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GAO-14-624R 1 (2014-05-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadqim0001 and id is 1 raw text is: GAO U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-325856 May 27, 2014 The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV Chairman The Honorable John Thune Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Fred Upton Chairman The Honorable Henry A. Waxman Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Transportation: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Rear Visibility 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; Rear Visibility (RIN: 2127-AK43). We received the rule on May 12, 2014. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on April 7, 2014. 79 Fed. Reg. 19,178. The final rule expands the required field of view for all passenger cars, trucks, multipurpose passenger vehicles, buses, and low-speed vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of less than 10,000 pounds. NHTSA anticipates that this final rule will significantly reduce backover crashes involving children, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and other pedestrians who currently have the highest risk associated with backover crashes. Specifically, the final rule specifies an area behind the vehicle that must be visible to the driver when the vehicle is placed into reverse and other related performance requirements. NHTSA anticipates that, in the near term, vehicle manufacturers will use rearview video systems and in-vehicle visual displays to meet the requirements of this final rule. The Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date of publication in the Federal Register or receipt of the rule by Congress, whichever is later. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(3)(A). This final rule has a stated effective date of June 6, 2014. Compliance with the rule is required according to a phase-in schedule that begins on May 1, 2016; full compliance is required on May 1, 2018. The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 7, 2014, and received on May 12, 2014. 79 Fed. Reg. 19,178; 159 Cong. Rec. S3027 (May 14, 2014). Therefore, to the extent that the rule purports to have an effect starting June 6, 2014, the effective date in the rule, rather than as determined by the compliance phase- in schedule, it does not have the required 60-day delay in effective date. GAO-14-624R

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