Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Hybrid III 5th Percentile Female Test Dummy, Alpha Version; Final Rule; Response to Petitions for Reconsideration
other · US Department of Transportation · Published 2002-07-15 · Effective 2002-09-13 · 67 FR 46400
Document
Document number
02-15285
Federal Register citation
67 FR 46400
CFR reference
49 CFR 572
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule; response to petitions for reconsideration.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Transportation
Publication date
2002-07-15
Effective date
2002-09-13
DOT docket
Docket No. NHTSA-2000-6940
Abstract
This document responds to petitions for reconsideration of the final rule that adopted design and performance specifications for a new dummy whose height and weight are representative of a fifth percentile female adult. That final rule was published on March 1, 2000. Adopting the dummy was the first step toward using the dummy to evaluate the safety of air bags for small-statured adults and teenagers. The petitions are granted in part and denied in part. The agency also discovered several minor discrepancies in the drawings package and is correcting those errors in this document.