Hazardous Materials: This rulemaking revises the Hazardous Materials Regulations 5 HM-254; SB - Y, IC - Y, SLT - N; Approval and applicable to air bag inflators, air bag modules, and seat-belt PHMSA initiated this rulemaking to Communication pretensioners. This rulemaking incorporates into the regulations the reduce the burden industry from and Requirements for the provisions of certain special permits with proven safety records. applying for special permits for Safe Transportation of The rulemaking also revises the current approval and documentation practices with an established safety Air Bag Inflators, Air requirements for a material appropriately classified as a UN3268 air record. This final rule should Bag Modules, and bag inflator, air bag module, or seat-belt pretensioner. provide savings of at least $1.14 Pretensioners revisions reduce the regulatory burden the automotive industry million annually to the automotive (RRR) while maintaining the current level of safety. industry and the government. Some of the savings derive from: 1) a decrease of $18,000.00 in the annual burden and costs under OMB Control Number 2137-0051 due to incorporating provisions contained in certain widely-used or longstanding special permits that have an established safety record, 2) a decrease of $11,385.00 in the annual burden and cost to OMB Control Number 2137-0557 due to the larger cost savings of reducing the number of approvals required by testers of air bags and air bag modules, and 3) a decrease of approximately $890,000 in the annual burden and cost to shippers no longer being required to put the EX numbers shipping papers for air bag modules. Federal Vehicle This rulemaking would respond to petitions for reconsideration of 5 By reorganizing the standard and Safety Standard No. the December 4, 2007 final rule affecting Federal Motor Safety clarifying requirements with this 108; Lamps, reflective Standard No, 108; Lamps, reflective devices, and associated final rule response to petitions for
and Hazardous Materials: Approval and Communication Requirements for the Safe Transportation of Air Bag Inflators, Air Bag Modules, and Pretensioners (RRR) This rulemaking revises the Hazardous Materials Regulations applicable to air bag inflators, air bag modules, and seat-belt pretensioners. This rulemaking incorporates into the regulations the provisions of certain special permits with proven safety records. The rulemaking also revises the current approval and documentation requirements for a material appropriately classified as a UN3268 air bag inflator, air bag module, or seat-belt pretensioner. revisions reduce the regulatory burden the automotive industry while maintaining the current level of safety. 5 HM-254; SB - Y, IC - Y, SLT - N; PHMSA initiated this rulemaking to reduce the burden industry from applying for special permits for practices with an established safety record. This final rule should provide savings of at least $1.14 million annually to the automotive industry and the government. Some of the savings derive from: 1) a decrease of $18,000.00 in the annual burden and costs under OMB Control Number 2137-0051 due to incorporating provisions contained in certain widely-used or longstanding special permits that have an established safety record, 2) a decrease of $11,385.00 in the annual burden and cost to OMB Control Number 2137-0557 due to the larger cost savings of reducing the number of approvals required by testers of air bags and air bag modules, and 3) a decrease of approximately $890,000 in the annual burden and cost to shippers no longer being required to put the EX numbers shipping papers for air bag modules. Federal Vehicle Safety Standard No. 108; Lamps, reflective This rulemaking would respond to petitions for reconsideration of the December 4, 2007 final rule affecting Federal Motor Safety Standard No, 108; Lamps, reflective devices, and associated 5 By reorganizing the standard and clarifying requirements with this final rule response to petitions for
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