[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39886-39887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19447]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Announcing the Fourth Meeting of the Crashworthiness Subcommittee 
of the Motor Vehicle Safety Research Advisory Committee

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Meeting announcement.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the fourth meeting of the 
Crashworthiness Subcommittee of the Motor Vehicle Safety Research 
Advisory Committee (MVSRAC). MVSRAC established this Subcommittee at 
the April 1992 meeting to examine research questions regarding 
crashworthiness of vehicles under 10,000 pounds GVW.

DATE AND TIME: The meeting is scheduled for August 20, 1997, from 10:00 
a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in room 8236 of the U.S. Department 
of Transportation building, which is located at 400 Seventh Street, 
S.W., Washington, DC.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In May 1987, the Motor Vehicle Safety 
Research Advisory Committee was established. The purpose of the 
Committee is to provide an independent source of ideas for safety 
research. MVSRAC will provide information, advice, and recommendations 
to NHTSA on matters

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relating to motor vehicle safety research, and provide a forum for the 
development, consideration, and communication of motor vehicle safety 
research, as set forth in the MVSRAC Charter.
    At the first meeting of the Crashworthiness Subcommittee on 
November 16, 1992, a Biomechanics Working Group and a Vehicle 
Aggressivity and Compatibility Working Group were established with the 
goal of presenting technical information and data to the 
Crashworthiness Subcommittee.
    This meeting of the Crashworthiness Subcommittee will include 
status reports by the Vehicle Aggressivity and Compatibility Working 
Group and the recently formed Advanced Air Bag Technology Working 
Group.
    The meeting is open to the public, and participation by the public 
will be moderated by the Subcommittee Chairperson.
    A public reference file (Number 88-01--Crashworthiness 
Subcommittee) has been established to contain the products of the 
Subcommittee and will be open to the public during the hours of 9:30 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration's Technical Reference Division in Room 5108 at 400 
Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20590, telephone: (202) 366-2768.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita Gibbons, Office of Research and 
Development, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Room 6206, Washington, DC 20590, 
telephone: (202) 366-4862, telefax: (202) 366-5930.

    Issued on: July 18, 1997.
Joseph N. Kanianthra,
Chairperson, Crashworthiness Subcommittee, Motor Vehicle Safety 
Research Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 97-19447 Filed 7-23-97; 8:45 am]
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