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Ford Motor Company--Petition for Temporary Exemption From Various Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for an Automated Driving System-Equipped Vehicle; Withdrawal Publication: Federal Register Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Byline: K. John Donaldson Date: 31 March 2023 Subjects: American Government  • Autonomous Vehicles, Safety
Topic: Ford Motor Company |
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 62 (Friday, March 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 19351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06670]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2022-0066]
Ford Motor Company--Petition for Temporary Exemption From Various
Requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for an
Automated Driving System-Equipped Vehicle; Withdrawal
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Petition for temporary exemption; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: This notice notifies the public that Ford Motor Company (Ford)
has withdrawn its July 2021 petition for temporary exemption from
various requirements of the Federal motor vehicle safety standards
(FMVSS) for a vehicle equipped with an automated driving system (ADS).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Callie Roach, Office of the Chief
Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202-366-2992; Fax:
202-366-3820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA received a petition from Ford Motor
Company (Ford) on July 28, 2021, requesting a temporary exemption from
portions of seven FMVSS.\1\ In accordance with statutory and
administrative provisions, NHTSA published a notice announcing receipt
of Ford's petition and seeking public comment on July 21, 2022.\2\ On
February 13, 2023, Ford notified NHTSA in writing of its decision to
withdraw its July 2021 petition. Accordingly, NHTSA will take no
further action on Ford's petition.
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\1\ A copy of Ford's petition can be found in the docket
referenced at the beginning of this notice.
\2\ 87 FR 43602.
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30113 and 30166; delegation of authority at 49
CFR 1.95.
Issued in Washington, DC, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.95.
K. John Donaldson,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2023-06670 Filed 3-30-23; 8:45 am]
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