Abstract: This rulemaking would upgrade the rearward visibility of commercial straight trucks. The agency believes that requiring a rear detection system will reduce fatalities, injuries, and property damage by giving truck operators the ability to detect objects behind the truck. Two possible counter-measures are being considered: cross-view mirror systems or camera systems.

Effects:

None

Prompting action: None

Legal Deadline:

None

Rulemaking Project Initiated: 06/28/1996

Dates for NPRM:

Milestone	Originally Scheduled Date	New Projected Date	Actual Date
To OST			12/09/2004
To OMB	01/10/2005	03/01/2005
OMB Clearance	03/10/2005	06/01/2005
Publication Date	03/17/2005	06/08/2005
End of Comment Period	05/17/2005	08/08/2005

Explanation for any delay:

N/A

Federal Register Citation for NPRM: None

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

63.

Roof Crush Resistance

Red

Popular Title: Roof Crush Resistance

RIN 2127-AG51

Stage: NPRM

Previous Stage: Request for Comments: Publication Date 10/22/01; End of Comment Period 12/06/01.

Abstract: Mitigation of rollover fatal and serious injuries is one of the agency's highest priorities. Rollover crashes constitute about 3% of passenger vehicle crashes, but about 1/3 of the fatalities. Since light trucks are more prone to rollover, and as their percentage of the U.S. fleet continues to increase, this crash mode continues to constitute a disproportionate segment of the Nation's highway safety problem. As part of the agency's comprehensive approach to rollover, and in response to a petition for rulemaking, the agency is considering whether an upgrade to the roof crush requirements is warranted. This rulemaking is significant because of public interest in vehicle safety.

Effects:

None

Prompting action: None

Legal Deadline:

None

Rulemaking Project Initiated: 05/20/1996

Dates for NPRM:

Milestone	Originally Scheduled Date	New Projected Date	Actual Date
To OST	09/28/2004	11/23/2004	11/29/2004
To OMB	10/28/2004	02/21/2005
OMB Clearance	01/28/2005	05/21/2005
Publication Date	02/04/2005	05/31/2005
End of Comment Period	04/04/2005	08/30/2005

Explanation for any delay:

Additional coordination necessary

Federal Register Citation for NPRM: None

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

64.

Fuel Economy Standards- Rights and Responsibilities of Manufacturers in the Context of Changes in Corporate Relationships

Red

Popular Title: Fuel Economy Standards

RIN 2127-AG97

Stage: Final Rule

Previous Stage: NPRM: Publication Date 01/22/2001; End of Comment Period 3/22/2001.

Abstract: This rulemaking clarifies when and how predecessor and successor automobile manufacturers may use the fuel economy credits of the predecessor or successor. The use of carry forward or carry back credits is specified for manufacturers that merge. This action is considered significant because it affects the treatment of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) penalties.

Effects:

None

Prompting action: Statute

Legal Deadline:

None

Rulemaking Project Initiated: 04/27/1998

Dates for Final Rule:

Milestone	Originally Scheduled Date	New Projected Date	Actual Date
To OST	02/15/2003		09/30/2003
Returned to Mode			01/06/2004
Resubmitted to OST	06/01/2004	06/01/2004	07/12/2004
To OMB	03/17/2003	09/12/2004	09/07/2004
OMB Clearance	06/17/2003	12/12/2004	12/15/2004
Publication Date	07/01/2003	12/26/2004	12/28/2004

Explanation for any delay:

Unanticipated issues requiring further analysis

Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: 69 FR 77663

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

65.

Upgrade Door Retention Performance

Green

Popular Title: Retention Performance

RIN 2127-AH34

Stage: NPRM

Previous Stage: None

Abstract: As part of the agency's comprehensive approach to rollover, and to harmonize with the first global technical regulation, this rulemaking would upgrade the door retention requirements, add test requirements for sliding doors, add secondary latch requirements for doors other than hinged side doors and back doors, and provide a new test procedure for assessing inertial forces.

Effects:

None

Prompting action: None

Legal Deadline:

None

Rulemaking Project Initiated: 07/07/1998

Dates for NPRM:

Milestone	Originally Scheduled Date	New Projected Date	Actual Date
To OST	11/01/2004		11/10/2004
To OMB	12/17/2004		11/18/2004
OMB Clearance	03/17/2005	02/18/2005	11/30/2004
Publication Date	03/24/2005	02/25/2005	12/15/2004
End of Comment Period	05/24/2005	04/25/2005	02/14/2005

Explanation for any delay:

N/A

Federal Register Citation for NPRM: 69 FR 75020

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

66.

Frontal Offset Protection

Red

Popular Title: Frontal Offset

RIN 2127-AH73

Stage: Undetermined

Previous Stage: Request for Comments: Publication Date 02/03/2004; End of Comment Period 04/05/2004.

Abstract: This rulemaking would establish a Federal motor vehicle safety standard for high-speed frontal offset crash testing. The frontal offset test is a crash test for automobiles and light trucks in which the subject vehicles are run into a deformable honeycomb barrier. The barrier contacts only 40 percent of the front of the vehicle, simulating an off-center frontal collision. The agency is considering adding the high speed offset test to the frontal occupant protection standard to measure vehicle structural integrity and reduce the number and severity of lower-body injuries. NHTSA is examining whether implementing a new offset test might create disbenefits to occupants of other vehicles. The agency originally scheduled the publication of an NPRM by 10/08/03.

Effects:

None

Prompting action: None

Legal Deadline:

None

Rulemaking Project Initiated: 11/22/1999

Dates for Undetermined:

Milestone	Originally Scheduled Date	New Projected Date	Actual Date
To OST
To OMB
OMB Clearance
Publication Date

Explanation for any delay:

Unanticipated impacts requiring further analysis

Federal Register Citation for Undetermined: None

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

67.

Event Data Recorders

Green

Popular Title: Event Data Recorders

RIN 2127-AI72

Stage: Final Rule

Previous Stage: Request for Comments: Publication Date 10/11/2002; End of Comment Period 01/09/2003. NPRM: Publication Date 06/14/04; End of Comment Period 08/13/04. NPRM: OMB Clearance 06/03/2004;Publication Date 06/14/2004;End of Comment Period 08/13/2004.

Abstract: In the past several years, there has been considerable interest from the safety community in establishing requirements for event data recorders (EDRs). The agency is considering what role NHTSA should take in implementing EDRs in motor vehicles. This rulemaking would establish requirements for EDRs in new vehicles if an EDR is in the vehicle. The requirement would include a minimum set of data to be collected and enhanced survivability in crashes. This rule is significant because of public interest.

Effects:

None

Prompting action: None

Legal Deadline:

None

Rulemaking Project Initiated: 07/12/2002

Dates for Final Rule:

Milestone	Originally Scheduled Date	New Projected Date	Actual Date
To OST	03/22/2005
To OMB	04/21/2005
OMB Clearance	07/21/2005
Publication Date	07/28/2005

Explanation for any delay:

N/A

Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: None

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

68.

Side Impact Protection Upgrade - FMVSS No. 214

Red

Popular Title: Side Impact Protection Upgrade

RIN 2127-AJ10

Stage: NPRM

Previous Stage:None

Abstract: Two Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) -- No. 201, "Occupant Protection in Interior Impact" and No. 214, "Side Impact Protection" -- specify requirements for side impact protection. At present, FMVSS No. 214 specifies a moving deformable barrier (MDB) test addressing mainly the chest injury problem. The head injury reduction is partially addressed in FMVSS No. 201. This rulemaking would require in FMVSS No. 214 a vehicle-to-pole impact test to reduce the number of fatal and serious head injuries, which is not addressed in FMVSS No. 201.

Effects:

Economically Significant
Major
Unfunded Mandate
Regulatory Flexibility Act

Prompting action: None

Legal Deadline:

None

Rulemaking Project Initiated: 06/28/2002

Dates for NPRM:

Milestone	Originally Scheduled Date	New Projected Date	Actual Date
To OST	11/14/2003		11/03/2003
To OMB	12/12/2003		02/10/2004
OMB Clearance	03/12/2004	05/10/2004	05/10/2004
Publication Date	03/22/2004	05/17/2004	05/17/2004
End of Comment Period	05/22/2004		10/14/2004
Reopening of Comment Period			01/12/2005
End of Reopened Comment Period			04/12/2005

Explanation for any delay:

Additional coordination necessary

Federal Register Citation for NPRM: 69 FR 27990

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

69.

Reforming the Automobile Fuel Economy Standards Program

Black

Popular Title: Reforming CAFE

RIN 2127-AJ17

Stage: Undetermined

Previous Stage: ANPRM: Publication Date 12/29/03; End of Comment Period 4/27/04.

Abstract: Through this action, the agency intends to begin a public discussion on potential ways, within current statutory authority, to update the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Program and to make it more consistent with our public policy objectives. The agency will seek comments on a number of possible concepts and measures, and invite the public to present additional concepts not presented here. The discussion is not intended to address the stringency of proposed CAFE standards in the future, but rather the basic structure of the CAFE program. The agency is interested in any suggestions towards revamping the CAFE program in such a way as to enhance overall fuel economy while protecting occupant safety and American jobs. The potential changes range from modest changes to existing definitions separating passenger cars from light trucks (i.e., vans, pickup trucks and SUVs) to more significant structural changes to light truck fuel economy standards. The definitional changes could potentially expand the definition of light truck to include larger SUV's that are not currently subject to fuel economy standards, add criteria to existing definitions of light trucks and ensure that vehicles subject to the lower fuel economy standards applicable to trucks have sufficient functionality to be properly classified as trucks. The advance notice also requests comment on changing the existing approach to setting light truck fuel economy standards from one of setting a fixed standard applicable to all sizes of trucks in the light truck fleet to one of setting a standard that changes in relationship to a selected attribute of trucks in the fleet. Under such an attribute-based standard, the required fuel economy would change in relationship to either the weight of the vehicle, the size of the vehicle, or both.

Effects:

Economically Significant
Major
Unfunded Mandate

Prompting action: None

Legal Deadline:

None

Rulemaking Project Initiated: 04/01/2003

Dates for Undetermined:

Milestone	Originally Scheduled Date	New Projected Date	Actual Date
To OST
To OMB
OMB Clearance
Publication Date
End of Comment Period

Explanation for any delay:

N/A

Federal Register Citation for Undetermined: None

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

70.

Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems

Green

Popular Title: Tire Pressure Monitoring

RIN 2127-AJ23

Stage: Final Rule

Previous Stage: NPRM: Publication Date 09/16/04; End of Comment Period 11/15/04.

Abstract: The Transportation Recall Enhancement Accountability and Documentation (TREAD) Act required the Secretary of Transportation to initiate rulemaking to require a warning system in new motor vehicles to indicate to the operator when a tire is significantly under-inflated. The agency issued a final rule for tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS)(establishing FMVSS No. 138) on June 5, 2002; however, the final rule establishing the standard was vacated by a decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in August 2003. The agency will take action in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Act to re-establish FMVSS No. 138, in a manner consistent with the court's decision, and also provide a new phase-in period.

Effects:

Economically Significant
Major
Unfunded Mandate

Prompting action: Statute

Legal Deadline:

Final rule : 11/01/2001
NPRM : 11/01/2001

Rulemaking Project Initiated: 08/06/2003

Dates for Final Rule:

Milestone	Originally Scheduled Date	New Projected Date	Actual Date
To OST	03/01/2005
To OMB	03/30/2005
OMB Clearance	06/30/3005
Publication Date	07/07/2005

Explanation for any delay:

N/A

Federal Register Citation for Final Rule: None