[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 28877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13069]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2003-15209]


Public Meetings on Reporting Procedures Under the Early Warning 
Reporting Rule

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

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that NHTSA will hold meetings with 
interested members of the public to discuss the manner in which early 
warning reporting (EWR) information is to be submitted by motor vehicle 
and motor vehicle equipment manufacturers to NHTSA's Office of Defects 
Investigation (ODI) pursuant to regulations adopted to implement the 
Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation 
(TREAD) Act.

DATES: NHTSA will conduct public meetings on June 18 and 19, 2003, with 
regard to specific motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment, at the 
following times:
    Tires: June 18, 2003 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
    Child restraint systems and other equipment: June 18, 2003 from 1 
p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
    Light vehicles: June 19, 2003 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
    Medium-heavy vehicles and buses: June 19, 2003 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 
p.m.
    Location: All meetings will be held in Room 8236 of the United 
States Department of Transportation (Nassif) Building, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lorena Villa, Office of Defects 
Investigation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 5319, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-0699 or 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA will hold public meetings with 
interested members of the public to discuss the manner in which early 
warning reporting (EWR) information is to be submitted by motor vehicle 
and motor vehicle equipment manufacturers to NHTSA's Office of Defects 
Investigation (ODI) pursuant to subpart C of 49 CFR part 579. NHTSA 
will hold four separate public meetings to discuss submission by 
manufacturers of the following four types of products: tires, child 
restraint systems and other equipment, light vehicles, and medium/heavy 
vehicles and buses. At these meetings, NHTSA will discuss the 
procedures for the submission of EWR information, security measures for 
protection of EWR information, the manner in which NHTSA will 
acknowledge receipt of EWR information and identify problems with the 
submissions, and other technical matters. NHTSA will also answer 
questions raised on these issues at the meetings.
    NHTSA recommends that all visitors arrive at least 45 minutes early 
in order to pass through building security. Visitors to the building 
should enter through the Southwest lobby to sign in with security and 
to be escorted to the meeting room.
    NHTSA will provide auxiliary aids to participants as necessary. Any 
person desiring such auxiliary aids (sign language interpreter, 
telecommunications devices for deaf persons (TDDs), readers, taped 
tests, brailed materials, or large print materials, and magnifying 
devices) should contact Julia Goldson at (202) 366-9944, by Wednesday, 
June 4, 2003.

    Issued on: May 19, 2003.
Kenneth N. Weinstein,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 03-13069 Filed 5-23-03; 8:45 am]
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