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DOT/NHTSA | RIN: 2127-AG70 | Publication ID: Spring 1997 |
Title: ●Smart Air Bags | |
Abstract: The agency is proposing to set a phase-in schedule for the next generation of air bags to be in fall 1998 for model year 1999. The proposal will present a definition for "smart" air bags and performance tests that may be used by the agency to qualify a system as smart air bags. With the growth of research and competition in air bag technology, the agency believes that "smart" air bags will provide significantly greater safety in frontal crash protection and encourage both their rapid deployment and design flexibility. "Smart" air bags will effectively "tailor" the deployment to the size of the occupant and the crash circumstances. This action is considered significant because of the degree of public interest in this subject. | |
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 571.208 | |
Legal Authority: 49 USC 332 49 USC 30115 49 USC 30117 49 USC 30122 49 USC 30166 |
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Additional Information: This rulemaking action is an additional part of the Adverse Side Effects of Air Bags (RIN 2127-AG14). A technical workshop was held February 11 and 12, 1997, in Washington, DC. ^PANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 04/00/97 | |
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No | Government Levels Affected: None |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
Agency Contact: Clarke zHarper Division Chief, Light Duty Vehicle Division Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 400 Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202 366-2264 Fax:202 366-4329 Email: charper@nhtsa.dot.gov |