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DOT/NHTSA

RIN: 2127-AM21

Publication ID: Spring 2024

Title: FMVSS No. 208 THOR-50M Compliance Option
Abstract: This notice proposes incorporating the THOR-50M (THOR), a new 50th percentile male anthropomorphic test device (ATD), into FMVSS No. 208, "Occupant crash protection," for use in compliance testing at the manufacturers' option. A separate contemporaneous rulemaking action will propose to incorporate THOR into 49 CFR Part 572. This rulemaking action will allow NHTSA to permit manufacturers to select the use of THOR in belted and unbelted barrier crash testing instead of the Hybrid III 50th percentile male ATD. This action will propose injury assessment reference values (lARVs) for use with the THOR in the frontal crash test requirements of FMVSS No. 208 that are comparable to the lARVs currently used with the current Hybrid Ill dummy.
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously 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: delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable: Action Date FR Cite NPRM  03/00/2025

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov	Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Carla Rush Safety Standards Engineer Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590 Phone:202-366-4583 Email: carla.rush@dot.gov