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                                                                                                                                                        49 CFR Part 595
                                                    **Air Bag Deactivation**
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking121
                                                                                                                                                        49 CFR Part 571
                                                    **Air Brake Systems**Amends the FMVSS on air brake systems to improve the stopping distance performance of truck tractors. The rule requires the vast majority of new heavy truck tractors to achieve a 30 percent reduction in stopping distance compared to currently required levels. For these heavy truck tractors (approximately 99 percent of the fleet), the amended standard requires those vehicles to stop in not more than 250 feet when loaded to their gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) and tested at a speed of 60 miles per hour (mph). For a small number of very heavy severe service tractors, the stopping distance requirement will be 310 feet under these same conditions. In addition, this final rule requires that all heavy truck tractors must stop within 235 feet when loaded to their “lightly loaded vehicle weight” (LLVW).
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Final Rule; response to petitions for reconsiderationFinal Rule; correcting amendmentsFinal Rule; partial response to petitions for reconsideration49 CFR Part 538
                                                    **Automobile Fuel Economy Manufacturing Incentives for Alternative Fueled Vehicles**This final rule extends the incentive created by the Alternative Motor Fuels Act of 1988 (AMFA) to encourage the continued production of motor vehicles capable of operating on alternative fuels for four additional model years covering model years (MY) 2005 to MY 2008. Under the special procedures for calculating the fuel economy of those vehicles contained in AMFA, alternative and dual fueled vehicles are assigned a higher fuel economy value for CAFE purposes, which can result in manufacturers earning credits for their fleets. The final rule limits the maximum amount of credit that may be applied to any manufacturers' fleet to 0.9 mpg per fleet during MY 2005 - MY 2008.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Final Rule49 CFR Parts 523, 531, 533, 534, 536 and 537
                                                    **Average Fuel Economy Standards, Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, Model Year 2011**NHTSA estimates that the MY 2011 standards will raise the industry-wide combined average to 27.3 mpg, save 887 million gallons of fuel over the lifetime of the MY 2011 cars and light trucks, and reduce CO2 emissions by 8.3 million metric tons during that period.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Final Regulatory Impact Analysis: Corporate Average Fuel Economy for MY 2011 Passenger Cars and Light TrucksFinal Rule, Record of Decision: Average Fuel Economy Standards Passenger Cars and Light Trucks Model Year 201149 CFR Parts 523, 531, 534, 536, 537
                                                    **Average Fuel Economy Standards, Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, Model Years 2011-2015**Proposes substantial increases in the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and light trucks that would enhance energy security by improving fuel economy. Since the carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted from the tailpipes of new motor vehicles is the natural by-product of the combustion of fuel, the increased standards would also address climate change by reducing tailpipe emissions of CO2. Those emissions represent 97 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions from motor vehicles. Implementation of the new standards would dramatically add to the billions of barrels of fuel already saved since the beginning of the CAFE program in 1975.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Appendix CDraft Environmental Impact Statement, Appendix B - Air Quality and Climate Modeling DataRequest for Product Plan Information: Passenger Car Average Fuel Economy Standards--Model Years 2008-2020 and Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards--Model Years 2008-2020Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Appendix A: Sources Identified in Scoping CommentsDraft Environmental Impact Statement: Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards, Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, Model Years 2011-2015Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis: Corporate Average Fuel Economy for MY 2011-2015 Passenger Cars and Light TrucksNotice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM): Average Fuel Economy Standards Passenger Cars and Light Trucks49 CFR Part 571
                                                    **Child Restraint Anchorage Systems**
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Final rule, response to petitions for reconsiderationFinal rule; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration49 CFR Part 213
                                                    **Child Restraint Anchorage Systems**
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Final Economic AssessmentProposed Amendment, Preliminary Regulatory EvaluationPreliminary Economic AssessmentPreliminary Regulatory Evaluation49 CFR Parts 571
                                                    **Child Restraint System - Anton's Law - FY 2005**This document responds to Section 4(b) and Section 3(b)(2) of Anton’s Law, which directed NHTSA to initiate rulemaking on child restraint system safety, with a specific focus on booster seats and restraints for children who weigh more than 50 pounds (lb). After the enactment of Anton’s Law, this agency increased the applicability of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 213, Child restraint systems, from restraints recommended for children up to 50 lb to restraints recommended for children up to 65 lb. Today’s document proposes a further expansion, to restraints recommended for children up to 80 lb. It also proposes to require booster seats and other restraints to meet performance criteria when tested with a crash test dummy representative of a 10-year-old child. Section 4(a) and all other provisions of Section 3 were addressed in rulemaking documents issued previously by NHTSA.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Child Restraint Systems49 CFR Part 571
                                                    **Child Restraint Systems**
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Final Rule49 CFR Part 213, 225
                                                    **Child Restraint Systems**Child restraint systems are the most effective way to protect young children involved in motor vehicle crashes.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Final Economic Assessment49 CFR Part 571
                                                    **Child Restraint Systems; Child Restraint Anchorage Systems**
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Final rule, response to petitions for reconsiderationNotice of Proposed RulemakingFinal RuleAdvance notice of proposed rulemaking**Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009 (CARS Program)**The Act establishes a new program under which the government will provide $3,500 or $4,500 to help consumers purchase or lease a new, more fuel efficient car, van, sport utility vehicle or pickup truck from a participating dealer when they trade in an old, less fuel efficient vehicle.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Summary of the CARS Act of 2009 and Notice of Upcoming Rulemaking ProceedingAmendment to Final Rule: Requirements and Procedures for Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save ProgramFinal Rule: Requirements and Procedures for Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save ProgramFinal Regulatory Impact Analysis: Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 200949 CFR Part 575
                                                    **Consumer Information Regulations; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rollover Resistance**
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Response to Comments, Notice of Final Decision49 CFR Part 575
                                                    **Consumer Information; New Car Assessment Program; Rollover Resistance**
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rollover ResistanceFinal Policy StatementNotice of Proposed Rulemaking**Consumer Information; Program for Child Restraint Systems**
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