2127-AL20 201704 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2127 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Upgrade of LATCH Usability Requirements (MAP-21) (RRR)

This rulemaking would amend FMVSS No. 225, Child restraint anchorage systems,” to improve the ease of use of lower anchorages and tethers in all rear seating positions in accordance with the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), Public Law 112-141, address comments on LATCH usability received in response to the public, and standardize features of LATCH for enabling simple and standardized consumer messaging to facilitate increased LATCH use and correct child seat installation. This upgrade of FMVSS No. 225 is in accordance with section 6 of Executive Order 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011) that urges agencies to conduct periodic retrospective evaluation of regulations and modify, streamline, expand, or repeal them in accordance with what has been learned from the evaluation.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No 49 CFR 571.225 49 U.S.C. 30111 49 U.S.C. 30115 49 U.S.C. 30117 49 U.S.C. 30166 49 U.S.C. 322 delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 Statutory NPRM 10/01/2013 Initiate NPRM Statutory Final 10/01/2015 Publish Final Rule No NPRM 01/23/2015 80 FR 3743 NPRM Comment Period End 03/24/2015 Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No Yes Cristina Echemendia Safety Standards Engineer 2127 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA 202 366-6345 cristina.echemendia@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590