[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46261-46262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19902]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA 2003-15209; Notice 2]


Public Meeting on Electronic Reporting Procedures Under the Early 
Warning Reporting Regulations

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

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: Prior to the first electronic submission of early warning 
reporting (EWR) data, NHTSA will hold a final series of public meetings 
with interested members of the public to discuss the manner in which 
EWR information is to be submitted by motor vehicle and motor vehicle 
equipment manufacturers to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation 
(ODI) pursuant to 49 CFR part 579, subpart C. NHTSA will hold two 
separate public meetings for the following types of manufacturers:
    (1) Manufacturers of tires, child restraint systems, and equipment
    (2) Manufacturers of motor vehicles, including light, medium-heavy 
vehicles and buses, trailers, and motorcycles.

NHTSA will discuss the procedures by which EWR information must be 
submitted, security measures involving the EWR information, NHTSA's 
acknowledgment of the EWR information, and other technical aspects 
associated with manufacturers' electronic submissions. NHTSA will also 
answer questions on these issues raised at the meetings.

DATES: NHTSA will conduct these meetings on the following dates and 
times:
    August 27, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for manufacturers of 
tires, child restraint systems and equipment.
    August 28, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for manufacturers of 
motor vehicles.
    All meetings will be held in Room 2230 of the United States 
Department of Transportation (Nassif Building), 400 Seventh Street, SW. 
Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorena Villa, Office of Defects 
Investigation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 
Seventh

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Street, SW., Room 5319, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-0699 or at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA recommends that all visitors arrive at 
least 45 minutes early in order to sign in with 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, 
August 13, 2003.

    Issued on: July 30, 2003.
Kenneth N. Weinstein,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 03-19902 Filed 8-4-03; 8:45 am]
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