On November 5, 1998, NHTSA published a final rule that amended Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 221, School Bus Body Joint Strength, with an effective date of May 5, 2000 for those amendments.
The amendments extended the applicability of that standard to small school buses, narrowed the exclusion of maintenance access panels from the joint strength requirements, and made other changes to the
standard. We delayed the effective date on two occasions, so that we would have time to analyze petitions for reconsideration. First, in a final rule published on March 6, 2000, we delayed the effective date to May 5, 2001, and corrected a typographical error. Second, in a final rule published on April 20, 2001, we delayed the effective date to June 1, 2002. We have now completed our analysis of the petitions, and are taking the following actions: making it clearer that the standard applies to small, curved and complex joints; excluding joints that are forward of the passenger component; and making various other changes to the standard. For purposes of clarity, we are withdrawing the earlier amendments, and are republishing them today as modified by the changes
we decided to make in response to the petitions for reconsideration.
The amendments will become effective on January 1, 2003.
DATES: The final rule published on November 5, 1998 (63 FR 59732) and
amended and delayed March 6, 2000 (65 FR 11751), and delayed again on
April 20, 2001 until June 1, 2002 (66 FR 20199) is withdrawn as of
January 14, 2002. The amendments in this final rule are effective
January 1, 2003. Any petitions for reconsideration of this final rule
must be received by NHTSA not later than January 28, 2002.
Document Subtype:
Federal Register Publication
Received Date:
December 13 2001, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Page Count:
10
Comment Due Date:
December 21 1998, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
U.S. DOT/NHTSA - Final Rule; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration
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