What are the procedures for petitioning for rulemaking to amend FMVSS No. 108?
These procedures are set fourth in 49 CFR 552.4. The petition must contain the name and address of the petitioner and be addressed to the NHTSA Administrator. It must be written in English and prefaced by the word “Petition.” The petition must set forth facts in support of an amendment, and contain a brief description of the substance of the requested amendment. Petitioners for changes in signaling lamp requirements should be familiar with the policy statement issued in 1998, discussing how NHTSA evaluates rulemaking petitions to require or permit new or different signal lighting or signal lighting actuation (63 FR 59482).
