Memorandum - NHTSA

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adaptive driving equipment for personal use or public transportation paratransit use.
Other small businesses included are the makers of remanufactured buses subject to the ADA, 1 he
makers of FTA Section 18 vehicles. Also, senior citizen facilities and nursing homes that
operate shuttle buses, public and private transportation contractors, etc., may be small businesties.
There are small non-profit organizations that would be affected by a price increase such as
churches, synagogues, veterans groups, etc. There may be small public and private educationa 1
institutions that employ wheelchair lift-equipped shuttle buses that would be affected. There a lso
may be small governmental jurisdictions that operate public shuttle bus transportation at airport
facilities or community public transportation services. Thus, there are potentially hundreds of
small businesses, small organizations and small governmental jurisdictions affected.
The agency has concluded that as a result of this rule, there may be a significant economic imp act
($233-$305 incremental consumer cost), direct and indirect, on a substantial number of small
businesses, small organizations and small governmental jurisdictions.
D. A description of the proiected reporting, record keeping and other compliance requirement
of the Final Proposed Rule including an estimate of the classes of small entities which will be
subiect to the requirement and the types of professional skills necessary for preparation of the
report or record.