Document ID: NHTSA-2022-0066-0043
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Petition for Temporary Exemption: Ford Motor Company; Various Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for an Automated Driving System-Equipped Vehicle; Withdrawal
Posted Date: 2023-04-03T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 62 (Friday, March 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 19351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06670]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2022-0066]

Ford Motor Company--Petition for Temporary Exemption From Various 
Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for an 
Automated Driving System-Equipped Vehicle; Withdrawal

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Petition for temporary exemption; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: This notice notifies the public that Ford Motor Company (Ford) 
has withdrawn its July 2021 petition for temporary exemption from 
various requirements of the Federal motor vehicle safety standards 
(FMVSS) for a vehicle equipped with an automated driving system (ADS).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Callie Roach, Office of the Chief 
Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-2992; Fax: 
202-366-3820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA received a petition from Ford Motor 
Company (Ford) on July 28, 2021, requesting a temporary exemption from 
portions of seven FMVSS.\1\ In accordance with statutory and 
administrative provisions, NHTSA published a notice announcing receipt 
of Ford's petition and seeking public comment on July 21, 2022.\2\ On 
February 13, 2023, Ford notified NHTSA in writing of its decision to 
withdraw its July 2021 petition. Accordingly, NHTSA will take no 
further action on Ford's petition.
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    \1\ A copy of Ford's petition can be found in the docket 
referenced at the beginning of this notice.
    \2\ 87 FR 43602.
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    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30113 and 30166; delegation of authority at 49 
CFR 1.95.

    Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 
1.95.
K. John Donaldson,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2023-06670 Filed 3-30-23; 8:45 am]
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