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DOT/NHTSA

RIN: 2127-AL05

Publication ID: Fall 2011

Title: ●Amend FMVSS No. 210 to Incorporate the Use of a New Force Application Device (RRR)
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 210, Seat belt assembly anchorages, to replace the existing body blocks for testing the strength of seat belts with a new Force Application Device and associated positioning procedure. The new force application device would be used as a testing interface to transfer loads onto the seat belt anchorage system during compliance tests of seat belt anchorage strength. The device represents a human torso and pelvis. The new device comes in two sizes, one representative of a mid-size adult male, and the other of a small occupant. This rulemaking would propose that both sizes be used in FMVSS No. 210. Because the device is easier to use than the current body blocks, this rulemaking would simplify the compliance test of the standard and make NHTSA´s evaluation of seat belt anchorage strength more effective. We estimate the one-time cost of purchasing a set of these devices (approximately $40,000) would be offset by the continual labor cost savings in setting up the devices for testing. NHTSA´s testing has demonstrated that the proposed force application devices do not appear to affect the stringency of the standard.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 571.210
Legal Authority: 49 USC 30102    49 USC 30111    49 USC 30115    49 USC 30117    49 USC 30166    49 USC 322    delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM  01/00/2012

Additional Information: Includes Retrospective Review under E.O. 13563
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: Carla Rush Safety Standards Engineer Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 366-4583 Email: carla.rush@dot.gov