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49 CFR Part 571

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49 CFR Part 571

School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection

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	Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

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