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RIN: 2127-AK22

Publication ID: Fall 2009

Title: FMVSS Part 595, Make Inoperative Exemptions--Vehicle Modifications To Accommodate People With Disabilities
Abstract: This rulemaking would create a new exemption to the make inoperative prohibition in FMVSS part 595. Part 595 establishes exemption to the make inoperative prohibition for certain sections of certain Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) under the limited circumstances when vehicles are modified to be used by persons with disabilities. Otherwise the modifiers of the vehicles would be subject to prosecution for making inoperative equipment required by the safety standards. Bruno manufactures a special seat that rotates and extends outside the doorway to allow mobility-impaired drivers and passengers convenient and safe entry into a vehicle. Provisions of FMVSS No. 202a that become effective September 1, 2009, require higher head restraints that would prevent the operation of such seats. This rulemaking would create a new exemption to the make inoperative prohibition for the new head restraint requirement, to allow the continued use of transfer seats for mobility-impaired drivers and passengers. It would also make editorial changes to correct an error in paragraph references regarding similar exemptions to the current FMVSS No. 202.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 595C (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: 49 USC 301

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	05/00/2010

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	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: No
Agency Contact: Gayle Dalrymple Safety Engineer, Vehicle Controls and Adapted Vehicle Division Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Office of Crash Avoidance Standards NVS-123, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202-366-5559 Email: gayle.dalrymple@dot.gov