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  Office of Regulatory Analysis and Evaluation

Provides comprehensive analysis of safety countermeasures in support of proposed Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) or other regulatory actions including fuel economy standards
	Evaluates the impact of existing FMVSSs and safety technologies**Regulations.gov** - Federal Regulations Website

**Regulatory Analyses from January 1971 – August 2018** (PDF, 159 KB)

**Regulatory Evaluation** - View publications on Regulatory Evaluations

 
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			The Economic and Societal Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes
      Learn MoreRegulatory Analysis Division

Informs decision-makers of the safety and economic impacts of alternative approaches to rulemakings
	Required under Executive Order 12866
	Enforces Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
	Develops Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards
	Oversees Safety Incentive and Behavioral Programs (e.g., Sec 157 seat belt incentive program)
	Measures:
		Safety benefits including lives saved and injuries prevented
			Property damage savings from crash avoidance standards
			Technology and design costs
			Fuel-economy impacts
			Impacts on greenhouse gases and other externalitiesEvaluation Division

Measures lives saved, injuries prevented, and crashes avoided by existing safety standards and technologies, based on statistical analyses of crash data

Measures the costs of existing safety standards and technologies
	Required by the GPRA and Executive Order 12866
	Determines whether regulations actually achieve expected goals and benefits
	Identifies areas where regulations should be revised, upgraded, or simplifiedSpecial Studies

Measures the economic impact of motor vehicle crashes – periodic study
	Conducts research into seat belt usage patterns
	Estimates savings from increased seat belt use in specific states to help promote primary seat belt laws and other occupant protection programs
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