89 FR 166 pgs. 68702-68703 - Supplemental Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC, and Vehicles in Which Those Inflators Were Installed, Contain a Safety Defect
Type: NOTICEVolume: 89Number: 166Pages: 68702 - 68703
Pages: 68702, 68703Docket number: [Docket No. NHTSA-2023-0038]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2024-19232 Filed 8-26-24; 8:45 am]
Agency: Transportation Department
Sub Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2023-0038]
Supplemental Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC, and Vehicles in Which Those Inflators Were Installed, Contain a Safety Defect
AGENCY:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION:
Extension of deadline for written submissions.
SUMMARY:
On August 7, 2024, NHTSA received a request to extend the period during which manufacturers and any interested person may submit written information in response to the agency's Supplemental Initial Decision published in the Federal Register on August 5, 2024. The original written submission deadline was September 4, 2024. NHTSA is extending the deadline to October 4, 2024.
DATES:
The written submission deadline related to the Supplemental Initial Decision published on August 5, 2024, at 89 FR 63473, is extended to October 4, 2024.
ADDRESSES:
You may submit written submissions to the docket number identified in the heading of this document by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: (202) 493-2251.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and docket number. Note that all written submissions received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act discussion below. We will consider all written submissions received before the close of business on Friday, October 4, 2024.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or written submissions received, go to https://www.regulations.gov at any time or to 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Telephone: (202) 366-9826.
Privacy Act: In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 30118(b)(1), NHTSA will make a final decision only after providing an opportunity for manufacturers and any interested person to present information, views, and arguments. DOT posts written submissions submitted by manufacturers and interested persons, without edit, including any personal information the submitter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 Federal Docket Management System (FDMS)), which can be reviewed at www.transportation.gov/privacy.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Allison Hendrickson, Office of the Chief Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590; (202) 366-2992.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
On July 31, 2024, NHTSA issued a Supplemental Initial Decision That Certain Frontal Driver and Passenger Air Bag Inflators Manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC, and Vehicles in Which Those Inflators Were Installed, Contain a Safety Defect pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(a) and 49 CFR 554.10. 89 FR 63473 (Aug. 5, 2024). More specifically, NHTSA confirmed its initial decision of September 5, 2023, at 88 FR 62140, that certain air bag inflators manufactured by ARC Automotive Inc. (ARC) and Delphi Automotive Systems LLC (Delphi) may rupture when the vehicle's air bag is commanded to deploy, causing metal debris to be forcefully ejected into the passenger compartment of the vehicle, and that these rupturing air bag inflators pose an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death to vehicle occupants. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 30118(b)(1) and 49 CFR 554.10(c)(4), the Supplemental Initial Decision provided manufacturers and any interested person an opportunity to present information, views, and arguments in response to the Supplemental Initial Decision by submitting written information to the Agency. The deadline for written submissions in response to the Supplemental Initial Decision was September 4, 2024.
Written Submission Deadline Extension Request
On August 7, 2024, NHTSA received a request from counsel representing certain unspecified motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment manufacturers asking NHTSA to extend the period for written submissions by 30 days. The request claimed that, to meaningfully respond, the manufacturers needed more time to adequately review the Supplemental Initial Decision and related materials and prepare their analyses. A copy of the extension request and NHTSA's response will be added to the public docket.
Extension of Written Submission Deadline
After consideration of the request, NHTSA has granted the requested 30-day extension of the deadline to provide written submissions. The prior deadline of September 4, 2024 has been extended, and written submissions from any interested person are now due before the close of business on October 4, 2024.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118(a), (b); 49 CFR 554.10; delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50(a) and 49 CFR 501.8.
Eileen Sullivan,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2024-19232 Filed 8-26-24; 8:45 am]
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