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	49 CFR Part 533	Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards, Model Years 2005-2007 This final rule established the average fuel economy standards for light trucks that will be manufactured in the 2005-2007 model years (MYs). Chapter 329 of Title 49 of the United States Code requires the issuance of these standards. The standards for all light trucks manufactured by a manufacturer is set at 21.0 mpg for MY 2005, 21.6 mpg for MY 2006, and 22.2 mpg for MY 2007. This rule is effective May 5, 2003.	Final Environmental Assessment: Light Truck Fuel Economy Standards Final Economic Assessment: Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for MY 2005-2007 Light Trucks Final Rule
	49 CFR Part 571	Occupant Crash Protection	Final Rule Final Rule Notice of proposed rulemaking Request for comments
	49 CFR Part 571	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems	Final Rule
	49 CFR Parts 571 and 585	FMVSS-Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems	Final Rule; response to petitions for reconsideration: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems
	49 CFR Parts 541, 542, 543	Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard	Final Rule; Response to petitions for reconsiderations: Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard Final Rule: Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard
	49 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 Systems
	49 CFR Part 576	Recordkeeping and Record Retention	Notice of proposed rulemaking
	49 CFR Part 571	Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems; Controls and Displays	Final Rule: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems; Controls and Displays Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
	49 CFR Part 512	TREAD: Confidential Business Information	Final Rule
	49 CFR Parts 523, 533 and 537	Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards, Model Years 2008-2011 This final rule reforms the structure of the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) program for light trucks and establishes higher CAFE standards for model year (MY) 2008-2011 light trucks. Reforming the CAFE program will enable it to achieve larger fuel savings, while enhancing safety and preventing adverse economic consequences.	Final rule: Average Fuel Economy Standards for Light Trucks Final Environmental Assessment: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards Final Regulatory Impact Analysis: Corporate Average Fuel Economy and CAFE Reform for MY 2008-2011 Light Trucks
	49 CFR Part 591	Importation of Commercial Motor Vehicles This document proposes to add a definition of the term "import" to our regulation on the importation of motor vehicles.	Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
	49 CFR Part 571	Child Restraint Systems	Final Rule
	49 CFR Part 565	Vehicle Identification Number Requirements	Final Rule: Vehicle Identification Number Requirements
	49 CFR Part 567, 571, 574, 575, 597	Tire Safety Information	Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Tire Safety Information Final Rule
	49 CFR Part 575	Consumer Information; New Car Assessment Program; Rollover Resistance	Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rollover Resistance Final Policy Statement Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

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