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Glazing Materials; Proposed Rule Vol. 77 Thursday, No. 120 June 21, 2012 Part II Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 571 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Glazing Materials; Proposed Rule VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:50 Jun 20, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\21JNP2.SGM 21JNP2 TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS2 37478 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 120 / Thursday, June 21, 2012 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to Table of Contents http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the National Highway Traffic Safety I. Executive Summary instructions for submitting comments II. Background Administration on the electronic docket site by clicking 1. 1998 Agreement on ‘‘Help’’ or ‘‘FAQ.’’ 2. Public Participation in Development of 49 CFR Part 571 • Mail: Docket Management Facility, a GTR M–30, U.S. Department of 3. Objective of Safety Glazing GTR [Docket No. NHTSA–2012–0083] Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 4. Public Participation in Development of Glazing GTR RIN 2127–AL03 Avenue SE., West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC III. Overview of Pertinent FMVSS No. 205 Provisions Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 20590. • IV. Proposed Changes to FMVSS No. 205 Standards; Glazing Materials Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 1. Radiation (Light Stability) Test Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 2. Luminous Transmittance Level AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Avenue SE., West Building, Ground 3. Humidity and High Temperature Safety Administration (NHTSA), Floor, Room W12–140, between 9 a.m. Resistance Tests Department of Transportation (DOT). and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday 4. Half Pound Ball Drop—Tempered Glass ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking through Friday, except Federal holidays. 5. Fracture Test (NPRM). • Fax: 202–493–2251. 6. Shot Bag and Dart Drop Tests Regardless of how you submit 7. Half Pound Ball Drop Test—Laminated SUMMARY: NHTSA is issuing this NPRM comments, you should mention the Glass as part of the agency’s ongoing effort to 8. Weathering Test docket number of this document. 9. Abrasion Resistance harmonize vehicle safety standards You may call the Docket Management under the Economic Commission for 10. Visual Distortion Facility at 202–366–9826. 11. Chemical Resistance, Flammability and Europe 1998 Agreement. Following a Instructions: For detailed instructions Change in Temperature Tests vote in favor of establishing a global on submitting comments and additional 12. Penetration Resistance technical regulation (GTR) on information on the rulemaking process, 13. Optional Strength Test automotive glazing, we are initiating the see the Public Participation heading of V. Differences Between GTR and Agency process for considering adoption of the the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section Proposal GTR. The changes proposed in this of this document. Note that all VI. Proposed Compliance Date NPRM to the Federal motor vehicle VII. Regulatory Notices and Analyses comments received will be posted VIII. Public Participation safety standard on glazing materials without change to http:// would better harmonize U.S. regulatory www.regulations.gov, including any I. Executive Summary requirements with those of other personal information provided. industrialized countries, by Performance requirements for glazing Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search materials used in motor vehicles in the modernizing the test procedures for the electronic form of all comments tempered glass, laminated glass, and U.S. are currently governed by Federal received into any of our dockets by the Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) glass-plastic glazing used in front and name of the individual submitting the rear windshields and side windows. No. 205, Glazing Materials (49 CFR comment (or signing the comment, if 571.205). FMVSS No. 205 applies to We believe that most of the changes submitted on behalf of an association, in this proposal would constitute minor windshields, windows, and interior business, labor union, etc.). You may partitions for use in motor vehicles. amendments that would harmonize review DOT’s complete Privacy Act differing measurements and FMVSS No. 205 was established in the Statement in the Federal Register late 1960s to ensure safe driver visibility performance requirements for similar published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR test procedures. Many of the tests in the and to reduce the likelihood of occupant 19477–78) or you may visit http:// ejection and injury as a result of contact GTR are substantially similar to tests www.dot.gov/privacy.html. currently included in Federal Motor with glazing materials. Docket: For access to the docket to The revisions to FMVSS No. 205 Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205. We read background documents or believe that the most significant proposed today are part of the agency’s comments received, go to http:// ongoing efforts to seek to harmonize improvements proposed in the GTR www.regulations.gov, or the street include an upgraded fragmentation test vehicle safety standards under the address listed above. Follow the online United Nations/Economic Commission designed to better test the tempering of instructions for accessing the dockets. 1 curved tempered glass, and a new for Europe (UN/ECE) Agreement FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the Establishing of Global procedure for testing an optical property For technical issues: Ms. Gayle of the windshield at the angle of Technical Regulations for Wheeled Dalrymple, Office of Rulemaking, Vehicles, Equipment and Parts Which installation, to better reflect real world National Highway Traffic Safety driving conditions than the current Can Be Fitted And/or Be Used on Administration, 1200 New Jersey Wheeled Vehicles (the ‘‘1998 procedure used in Standard No. 205. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Comments are requested on whether Agreement’’), to which the U.S. is a Email: [email protected]. Contracting Party.2 In 2008, the U.S. these and the other provisions of the Telephone: (202) 366–5559. For legal GTR are suited for adoption into the issues: Mr. Thomas Healy, Office of the 1 The Economic Commission for Europe was Federal glazing standard. Chief Counsel, Vehicle Safety Standards established by the United Nations in 1947 to help DATES: Comments to this proposal must & Harmonization Division, National rebuild post-war Europe, develop economic activity be received on or before August 20, and strengthen economic relations between Highway Traffic Safety Administration, European countries and between European 2012. 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., countries and the other countries of the world. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, Washington, DC 20590. Email: 2 The 1998 Agreement was concluded under the [email protected]. Telephone: (202) auspices of the United Nations and provides for the identified by the docket number in the establishment of globally harmonized vehicle heading of this document, by any of the 366–7161. regulations. This Agreement, whose conclusion was following methods: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: spearheaded by the United States, entered into force VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:50 Jun 20, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\21JNP2.SGM 21JNP2 TKELLEY on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS2 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 120 / Thursday, June 21, 2012 / Proposed Rules 37479 voted in favor of establishing the glazing this GTR (European, Japanese, and U.S. We are unable to quantify the exact GTR. Background information on the safety regulations). Three types of impacts of this proposal because we do 1998 Agreement and on the optical qualities are addressed in the not know how many glazing development of this GTR is discussed in GTR: light transmission; optical manufacturers are currently testing to the next section of this preamble. distortion; and double imaging. The multiple national glazing standards. As an FMVSS, this proposal is subject main differences between the European, Those currently test to multiple to the requirements of the National Japanese, and U.S. standards and standards will experience a net decrease Highway and Motor Vehicle Safety Act regulations examined were not the in testing costs. We estimate that those which states that NHTSA ‘‘shall performance requirements but the test glazing manufacturers that currently prescribe motor vehicle safety procedures. The GTR resolves those only test to the requirements in FMVSS standards.’’ 3 49 U.S.C. 30111. Standards differences. The GTR also includes No. 205 will experience an increase in issued under the National Highway and environmental resistance requirements testing costs of $1,900 to $2,100. We do Motor Vehicle Safety Act ‘‘shall be related to temperature change, fire, not believe that the economic impacts of practicable, meet the need for motor chemical resistance, abrasion, radiation, this proposal would be greater than vehicle safety, and be stated in objective high temperature and humidity. The $0.009 to $0.01 per vehicle for a new terms.’’ Id. first four of these were common to all make and model based on the possible NHTSA’s policies in implementing the examined regulations. The increase in testing costs of $1,900 to the 1998 Agreement are published in 49 remaining three requirements had minor $2,100 divided by an average vehicle CFR part 553, Appendix C, ‘‘Statement differences, which the GTR resolves. design lifetime sales of 210,000. We believe that the most significant of Policy: Implementation of the United II. Background Nations/Economic Commission
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