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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
49 CFR Part 571
Child Restraint Systems
Final Rule
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
49 CFR Part 213
Child Restraint Anchorage Systems
Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation
Preliminary Economic Assessment
Proposed Amendment, Preliminary Regulatory Evaluation
Final Economic Assessment
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49 CFR Part 571
School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Final Rule
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
49 CFR Part 571,596
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems; Child Restraint Anchorage Systems
Final Rule
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