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to<br />
"tnos{trgly q[rt vttlftrlll F.rlm otti<br />
of thesa Ectr. Tti tndustry bfll gould flro<br />
provtdc that rell.r relyln5 ltr 8€od l8lth<br />
on B certlicttr provlded by tbc mEnuJrctuGr<br />
or lEportrr to the efiect that tho vehlclo<br />
or equlpEent Ir bdttrgd to coDtorE to all<br />
Eppllcable r'edcrfl ralety st<strong>and</strong>ffdE shEll not<br />
br lleble uDder thC ACt, Abc praposed lDdustly<br />
blll rould Elro lmpose s $100,000 ltEltstlon<br />
\rpon thr peMlty whlch may b6 lEpGtd<br />
lor<br />
"BDy<br />
related Eerl.B ol vlolatlou'l<br />
ol tho Act.<br />
The lDdustry blll would Elso add a b6v<br />
requlreEeDt thst bofore eny vlolittoE ol tb6<br />
tltle ls reF.rrted by the <strong>Sec</strong>retaty to tb6<br />
Attotney Gencral or aDy Untted Stgtar Attor-<br />
Eey for ln8tltutton ol aD lnJunctloD prtr.rdlhg.<br />
the pffloE &gEtnst wboh tht prftaedtDg<br />
Ir coiltebplatcd rhall b6 glveD notlcr Bnd.<br />
opportuntty to prcEeot hts Ylcvr, Glther<br />
orally or lB wltlDB, wltb !.gard to Bucb<br />
coDternplatrd pffteedlDtr, end, ercept wbctt<br />
knowing aDd *lllful conduct ls lnvolv6d,<br />
Eucb perSon Sball rlso be glveo s rCASDsbla<br />
opportuDlty to take correcttvc Eqsur.r to<br />
achleye compllArlce.<br />
A dlflerent statrdsrd lor Judtclsl levlcr<br />
eould bd Frovlded, Under the Adfilntrtrrtlon<br />
blU flDdtDgs ol the <strong>Sec</strong>rctf,ry sr to fBcti.<br />
ll Bupportad by lubEtsnttal evldeEcc, sould<br />
b. concluslvE- The lndu8tJy plopdtl provldw<br />
that ilndlu8! ol th. <strong>Sec</strong>retsry wttb<br />
resptrt to questlou ol lact<br />
"Bball<br />
br Butalned<br />
ll beed updn a lslr Gyrluatton dl<br />
the entlre rftord ol thr proceedlnS! oE whlcb<br />
the g6crctsy Illllll<br />
Thlctr .bdrkl rot b. tfrEsttrrd<br />
fru MtItrurt, tcrutlDy.<br />
Pouth, arntndErntc relstln8 b JudtctBl<br />
revlGw ol actton tak6n by thG BEret8ry Bnd<br />
thc prtredure to be loll()wed by thc 8+rrtary<br />
frqulrs unna.srlly cumboEur Bnd tlmrconiumlDE<br />
prtreedlng8 thEt cBo hfbpGt<br />
llloctlv6n.lr ol th. EtondBrd!,<br />
tlri<br />
Fltth. the propoaBl wauld &v6rcly Burow<br />
the cnte8ory of Ect3 prohlbttad by th6.t&ruta<br />
And reduct tha p€n8ltle! to b! lEpffed for<br />
vlOlqtlont.<br />
gll'th, lt sould llmtt tho pawor <strong>and</strong> dircretloil<br />
of th6 S€cretary ln E number ol<br />
underlr4bl6 weyr, moat lmpoftdnt ol phtch<br />
wduld bc ellhlnatldn ol htr powff td adopt<br />
Et&ndards to pfotect rg[lnrt propcrty dmageg<br />
ca6ed by sccldent6.<br />
(r ) fhe ncgBlred BclfrEM. to yESCj ThG<br />
tndustry propoarl would fequlrr prtor acuon<br />
by tho VESC bcforr the Sccrstary would b€<br />
pGrmltted ta promulgate Etendardr. Tho<br />
Smrgt$y would b. llmttsd to eatabllshlnE<br />
atetrdard8 prevlou8ly Edopied by thc VE3C;<br />
ot Et<strong>and</strong>ards prevlOUEly recammendcd by tha<br />
<strong>Sec</strong>ret+ry to the VESC upon whtch lt hsd<br />
laued to acti or itAndard! stter I.EESC h{d<br />
cctd by tdopthg f&<strong>and</strong>arala detarDrlD.d by<br />
thq BecrotMy to be lnBdEqtEto. Bclqti h6<br />
woulcl aven b€ permltted to rmommGnd 6<br />
rt$ndard on e Ftrrttculsr aubj4t to thG VESC.<br />
thc Eecretary would be r6qulr6d to allow<br />
Euch lnltlsl tlfi€ (not exc*dln8 two yrar!<br />
lrom thc dAte of enactmerrt ol th6 Act) s<br />
b$ed hlr Order.tl<br />
11r6rG art B nlEb€r of other respcct! lu<br />
he cohrldcred re8aonoblo lor motor vehlclo<br />
flanulBcturerE to pfopse Bnd lor the VESC<br />
to edopt N partlcutar motof vehlclc rsfaty<br />
FbJcb th! tDdustry pldpoEal dlficr! lloE th!<br />
AdElElstratlon blll. Thes6 EtIl bo tELrtr<br />
uF ln the course ol our dl&usloD ol tha<br />
lDdutry bllI.<br />
Etsndard. E.ctlon lO? (d), (c).<br />
Slncr thc Sruet[ry woutd b6 authort4d<br />
to erttrbllsh otlror at<strong>and</strong>trrda on tr pf,!ilrulnr<br />
subJect only lf hc detcrnrlDec[ there were<br />
Ttre EpokesMu lor tht lDdurtry, Jdhtr B.<br />
Bucsr VlcE Prestdett ol Ford Motot Cd6p8ny,<br />
iouBht to Jusrfy tho qltrcudErEt!<br />
EFoEord by ltrdustry ln E BtateBlEt b.for<br />
the lloua. Corulttee oD ltrttBtrtt aDd ForelBB<br />
Coffiercc Ou Aprtl 18, leo!. il follon:<br />
"We<br />
UrgG oDly the odopttot ol tcren&bb<br />
M.DdEeatr deEl8Ded to Eaturr strte Enat tndu8try<br />
partlclpatlon ln thr st8ndard-rrttlEg<br />
prtrCs aEd to asBwc litt BttEdard-EttlDg<br />
prwEduEs <strong>and</strong> crltert4, a lull opportunltt<br />
lor JudlctEl revlew, EDd an edlorc.mEnt sFtar<br />
under whlch ,bosc Fbo #t ln Aood trtt!<br />
<strong>and</strong> wtth due c{re are not punlshed, Fhllc<br />
thr penalty lor others ls Bpproprlate to tho<br />
dr8ree ol blaBe thst can be lalrly cbsr8ed<br />
td the Fersdn prdetdrd Bgslnrt.<br />
'rFlnElly,<br />
whtlr thc uncertalDty ol antltrurt<br />
lnt.rpratatloE tu tbls s6a contlnuH to Bl9a<br />
us concern, we belleva wa cBD EEho pf6tTc[<br />
wlthln th6 lruGwork ol the prcmnt aDtttrut<br />
lam tf tb6 .flnal blu expllcltly rtrognlze8<br />
the need lot maEuJEctuerr to cdlf,Hta<br />
Ieasnably stth onr Enother ln Eres rclrtGd<br />
to thc ltmlt.d purposes of devcloplEg aDd<br />
rvaluatlDg lmprov.d vehlcle HJtty chrmct.rlrtlq,<br />
lomulettnB prdporcd mlntmum<br />
salety perlomatrce Etsndard! lfi sdoptlo[<br />
by the Federal OoyGrDrant <strong>and</strong> th6 ttttr!,<br />
4Ed complytDg vtth thwe tt<strong>and</strong>erd. untU<br />
leBally blndlE8 staDdcrds sr. tEEuad." (H,<br />
In our optEloE, thc tndwtry propard Nllcrr<br />
lloE Bt leffit Ftr bslc shortcoElns!,<br />
Ftrst, by l$p6tnB requlremertr lor wortln8<br />
throu8h the IEC tbt bUl would tD pr#.<br />
ttce delay the lDtrodudtlo! ol nef, sal6ty<br />
dcylce! End l$vq th6 ttslEg on lEtroduefld[<br />
ol new drslcd lrBsly ld thr ha[dr ol tbr<br />
lnduttry,<br />
8troud, lt woutd ftqut; tb6 Btrrctrry<br />
to act lil fficordum Tlth crltGrlr whtch tb<br />
eE6 lrBtsu6 tf6 uuftGrrary AD4 ln dtbtt|<br />
arc ov*ly protrcuyr to tndustrt lEtffrta<br />
<strong>and</strong> lall td tuta rd6qurta acdoult ot tDt<br />
tmportaucd ol lapld, cEployEoDt d n6t<br />
!Blety dGylc6,<br />
ThlRl, thG propo.d Elght grut r! lEpu6d<br />
lEunlty froE tho rtrtltfut lrw l* ?srlour<br />
no txlrtlng Etf,DdrrdA or rxtEttng stsndardE<br />
wcrq lntrdc(luRto. h{r nrlSht wcll be btrred<br />
ff(fiI lrsnlng trny stnDdtrrd ou s gtven aubJect<br />
rrcept E lrADdrfd adoptrd by thG vEBc,<br />
unies hc we.e willtng to tlnd thar th. VESC<br />
6t<strong>and</strong>nrd waa lnadequtrte. Srcilon r0l{dt,<br />
Irr Eupport of lts FropoBed modlflcBildn<br />
ol the Admln[itrattorr blll to requlrc pllor<br />
&lloD by tbe \IF-gC belors ttrf; Srcr;tsry<br />
could pronlrilBtrte Etshd6rdi. thc lildustty<br />
Etbk.rman trrgues tlrat tt lF deslrsble to brtni<br />
both tlr€ Ettrtes <strong>and</strong> tha Eutomoblle tndultrv<br />
lnb thC Etgndf,rd-mBklnE procea8.<br />
Obvlously thc Atate8 snd the Indu8try undoubtcdly<br />
h8ve certsln expertlEc shlch<br />
ihould hot be l8nored- Howrvcr, lt tt not<br />
necGsry to addpt the lndu.tty propfltl to<br />
&ccompljrh thl8 puptr.- Thi ldhtnlrtrttlan<br />
brll ln lt6 pteEent lorm elready provldE<br />
lor statc rnd Indu6tfy pcrilclFAilon tn rcc,<br />
tton 105,<br />
Ttle lndEtry prop$Bl rcqulrs mor. urED<br />
prlot coniultluon by thc Bccrst4ry wlth tho<br />
6bter <strong>and</strong> trdu8try; prlor trttfl by th6<br />
rutomobllc m8nulacturaE <strong>and</strong> th6 ty'l!8o ti<br />
rrqulred belors tho 8@r.trry would br pfifiltifd<br />
to Act.<br />
To epprtrleti thr pfirtbutttaa ltr d6hy In<br />
tb! fomulsllon ol .t<strong>and</strong>ards f,nd tntroductlon<br />
ol ralety drvtmr rhtch thlr ichcmo<br />
would ptrhlt. ,t jr Dcceury to coDllder hil<br />
th. VlfEd opir8t.., Ttr6 Vrhtclc EqulpmGnt<br />
E itGty Compact dmr Dot h ttElt co[t$ln<br />
lhDdordr lor rat.ty equlphcnt. tuthrf, tt<br />
rctn up tht FrrocedurH Rnd machlncry lor<br />
lDtertste cooperatlon ln th6 formulailon ot<br />
.uch rt<strong>and</strong>ardr- Tht compact establl8her<br />
an-lnterqtate s8ency, th6 "VGhtcltr Equtpmcnt<br />
S8fety Commlsslon," conatuilnB dl oho m€mbor<br />
dctlgnated by tsch party st$tr. Tttr<br />
Comhlslon la ompoworeC to r€comh<strong>and</strong><br />
'rrulra,<br />
re8ulstlone Ot code8 ombodyln8 pcrlormancG<br />
r€qulramant! or rattrlcilonr" lor<br />
lteru of motot vehlcle equlpmcnt.<br />
Thc cohpact ouillnts thE rter tor th.<br />
commlslon to tollow ln drvclopthB ttr recffiGndrtlonr.<br />
Ftrrt, tt mut ttudy thc neF<br />
lor ttsblbhlng or chutlnE lFrtoffiancc fa,<br />
House Debqte<br />
735<br />
19641
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