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- SUBCHAPTER II STANDARDS
AND COMPLIANCE
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- Sec. 30111. Standards
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- GENERAL REQUIREMENTS The
Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe motor
vehicle safety standards. Each standard shall be
practicable, meet the need for motor vehicle
safety, and be stated in objective terms.
- CONSIDERATIONS AND
CONSULTATION When prescribing a motor vehicle
safety standard under this chapter, the Secretary
shall
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- consider relevant
available motor vehicle safety
information;
- consult with the
agency established under the Act of
August 20, 1958 (Public Law 85-684, 72
Stat. 635), and other appropriate State
or interstate authorities (including
legislative committees);
- consider whether a
proposed standard is reasonable,
practicable, and appropriate for the
particular type of motor vehicle or motor
vehicle equipment for which it is
prescribed; and
- consider the extent to
which the standard will carry out section
30101 of this title.
- COOPERATION The
Secretary may advise, assist, and cooperate with
departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of
the United States Government, States, and other
public and private agencies in developing motor
vehicle safety standards.
- EFFECTIVE DATES OF
STANDARDS The Secretary shall specify the
effective date of a motor vehicle safety standard
prescribed under this chapter in the order
prescribing the standard. A standard may not
become effective before the 180th day after the
standard is prescribed or later than one year
after it is prescribed. However, the Secretary
may prescribe a different effective date after
finding, for good cause shown, that a different
effective date is in the public interest and
publishing the reasons for the finding.
- 5-YEAR PLAN FOR TESTING
STANDARDS The Secretary shall establish and
periodically review and update on a continuing
basis a 5-year plan for testing motor vehicle
safety standards prescribed under this chapter
that the Secretary considers capable of being
tested. In developing the plan and establishing
testing priorities, the Secretary shall consider
factors the Secretary considers appropriate,
consistent with section 30101 of this title and
the Secretary's other duties and powers under
this chapter. The Secretary may change at any
time those priorities to address matters the
Secretary considers of greater priority. The
initial plan may be the 5-year plan for
compliance testing in effect on December 18, 1991.
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