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Associate Administrator for Rulemaking for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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DateArticleAuthor/Source
3 January 1994New Car Assessment Program; Consideration of a Public MeetingFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
4 January 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Antilock Brake Systems for Light VehiclesFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
6 January 1994American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Denial of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
13 January 1994Ford Motor Company; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
13 January 1994Ford Motor Company; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
13 January 1994Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
19 January 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems--Control Line Pressure BalanceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
27 January 1994Report on Rear Hatch, Tailgate, and Back Door Opening in Crashes and Occupant Ejection Through the Back AreaFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
2 February 1994AC Cars Ltd; Receipt of Petition for Temporary Exemption From Standard No. 208Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
11 February 1994Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc.; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
11 February 1994Rulemaking, Research and Enforcement Programs MeetingsFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
3 March 1994Automotive Fuel Economy Program; Report to CongressFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
4 March 1994Am-Safe, Inc.; Grant of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
8 March 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Antilock Brake Systems for Light VehiclesFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
10 March 1994Tradewinds Conversions, Inc., Denial of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
11 March 1994Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company; Grant of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
14 March 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Theft ProtectionFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
15 March 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Metric Conversion Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
15 March 1994General Tire, Inc.; Grant of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
15 March 1994Rover Group Ltd.; Grant of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
16 March 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
16 March 1994Final Passenger Motor Vehicle Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention StandardFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
17 March 1994Ford Motor Company; Grant of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
18 March 1994Thomas Built Buses, Inc.; Disposition of Petition For Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
22 March 1994Insurance Cost InformationFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
22 March 1994Insurance Cost Information RegulationFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
23 March 1994Dow Corning Corporation; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
28 March 1994Cosco, Inc.; Denial of Petition For Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
29 March 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash ProtectionFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
30 March 1994Denials of Petitions for Rulemaking; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
1 April 1994American Honda Motor Co., Inc.; Appeal of Denial of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
6 April 1994Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards, Model Years 1998-2006Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
8 April 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated EquipmentFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
12 April 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Stability and Control of Medium and Heavy Vehicles During BrakingFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
12 April 1994Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment; Denial of Petitions for RulemakingFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
12 April 1994Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment; Denial of Petition for RulemakingFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
13 April 1994AM General Corp.; Receipt of Petition For Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
15 April 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash ProtectionFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
15 April 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection; Seat Belt AssembliesFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
25 April 1994Consumer Information Regulations Uniform Tire Quality Grading StandardsFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
26 April 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash ProtectionFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
26 April 1994First Brands Corp.; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
5 May 1994Denial of Petition for Rulemaking Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 105Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
5 May 1994Fisher-Price, Inc.; Denial of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
6 May 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles Over 4536 Kilograms Gross Vehicle Weight RatingFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
17 May 1994Chrysler Corporation; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
17 May 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity; Crossover Lines Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
23 May 1994Sekurit Glas Union GmbH; Grant of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
25 May 1994B.A.T. Incorporated, Receipt of Petition for Temporary Exemption From Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
25 May 1994U.S. Electricar, Inc.; Receipt of Petition for Renewal of Temporary Exemption From Five Federal Motor Vehicle Safety StandardsFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
27 May 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint SystemsFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
9 June 1994John Russo Industrial, Inc.; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
15 June 1994Cosco, Inc.; Appeal of Denial of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
15 June 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Side Impact Protection--Light Trucks, Buses and Multipurpose Passenger VehiclesFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
16 June 1994Fisher-Price, Inc.; Notice of Appeal of Denial of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential NoncomplianceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
23 June 1994International Harmonization of Safety Standards; Calendar of MeetingsFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
28 June 1994Consumer Information Regulations; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rollover Prevention Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
5 July 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS); New Pneumatic TiresFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
8 July 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention StandardFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
11 July 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Over Hydraulic Brake SystemsFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
11 July 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard; Convex Cross View Mirrors on School BusesFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
26 July 1994Vehicle Safety Information for ConsumersFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
28 July 1994Accuride Corporation; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential Noncompliance
The Accuride Corporation has determined that some of its wheels fail to comply with 49 CFR 571.120, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 120, “Tire Selection and Rims for Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars,” and has filed an appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR Part 573, “Defect and Noncompliance Reports.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Accuride
28 July 1994Rulemaking, Research and Enforcement Programs MeetingsFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
29 July 1994Cooper Tire and Rubber Company; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential Noncompliance
During the periods of the 8th week through the 18th week of 1994, Cooper produced 8,097 175/70R13, Cooper Sport 1000 Metric GT, polyester/steel belted, tubeless, black sidewall, radial tires with incorrect size designations.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Cooper Tires
29 July 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash ProtectionFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
29 July 1994General Motors Corporation; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential Noncompliance
General Motors Corporation has determined that some of its vehicles fail to comply with 49 CFR 571.108, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, “Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment,” and has filed an appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR Part 573, “Defect and Noncompliance Reports.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Cadillac Deville
1 August 1994Child Seating Systems Manufactured by Fisher-Price, Inc.; Public Proceeding ScheduledFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
3 August 1994Chrysler Corporation; Petition for Renewal of Temporary Exemption From Three Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
The TEVan is an electrically driven version of the Dodge Caravan/Plymouth Voyager multipurpose passenger vehicle.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topics: Dodge Caravan • Plymouth Voyager
3 August 1994Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment; Denial of Petition for RulemakingFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
8 August 1994Ford Motor Company; Grant of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Ford Motor Company determined that some of its vehicles failed to comply with the labeling requirements of 49 CFR 571.101, Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 101, “Controls and Displays,” and 49 CFR 571.105, Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 105, “Hydraulic Brake Systems.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Ford Motor Company
8 August 1994Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention StandardFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
10 August 1994Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc.; Grant of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential Noncompliance
From August 1991 to December 1993, the petitioner imported approximately 46,000 Mercedes-Benz vehicles for sale in the United States in which the headlamps were not “replaceable bulb headlamps” because their lenses were clipped onto their reflectors as an assembly rather than bonded.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Mercedes-Benz
17 August 1994Child Seating Systems Manufactured by Fisher-Price, Inc.; Cancellation of Public Meeting and Termination of Proceeding
The results of tests indicated that the seats failed the flammability requirements of that standard, which are incorporated by reference from FMVSS No. 302, “Flammability of Interior Materials,” in that the shoulder belt webbing of the seats burned at a rate above the limit established by the standard.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Fisher-Price
24 August 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems Control Line Pressure Balance
It has come to the agency's attention that the section titled “PART 571--[AMENDED]” contains several errors. This notice serves to correct that section.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
26 August 1994Consumer Information Regulations; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rollover PreventionFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
30 August 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Door Locks and Door Retention Components Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
13 September 1994Insurance Cost Information RegulationFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
22 September 1994Minimum Driving Range for Dual Fueled Electric Passenger Automobiles
The purpose of establishing the range is to encourage the production of hybrid electric vehicles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
26 September 1994AM General Corporation, Mootness of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential Noncompliance
The noncompliance reported was with the photometric requirements for a single test point on rear identification lamps.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: AM General
26 September 1994CertificationFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
26 September 1994CertificationFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
26 September 1994New Car Assessment Program (NCAP)Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
28 September 1994Automobili Lamborghini; Application for Temporary Exemption From Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 214
The basis of the application is that compliance would cause substantial economic hardship to a company that has tried to comply with the standard in good faith.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Lamborghini
28 September 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash ProtectionFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
7 October 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash ProtectionFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
18 October 1994Dow Corning Corporation; Grant of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential Noncompliance
At low temperature, after humidification, “(1) The [brake] fluid shall show no slugging, sedimentation, crystallization, or stratification; (2) Upon inversion of the centrifuge tube, the air bubble shall travel to the top of the fluid in not more than 10 seconds; (3) If cloudiness has developed, the wet fluid shall regain its original clarity and fluidity when warmed to room temperature.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
2 November 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated EquipmentFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
3 November 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Brake Hoses and Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids; Termination of RulemakingFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
10 November 1994Rulemaking, Research and Enforcement Programs MeetingsFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
21 November 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment
It proposes an amendment to the Federal motor vehicle standard on lighting that would permit replaceable lenses on integral beam and replaceable bulb headlamps that incorporate on-board headlamp aimers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topics: Bosch • Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
22 November 1994American Transportation Corporation; Receipt of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
American Transportation Corporation has determined that some of its vehicles fail to comply with 49 CFR 571.120, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 120, “Tire Selection and Rims for Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: AmTran
25 November 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment
Dennis Moore of Livermore, California, has petitioned for rulemaking to amend Standard No. 108 to allow “a `Zonal' approach for Compliance Photometric Testing of 3rd Brake Lights which has already been adopted for Tail Lights, Regular Brake Lights and Turn Signals.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
29 November 1994Final Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention StandardFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
6 December 1994Cooper Tire and Rubber Company; Grant of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential Noncompliance
During the periods of the 8th week through the 18th week of 1994, Cooper produced 8,097 175/70R13, Cooper Sport 1000 Metric GT, polyester/steel belted, tubeless, black sidewall, radial tires with incorrect size designations.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Cooper Tires
6 December 1994First Brands Corporation, Grant Of Petition For Determination Of Inconsequential Noncompliance
NHTSA notified FBC that a sample of Prestone Brake Fluid, AS-400, failed to meet the no-crystallization requirements of S5.1.7 (NHTSA file NCI 3293).
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Prestone
13 December 1994Chrysler Corporation; Decision on Petition for Determination of Inconsequential Noncompliance
During the 1989 through early-1994 model years, Chrysler manufactured an estimated total of 26,700 Dodge Ram 350 and 3500 pickup trucks and cab/chassis with convex, passenger-side, outside, rearview mirrors.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Dodge Ram
13 December 1994Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company; Grant of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential Noncompliance
During the period of the 17th through the 20th week of 1994, Uniroyal manufactured approximately 2,800 P175/70R13 MOTOMASTER LE tires with an incorrect week and year of manufacture contained in the tire identification number.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: MotoMaster
19 December 1994Autokraft Ltd; Receipt of Application for Renewal of Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208
Autokraft Limited of Weybridge, Surrey, England, has applied for a renewal of NHTSA Exemption No. 92-6, exempting its AC MkIV until January 1, 1995, from compliance with paragraph S4.1.4 of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash Protection.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topics: Autokraft • Cobra
19 December 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles; Compressed Natural Gas Fuel Container IntegrityFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
19 December 1994General Motors Corporation; Decision That Noncompliance With Standard No. 108 is Inconsequential to Safety
The first population of vehicles, approximately 23,695 Cadillac Deville and Deville Concours produced between the start of the 1994 model year and November 19, 1993, had their CHMSLs “framed” in the rear window by a 27 mm high opening in the blackout paint at the lower edge of the rear window.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Cadillac Deville
19 December 1994Manufacturing Incentives for Alternative Fuel VehiclesFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
20 December 1994Ford Motor Company; Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Ford manufactured approximately 1,820,000 quarter windows with a luminous transmittance of less than 70 percent for use in 1986 through 1994 model year Ranger Supercab and Mazda B-series Cab Plus vehicles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Ford Ranger • Mazda B-Series
27 December 1994Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Roof Crush ResistanceFederal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
28 December 1994Excalibur Automobile Corporation; Receipt of Application for Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
28 December 1994General Motors Corporation; Grant of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
The first population of vehicles, 68,405 1994 model year Chevrolet and GMC G-vans, were built with left-side seat belt assemblies that were labeled as right-side assemblies.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: General Motors
28 December 1994Light Truck Average Fuel Economy Standards; Model Years 1996-1997Federal Register: NHTSA (Barry Felrice)
5 January 1995Excalibur Automobile Corp.; Receipt of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Excalibur Automobile Corporation has determined that some of its vehicles fail to comply with the automatic restraint system requirements of 49 CFR 571.208, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, “Occupant Crash Protection.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topics: Excalibur • Cobra
5 January 1995Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard
The public was asked to comment on the accuracy of the data and to provide final production figures for individual vehicle lines.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
12 January 1995Kewet Industri; Petition for Renewal of Temporary Exemption From Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208
Kewet manufactures a passenger car called the El-Jet.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Kewet El-Jet
19 January 1995Insurer Reporting Requirements; List of Insurers Required To File Reports
NHTSA proposes to update its lists in appendices A, B, and C of part 544 of passenger motor vehicle insurers that are required to file reports on their motor vehicle theft loss experiences.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
27 January 1995Occupant Crash Protection; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking
The petitioner requested “rulemaking or other action” to require manufacturers to provide a specific warning for occupants to use lap belts in new vehicles with automatic safety belts.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
13 February 1995Spartan Motors, Inc.; Receipt of Application for Temporary Exemption From Three Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
Spartan is a Michigan corporation “providing development electric vehicle technology through the application of state of the art traction system and battery technology in commercial applications.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topics: Spartan • Chevrolet S-10 • GMC Sonoma
14 February 1995Safety Performance Standards, Research and Safety Assurance Programs Meetings
This notice announces a public meeting at which NHTSA will answer questions from the public and the automobile industry regarding the agency's safety performance standards, safety assurance and other programs.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
15 February 1995Accuride Corporation; Grant of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Accuride Corporation of Henderson, Kentucky, determined that some of its wheels fail to comply with 49 CFR 571.120, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 120, “Tire Selection and Rims for Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Accuride
15 February 1995American Transportation Corporation; Grant of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) of Conway, Arkansas determined that some of its vehicles failed to comply with 49 CFR 571.120, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 120, “Tire Selection and Rims for Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: a href="../a/amtran.php">AmTran
6 March 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems
NHTSA seeks comments on actions that the agency, industry and public can do to improve the proper installation and use of child safety seats.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
10 March 1995Ford Motor Co.; Receipt of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Ford Motor Company has determined that some of its windows fail to comply with the light transmittance requirements of 49 CFR 571.205, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, “Glazing Materials.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Ford Motor Company
14 March 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Glazing Materials
NHTSA proposes to permit the installation of a new item of motor vehicle glazing, Item 4A--Rigid Plastic for Use in Side Windows Rearward of the “C” Pillar, in hatchbacks and station wagons.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
14 March 1995Insurance Cost Information Regulation
This notice provides the 1995 text and data that new car dealers must include in an insurance cost information booklet that they must make available to prospective purchasers, pursuant to 49 CFR 582.4.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
16 March 1995Replaceable Light Source Information Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment
This notice proposes amendments to the Federal motor vehicle standard on lighting to facilitate the transfer by NHTSA of all dimensional and specification information on HB Type replaceable light sources for headlamps to Docket No. 93–11.
Federal Register Notice ( PDF)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
20 March 1995Meeting on Regulatory Reform
Calling for a new approach to the way Government regulates the private sector President Clinton asked Executive Branch agencies to report to him by June 1, 1995, on ways to improve the regulatory process.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
22 March 1995Meeting on Regulatory Reform
This notice announces a public meeting at which NHTSA will seek information from the public on regulatory reform actions the agency should take related to its motor vehicle regulations.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
24 March 1995Consumer Information Regulations; Fees for Course Monitoring Tires and for Use of Traction Skid Pads
The uniform tire quality grading standards require treadwear performance to be evaluated on a specific roadway course, approximately 400 miles in length, which was established by NHTSA in the vicinity of Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
3 April 1995Automotive Fuel Economy Program Report to Congress
Included in this report are sections summarizing rulemaking activities during 1994 and a discussion of the use of advanced automotive technology by the industry.
Federal Register Notice ( PDF)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
4 April 1995Babyhood Manufacturing, Inc.; Mootness of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Babyhood Manufacturing of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts determined that some of its child safety seats failed to comply with the buckle release force requirements of 49 CFR 571.213, “Child Restraint Systems,” Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Babyhood
12 April 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fuel System Integrity
This notice announces the agency's plans to consider upgrading Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 301, Fuel System Integrity, by making the current crash requirements more stringent and by broadening the standard's focus to include mitigation concepts related to fuel system components and environmental and aging tests related to components.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
24 April 1995John Russo Industrial, Inc.; Grant of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential Noncompliance
All these noncompliances were discovered on July 13, 1993 during inspection of vehicles by NHTSA's Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: John Russo Industrial
15 May 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Burnish Procedures for Heavy Vehicles
This notice terminates rulemaking to amend Standard No. 105, Hydraulic Brake Systems, and Standard No. 121, Air Brake Systems, with respect to the burnish procedures for medium and heavy vehicles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
17 May 1995Volkswagen of America, Inc.; Receipt of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Volkswagen of America has determined that some of its vehicles fail to comply with the power window requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 118, “Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel Systems.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Volkswagen
19 May 1995Safety Performance Standards, Research and Safety Assurance Programs Meetings
This notice announces public meetings at which NHTSA will answer questions from the public and the automobile industry regarding the agency's safety performance standards, safety assurance and other programs.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
24 May 1995Consumer Information Regulations Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards
This notice proposes to amend the Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards.
Federal Register Notice ( PDF)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
24 May 1995Excalibur Automobile Corp.; Grant of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Excalibur Automobile Corporation of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, determined that some of its vehicles failed to comply with the automatic restraint system requirements of 49 CFR 571.208, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208, “Occupant Crash Protection.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Excalibur
25 May 1995Air Brake Systems; Denial of Petition for Rulemaking
This notice denies a petition for rulemaking, submitted by Rocky Mountain Technology Engineering Corporation, to require that all air braked trailers using adjustable axles be equipped with an automatic pneumatic locking device.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
1 June 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars
The petition suggested that paragraph S5.1.3 of Standard No. 120 be amended to permit the installation of manufacturer-supplied retreaded tires on new trailers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
9 June 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint Systems
This proposed rule, and a companion proposed rule issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, address the use of child harnesses and backless child restraints in aircraft.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
9 June 1995Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment; Establishment of Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee
NHTSA proposes to establish a Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee under the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act to develop recommended specifications for altering the U.S. lower headlamp beam pattern to be more sharply defined.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
12 June 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment
This notice proposes that the rear of truck tractors be equipped with retroreflective sheeting similar to that required for the rear of heavy trailers.
Federal Register Notice ( PDF)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
13 June 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Air Brake Systems Air Compressor Cut-In
In response to a petition for rulemaking submitted by the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association, this notice proposes to amend the requirement for the minimum air compressor cut-in pressure in Standard No. 121, Air Brake Systems, to require the automatic activation of the air compressor whenever the pressure in the air brake system drops below 100 psi.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association •
    Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
13 June 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection
This document proposes to amend the agency's safety belt requirements for forward-facing rear outboard seating positions of police cars and other law enforcement vehicles.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
14 June 1995Ford Motor Company; Grant of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Ford Motor Company has determined that some of its windows fail to comply with the light transmittance requirements of 49 CFR 571.205, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 205, “Glazing Materials.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Lincoln Continental
19 June 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Seat Belt Assemblies; Child Restraint Systems
This notice proposes to delete the colorfastness requirements for seat belt assemblies.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
19 June 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Wheel Nuts, Wheel Discs, and Hub Caps
This proposed action is part of NHTSA's efforts to implement the President's Regulatory Reinvention Initiative to remove unnecessary regulations.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
19 June 1995Passenger Automobile Average Fuel Economy Standards; Proposed Decision To Grant Exemption
This proposed decision responds to a petition filed by MedNet Incorporated requesting that it be exempted from the generally applicable average fuel economy standard of 27.5 miles per gallon for model years 1996 through 1998, and that lower alternative standards be established.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Dutcher PTV
19 June 1995Replaceable Light Source Information; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment
This notice proposes to amend the Federal motor vehicle safety standard on lighting to allow high intensity discharge light sources to be used in replaceable bulb headlamp systems, in addition to their presently-allowed use in integral beam headlamp systems.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
21 June 1995General Motors Corporation; Receipt of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
During the period of September 1990 through 1995, GM manufactured approximately 544,420 Buick Centuries on which the turn signal lamps failed to meet the photometric requirements referenced in Table III of FMVSS No. 108.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Buick Century
23 June 1995Certification
This notice terminates rulemaking to amend NHTSA's certification regulation to require the standardized display of a permanent metal vehicle manufacturer's label for all motor vehicles weighing more than 10,000 lbs.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
26 June 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Reflecting Surfaces
NHTSA proposes to rescind Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 107, Reflecting Surfaces.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
26 June 1995Vector Aeromotive Corporation Receipt of Application From Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 208
Vector has received airbag development program cost estimates of approximately $1,500,000 from airbag suppliers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Vector Avtech
27 June 1995Insurer Reporting Requirements; List of Insurers Required to File Reports
In this final rule, NHTSA publishes an update to its list in Appendices A, B, and C of part 544 of passenger motor vehicle insurers that are required to file reports on their motor vehicle theft loss experiences, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. section 33112.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
30 June 1995Anthropomorphic Test Dummy; Occupant Crash Protection
This document proposes modifications to the Hybrid III test dummy, which is specified by the agency for use in compliance testing under Standard No. 208, Occupant crash protection.
Federal Register Notice ( PDF)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
5 July 1995Consumer Information Regulations Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards
Pursuant to requests from several tire manufacturers, NHTSA announces an extension of the period for submitting written comments.
Federal Register Notice ( PDF)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
6 July 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release
Due to a misunderstanding within the industry about the term “daylight opening” in the 1992 rule, NHTSA published a final rule delaying implementation of the new requirements by four months.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topics: Thomas Built •
    Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
7 July 1995Denial of Petition for Rulemaking; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
This document denies a petition from Mr. Charles Smyth for rulemaking to require the use of Daytime Running Lights on all vehicles in America.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
14 July 1995Cantab Motors, Ltd.; Receipt of Application for Temporary Exemption From Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 208 and 214
The make and type of passenger car for which exemption is requested is the Morgan open car or convertible.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topics: Cantab Motors • Morgan
14 July 1995Consumer Information Regulations Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards; Correction
In this document, NHTSA changes the date of the public meeting to July 28, 1995, and corrects the proposed regulatory text.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
14 July 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Final Listing of Model Year 1996 High-Theft Car Lines
This final rule announces NHTSA's determinations of high-theft car lines that are subject to the parts-marking requirements of the Federal motor vehicle theft prevention standard, and high-theft car lines that are exempted from parts marking because the vehicles are equipped with agency-approved antitheft devices, for model year 1996, pursuant to the statute relating to motor vehicle theft prevention.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
14 July 1995Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment; Advisory Committee Public Meeting
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announces the establishment of a Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee to develop recommended specifications for altering the U.S. lower headlamp beam pattern to be more sharply defined.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
17 July 1995Denial of Petition for Rulemaking; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
The humidity test of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment, was shortened in duration in 1991 to accommodate another petition from Koito; thus, this petition is somewhat repetitive.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topics: Koito • Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
19 July 1995Denial of Petition for Rulemaking; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
This document denies Mr. John Chevedden's petition for rulemaking to specify the rear license plate mounting location of certain trucks.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
24 July 1995Air Brake Systems
This notice requests comments about devices that remove water and other contaminants from air brake systems. These devices include automatic drain valves and air dryers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
24 July 1995Passenger Automobile Average Fuel Economy Standards; Proposed Decision To Grant Exemption
In this document, NHTSA proposes that the requested exemption be granted and that an alternative standard of 15.1 mpg be established for MY 1997 for Rolls-Royce.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Rolls-Royce
25 July 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Reflecting Surfaces
In June 1995 NHTSA published a notice of proposed rulemaking to rescind Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 107, Reflecting Surfaces.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
26 July 1995General Motors Corporation; Receipt of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
During the 1995 model year, GM manufactured a total of 96,607 GMC and Chevrolet Suburban, GMC Yukon, and Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles that have CHMSLs that were inadvertently wired in a manner which permits the CHMSLs to momentarily flash under certain conditions while the driver is in the process of activating or deactivating the hazard flashers.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topics: Chevrolet Suburban • Chevrolet Tahoe • GMC Yukon
2 August 1995Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Termination of Rulemaking
This notice terminates rulemaking in response to a petition filed by Karen Slay, asking that NHTSA require manufacturers of pickup trucks to place some kind of warning or recommendation on the cargo beds and in the owner's manual “stating the dangers of passengers riding in the cargo area of these vehicles.”
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
2 August 1995Petition for Exemption From the Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Nissan
This notice grants in full the petition of Nissan North America for an exemption of a high-theft line (whose nameplate is confidential) from the parts-marking requirements of the vehicle theft prevention standard.
Federal Register Notice (text)
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Barry Felrice
Topic: Nissan




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