2127-AL58 201810 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 Upgrade of Rear Impact Guard Requirements for Trailers and Semitrailers

This rulemaking would consider upgrades to FMVSS No. 223, Rear Impact Guards, and FMVSS No. 224, Rear Impact Protection, for improving rear under ride crash protection on trailers and semitrailers. This rulemaking would respond to a petition for rulemaking from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) that requested a number of modifications to FMVSS Nos. 223 and 224 to improve rear under ride protection for trailers and semitrailers. It would also respond, in part, to a petition for rulemaking from Mrs. Karth and the Truck Safety Coalition requesting improving rear impact guards on trailers and semitrailers as outlined in the July 10, 2014, grant of the petition.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Long-Term Actions No No Fully or Partially Exempt 49 CFR 571.223 49 CFR 571.224 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 No NPRM 12/16/2015 80 FR 78417 NPRM Comment Period End 02/16/2016 Next Action Undetermined To Be Determined No Businesses None No No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Robert Mazurowski Safety Standards Engineer 2127 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA 202 366-1012 robert.mazurowski@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590