National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opens period for comment; publishes notice delaying effective date of CAFE penalties rule
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it is reexamining a rule that adjusts civil penalties related to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for inflation.
Fuel economy regulations have been behind the significant reduction in vehicle mass that is driving the use of advanced materials in vehicle construction.
NHTSA published two notices in the Federal Register (docket numbers NHTSA-2016-0136 and NHTSA-2017-0059). The first notice indicates that NHTSA is reconsidering the December 28, 2016, final
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