Products Liability Law Daily Wrap Up, NHTSA NEWS—COMMENT CALENDAR—NHTSA actions open for public comment, (Mar 10, 2026)

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.

March 10, 2026. NHTSA has extended the comment period for a proposed Global Technical Regulation (GTR) for Automated Driving Systems. The comment period was originally scheduled to end on February 23, 2026, but was extended by 15 days to March 10, 2026 (NHTSA Notice and request for comments, 91 Fed. Reg. 9689 (Feb. 26, 2026)).

March 24, 2026. NHTSA is seeking input on safety standards and related regulations that may no longer serve a functional safety purpose. The agency asks commenters to identify obsolete or unnecessarily prescriptive requirements that continue to impose costs, restrict design flexibility, or hinder the development of new automotive technologies (NHTSA Request for comments, 91 Fed. Reg. 2992 (Jan. 23, 2026)).

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