Vol. 77 Wednesday, No. 100 May 23, 2012 Part III Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 571 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Electronic Stability Control Systems for Heavy Vehicles; Proposed Rule VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:07 May 22, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\23MYP2.SGM 23MYP2 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS2 30766 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 23, 2012 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building A. UMTRI Study Ground Floor, Room W12–140, B. Simulator Study National Highway Traffic Safety Washington, DC 20590–0001 C. NHTSA Track Testing Administration • Hand Delivery or Courier: West 1. Effects of Stability Control Systems— Phase I Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 49 CFR Part 571 2. Developing a Dynamic Test Maneuver 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between and Performance Measure To Evaluate [Docket No. NHTSA–2012–0065] 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Roll Stability—Phase II Friday, except Federal holidays. (a) Test Maneuver Development RIN 2127–AK97 • Fax: (202) 493–2251 (b) Performance Measure Development Instructions: For detailed instructions 3. Developing a Dynamic Test Maneuver Federal Motor Vehicle Safety on submitting comments and additional and Performance Measure To Evaluate Standards; Electronic Stability Control information on the rulemaking process, Yaw Stability—Phase III Systems for Heavy Vehicles see the Public Participation heading of (a) Test Maneuver Development (b) Performance Measure Development the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION AGENCY: National Highway Traffic section 4. Large Bus Testing Safety Administration (NHTSA), of this document. Note that all D. Truck & Engine Manufacturers Department of Transportation (DOT). comments received will be posted Association Testing ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking without change to http:// 1. Slowly Increasing Steer Maneuver (NPRM). www.regulations.gov, including any 2. Ramp Steer Maneuver personal information provided. Please 3. Sine With Dwell Maneuver SUMMARY: This document proposes to see the Privacy Act heading below. 4. Ramp With Dwell Maneuver establish a new Federal Motor Vehicle Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 5. Vehicle J Testing Safety Standard No. 136 to require the electronic form of all comments (a) EMA Testing of Vehicle J electronic stability control (ESC) received into any of our dockets by the (b) NHTSA Testing of EMA’s Vehicle J E. Other Industry Research systems on truck tractors and certain name of the individual submitting the 1. Decreasing Radius Test buses with a gross vehicle weight rating comment (or signing the comment, if 2. Lane Change on a Large Diameter Circle of greater than 11,793 kilograms (26,000 submitted on behalf of an association, 3. Yaw Control Tests pounds). ESC systems in truck tractors business, labor union, etc.). You may V. Agency Proposal and large buses are designed to reduce review DOT’s complete Privacy Act A. NHTSA’s Statutory Authority untripped rollovers and mitigate severe Statement in the Federal Register B. Applicability understeer or oversteer conditions that published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 1. Vehicle Types lead to loss of control by using 19477–78). 2. Retrofitting In-Service Truck Tractors, automatic computer-controlled braking Docket: For access to the docket to Trailers, and Buses 3. Exclusions From Stability Control and reducing engine torque output. read background documents or In 2012, we expect that about 26 Requirement comments received, go to http:// C. ESC System Capabilities percent of new truck tractors and 80 www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 1. Choosing ESC vs. RSC percent of new buses affected by this instructions for accessing the dockets. 2. Definition of ESC proposed rule will be equipped with FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For D. ESC Disablement ESC systems. We believe that ESC technical issues, you may contact E. ESC Malfunction Detection, Telltale, and systems could prevent 40 to 56 percent George Soodoo, Office of Crash Activation Indicator of untripped rollover crashes and 14 Avoidance Standards, by telephone at 1. ESC Malfunction Detection 2. ESC Malfunction Telltale percent of loss-of-control crashes. By (202) 366–4931, and by fax at (202) 366– requiring that ESC systems be installed 3. ESC Activation Indicator 7002. For legal issues, you may contact F. Performance Requirements and on truck tractors and large buses, this David Jasinski, Office of the Chief proposal would prevent 1,807 to 2,329 Compliance Testing Counsel, by telephone at (202) 366– 1. Characterization Test—SIS crashes, 649 to 858 injuries, and 49 to 2992, and by fax at (202) 366–3820. You 2. Roll and Yaw Stability Test—SWD 60 fatalities at less than $3 million per may send mail to both of these officials (a) Roll Stability Performance equivalent life saved, while generating at the National Highway Traffic Safety (b) Yaw Stability Performance positive net benefits. Administration, 1200 New Jersey (c) Lateral Displacement DATES: Comments: Submit comments on Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 3. Alternative Test Maneuvers Considered or before August 21, 2012. (a) Characterization Maneuver SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public Hearing: NHTSA will hold a (b) Roll Stability Test Maneuvers public hearing in the summer of 2012. Table of Contents (c) Yaw Stability Test Maneuvers NHTSA will announce the date for the (d) Lack of an Understeer Test I. Executive Summary 4. ESC Malfunction Test hearing in a supplemental Federal II. Safety Problem 5. Test Instrumentation and Equipment Register document. The agency will A. Heavy Vehicle Crash Problem (a) Outriggers accept comments to the rulemaking at B. Contributing Factors in Rollover and (b) Automated Steering Machine this hearing. Loss-of-Control Crashes (c) Anti-Jackknife Cables ADDRESSES: You may submit comments C. NTSB Safety Recommendations (d) Control Trailer electronically [identified by DOT Docket D. Motorcoach Safety Plan (e) Sensors Number NHTSA–2012–0065] by visiting E. International Regulation 6. Test Conditions the following Web site III. Stability Control Technologies (a) Ambient Conditions • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to A. Dynamics of a Rollover (b) Road Test Surface http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the B. Description of RSC System Functions (c) Vehicle Test Weight C. Description of ESC System Functions (d) Tires online instructions for submitting D. How ESC Prevents Loss of Control (e) Mass Estimation Drive Cycle comments. E. Situations in Which Stability Control (f) Brake Conditioning Alternatively, you can file comments Systems May Not Be Effective 7. Data Filtering and Post Processing using the following methods: F. Difference in Vehicle Dynamics Between G. Compliance Dates and Implementation • Mail: Docket Management Facility: Light Vehicles and Heavy Vehicles Schedule U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 IV. Research and Testing VI. Benefits and Costs VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:07 May 22, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\23MYP2.SGM 23MYP2 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS2 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 23, 2012 / Proposed Rules 30767 A. System Effectiveness collision. Based on the agency’s the agency was able to develop reliable B. Target Crash Population estimates regarding the effectiveness of and repeatable test maneuvers that C. Benefits Estimate ESC systems, we believe that an ESC could demonstrate a stability control D. Cost Estimate E. Cost Effectiveness standard could annually prevent 1,807 system’s ability to prevent rollover and F. Comparison of Regulatory Alternatives to 2,329 crashes, 649 to 858 injuries, loss of directional control among the VII. Public Participation and 49 to 60 fatalities, while providing varied configurations of truck tractors VIII. Regulatory Analyses and Notices net economic benefits. and buses in the fleet. A. Executive Order 12866, Executive Order There have been two types of stability In order to realize these benefits, the 13563, and DOT Regulatory Policies and control systems developed for heavy agency is proposing to require new Procedures vehicles. A roll stability control (RSC) truck tractors and certain buses with a B. Regulatory Flexibility Act system is designed to prevent rollover C. Executive Order 13132 (Federalism) GVWR of greater than 11,793 kilograms D. Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice by decelerating the vehicle using (26,000 pounds) to be equipped with an Reform) braking and engine torque control. The ESC system. This proposal is made E. Protection of Children From other type of stability control system is pursuant to the authority granted to Environmental Health and Safety Risks ESC, which includes all of the functions NHTSA under the National Traffic and F. Paperwork Reduction Act of an RSC system plus the ability to Motor Vehicle Safety Act (‘‘Motor G. National Technology Transfer and mitigate severe oversteer or understeer Vehicle Safety Act’’). Under 49 U.S.C. Advancement Act by automatically applying brake force at Chapter 301, Motor Vehicle Safety (49 H. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act selected wheel-ends to help maintain I. National Environmental Policy Act U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), the Secretary of J. Plain Language directional control of a vehicle. To date, Transportation is responsible for K. Regulatory Identifier Number (RIN) ESC and RSC systems for heavy vehicles prescribing motor vehicle safety L. Privacy Act have been developed for air-braked