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DOT/NHTSA RIN: 2127-AK58 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: FMVSS 116, Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids, EPDM Rubber 
Abstract: This rulemaking would amend FMVSS No. 116, Motor vehicle brake fluids, so that brake fluids would be tested with ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM) rubber, as this type of rubber is increasingly used in brake fluid seals. This rulemaking would also update references to voluntary standards issued by the SAE International and the American Society for Testing and Materials. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 571.116   
Legal Authority: 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  02/03/2010  75 FR 5553   
NPRM Comment Period End  04/05/2010    
Final Rule  To Be Determined    
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:
Samuel Daniel
General Engineer Office of Crash Avoidance Standards
Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NVS-122, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-4921
Email: sdaniel@nhtsa.dot.gov