 
direct amendment in this document.

Request To Delete the Out-of-Focus Test Requirement

    Suzuki asked for removal of the out-of-focus test, saying that it 
represents an outdated and unnecessary requirement made obsolete by the 
SAE and technological advances. It submits in support of its request 
the fact that the out-of-focus test no longer appears in the current 
versions of SAE J584 and J575. Koito requested that motorcycle 
headlamps equipped with bulbs either specified in SAE J1577 
``Replaceable Motorcycle Headlamp Bulbs'' or listed in part 564's 
Docket No. 93-11 be excluded from the out-of-focus test specified in 
SAE J584 April 1964. The reason for this request is that these bulbs 
have specified filament tolerance dimensions. Further, it argued that 
this test is not required in most other countries and contradicts 
international harmonization.
    The issue of excluding certain types of bulbs from the out-of-focus 
test was not raised in the NPRM, but NHTSA wishes to discuss it here.
    In brief, Standard No. 108 requires that headlamps designed to 
comply with motorcycle photometrics meet the out-of-focus test 
specified in Paragraph K of SAE Standard J575d ``Tests for Motor 
Vehicle Lighting Devices and Components'', August 1967. Paragraph K 
requires that photometric tests be conducted for each of four out-of-
focus filament positions, except that the complete distribution may be 
omitted. Headlamps designed for use on motor vehicles other than 
motorcycles are also required to comply with the photometric 
performance requirements when equipped with any complying bulb. This 
means compliance at l00 percent of the allowable filament tolerances in 
any possible combination. Such a test is needed to ensure that 
photometric requirements are achievable with any mass produced headlamp 
bulb. Additionally, NHTSA notes that, while not referenced in Standard 
No. 108, the current version of SAE J1383 JUN90 ``Performance 
Requirements for Motor Vehicle Headlamps'' has an out-of-focus test.
    The first issue presented concerns SAE J1577. NHTSA notes that this 
standard about motorcycle light sources has not been proposed for 
incorporation or incorporated into Standard No. 108. In fact, there are 
no specifications at all in Standard No. 108 for motorcycle headlamp 
light sources. The standard simply specifies the photometrics that must 
be met by motorcycle headlamps.
    The second issue that Koito raises in essence concerns the use of a 
bulb in a motorcycle headlamp that was designed for vehicles other than 
motorcycles. The filament tolerance range of such bulbs is specified in 
part 564, to be sure, but only for non-motorcycle applications.
    In the absence of any specifications for motorcycle headlamp light 
sources, NHTSA believes that the out-of-focus test must be retained, 
even for those non-motorcycle headlamp light sources which may be 
acceptable for use in vehicles other than motorcycles.
    These performance requirements associated with photometric 
performance and filament location (through compliance with the out-of-
focus test) have been in effect since January 1, 1969, the date on 
which Standard No. 108 became effective for motorcycles. The fact that 
many other countries may not have similar procedures reflects the 
difference between NHTSA's self-certification scheme and the type 
approval system of those countries. Under the laws of these countries, 
it may be a violation to manufacture, sell, or install a bulb if it has 
not been approved by the government. Because lamp performance cannot be 
assured without either an out-of-focus test, or direct regulation of 
the bulb, the out-of-focus test cannot be deleted without a 
corresponding change adding discrete types of motorcycle headlamp 
bulbs.
    In summary, today in the United States, photometric compliance is 
achieved with marketplace replaceable light sources whose filament 
locations are not subject to Federal rules. This offers significant 
design freedom in the marketplace which would be lost if the dimensions 
of each existing and new bulb had to be regulated. NHTSA has no present 
intention of engaging in rulemaking that would regulate the dimensions 
of motorcycle headlamp light sources.
    Clarification. Paragraph S6.1 states that, unless otherwise stated 
in Standard No. 108 and with the exceptions noted in S6.1, the SAE 
Standards and Recommended Practices referenced in Standard No. 108 are 
those in the 1970 SAE Handbook. One of the exceptions is that ``[f]or 
headlamps, unless otherwise specified in this standard, the version of 
SAE Standard J575 is DEC88''. NHTSA wishes to clarify that this does 
not include motorcycle headlamps, and that the version of J575 that 
applies to motorcycle headlamps is that of the 1970 Handbook (SAE 
J575d, August 1967). The final rule, therefore, contains an appropriate 
amendment of S6.1.

Effective Dates

    In order to allow compliance with an optional requirement at the 
earliest possible time, it is hereby found, for good cause shown, that 
an effective date earlier than 180 days after issuance of the final 
rule is in the public interest. Accordingly, the final rule is 
effective 45 days after its publication in the Federal Register.
    Because the commenters indicated that a 4-year leadtime is the 
earliest

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practicable date upon which they can meet a mandatory standard, good 
cause is shown for an effective date later than one year after issuance 
of the final rule, and compliance with the photometric requirements of 
the final rule becomes mandatory on September 1, 2000.

Rulemaking Analyses and Notices

    Executive Order 12866 and DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures. 
This rulemaking action was not reviewed under Executive Order 12866. 
Further, it has been determined that the rulemaking action is not 
significant under Department of Transportation regulatory policies and 
procedures. NHTSA currently anticipates that the costs of the final 
rule will be so minimal as not to warrant preparation of a full 
regulatory evaluation. Headlamps are changed as part of styling; as 
long as adequate leadtime is allowed, no costs should be incurred. 
However, for comments on this assumption, NHTSA asked for comments on 
the costs and other impacts associated with a two to four-year leadtime 
for mandatory compliance with a final rule, and said that if the 
comments received indicate that the impacts are more than minimal, 
NHTSA would prepare a full regulatory evaluation before issuing a final 
rule. MIC stated that if the costs of compliance were amortized over a 
minimum implementation period of four years, the impact would be 
sufficiently reduced so as to support the agency not preparing a full 
regulatory evaluation. The agency is providing a compliance period of 
four years in the final rule.
    National Environmental Policy Act. NHTSA has analyzed this 
rulemaking action for the purposes of the National Environmental Policy 
Act. It is not anticipated that the final rule will have a significant 
effect upon the environment. The composition of motorcycle headlamps 
will not change from those presently in production.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. The agency has also considered the 
impacts of this rulemaking action in relation to the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act. For the reasons stated above and below, I certify that 
this rulemaking action will not have a significant economic impact upon 
a substantial number of small entities. Accordingly, no regulatory 
flexibility analysis has been prepared. Manufacturers of motorcycles 
and their headlamps, those affected by the rulemaking action, are 
generally not small businesses within the meaning of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act. The agency does not anticipate that the cost of 
headlamps will increase as a result of this rulemaking action.
    Executive Order 12612 (Federalism). This rulemaking action has also 
been analyzed in accordance with the principles and criteria contained 
in Executive Order 12612, and NHTSA has determined that this rulemaking 
action does not have sufficient federalism implications to warrant the 
preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
    Civil Justice. The final rule will not have any retroactive effect. 
Under 49 U.S.C. 30103, whenever a Federal motor vehicle safety standard 
is in effect, a state may not adopt or maintain a safety standard 
applicable to the same aspect of performance which is not identical to 
the Federal standard. 49 U.S.C. 30161 sets forth a procedure for 
judicial review of final rules establishing, amending or revoking 
Federal motor vehicle safety standards. That section does not require 
submission of a petition for reconsideration or other administrative 
proceedings before parties may file suit in court.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 571

    Imports, Motor vehicle safety, Motor vehicles.

PART 571--FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS

    In consideration of the foregoing, 49 CFR part 571 is amended as 
follows:
    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
    (a) Removing and reserving paragraphs S5.1.1.23, S5.1.1.24, S5.6, 
S5.6.1 and S5.6.2;
    (b) Revising the penultimate sentence of paragraph S6.1 to read as 
follows;
    (c) Adding new paragraphs S7.9, S7.9.1 through S7.9.4, S7.9.4.1, 
S7.9.4.2, and S7.9.5 to read as follows;
    (d) Adding in numerical order Figure 32; and
    (e) Amending Table III by revising the text immediately following 
the Table heading and by revising the entry for headlamps, to read as 
follows:


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

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    S5.1.1.23  [Reserved]
    S5.1.1.24   [Reserved]
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    S5.6  [Reserved]
    S5.6.1-S5.6.2  [Reserved]
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    S6  Subreferenced SAE Standards and Recommended Practices
    S6.1  * * * For headlamps other than motorcycle headlamps, unless 
otherwise specified in this standard, the version of SAE Standard J575 
is DEC88, and the version of SAE Standard J602 is OCT80. * * *
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    S7  Headlighting requirements.
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    S7.9  Motorcycles. Each motorcycle shall be equipped with a 
headlighting system designed to conform to the following requirements.
    S7.9.1  A motorcycle manufactured before September 1, 2000, may be 
equipped with--
    (a) A headlighting system designed to conform to SAE Standard J584 
Motorcycle Headlamps April 1964, or to SAE Standard J584 April 1964 
with the photometric specifications of Figure 32 and the upper beam 
aimability specifications of paragraph S7.9.3; or
    (b) One half of any headlighting system specified in S7.1 through 
S7.6 which provides both a full upper beam and full lower beam. Where 
more than one lamp must be used, the lamps shall be mounted vertically, 
with the lower beam as high as practicable.
    S7.9.2  A motorcycle manufactured on or after September 1, 2000, 
shall be equipped with--
    (a) A headlighting system designed to conform to SAE Standard J584 
Motorcycle Headlamps April 1964 with the photometric specifications of 
Figure 32 and the upper beam aimability specifications of paragraph 
S7.9.3; or
    (b) A headlighting system that conforms to S7.9.1(b).
    S7.9.3  The upper beam of a multiple beam headlamp designed to 
conform to the photometric requirements of Figure 32 shall be aimed 
photoelectrically during the photometric test in the manner prescribed 
in SAE Standard J584 OCT93 Motorcycle Headlamps.
    S7.9.4  Motorcycle headlamp modulation system.
    S7.9.4.1  A headlamp on a motorcycle may be wired to modulate 
either the upper beam or the lower beam from its maximum intensity to a 
lesser intensity, provided that:
    (a) The rate of modulation shall be 240  40 cycles per 
minute.
    (b) The headlamp shall be operated at maximum power for 50 to 70 
percent of each cycle.
    (c) The lowest intensity at any test point shall be not less than 
17 percent of the maximum intensity measured at the same point.
    (d) The modulator switch shall be wired in the power lead of the 
beam filament being modulated and not in the ground side of the 
circuit.
    (e) Means shall be provided so that both the lower beam and upper 
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remain operable in the event of a modulator failure.
    (f) The system shall include a sensor mounted with the axis of its 
sensing element perpendicular to a horizontal plane. Headlamp 
modulation shall cease whenever the level of light emitted by a 
tungsten filament light operating at 3000 deg. Kelvin is either less 
than 270 lux (25 foot-candles) of direct light for upward pointing 
sensors or less than 60 lux (5.6 foot-candles) of reflected light for 
downward pointing sensors. The light is measured by a silicon cell type 
light meter that is located at the sensor and pointing in the same 
direction as the sensor. A Kodak Gray Card (Kodak R-27) is placed at 
ground level to simulate the road surface in testing downward pointing 
sensors.
    (g) When tested in accordance with the test profile shown in Figure 
9, the voltage drop across the modulator when the lamp is on at all 
test conditions for 12 volt systems and 6 volt systems shall not be 
greater than .45 volt. The modulator shall meet all the provisions of 
the standard after completion of the test profile shown in Figure 9.
    (h) Means shall be provided so that both the lower and upper beam 
function at design voltage when the headlamp control switch is in 
either the lower or upper beam position when the modulator is off.
    S7.9.4.2(a)  Each motorcycle headlamp modulator not intended as 
original equipment, or its container, shall be labeled with the maximum 
wattage, and the minimum wattage appropriate for its use. Additionally, 
each such modulator shall comply with S7.9.4.1 (a) through (g) when 
connected to a headlamp of the maximum rated power and a headlamp of 
the minimum rated power, and shall provide means so that the modulated 
beam functions at design voltage when the modulator is off.
    (b) Instructions, with a diagram, shall be provided for mounting 
the light sensor including location on the motorcycle, distance above 
the road surface, and orientation with respect to the light.
    S7.9.5  Each replaceable bulb headlamp that is designed to meet the 
photometric requirements of paragraph S7.9.1(a) or paragraph S7.9.2(a) 
and that is equipped with a light source other than a replaceable light 
source meeting the requirements of paragraph S7.7, shall have the word 
``motorcycle'' permanently marked on the lens in characters not less 
than 0.114 in. (3 mm) in height.
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                 Figure 32--Motorcycle and Motor-Driven Cycle Headlamp Photometric Requirements                 
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                 Test Points (deg.)                                                           Motor-Driven Cycle
----------------------------------------------------     Motorcycle      Motor-Driven Cycle    with Single Lamp 
           Up or Down               Left or Right         (candela)           (candela)       System  (candela) 
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                                                   Lower Beam                                                   
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1.5U...........................  1R to R...........  1400-MAX..........  1400-MAX                               
1.5U...........................  1R to 3R..........  ..................  ..................  1400-MAX.          
1U.............................  1.5L to L.........  700-MAX...........  700-MAX...........  700-MAX.           
0.5U...........................  1.5L to L.........  1000-MAX..........  1000-MAX..........  1000-MAX.          
0.5U...........................  1R to 3R..........  2700-MAX..........  2700-MAX..........  2700-MAX.          
1.5D...........................  9L and 9R.........  700-MIN                                                    
2D.............................  0.0R..............  7000-MIN..........  5000-MIN..........  4000-MIN.          
2D.............................  3L and 3R.........  4000-MIN..........  3000-MIN..........  3000-MIN.          
2D.............................  6L and 6R.........  1500-MIN..........  1500-MIN..........  1500-MIN.          
2D.............................  12L and 12R.......  700-MIN                                                    
3D.............................  6L and 6R.........  800-MIN...........  800-MIN                                
4D.............................  0.0R..............  2000-MIN..........  2000-MIN..........  1000-MIN.          
4D.............................  4R................  12500-MAX.........  12500-MAX.........  12500-MAX.         
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                                                   Upper Beam                                                   
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2U.............................  0.0R..............  1000-MIN                                                   
1U.............................  3L and 3R.........  2000-MIN..........  2000-MIN.                              
0.0U...........................  0.0R..............  12500-MIN.........  10000-MIN.                             
0.5D...........................  0.0R..............  20000-MIN.........  20000-MIN.                             
0.5D...........................  3L and 3R.........  10000-MIN.........  5000-MIN.                              
0.5D...........................  6L and 6R.........  3300-MIN..........  2000-MIN.                              
0.5D...........................  9L and 9R.........  1500-MIN                                                   
0.5D...........................  12L and 12R.......  800-MIN                                                    
1D.............................  0.0R..............  17500-MIN.........  15000-MIN.                             
2D.............................  0.0R..............  5000-MIN..........  5000-MIN.                              
3D.............................  0.0R..............  2500-MIN..........  2500-MIN.                              
3D.............................  6L and 6R.........  ..................  800-MIN.                               
3D.............................  9L and 9R.........  1500-MIN                                                   
3D.............................  12L and 12R.......  300-MIN                                                    
4D.............................  0.0R..............  1500-MIN                                                   
4D.............................  0.0R..............  7500-MAX..........  7500-MAX.                              
ANYWHERE.......................  ANYWHERE..........  75000-MAX.........  75000-MAX.                             
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                              Table III--Required Motor Vehicle Lighting Equipment                              
  [All Passenger Cars and Motorcycles, and Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles, Trucks, Buses and Trailers of Less  
                                    Than 80 (2032) Inches (M) Overall Width]                                    
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                                Passenger cars,                                                                 
                                 multipurpose                                         Applicable SAE standard or
                                   passenger                                          recommended practice (See 
             Item                  vehicles,         Trailers         Motorcycles      S5 for subreferenced SAE 
                                  trucks, and                                                 materials)        
                                     buses                                                                      
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Headlamps....................  See S7..........  None............  See S7.9........  J566 January 1960.         
                                                                                                                
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    Issued on: August 23, 1996.
Ricardo Martinez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 96-22058 Filed 8-28-96; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-59-P