On June 16, 2008, NHTSA will publish a notice in the Federal Register responding to petitions for reconsideration of the ES-2re test dummy final rule issued December 14, 2006. The notice revises the specifications for conducting the neck assembly qualification test, narrows the tolerances for the tuning spring rates for the dummy’s thorax, revises performance corridors for the full body thorax test, corrects cross-references in the Part 572 regulatory text and makes minor changes to the drawing package and user’s manual for the test dummy.
The amendments take effect Aug. 15, 2008. Petitions for reconsideration are due July 31, 2008.
