Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, NHTSA NEWS—COMMENT CALENDAR—NHTSA actions open for public comment, (Dec 11, 2024)

By WK Editorial Staff

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration actions, with links to source documents, are open for public comment until the dates indicated.

As detailed in previous Products Liability Law Daily stories, the following National Highway Traffic Safety Administration actions are open for public comment until the dates indicated below. Comments may be submitted to the docket number identified in the heading of this document by any of the following methods: Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: 202-493-2251.

December 16, 2024. NHTSA has issued a final rule establishing FMVSS No. 217a, Anti-Ejection Glazing for Bus Portals; Mandatory applicability beginning October 30, 2027, which sets out impactor tests to ensure that the glazing of side and roof windows on motorcoaches remains intact in a crash and that windows do not open. The rule will take effect on December 30, 2024. Petitions for reconsideration of the rule must be received by December 16, 2024 (NHTSA Final rule, 89 Fed. Reg. 86255 (Oct. 30, 2024)).

December 18, 2024. NHTSA has extended the comment period for a proposed rule that would establish FMVSS No. 228, Pedestrian head protection. The comment period was originally scheduled to end on November 18, 2024, but was extended by 30 days to December 18, 2024 (NHTSA Notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period, 89 Fed. Reg. 91670 (Nov. 20, 2024)).

January 10, 2025. NHTSA has granted portions of petitions to reconsider a May 2024 final rule that adopted FMVSS No. 127, Automatic Emergency Braking for Light Vehicles. Petitions for reconsideration of this action must be received by January 10, 2025 (NHTSA Final rule; response to petitions for reconsideration, 89 Fed. Reg. 93199 (Nov. 26, 2024); Correction, 89 Fed. Reg. 99732 (Dec. 11, 2024)).

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