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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration49 CFR Parts 512 and 599[ Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0120 ]RIN 2127-AK53Requirements and Procedures for Consumer Assistance to Recycle and SaveProgramAGENCY
: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT)
ACTION
: Final rule
SUMMARY
: This final rule sets forth requirements and procedures for the voluntaryvehicle trade-in and purchase/lease program under the Consumer Assistance to Recycleand Save Act of 2009. This program helps consumers pay for a new, more fuel efficientcar or truck from a participating dealer when they trade in a less fuel efficient car ortruck .The rule establishes a process by which dealers can register in order to participatein the program and establishes the criteria this agency will use to determine whichdisposal facilities are eligible to receive and either crush or shred the trade-in vehicles. Italso sets forth the criteria that trade-in vehicles and new vehicles must meet in order forpurchases and leases to qualify for assistance under this program and establishes therequirements that must be met by consumers, dealers, disposal facilities and others.Finally, the rule sets forth enforcement procedures and provisions for punishing fraud andother violations of the program requirements.
DATES
: This final rule is effective [
Insert the date of publication in the FEDERALREGISTER.
]
Petitions:
If you wish to petition for reconsideration of this rule, your
 
 2petition must be received by
[Insert the date 45 days after date of publication of thisdocument in the FEDERAL REGISTER.]
 
ADDRESSES:
If you submit a petition for reconsideration of this rule, you should referin your petition to the docket number of this document and submit your petition to:Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New JerseyAvenue, S.E., West Building, Washington, DC 20590.The petition will be placed in the public docket. Anyone is able to search theelectronic form of all documents received into any of our dockets by the name of theindividual submitting the document (or signing the document, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the complete User Noticeand Privacy Notice for Regulations.gov athttp://www.regulations.gov/search/footer/privacyanduse.jsp.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
: You may obtain additionalinformation about the CARS program by calling the CARS Hotline at 1-866-CAR-7891
.
It is dedicated to calls about the program. For non-legal issues, you may call, Mr. Frank Borris, NHTSA Office of Enforcement, telephone (202) 366-8089. For legal issues, youmay call David Bonelli, NHTSA Office of Chief Counsel, telephone (202) 366-5834.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
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Table of ContentsI. BackgroundII. Questions and Comments from the Public about the CARS ProgramIII. Public Outreach and ConsultationIV. The Regulation
 
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a. Definitions (§ 599.102)b. Registration of Dealers (§ 599.200)c. Identification of Disposal Facilities (§ 599.201)
 
d. Determining Eligibility of Trade-In Vehicles and New Vehicles (§ 599.300)
1. Vehicle Definitions2. Eligibility of Trade-in Vehicles3. Eligibility of New Vehicles
e. Requirements for Qualifying Transactions (§§ 599.300 and 301)
1. Vehicle Categories and Credit Amounts2. Special Requirements for Trade-in Vehicles3. Restrictions and Limitations on Transactions
 f. Requirements for Dealer Reimbursement (§ 599.302-304)g. Disposal of Trade-In Vehicles (§ 599.400-403)h. Enforcement (§ 599.500-517)
1. Prevention of Fraud2. Civil Penalties and Other Sanctions
V. Confidential Information and Privacya. Determinations of the Confidentiality of CARS Data Based on FOIAExemptions 4 and 6b. Approach -- Class Determinations vs. Individual Assessmentsc. Class Determinations Based on FOIA Exemption 4d. Data Submitted to NHTSA for the CARS Program
1. Manufacturer Data
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