DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration49 CFR Part 563[Docket No. NHTSA-2006-25666]RIN 2127-AI72Event Data RecordersAGENCY:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION:
Final Rule.
SUMMARY
:
This final rule specifies uniform requirements for the accuracy,collection, storage, survivability, and retrievability of onboard motor vehicle crash eventdata in passenger cars and other light vehicles equipped with event data recorders(EDRs). This final rule responds to the growing practice in the motor vehicle industry of voluntarily installing EDRs in an increasing number of light vehicles. This final rule isintended to standardize the data obtained through EDRs so that such data may be put tothe most effective future use and to ensure that EDR infrastructure develops in such away as to speed medical assistance through providing a foundation for automatic crashnotification (ACN). This final regulation: requires that the EDRs installed in lightvehicles record a minimum set of specified data elements; standardizes the format inwhich those data are recorded; helps to ensure the crash survivability of an EDR and itsdata by requiring that the EDR function during and after the front and side vehicle crashtests specified in two Federal motor vehicle safety standards; and requires vehicle
2manufacturers to ensure the commercial availability of the tools necessary to enable crashinvestigators to retrieve data from the EDR. In addition, to ensure public awareness of EDRs, the regulation also requires vehicle manufacturers to include a standardizedstatement in the owner’s manual indicating that the vehicle is equipped with an EDR anddescribing the functions and capabilities of EDRs.This final rule for standardization of EDR data will ensure that EDRs record, in areadily usable manner, the data necessary for ACN, effective crash investigations, andanalysis of safety equipment performance. Standardization of EDR data will facilitatedevelopment of ACN, e-911, and similar systems, which could lead to future safetyenhancements. In addition, analysis of EDR data can contribute to safer vehicle designsand a better understanding of the circumstances and causation of crashes and injuries.
DATES:
Effective Date: This rule is effective
[INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTERDATE OF PUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]
. The incorporation byreference of a certain publication listed in the regulation is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of
[INSERT DATE 60 DAYS AFTER DATE OFPUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER]
.Compliance Dates: Except as provided below, light vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2010 that are equipped with an EDR and manufacturers of thosevehicles must comply with this rule. However, vehicles that are manufactured in two or more stages or that are altered are not required to comply with the rule until September 1,2011.
3Petitions: If you wish to submit a petition for reconsideration of this rule, your petition must be received by
[INSERT DATE 45 DAYS AFTER DATE OFPUBLICATION IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER.]ADDRESSES:
Petitions for reconsideration should refer to the docket number aboveand be submitted to: Administrator, Room 5220, National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The following persons at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Washington,DC 20590.For technical and policy issues: Ms. Lori Summers, Office of CrashworthinessStandards (Telephone: 202-366-1740) (Fax: 202-493-2739).For legal issues: Mr. Eric Stas, Office of the Chief Counsel (Telephone: 202-366-2992) (Fax: 202-366-3820).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:Table of Contents
I. Executive SummaryA.
Purpose of the RegulationB.
Developments Culminating in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking1. Early Agency Efforts on EDRs2. The Notice of Proposed RulemakingC.
Requirements of the Final RuleD.
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