[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 8, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-20261]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 571

[Docket No. 00-7145; Notice 3]
RIN No. 2127-AH61


Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Head Impact Protection; 
Correction

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: On February 27, 2004, the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration (NHTSA) published a final rule amending the upper 
interior impact requirements of the Federal motor vehicle safety 
standard on occupant protection in interior impact to increase the 
minimum separation distance between tested areas on vertical surfaces 
of a motor vehicle. The final rule also added targets for pillar-like 
structures that do not meet the definition of ``pillar,'' i.e., certain 
door frames and freestanding vertical seat belt mounting structures. 
The amendments adding the new targets necessitated changes to certain 
compliance test requirements, including the approach angles specified 
for certain target locations. The effective date of these amendments 
was August 25, 2004.
    This document corrects several typographical errors in the 
amendatory language contained in the February 27, 2004 final rule.

DATES: These amendments are effective August 25, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The following persons at the NHTSA, 
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.
    For non-legal issues, you may call Dr. William Fan, Office of 
Crashworthiness Standards, at (202) 366-4922.
    For legal issues, you may call George Feygin, Office of the Chief 
Counsel, at (202) 366-5834.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 27, 2004, NHTSA published a 
final rule (69 FR 9226) amending Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 
201 ``Occupant protection in interior impact.'' The amendments made two 
principal changes to the Standard. One of these changed the method used 
to determine the appropriate distance for excluding impacts on adjacent 
targets to prevent impact overlap. The second modified the Standard to 
add test targets to seat belt mounting structures and door frames for 
certain vehicle configurations. The addition of the new targets 
required adding new specifications for the new targets to the list of 
approach angles set forth in S8.13.4.
    Further review of the February 27, 2004 final rule indicates that 
the amendatory instructions issued at that time were incomplete and did 
not properly describe the changes to the Standard. Those instructions 
failed to correctly specify that revisions were being made to S8.13.4 
and the accompanying Table 1. In addition, the amendatory language 
failed to identify that revisions were being made to S8.13.4.2(b)(2) by 
indicating that revisions were being made to S8.13.4.2(b).
    In FR Doc. 04-4277 published on February 27, 2004, (69 FR 9217) 
make the following correction:

PART 571--[CORRECTED]

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On page 9226, in the second column, correct amendatory instruction 2 to 
read as follows:
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2. Section 571.201 is amended by revising the definition of B-pillar in 
S3 and adding, in alphabetical order, definitions of B-pillar, Door 
frame, Other door frame, and Seat belt mounting structure to S3; by 
adding S6.3(e) and SB.13.4.1(e) through (h); revising the introductory 
text and Table 1 of S8.13.4, S8.13.4.2(b)(2), S8.14, and S10(a) through 
(b); and by adding S10.14, S10.15 and S10.16 to read as follows:

    Issued: August 31, 2004.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 04-20261 Filed 9-7-04; 8:45 am]
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