2018-11671: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Plain Language and Small Business Impacts of Motor Vehicle Safety

Summary

NHTSA seeks comments on the economic impact of its regulations on small entities. As required by Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, we are attempting to identify rules that may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. We also request comments on ways to make these regulations easier to read and understand. The focus of this notification is rules that specifically relate to passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers, motorcycles, and motor vehicle equipment.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

What this changes

Amends 13 parts of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

• 49 CFR 571 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
• 49 CFR 580 Odometer Disclosure Requirements
• 49 CFR 581 Bumper Standard
• 49 CFR 582 Insurance Cost Information Regulation
• 49 CFR 583 Automobile Parts Content Labeling
• 49 CFR 585 Phase-in Reporting Requirements
• 49 CFR 587 Deformable Barriers
• 49 CFR 588 Child Restraint Systems Recordkeeping Requirements
• 49 CFR 591 Importation of Vehicles and Equipment Subject to Federal Safety, Bumper and Theft Prevention Standards
• 49 CFR 592 Registered Importers of Vehicles Not Originally Manufactured to Conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
• 49 CFR 593 Determinations That a Vehicle Not Originally Manufactured to Conform to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Is Eligible for Importation
• 49 CFR 594 Schedule of Fees Authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30141
• 49 CFR 595 Make Inoperative Exemptions