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NHTSA issues Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) to implement laws from Congress. These regulations allow us to fulfill our mission to prevent and reduce vehicle crashes.

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	49 CFR Part 571, 572, 589	Head Impact Protection	Final Rule; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration.
	49 CFR Part 538	Under 49 CFR Part 538, Automotive Fuel Economy Manufacturing Incentives for Alternative Fuel Vehicles To provide an incentive for the production of vehicles that can operate on certain alternative fuels as well as on regular petroleum fuels, Congress established a special procedure for calculating the fuel economy of those vehicles for determining compliance with the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards.	Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
	49 CFR Part 571	Fuel System Integrity	Notice of proposed rulemaking, Final Rule
		Rear Visibility NCAP Request for Comment This document requests public comment on the agency’s planned update to the U.S. New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). This update would enhance the program’s ability to recommend to motor vehicle consumers various vehicle models that contain rearview video systems that would substantially enhance the driver’s ability to avoid backover crashes.	Request for Comment: New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)
	49 CFR Parts 571, 585, 586, 589, 590, 596, 597	Occupant Crash Protection This document adopts NHTSA’s proposal to require all designated seating positions in rear seats, other than side-facing seats, be equipped with Type 2 integral lap/shoulder safety belts. Side-facing seats may be equipped with either a Type 1 lap belt or a Type 2 belt. This final rule responds to a Congressional mandate that the agency begin to phase-in requirements for lap/shoulder belts for all rear seating positions, wherever practicable, not later than September 1, 2005.	Final rule
	49 CFR Parts 571	Tire Reserve Load Notice	Denial of petition for rulemaking, U.S. DOT/NHTSA – Copy of January 2003 Special Order on Tire Reserve Pressure (t…, U.S. DOT/NHTSA – Copy of January 2003 Special Order on Tire Reserve Pressure (t…, Electronic version of data submitted in response to the Special Order on the Ti…
	49 CFR Part 571	Head Impact Protection	Final Rule, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Interim final rule, request for comments.
		Draft Environmental Assessment The draft environmental assessment evaluates the potential environmental impacts associated with NHTSA’s proposed action to set Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for model year 2008-2011 light trucks. This document describes the environment and resources that might be affected by the proposed light truck CAFE standards for model years 2008-2011, and assesses estimated impacts of alternative actions.	Draft of the Environmental Assessment Proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for Model Year 2008-2011 Light Trucks
	49 CFR Part 563	Event Data Recorders (EDRs)	Final Regulatory Evaluation: Event Data Recorders (EDRs), Final rule: Event Data Recorders, Frequently Asked Questions and Additional Information about Event Data Recorders (EDRs)
	49 CFR Part 571,596	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems; Child Restraint Anchorage Systems	Final Rule
	49 CFR Part 301	Fuel System Integrity	Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation
	49 CFR Part 571	Head Restraints	Final Rule: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Head Restraints Notice of proposed rulemaking
	49 CFR Part 571	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Tires	Final Rule, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
	49 CFR Part 563	Event Data Recorders EDRs in Vehicles	Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
	NHTSA: 49 CFR Parts 531, 533, and 537; EPA: 40 CFR Parts 86 and 600	Establish Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and CAFE Standards EPA and NHTSA are issuing this joint proposal to establish a National Program consisting of new standards for light-duty vehicles that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy. EPA is proposing greenhouse gas emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and NHTSA is proposing Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended. These standards apply to passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles, covering model years 2012 through 2016, and represent a harmonized and consistent National Program. Under the National Program, automobile manufacturers would be able to build a single light-duty national fleet that satisfies all requirements under both programs while ensuring that consumers still have a full range of vehicle choices.	Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards, Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, Model Years 2012-2016, Notice of Upcoming Joint Rulemaking to Establish Vehicle GHG Emissions and CAFE Standards, Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis: Corporate Average Fuel Economy for MY 2012-MY 2016 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, Draft Joint Technical Support Document: Proposed Rulemaking to Establish Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Proposed Rulemaking to Establish Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards

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