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OGC-99-34 1 (1999-03-17)

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G   AO          United States
                General Accounting Office
                Washington, D.C. 20548

                Office of the General Counsel


                B-282191



                March 17, 1999

                The Honorable John McCain
                Chairman
                The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings
                Ranking Minority Member
                Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
                United States Senate

                The Honorable Bud Shuster
                Chairman
                The Honorable James L. Oberstar
                Ranking Minority Member
                Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
                House of Representatives

                Subject: Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety
                          Administration: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Child Restraint
                          Systems; Child Restraint Anchorage Systems

                Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on
                a major rule promulgated by the Department of Transportation, National Highway
                Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), entitled Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
                Standards; Child Restraint Systems; Child Restraint Anchorage Systems (RIN: 2127-
                AG50). We received the rule on March 4, 1999. It was published in the Federal
                Register as a final rule on March 5, 1999. 64 Fed. Reg. 10786.

                The final rule establishes a new federal standard that requires motor vehicle
                manufacturers to provide motorists with a new way of installing child restraints.
                Vehicles will be equipped with child restraint anchorage systems that are
                standardized and independent of the vehicle's seat belts.

                Enclosed is our assessment of NHTSA's compliance with the procedural steps
                required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule.
                Our review indicates that NHTSA complied with the applicable requirements.


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