CHAPTER V-NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Part 501 Page 509 510 511 512 520 523 525 526 529 531 533 535 Organization and delegation of powers and duties.. Information gathering powers Adjudicative procedures Confidential business information Procedures for considering environmental impacts Exemptions from average fuel economy standards Petitions and plans for relief under the Automobile Manufacturers of multistage automobiles ... Passenger automobile average fuel economy stand- Light truck fuel economy standards 3-year carryforward and carryback of credits for 537 538 Automotive fuel economy reports ......... 100 106 541 542 Federal motor vehicle theft prevention standard 109 116 543 544 Exemption from vehicle theft prevention standard 118 121 551 Procedural rules 126 552 Petitions for rulemaking, defect, and noncompli- 555 Temporary exemption from motor vehicle safety and bumper standards 145 585 586 587 Advanced air bag phase-in reporting requirements 967 969 971 588 Child restraint systems recordkeeping require- 981 589 Upper interior component head impact protection 982 590 Tire pressure monitoring system phase-in report- 984 591 Importation of vehicles and equipment subject to 986 592 593 594 595 Registered importers of vehicles not originally Determinations that a vehicle not originally man- Part Page 596 Child restraint anchorage system phase-in report- 1034 CROSS REFERENCE: See 23 CFR, chapter I, subchapter G, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for regulations on the certification of vehicle size and weight enforcement and the certification of speed limit enforcement. The Administrator is delegated authority by the Secretary of Transportation (49 CFR 1.50) to: (a) Carry out the following chapters or sections of Title 49 of the United States Code: (1) Chapter 301-Motor Vehicle Safety. (2) Chapter 303-National Driver Register. (3) Chapter 305-National Automobile Title Information System. (4) Chapter 321-General. (5) Chapter 323-Consumer Information. (6) Chapter 325-Bumper Standards. (7) Chapter 327-Odometers. (8) Chapter 329-Automobile Fuel Economy. (9) Chapter 331-Theft Prevention. (10) Section 20134(a), with respect to the laws administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator pertaining to highway, traffic and motor vehicle safety. (b) Carry out 23 U.S.C. chapter 4, HIGHWAY SAFETY, as amended, except for section 409 and activities relating to highway design, construction and maintenance, traffic control devices, identification and surveillance of accident locations, and highway-related aspects of pedestrian and bicycle safety. (c) Exercise the authority vested in the Secretary by section 210(2) of the Clean Air Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 7544(2)). (d) Carry out the Act of July 14, 1960, as amended (23 U.S.C. 313 note). (e) Administer the following sections of Title 23, United States Code, with the concurrence of the Federal Highway Administrator: (1) Section 141, as it relates to certification of the enforcement of speed limits. (2) Section 153. (3) Section 154(a), (b), (d), and (e). (4) Section 158. (f) Carry out the consultation functions vested in the Secretary by Executive Order 11912 (3 CFR, 1976 Comp., p. 114), as amended. [60 FR 43029, Aug. 18, 1995] § 501.3 Organization and general responsibilities. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration consists of a headquarters organization located in Washington, DC, and a unified field organization consisting of ten geographic regions. The organization of, and general spheres of responsibility within, the NHTSA are as follows: (a) Office of the Administrator-(1) Administrator. (i) Represents the Department and is the principal advisor to the Secretary in all matters related to chapters 301, 303, 305, 321, 323, 325, 327, 329, and 331 of Title 49 U.S.C.; 23 U.S.C. chapter 4, except section 409; as each relates to highway safety, sections 141, 153, 154(a), (b), (d) and (e), and 158 of Title 23 U.S.C.; and such other authorities as are delegated by the Secretary of Transportation (49 CFR 1.50); (ii) Establishes NHTSA program policies, objectives, and priorities and directs development of action plans to accomplish the NHTSA mission; (iii) Directs, controls, and evaluates the organization, program activities, 197-204 D-2 |