Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards; Extension of Comment Period

The record

Publisher

Federal Register

Agency

Transportation Department; National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Source

Federal Register

Kind

Federal Register: final rule

Jurisdiction

United States

Topics

Transport

Importance

Notable, the middle of three tiers Kresmion sets by fixed rules from the source's own fields

Published (source time)

2026-08-31 (the source gives a date only)

First seen on Kresmion

2026-10-26 18:24 UTC

The original

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The publisher's summary

In response to a request from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators), NHTSA is announcing a 30-day extension of the public comment period for the interim final rule (IFR) published on July 31, 2026 amending NHTSA's general exemption regulations to remove language limiting the application of temporary exemptions from the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and the bumper standard to motor vehicles manufactured on and after the effective date of an exemption, and to align the regulations with the Administrator's statutory discretion to determine the vehicle population covered by a temporary exemption. The notice also removed the requirement that applications for exemption be submitted in three copies and specified an electronic means for submission. The comment period for the notice was originally scheduled to end on August 31, 2026. It will now end on September 30, 2026.

The publisher's words, as published.

Federal Register document

Document number

2026-17742

Document type

Rule

Status

Published