2127-AL36 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2127 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Advanced Glazing and Anti-Ejection Countermeasures

In accordance with section 32703(b)(2) of MAP-21, this rulemaking would require motorcoach advanced glazing and anti-ejection safety countermeasures. NHTSA is considering portal improvements, such as advanced glazing, to prevent partial and complete ejection of motorcoach passengers, including children. In prescribing such standards, NHTSA will consider the impact of such standards on the use of motorcoach portals as a means of emergency egress. In 2007, NHTSA published its Approach to Motorcoach Safety describing the agency´s comprehensive strategy to improve motorcoach safety. NHTSA´s approach to motorcoach safety included four priority areas: reducing the risk of passenger ejection by requiring seat belts, improving rollover structural integrity, enhancing emergency evacuation, and upgrading fire safety. The U.S. Department of Transportation´s (DOT) Motor Coach Safety Action Plan, issued in 2009 and updated in 2012, reasserted NHTSA´s 2007 plan to reduce the risk of motorcoach passenger ejection by implementing new test procedures and more stringent window retention performance requirements for passenger ejection mitigation.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No 49 CFR 571.205 49 USC 30101 PL 112-141, sec 32703 delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 Statutory Final 10/01/2014 Final Rule or Letter to Congress Subtitle G of MAP-21 titled "Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2012," includes section 32703(b)(2) which directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations that address anti-ejection safety countermeasures, including advanced glazing within 2 years of the enactment of MAP-21, if such a standard meets the requirements and considerations set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 30111 of title 49, United States Code. No Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined No No None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Check Kam Safety Standards Engineer 2127 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA 202-366-0247 check.kam@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE, Washington DC 20590