HR 4095

110th CONGRESS
1st Session

H. R. 4095

To direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a rulemaking regarding the use of aspheric outside mirrors on passenger cars, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 6, 2007

Mr. HOEKSTRA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

A BILL

To direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to conduct a rulemaking regarding the use of aspheric outside mirrors on passenger cars, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the `Aspheric Outside Rearview Mirror Timely Assessment Act of 2007'.

SEC. 2. RULEMAKING RELATING TO USE ASPHERIC OUTSIDE REARVIEW MIRRORS.

    (a) Rulemaking Required- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shall conduct a rulemaking to amend the section 571.111 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, pertaining to rearview mirrors to determine whether to permit the use on passenger cars of aspheric mirrors as outside rearview mirrors.

    (b) Schedule-

      (1) ADVANCED NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING- The Administrator may issue an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act.

      (2) PROPOSED RULE- The Administrator shall issue a proposed rule within 115 days of the date of enactment of this Act.

      (3) FINAL RULE- The Administrator shall issue a final rule within 255 days of the date of enactment of this Act.

    (c) Definitions- For purposes of the rulemaking required by this Act--

      (1) the term `Administrator' means the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator of the United States Department of Transportation.

      (2) the term `aspheric mirror' means a mirror in which the outermost edge, comprising not more than one-third of the surface of the mirror, is aspherical, that is, having a surface which has a constant radius only in one plane, and such mirror contains a line of demarcation marking the transition of the reflecting surface from the convex portion to the aspherical portion.

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