NOTIFICATION
Addendum
The following communication, dated 18
September 2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of the United
States of America.
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Title: Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages; Incorporation by
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Notified measure published - date: 17 September 2024
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Notified measure enters into force - date: 17 October 2024; petitions
for reconsideration of this final rule must be received not later than 1
November 2024. The compliance date is 1 September 2027, with optional early
compliance permitted. Multi-stage manufacturers and alterers would have an
additional year to comply.
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Text of final measure available from[1]:
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/final_measure/24_06060_00_e.pdf
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Description: This document amends the procedures
for testing the strength of seat belt anchorages in Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard No. 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages." The
amendments clarify the positioning of the test device currently specified in
the standard and add an optional test device (and corresponding test
procedures) as a certification alternative. These amendments respond to an
earlier court decision which found that the regulatory test procedures do not
provide manufacturers adequate notice of how NHTSA would conduct the test.
Effective date: This rule is effective 17 October 2024.
Incorporation by reference date: The incorporation by
reference of certain publications listed in this rule is approved by the
Director of the Federal Register as of 17 October 2024.
Compliance date: The compliance date is 1 September 2027,
with optional early compliance permitted. Multi-stage manufacturers and
alterers would have an additional year to comply.
Petition for reconsideration: Petitions for reconsideration
of this final rule must be received not later than 1 November 2024.
89 Federal Register (FR) 76236, Title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Parts 571:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-17/html/2024-19727.htm
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-17/pdf/2024-19727.pdf
This final rule is identified by Docket Number
NHTSA-2024-0025. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NHTSA-2024-0025/document and provides access to primary and
supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also
accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number. WTO
Members and their stakeholders wishing to petition for reconsideration: please
submit to the USA TBT Enquiry Point by 4pm Eastern Time on 1 November 2024.
Previous actions notified under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/693 identified by Docket Number
NHTSA-2012-0036. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NHTSA-2012-0036/document and provides access to primary and
supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also
accessible from Regulations.gov by searching the Docket Number.
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pdf attachment, or other information on where the text of the final/modified
measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.