Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Q3s 3-Year-Old Child Side Impact Test Dummy; Incorporation by Reference
fmvss · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · Published 2021-11-22 · Effective 2021-12-22 · 86 FR 66214
Document
Document number
2021-25219
Federal Register citation
86 FR 66214
CFR reference
49 CFR 572
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule, response to petition for reconsideration, technical corrections.
Category
fmvss
Sub-agency
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Publication date
2021-11-22
Effective date
2021-12-22
DOT docket
Docket No. NHTSA-2020-0088
Abstract
This document responds to a petition for reconsideration from Humanetics Innovative Solutions Inc. (HIS) concerning a November 3, 2020 final rule that amended NHTSA's regulation on anthropomorphic test devices to add design and performance specifications for a test dummy representing a 3-year-old child, called the "Q3s" test dummy. The Q3s is an instrumented dummy that can assess the performance of child restraint systems in protecting small children in side impacts. The petitioner asks for corrections to hole dimensions and tolerances in a few of the drawings of parts in the dummy torso, because they are in error. This final rule grants the petition and revises the drawing package, parts list, and procedures manual for assembling and inspecting the Q3s.