[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 142 (Thursday, July 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39886-39887]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19447]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Announcing the Fourth Meeting of the Crashworthiness Subcommittee
of the Motor Vehicle Safety Research Advisory Committee
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Meeting announcement.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the fourth meeting of the
Crashworthiness Subcommittee of the Motor Vehicle Safety Research
Advisory Committee (MVSRAC). MVSRAC established this Subcommittee at
the April 1992 meeting to examine research questions regarding
crashworthiness of vehicles under 10,000 pounds GVW.
DATE AND TIME: The meeting is scheduled for August 20, 1997, from 10:00
a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in room 8236 of the U.S. Department
of Transportation building, which is located at 400 Seventh Street,
S.W., Washington, DC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In May 1987, the Motor Vehicle Safety
Research Advisory Committee was established. The purpose of the
Committee is to provide an independent source of ideas for safety
research. MVSRAC will provide information, advice, and recommendations
to NHTSA on matters
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relating to motor vehicle safety research, and provide a forum for the
development, consideration, and communication of motor vehicle safety
research, as set forth in the MVSRAC Charter.
At the first meeting of the Crashworthiness Subcommittee on
November 16, 1992, a Biomechanics Working Group and a Vehicle
Aggressivity and Compatibility Working Group were established with the
goal of presenting technical information and data to the
Crashworthiness Subcommittee.
This meeting of the Crashworthiness Subcommittee will include
status reports by the Vehicle Aggressivity and Compatibility Working
Group and the recently formed Advanced Air Bag Technology Working
Group.
The meeting is open to the public, and participation by the public
will be moderated by the Subcommittee Chairperson.
A public reference file (Number 88-01--Crashworthiness
Subcommittee) has been established to contain the products of the
Subcommittee and will be open to the public during the hours of 9:30
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration's Technical Reference Division in Room 5108 at 400
Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20590, telephone: (202) 366-2768.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita Gibbons, Office of Research and
Development, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Room 6206, Washington, DC 20590,
telephone: (202) 366-4862, telefax: (202) 366-5930.
Issued on: July 18, 1997.
Joseph N. Kanianthra,
Chairperson, Crashworthiness Subcommittee, Motor Vehicle Safety
Research Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 97-19447 Filed 7-23-97; 8:45 am]
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