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incur if the entity is identified as an 

applicable entity. The Commission does 

not consider the estimated cost per 

small entity to have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. Accordingly, 

the Commission certifies that this NOPR 

will not have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

VI. Comment Procedures 

34. The Commission invites interested 

persons to submit comments on the 

matters and issues proposed in this 

notice to be adopted, including any 

related matters or alternative proposals 

that commenters may wish to discuss. 

Comments are due January 26, 2015. 

Comments must refer to Docket No. 

RM14–10–000, and must include the 

commenter’s name, the organization 

they represent, if applicable, and their 

address in their comments. 

35. The Commission encourages 

comments to be filed electronically via 

the eFiling link on the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. The 

Commission accepts most standard 

word processing formats. Documents 

created electronically using word 

processing software should be filed in 

native applications or print-to-PDF 

format and not in a scanned format. 

Commenters filing electronically do not 

need to make a paper filing. 

36. Commenters that are not able to 

file comments electronically must send 

an original of their comments to: 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

Secretary of the Commission, 888 First 

Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

37. All comments will be placed in 

the Commission’s public files and may 

be viewed, printed, or downloaded 

remotely as described in the Document 

Availability section below. Commenters 

on this proposal are not required to 

serve copies of their comments on other 

commenters. 

VII. Document Availability 

38. In addition to publishing the full 

text of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the Internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (http://

www.ferc.gov) and in the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room during normal 

business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern time) at 888 First Street NE., 

Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426. 

39. From the Commission’s Home 

Page on the Internet, this information is 

available on eLibrary. The full text of 

this document is available on eLibrary 

in PDF and Microsoft Word format for 

viewing, printing, and/or downloading. 

To access this document in eLibrary, 

type the docket number excluding the 

last three digits of this document in the 

docket number field. 

40. User assistance is available for 

eLibrary and the Commission’s Web site 

during normal business hours from the 

Commission’s Online Support at (202) 

502–6652 (toll free at 1–866–208–3676) 

or email at ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, 

or the Public Reference Room at (202) 

502–8371, TTY (202) 502–8659. Email 

the Public Reference Room at 

public.referenceroom@ferc.gov. 

By direction of the Commission. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–27949 Filed 11–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket Number USCG–2014–0905] 

RIN 1625–AA08 

Special Local Regulation; Bradenton 

Area Riverwalk Regatta; Manatee 

River, Bradenton, FL 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is proposing 

to establish a special local regulation on 

the waters of the Manatee River in 

Bradenton, Florida during the 

Bradenton Area Riverwalk Regatta. The 

race is scheduled to take place annually 

from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the first 

Saturday of February. The proposed 

special local regulation is necessary to 

protect the safety of race participants, 

participant vessels, spectators, and the 

general public on the navigable waters 

of the United States during the event. 

The special local regulation would 

restrict vessel traffic in the waters of the 

Manatee River in the vicinity of 

Bradenton, Florida. It would establish 

the following two areas: Enforcement 

areas #1 and #2, where all persons and 

vessels, except those persons and 

vessels participating in the high speed 

boat races and those vessels enforcing 

the areas, are prohibited from entering, 

transiting through, anchoring in, or 

remaining within. 

DATES: Comments and related material 

must be received by the Coast Guard on 

or before December 26, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number using any 

one of the following methods: 

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

(2) Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

(3) Mail or Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility (M–30), U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. Deliveries 

accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except federal 

holidays. The telephone number is (202) 

366–9329. 

See the ‘‘Public Participation and 

Request for Comments’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below for further instructions on 

submitting comments. To avoid 

duplication, please use only one of 

these three methods. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this rule, call or 

email Marine Science Technician First 

Class Hector I. Fuentes, Sector St. 

Petersburg Prevention Department, 

Coast Guard; telephone (813) 228–2191, 

email D07-SMB-Tampa-WWM@

uscg.mil. If you have questions on 

viewing or submitting material to the 

docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program 

Manager, Docket Operations, telephone 

(202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Acronyms 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

A. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

We encourage you to participate in 

this rulemaking by submitting 

comments and related materials. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov and will include 

any personal information you have 

provided. 

1. Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

rulemaking, indicate the specific section 

of this document to which each 

comment applies, and provide a reason 

for each suggestion or recommendation. 

You may submit your comments and 

material online at http://

www.regulations.gov, or by fax, mail, or 

hand delivery, but please use only one 

of these means. If you submit a 

comment online, it will be considered 

received by the Coast Guard when you 

successfully transmit the comment. If 

you fax, hand deliver, or mail your 

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comment, it will be considered as 

having been received by the Coast 

Guard when it is received at the Docket 

Management Facility. We recommend 

that you include your name and a 

mailing address, an email address, or a 

telephone number in the body of your 

document so that we can contact you if 

we have questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, type the 

docket number USCG–2014–0657 in the 

‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ 

Click on ‘‘Submit a Comment’’ on the 

line associated with this rulemaking. 

If you submit your comments by mail 

or hand delivery, submit them in an 

unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by 

11 inches, suitable for copying and 

electronic filing. If you submit 

comments by mail and would like to 

know that they reached the Facility, 

please enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard or envelope. We will consider 

all comments and material received 

during the comment period and may 

change the rule based on your 

comments. 

2. Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, as well as 

documents mentioned in this preamble 

as being available in the docket, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov, type the 

docket number USCG–2014–0905 in the 

‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click ‘‘SEARCH.’’ 

Click on Open Docket Folder on the line 

associated with this rulemaking. You 

may also visit the Docket Management 

Facility in Room W12–140 on the 

ground floor of the Department of 

Transportation West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except federal 

holidays. 

3. Privacy Act 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of comments received into any of 

our dockets by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). You may review a Privacy 

Act notice regarding our public dockets 

in the January 17, 2008, issue of the 

Federal Register (73 FR 3316). 

4. Public Meeting 

We do not plan to hold a public 

meeting. But you may submit a request 

for one, using one of the methods 

specified under ADDRESSES. Please 

explain why you believe a public 

meeting would be beneficial. If we 

determine that one would aid this 

rulemaking, we will hold one at a time 

and place announced by a later notice 

in the Federal Register. 

B. Regulatory History and Information 

The Coast Guard is proposing to 

establish this Special Local Regulation 

on the waters of the Manatee River in 

Bradenton, Florida during the 

Bradenton Area Riverwalk Regatta. The 

race is scheduled to take place annually 

from approximately 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m. during the first Saturday of 

February. This proposed rule is 

necessary to protect the safety of race 

participants, participant vessels, 

spectators, and the general public on the 

navigable waters of the United States 

during the event. 

C. Basis and Purpose 

The legal basis for the proposed rule 

is the Coast Guard’s authority to 

establish special local regulations: 33 

U.S.C. 1233. 

The purpose of the proposed rule is 

to provide for the safety of life on 

navigable waters of the United States 

during the Bradenton Area Riverwalk 

Regatta. 

D. Discussion of Proposed Rule 

This proposed rule is necessary to 

establish a special local regulation that 

will encompass certain waters of the 

Manatee River in Bradenton, Florida. 

The proposed special local regulations 

will be enforced from approximately 

11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. normally 

occurring annually during the first 

Saturday of February. The proposed 

special local regulations will establish 

the following two areas: Enforcement 

areas #1 and #2, where all persons and 

vessels, except those persons and 

vessels participating in the high speed 

boat races and those vessels enforcing 

the areas, are prohibited from entering, 

transiting through, anchoring in, or 

remaining within. 

Persons and vessels may request 

authorization to enter, transit through, 

anchor in, or remain within the 

enforcement areas by contacting the 

Captain of the Port St. Petersburg by 

telephone at (727) 824–7506, or a 

designated representative via VHF radio 

on channel 16. If authorization to enter, 

transit through, anchor in, or remain 

within the enforcement areas is granted 

by the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg 

or a designated representative, all 

persons and vessels receiving such 

authorization must comply with the 

instructions of the Captain of the Port 

St. Petersburg or a designated 

representative. 

E. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this proposed rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on a number of these statutes or 

executive orders. 

1. Regulatory Planning and Review 

This proposed rule is not a significant 

regulatory action under section 3(f) of 

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory 

Planning and Review, as supplemented 

by Executive Order 13563, Improving 

Regulation and Regulatory Review, and 

does not require an assessment of 

potential costs and benefits under 

section 6(a)(3) of Executive Order 12866 

or under section 1 of Executive Order 

13563. The Office of Management and 

Budget has not reviewed it under those 

Orders. 

The economic impact of this proposed 

rule is not significant for the following 

reasons: (1) The special local regulations 

would be enforced for only five and a 

half hours; (2) although persons and 

vessels are prohibited to enter, transit 

through, anchor in, or remain within the 

enforcement areas without authorization 

from the Captain of the Port St. 

Petersburg or a designated 

representative, they may operate in the 

surrounding area during the 

enforcement period; (3) persons and 

vessels may still enter, transit through, 

anchor in, or remain within the 

enforcement areas during the 

enforcement period if authorized by the 

Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a 

designated representative; and (4) the 

Coast Guard would provide advance 

notification of the special local 

regulations to the local maritime 

community by Local Notice to Mariners, 

Broadcast Notice to Mariners and/or onscene designated representatives. 

2. Impact on Small Entities 

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

(5 U.S.C. 601–612), we have considered 

the impact of this proposed rule on 

small entities. The Coast Guard certifies 

under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed 

rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. 

If you think that your business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity 

and that this rule would have a 

significant economic impact on it, 

please submit a comment (see 

ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it 

qualifies and how and to what degree 

this rule would economically affect it. 

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3. Assistance for Small Entities 

Under section 213(a) of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), 

we want to assist small entities in 

understanding this proposed rule. If the 

rule would affect your small business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction and you have questions 

concerning its provisions or options for 

compliance, please contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section above. The Coast Guard 

will not retaliate against small entities 

that question or complain about this 

proposed rule or any policy or action of 

the Coast Guard. 

4. Collection of Information 

This proposed rule will not call for a 

new collection of information under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501–3520). 

5. Federalism 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

effect on the States, on the relationship 

between the national government and 

the States, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government. We have 

analyzed this proposed rule under that 

Order and determined that this rule 

does not have implications for 

federalism. 

6. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places or vessels. 

7. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this 

proposed rule would not result in such 

expenditure, we do discuss the effects of 

this rule elsewhere in this preamble. 

8. Taking of Private Property 

This proposed rule would not cause a 

taking of private property or otherwise 

have taking implications under 

Executive Order 12630, Governmental 

Actions and Interference with 

Constitutionally Protected Property 

Rights. 

9. Civil Justice Reform 

This proposed rule meets applicable 

standards in sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of 

Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform, to minimize litigation, 

eliminate ambiguity, and reduce 

burden. 

10. Protection of Children From 

Environmental Health Risks 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Executive Order 13045, 

Protection of Children from 

Environmental Health Risks and Safety 

Risks. This rule is not an economically 

significant rule and would not create an 

environmental risk to health or risk to 

safety that might disproportionately 

affect children. 

11. Indian Tribal Governments 

This proposed rule does not have 

tribal implications under Executive 

Order 13175, Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments, because it would not have 

a substantial direct effect on one or 

more Indian tribes, on the relationship 

between the Federal Government and 

Indian tribes, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes. 

12. Energy Effects 

This proposed rule is not a 

‘‘significant energy action’’ under 

Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. 

13. Technical Standards 

This proposed rule does not use 

technical standards. Therefore, we did 

not consider the use of voluntary 

consensus standards. 

14. Environment 

We have analyzed this proposed rule 

under Department of Homeland 

Security Management Directive 023–01 

and Commandant Instruction 

M16475.lD, which guide the Coast 

Guard in complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and 

have made a preliminary determination 

that this action is one of a category of 

actions that do not individually or 

cumulatively have a significant effect on 

the human environment. This rule is 

categorically excluded from further 

review under paragraph 34(h) of Figure 

2–1 of the Commandant Instruction. A 

preliminary environmental analysis 

checklist supporting this determination 

is available in the docket where 

indicated under ADDRESSES. We seek 

any comments or information that may 

lead to the discovery of a significant 

environmental impact from this 

proposed rule. 

F. List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100 

Marine safety, Navigation (water), 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard proposes to 

amend 33 CFR part 100 as follows: 

PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON 

NAVIGABLE WATERS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 100 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233. 

■ 2. Add § 100.722 to read as follows: 

§ 100.722 Special Local Regulations; 

Bradenton Area Riverwalk Regatta, Manatee 

River; Bradenton, FL. 

(a) Regulated Areas. The following 

regulated areas are established as 

special local regulations. All 

coordinates are North American Datum 

1983. 

(1) Enforcement Area #1. All waters of 

the Manatee River between the Green 

Bridge and the CSX Train Trestle 

contained within the following points: 

27°30.73′ N, 82°34.37′ W, thence to 

position 27°30.73′ N, 82°34.13′ W, 

thence to position 27°29.97′ N, 82°34.27′ 

W, thence to position 27°29.59′ N, 

82°34.07′ W, thence back to the original 

position, 27°30.73′ N, 82°34.37′ W. 

(2) Enforcement Area #2. All waters of 

the Manatee River contained within the 

following points: 27°30.58′ N, 82°34.62′ 

W, thence to position 27°30.58′ N, 

82°34.43′ W, thence to position 

27°30.43′ N, 82°34.43′ W, thence to 

position 27°30.43′ N, 82°34.62′ W, 

thence back to the original position, 

27°30.58′ N, 82°34.62′ W. 

(b) Definition. The term ‘‘designated 

representative’’ means Coast Guard 

Patrol Commanders, including Coast 

Guard coxswains, petty officers, and 

other officers operating Coast Guard 

vessels, and Federal, state, and local 

officers designated by or assisting the 

Captain of the Port St. Petersburg in the 

enforcement of the regulated areas. 

(c) Regulations. 

(1) All persons and vessels are 

prohibited from entering, transiting 

through, anchoring in, or remaining 

within the regulated areas unless an 

authorized race participant. 

(2) Designated representatives may 

control vessel traffic throughout the 

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1 77 FR 51649. 

2The 1998 UNECE Agreement Concerning the 

Establishment of Global Technical Regulations for 

Wheeled Vehicles, Equipment and Parts Which Can 

Be Fitted And/or Be Used On Wheeled Vehicles 

(1998 Agreement) was concluded under the 

auspices of the United Nations and provides for the 

establishment of globally harmonized vehicle 

regulations. This 1998 Agreement, whose 

conclusion was spearheaded by the United States, 

entered into force in 2000 and is administered by 

the UNECE’s World Forum for the Harmonization 

of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29). See http://

www.unece.org/trans/main/wp29/wp29wgs/

wp29gen/wp29age.html (last accessed June 25, 

2014). 

3A copy of GTR No. 3 was placed in the docket 

for the NPRM associated with the final rule revising 

FMVSS No. 122. See Docket No. NHTSA–2008– 

0150–0002. 

regulated areas as determined by the 

prevailing conditions. 

(3) Persons and vessels may request 

authorization to enter, transit through, 

anchor in, or remain within the 

regulated areas by contacting the 

Captain of the Port St. Petersburg by 

telephone at (727) 824–7506, or a 

designated representative via VHF radio 

on channel 16. 

(4) If authorization is granted by the 

Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or a 

designated representative, all persons 

and vessels receiving such authorization 

must comply with the instructions of 

the Captain of the Port St. Petersburg or 

a designated representative. 

(d) Enforcement Date. This rule will 

be enforced from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

on the first Saturday of February. 

Dated: November 3, 2014. 

G.D. Case, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port St. Petersburg. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Part 571 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2014–0117] 

RIN 2127–AL48 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 

Standards; Motorcycle Brake Systems; 

Motorcycle Controls and Displays 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This document proposes to 

amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 

Standards (FMVSSs) Nos. 122 and 123, 

to allow the use of an internationally 

recognized symbol as the antilock brake 

system (ABS) malfunction telltale. 

Although the use of the symbol 

complies with the FMVSS No. 122 

requirement that the letters ‘‘ABS’’ 

indicate a malfunction, the height of the 

letters ‘‘ABS’’ within the standardized 

malfunction symbol on many 

motorcycles do not comply with the 

letter height requirement in FMVSS No. 

122. We also are proposing a technical 

change to correct a mistake in the 2012 

final rule adopting FMVSS No. 122. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 26, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

electronically to the docket identified in 

the heading of this document by visiting 

the following Web site: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Alternatively, you can file comments 

using the following methods: 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251 

Regardless of how you submit your 

comments, you should mention the 

docket number identified in the heading 

of this document. 

Instructions: For detailed instructions 

on submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the Public Participation heading of 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this document. Note that all 

comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading below. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical issues, you may contact Mike 

Pyne, Office of Crash Avoidance 

Standards, by telephone at (202) 366– 

1810. For legal issues, you may contact 

David Jasinski, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, by telephone at (202) 366– 

2992. You may send mail to both of 

these officials at the National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 

20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On August 24, 2012, NHTSA 

published a final rule in the Federal 

Register amending Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

122, Motorcycle Brake Systems.1 This 

final rule adopted harmonized 

requirements and test procedures 

derived from a global technical 

regulation (GTR) for motorcycle brakes. 

The substantive provisions of FMVSS 

No. 122 had not been updated since 

their adoption in 1972 and no longer 

reflected the performance of modern 

motorcycle brake systems. Consistent 

with the 1998 United Nations Economic 

Commission for Europe (UNECE) 

Agreement Concerning the 

Establishment of Global Technical 

Regulations for Wheeled Vehicles, 

Equipment and Parts Which Can Be 

Fitted And/or Be Used On Wheeled 

Vehicles,2 GTR No. 3 was established. 

GTR No. 3 combined the best practices 

of requirements and test procedures 

available internationally, mainly drawn 

from FMVSS No. 122, UNECE 

Regulation No. 78, and the Japanese 

Safety Standard JSS12–61.3

Among the performance requirements 

adopted as part of the revised FMVSS 

No. 122 are tests for antilock brake 

system (ABS) performance. Prior to the 

August 2012 final rule, FMVSS No. 122 

contained no ABS performance 

requirements. Although FMVSS No. 122 

does not require motorcycles to be 

equipped with ABS, it includes test 

procedures and minimum performance 

requirements to assess the stability and 

stopping performance of motorcycles 

that are equipped with ABS. The new 

tests, adopted from the GTR, include 

stopping distance performance 

requirements on high and low friction 

surfaces, wheel lock tests on high and 

low friction surfaces, and wheel lock 

tests for high-to-low friction and low-tohigh friction surface transitions. The 

new performance requirements also 

include a performance test related to the 

failure of the ABS system. These new 

requirements are mandatory for most 

motorcycles manufactured on or after 

September 1, 2014. 

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