[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-23908]
[Federal Register: September 28, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 571
RIN 2127-AE36
[Docket No. 92-33; Notice 3]
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Lamps, Reflective Devices
and Associated Equipment
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: This notice reinstates Figures 1a, 1b, and 1c of 49 CFR
571.108, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, which were
inadvertently omitted from Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations Parts
400-999 as of October 1, 1993.
EFFECTIVE DATE: The rule is effective September 28, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Taylor Vinson, Office of Chief Counsel, NHTSA (202-366-5263).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 3, 1993, NHTSA published a final
rule which, among other things, revised and redesignated certain
paragraphs of S5.1 of Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108, Lamps,
Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment (58 FR 12183).
Before the final rule, paragraph S5.1.1.11 contained internal
references to Figures 1a and 1b, and paragraph S5.1.1.12 an internal
reference to Figure 1c. The final rule redesignated S5.1.1.11 as
S5.1.1.6, and revised it to incorporate the substance of S5.1.1.12,
including the reference to Figure 1c. (Further amendments adopted a new
paragraph S5.1.1.11, removed S5.1.1.12, and redesignated S5.1.1.32 as
S5.1.1.12.)
NHTSA has been informed by the Federal Register that, because the
amendatory language of the final rule did not contain instructions
where to place Figures 1a, 1b, and 1c within the text of Standard No.
108, the figures were removed from the Code of Federal Regulations.
This document reinstates those figures, to follow the text of S5.1.1.6.
Effective Date
Because this amendment is corrective in nature and imposes no
additional burden upon any person, notice and comment upon are not
required under the Administrative Procedure Act, and it is found, for
good cause shown, that an effective date earlier than 180 days after
issuance is in the public interest. The amendment will become effective
upon publication in the Federal Register.
List of Subjects in 49 CFR part 571
Imports, Motor vehicle safety, Motor vehicles.
In consideration of the foregoing, 49 CFR part 571 is amended as
follows:
PART 571--FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS
1. The authority citation for part 571 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115, 30117 and 30166;
delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.
2. Section 571.108 is amended by adding Figures 1a, 1b and 1c, as
set forth below, to follow paragraph S5.1.1.6.
Sec. 571.108 Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective
Devices, and Associated Equipment.
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S5.1.1.6 * * *
Figure 1a.--Required Percentages of Minimum Candlepower of Figure 1b
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Turn
Test points (deg) signal Stop Parking Tail
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10U, 10D.............................................. 5L, 5R.......... 20 20 20 20
5U, 5D................................................ 20L, 20R........ 12.5 12.5 10 15
10L, 10R........ 37.5 37.5 20 40
V............... 87.5 87.5 70 90
H..................................................... 10L, 10R........ 50 50 35 40
5L, 5R.......... 100 100 90 100
V............... 100 100 100 100
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Note--Minimum design candlepower requirements are determined by multiplying the percentages given in this Figure
by the minimum allowable candlepower values in Figure 1b. The resulting values shall be truncated after one
digit to the right of the decimal point.
Figure 1b.--Minimum and Maximum Allowable Candlepower Values
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Lighted sections
Lamp ----------------------------------
1 2 3
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Stop................................. 80/300 95/360 110/420
Tail\1\.............................. 2/18 3.5/20 5.0/25
Parking\2\........................... 4.0/125
Red turn signal...................... 80/300 95/360 110/420
Yellow turn signal rear.............. 130/750 150/900 175/1050
Yellow turn signal front............. 200/- 240- 275/-
Yellow turn signal front\3\.......... 500/- 600/- 650/-
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\1\Maximum at H or above.
\2\The maximum candlepower value of 125 applies to all test points at H
or above. The maximum allowable candlepower value below H is 250.
\3\Values apply when the optical axis (filament center) of the front
turn signal is at a spacing less than 4 in. (10 cm.) from the lighted
edge of the headlamp unit providing the lower beam, or from the
lighted edge of any additional lamp installed as original equipment
and which supplements the lower beam.
Figure 1c.--Sum of the Percentages of Grouped Minimum Candlepower
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Turn
Group and test points signal Stop Parking Tail
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110U-5L, 5U-20L, 5D-20L, 10D-
5L......................... 65 65 60 70
25U-10L, H-10L, 5D-10L...... 125 125 75 120
3H-5L, 5U-V, H-V, 5D-V, H-5R 475 475 420 480
45U-10R, H-10R, 5D-10R...... 125 125 75 120
510U-5R, 5U-20R, 5D-20R, 10D-
5R......................... 65 65 60 70
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Issued on: September 22, 1994.
Christopher A. Hart,
Deputy Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-23908 Filed 9-27-94; 8:45 am]
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