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RIN: 2127-AK09

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Upgrade of School Bus Passenger Protection
Abstract: This rulemaking would address issues to improve passenger protection on school buses. The Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) directed a study be conducted to assess occupant safety on school buses. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration described their findings in an April 2002 Report to Congress. As a result of this study, NHTSA stated that it was considering changes to the existing Federal motor vehicle safety standards, including increasing the seat back height to reduce the potential for passenger override in the event of a crash; requiring small school buses to have lap/shoulder belt restraints; assuring proper lap/shoulder belt fit for all school bus passenger sizes; and developing standardized test procedures for voluntarily installed lap/shoulder belts.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 571.208 49 CFR 571.210 49 CFR 571.222
Legal Authority: 15 USC 1392

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	11/21/2007	72 FR 65509
NPRM Comment Period End	01/22/2008
Final Action	10/21/2008	73 FR 62744
Final Action Effective	04/10/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: Local, State
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: Charles Hott Safety Standards Engineer Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 366-0247 Email: charles.hott@dot.gov