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DOT/NHTSA RIN: 2127-AK20 Publication ID: Fall 2011 
Title: FMVSS No. 217, Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release 
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend the language in FMVSS No. 217, S5.3.3.1, to address a petitionerĀ“s concerns and to make other minor revisions and clarifications. The School Bus Manufacturers Technical Council (SBMTC) petitioned the agency to amend the requirements of FMVSS No. 217 regarding the location of the exterior release for school bus rear emergency exit doors. The petitioner requested that S5.3.3.1(a) be amended to clearly specify that the drawing which shows the horizontal location of the release for a rear emergency exit door applies only to the interior release and not to the exterior latch. 
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 571.217   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 301   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/28/2009  74 FR 68558   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/26/2010    
Final Rule  01/00/2012    
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:
Shashi Kuppa
Director, Office of Crashworthiness
Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-3827
Fax:202 493-7002
Email: shashi.kuppa@dot.gov