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RIN: 2127-AG60

Publication ID: Spring 1998

Title: Passenger-Side Manual Cutoff Switch for Air Bags
Abstract: This rule extends until September 1, 2000, the time period during which vehicle manufacturers are permitted to offer manual cutoff switches for the passenger-side air bag for vehicles without rear seats or with rear seats that are too small to accommodate rear facing infant seats. Rear facing infant seats cannot be used safely in front of an air bag, and should ordinarily be placed in the back seat. The purpose of the option for manual cutoff switches is to ensure that the vehicle manufacturers have a means of accommodating their customers' need to carry rear facing infant seats in vehicles without rear seats or with rear seats that are too small for these devices. The agency is extending the time period for the option to ensure that manufacturers have adequate time to implement better, automatic solutions. 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: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
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

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Final Action	01/06/1997	62 FR 798
Final Action Effective	02/05/1997

Additional Information: This rulemaking action is an additional part of the Adverse Side Effects of Air Bags (RIN 2127-AG14). Petitions received for reconsideration on this final rule will be answered in the NPRM for Advanced Air Bags, RIN No. 2127-AG70. ^PANALYSIS: Regulatory Evaluation, 01/06/97, 62 FR 798
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