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B-329527 1 (2017-11-02)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadtyx0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G A U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Washington, DC 20548 B-329527 November 2, 2017 The Honorable John Thune Chairman The Honorable Bill Nelson Ranking Member Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation United States Senate The Honorable Greg Walden Chairman The Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr. Ranking Member Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Subject: Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles 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; Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (RIN: 2127-AK93). We received the rule on October 18, 2017. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on December 14, 2016. 81 Fed. Reg. 90,416. The final rule establishes a federal motor vehicle safety standard setting minimum sound requirements for hybrid and electric vehicles. This new standard requires hybrid and electric passenger cars, light trucks and vans, and low speed vehicles to produce sounds meeting the requirements of this standard. The rule applies to electric vehicles and to those hybrid vehicles that are capable of propulsion in any forward or reverse gear without the vehicle's internal combustion engine operating. 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 was published in the Federal Register on December 14, 2016. 81 Fed. Reg. 90,416. Itwas received October 18, 2017, and has a stated effective date of September 5, 2017. Therefore, the final rule does not have the required 60-day delay in its effective date. However, NHTSA stated that the final rule has an initial compliance date of September 1, 2018, and a full compliance date of September 1, 2019.

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