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CONFORMING PRODUCTS LIST OF ALCOHOL SCREENING DEVICES—Continued

Manufacturer Device(s)

Sound Off, Inc.1, Hudsonville, MI ................................................................................................................. Digitox D.O.T.

Alco Screen 1000

1The devices listed by these manufacturers are the same devices sold under diffreent names.

2 It should be noted that the Alcohol √ disposable breath alcohol screening device manufactured by Akers Laboratories, Inc. passed the model

specifications under all lighting conditions except one, namely sodium vapor lighting. The device is being listed on this CPL with the understanding that the manufacturer will specify in written instructions accompanying the product that the device should not be used under sodium

vapor lighting conditions. It passed the testing under all other conditions. 3While the ALCO-SCREEN 02TM saliva-alcohol screening device manufactured by Chematics, Inc. passed the requirements of the model

specifications when tested at 40°C (104°F), the manufacturer has indicated that the device cannot exceed storage temperatures of 27°C (80°F).

Instructions to this effect are stated on all packaging accompanying the device. Accordingly, the device should not be stored at temperatures

above 27°C (80°F) and, if the device is stored at or below 27°C (80°F) and used at higher temperatures (i.e., within a minute), the devices met

the model specifications and the results persisted for 10–15 minutes. When these devices were stored at or below 27°C (80°F) and were equilibrated at 40°C (104°F) for an hour prior to sample application, the devices failed to meet the model specifications. Storage at temperatures

above 27°C (80°F), for even brief periods of time, may result in false negative readings. 4While this device passed all of the requirements of the model specifications, readings should be taken only after the time specified by the

manufacturer. For valid readings, the user should follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Readings should be taken one (1) minute after a sample

is introduced at or above 30°C (86°F); readings should be taken after two (2) minutes at 18°C–29°C (64.4°¥84.2°F); and readings should be

taken after five (5) minutes when testing at temperatures at or below 17°C (62.6°F). If the reading is taken before five (5) minutes has elapsed

under the cold conditions, the user is likely to obtain a reading that underestimates the actual saliva-alcohol level.

Note that the device made by Akers

Laboratories, Inc. is a single-use,

disposable breath test device. The

devices manufactured by Chematics,

Inc., OraSure Technologies, Inc., Roche

Diagnostic Systems, Inc., and STC

Technologies, Inc. are all single-use,

disposable saliva alcohol test devices.

The other devices listed are electronic

breath testers. Those manufactured by

PAS Systems International, Inc. use a

fuel-cell sensor, whereas those

manufactured by Alco Check

International, Guth Laboratories, Han

International Co., Ltd., Repco marketing,

Inc., and Sound Off, Inc. use semiconductor sensors.

Issued on: May 1, 2001.

Rose A. McMurray,

Associate Administrator for Traffic Safety

Programs.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–2001–9318]

RIN 2127–AG19

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices,

and Associated Equipment; Review:

Effectiveness of Retroreflective Tape;

Evaluation Report

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for comments on

technical report.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

NHTSA’s publication of a Technical

Report reviewing and evaluating its

existing Safety Standard 108, Lamps,

Reflective Devices, and Associated

Equipment. The report’s title is The

Effectiveness of Retroreflective Tape on

Heavy Trailers.

DATES: Comments must be received no

later than September 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Report: You may obtain a

copy of the report free of charge by

sending a self-addressed mailing label to

Publications Ordering and Distribution

Services (NAD–51), National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590. A summary of the report is

available on the Internet for viewing on

line at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/

regrev/evaluate/809222.html. The full

report is available on the Internet in

PDF format at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/

rules/regrev/evaluate/pdf/809222.pdf.

Comments: All comments should

refer to the Docket number of this notice

(NHTSA–2001–9318). You may submit

your comments in writing to: U. S.

Department of Transportation Docket

Management, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590. You may also submit your

comments electronically by logging onto

the Dockets Management System

website at http://dms.dot.gov. Click on

‘‘Help & Information’’ or ‘‘Help/Info’’ to

obtain instructions for filing the

document electronically.

You may call Docket Management at

202–366–9324 and visit the Docket from

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through

Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles J. Kahane, Chief, Evaluation

Division, NPP–22, Plans and Policy,

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, Room 5208, 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20590. Telephone: 202–366–2560. FAX:

202–366–2559. E-mail:

ckahane@nhtsa.dot.gov.

For information about NHTSA’s

evaluations of the effectiveness of

existing regulations and programs: Visit

the NHTSA web site at http://

www.nhtsa.dot.gov and click

‘‘Regulations & Standards’’ underneath

‘‘Car Safety’’ on the home page; then

click ‘‘Regulatory Evaluation’’ on the

‘‘Regulations & Standards’’ page.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

technical report evaluates the

effectiveness of retroreflective tape in

enhancing the visibility of heavy trailers

and reducing side and rear impacts by

other vehicles into these trailers during

dark conditions. It is based on a

statistical analysis of 10,959 crash cases

investigated by the Florida Highway

Patrol and the Pennsylvania State Police

in 1997–1999.

The tape is quite effective. It reduced

side and rear impacts into trailers, in

dark conditions (including ‘‘dark-notlighted,’’ ‘‘dark-lighted,’’ ‘‘dawn,’’ and

‘‘dusk’’) by 29 percent. In ‘‘dark-notlighted’’ conditions, the tape reduced

side and rear impact crashes by 41

percent. Tape is especially effective in

reducing injury crashes. In dark

conditions, it reduced side and rear

impacts that resulted in fatalities or

injuries to drivers of any vehicle by 44

percent.

How Can I Influence NHTSA’s

Thinking on This Evaluation?

NHTSA welcomes public review of

the technical report and invites

reviewers to submit comments about the

data and the statistical methods used in

the analyses. NHTSA will submit to the

Docket a response to the comments and,

if appropriate, additional analyses that

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supplement or revise the technical

report.

How Do I Prepare and Submit

Comments?

Your comments must be written and

in English. To ensure that your

comments are correctly filed in the

Docket, please include the Docket

number of this document (NHTSA–

2001–9318) in your comments.

Your primary comments must not be

more than 15 pages long (49 CFR

553.21). However, you may attach

additional documents to your primary

comments. There is no limit on the

length of the attachments.

Please send two paper copies of your

comments to Docket Management or

submit them electronically. The mailing

address is U.S. Department of

Transportation Docket Management,

Room PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590. If you submit

your comments electronically, log onto

the Dockets Management System

website at http://dms.dot.gov and click

on ‘‘Help & Information’’ or ‘‘Help/Info’’

to obtain instructions.

We also request, but do not require

you to send a copy to Christina Morgan,

Evaluation Division, NPP–22, National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration,

Room 5208, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590 (alternatively,

FAX to 202–366–2559 or e-mail to

tmorgan@nhtsa.dot.gov). She can check

if your comments have been received at

the Docket and she can expedite their

review by NHTSA.

How Can I Be Sure That My Comments

Were Received?

If you wish Docket Management to

notify you upon its receipt of your

comments, enclose a self-addressed,

stamped postcard in the envelope

containing your comments. Upon

receiving your comments, Docket

Management will return the postcard by

mail.

How Do I Submit Confidential Business

Information?

If you wish to submit any information

under a claim of confidentiality, send

three copies of your complete

submission, including the information

you claim to be confidential business

information, to the Chief Counsel, NCC–

01, National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, Room 5219, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC

20590. Include a cover letter supplying

the information specified in our

confidential business information

regulation (49 CFR part 512).

In addition, send two copies from

which you have deleted the claimed

confidential business information to

Docket Management, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20590, or submit them electronically.

Will the Agency Consider Late

Comments?

In our response, we will consider all

comments that Docket Management

receives before the close of business on

the comment closing date indicated

above under DATES. To the extent

possible, we will also consider

comments that Docket Management

receives after that date.

Please note that even after the

comment closing date, we will continue

to file relevant information in the

Docket as it becomes available. Further,

some people may submit late comments.

Accordingly, we recommend that you

periodically check the Docket for new

material.

How Can I Read the Comments

Submitted by Other People?

You may read the comments by

visiting Docket Management in person

at Room PL–401, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC from 10:00 a.m. to

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

You may also see the comments on

the Internet by taking the following

steps:

a. Go to the Docket Management

System (DMS) Web page of the

Department of Transportation (http://

dms.dot.gov).

b. On that page, click on ‘‘search.’’

c. On the next page ((http://

dms.dot.gov/search/) type in the fourdigit Docket number shown at the

beginning of this Notice (6545). Click on

‘‘search.’’

d. On the next page, which contains

Docket summary information for the

Docket you selected, click on the

desired comments. You may also

download the comments.

AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 30111, 30168;

delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and

501.8.

William H. Walsh,

Associate Administrator for Plans and Policy.

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