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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 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
	49 CFR Part 571	Definition of Multifunction School Activity Bus	Final Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
	49 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 C Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Appendix B - Air Quality and Climate Modeling Data Request for Product Plan Information: Passenger Car Average Fuel Economy Standards--Model Years 2008-2020 and Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards--Model Years 2008-2020 Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Appendix A: Sources Identified in Scoping Comments Draft Environmental Impact Statement: Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards, Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, Model Years 2011-2015 Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis: Corporate Average Fuel Economy for MY 2011-2015 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM): Average Fuel Economy Standards Passenger Cars and Light Trucks
	49 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 Assessment
		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 Part 139	New Pneumatic Tires for Light Vehicles	Preliminary Economic Assessment
	49 CFR Part 533	Reforming the Automobile Fuel Economy Standards Program This document seeks comment on various issues relating to the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) program. In particular, this document seeks comments relating to possible enhancements to the program that will assist in furthering fuel conservation while protecting motor vehicle safety and the economic vitality of the auto industry. The agency is particularly interested in improvements to the structure of the CAFE program authorized under current statutory authority. The focus of this document is to solicit comments on the structure of the CAFE program, not the stringency level for a future CAFE standard.	Request for Comments Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
	49 CFR Part 571	Fuel System Integrity	Notice of proposed rulemaking Final Rule
	49 CFR Part 571	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Low Speed Vehicles	Final Rule
	49 CFR Part 213	Child Restraint Anchorage Systems	Final Economic Assessment Proposed Amendment, Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation Preliminary Economic Assessment Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation

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