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DOT/NHTSA RIN: 2127-AJ93 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: FMVSS No. 403, Platform Lift Systems Control Lighting, Illumination and Testing Requirements 
Abstract: This rulemaking would respond to petitions for rulemaking from platform lift manufacturers (Maxon, Ricon and Lift-U) requesting that NHTSA amend portions of FMVSS No. 403, "Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles." The petitions request changes to requirements related to control lighting, threshold warning beacon location, units of measurement for threshold warning beacon illumination, infrared threshold warning systems, wheelchair retention device impact testing, and platform illumination. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 571.403   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 30111    49 USC 30115    49 USC 30117    49 USC 30166    49 USC 322   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/20/2007  72 FR 72326   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/19/2008    
Final Action  06/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Nathaniel Beuse
Director
Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-1740
Email: nathaniel.beuse@dot.gov