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	49 CFR Part 571	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Low Speed Vehicles	Final Rule
	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 213	Child Restraint Anchorage Systems	Final Economic Assessment Proposed Amendment, Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation Preliminary Economic Assessment Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation
	49 CFR Part 301	Fuel System Integrity	Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation
	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, 572, 589	Head Impact Protection	Final Rule; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration.
	49 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 Rule
	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	Head Restraints	Final Rule: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Head Restraints Notice of proposed rulemaking
		Consumer Information; Program for Child Restraint Systems	Request for comments: Consumer Information; Program for Child Restraint Systems
108	49 CFR Part 571	Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment Issues related to glare produced by lamps mounted on the fronts of vehicles	Final Rule (Notice 3) - delay of effective date: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment Request for Comments
108	49 CFR Part 571	Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment Issues related to glare produced by lamps mounted on the fronts of vehicles	Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment - Delay of Effective Date.Request for Comments
108, 226	595	Make Inoperative Exemptions; Vehicle Modifications To Accommodate People With Disabilities; Ejection Mitigation	Final Rule: Make Inoperative Exemptions; Vehicle Modifications To Accommodate People With Disabilities; Ejection Mitigation; Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment
111	49 CFR, Parts 571 & 585	FMVSS, Rearview Mirrors The Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act of 2007 directs NHTSA issue a final rule amending the agency’s Federal motor vehicle safety standard on rearview mirrors to improve the ability of a driver to detect pedestrians in the area immediately behind his or her vehicle and thereby minimize the likelihood of a vehicle’s striking a pedestrian while its driver is backing the vehicle. Pursuant to this mandate, NHTSA is proposing to expand the required field of view for all passenger cars, trucks, multipurpose passenger vehicles, buses, and low-speed vehicles rated at 10,000 pounds or less, gross vehicle weight. NHTSA is proposing to specify an area immediately behind each vehicle that the driver must be able to see when the vehicle’s transmission is in reverse. It appears that, in the near term, the only technology available with the ability to comply with this proposal would be a rear visibility system that includes a rear-mounted video camera and an in-vehicle visual display. Adoption of this proposal would significantly reduce fatalities and injuries caused by backover crashes involving children, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and other pedestrians.	Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard; Rearview Mirrors Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, Rearview Mirrors; Low-Speed Vehicles Phase-in Reporting Requirements

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