2127-AM54 202204 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2127 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA 2100 Department of Transportation DOT Side Underride Guards on Trailers and Semitrailers

This rulemaking would consider requirements for side underride guards on trailers and semitrailers to mitigate underride crashes into the side of these vehicles.  This rulemaking would respond, in part, to a September 12, 2013 petition for rulemaking from Ms. Karth and the Truck Safety Coalition to start studies and rulemakings on side guards and front override guards on trucks.  This rulemaking would also respond to a provision in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to conduct research on side underride guards to assess their effectiveness, feasibility, costs and benefits, and report the findings of the research in a Federal Register notice to seek public comment.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Prerule Stage No No 49 CFR 571 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 Other 02/28/2023 Issue Federal Register notice. Section 23011 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law mandates a Federal register notice seeking comment on the findings of the research on side underride guards by February 2023. No ANPRM 07/00/2022 No No None No No No No Lina Valivullah General Engineer 2127 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration NHTSA 202-366-8786 lina.valivullah@dot.gov 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington DC 20590