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J$f<br />
aro.l6qurt6. rE thh rttuatton h6 vd d<br />
ba prcluded<br />
at<strong>and</strong>Erd,<br />
lrom rdoptlnB the pretcr8ble<br />
T'hG nct eltcct of thtu dlsabtlttld ol thc<br />
propoild prftcdure lr that ln the nMr ol<br />
dcalrlnE to allor thc;tf,ttr to plsy s rolt, tht<br />
h<strong>and</strong>s of the Eccrctary would bq lev.tGly<br />
tttd. lt lA ntgdtiffit thtrt th. prcEebt lndu8try<br />
prop{*al dmA not c8ll lfi rttenBthcnln8<br />
the VHIC End openln8 lt t{ l;d.r&l Futl(tpatlon,<br />
At thr ht4rlD8t oD 8- 3006, *hsn<br />
the tndurtly<br />
tlon proffrm<br />
propoB.d a Jolnt<br />
wlth lrcquent<br />
volunttry m-<br />
con.ultrtlon.<br />
wlth conBrrr, thr 8+cretsy, thc vEgc ffd<br />
other gov$nnut+l af,cnct$, thG lndurtry<br />
rpokcrman. John 8. Bu8il, Vlcc ftG.ldrnt ol<br />
Fqrd Motof coEpany. t6iln6d thst th6 vBo<br />
prefiently hu<br />
"a<br />
vcry.mrll.toll, lErdGqu*ta<br />
ln our oplnlon," (063) rnd "M<br />
lt tdtt todrl,<br />
roslly c8nnot do thlr Job," (1046) Ha lndlcsted<br />
thst thc VtlC hs b+n concernrd<br />
prlmaruy Flth maltort relBttn8 to drl9tr<br />
rBfety, lncludlnB dtlvct llccn!lnE, rr8tttEtlon,<br />
vGhlclo lhtpcctlon, <strong>and</strong> lBw nn-tdoheht.<br />
In rdponi€ to i qilcrtton by Chilrman<br />
MroffumH Ehrthfr<br />
dlrcuscd thG drlBntn8<br />
thr vEEtc hnd cvd<br />
ol f,utmobllt<br />
"tn<br />
r way that mlEht .how 8n Etlylty d lEtGrtt<br />
ln how E car 1r dcrlgncd ltr rll.ty<br />
he Bntwefed,<br />
"To<br />
my knowlcd8c,<br />
not." (cd?) Mr. BUEM ruB8crtad<br />
rffi,"<br />
thay bfva<br />
thrt<br />
"ffi.<br />
ol the bMlc dcrftt. ln vEac hs bflD tt<br />
tn*btllty, lor whltGvGr r6ffin I don't kilil,<br />
tt lnsbtltty to llnse lt<br />
'Tho<br />
Strtt CorDsl*loDlt|,<br />
opctrttoM-" (loftl<br />
'<br />
h. f,tat d,<br />
"lEqucntly<br />
don't hav. moDty rDilttl to ls b<br />
t mecttn8." EcDitor H^tfrt point d out<br />
thEt even wct6 tht ftd.rBl Bovcmfitnt<br />
help f,nanct thG VESC. rlncq maDy thta<br />
to<br />
1.8lrlaturs<br />
only m6.t cvtE othrr yid, tt mltht<br />
b6 thr y.srr b.lolt thtrG would bi mt4h-<br />
InE lunds from muny Etat6 or8El4tldu.<br />
'1116.<br />
( 1u18)<br />
ltrtchcnt! cddtfft rhsply<br />
?tth tho tostlmony ol Mr, Bulu bGlw th.<br />
'<br />
I{our! comnrltt.G<br />
Cotrmercc that:<br />
on Intorltrta ud lotrllD<br />
"TtrG<br />
Vehlclc EqulpE.Et<br />
Eslety Commlslon Ir already authorlrcd to<br />
tFue vehlcle 64ltiy rt8ndardr lor sdoptloD<br />
by thr ltotcr. dnil ffi chdfldc ln ltt prttdt<br />
ttrvdure wult bt r$ulrcd,."<br />
The lndu8try propil*l Tould EIF uahd<br />
&ctlon 106 of thc bUt. whlch suthofls tbr<br />
S€crctsry to c@Fcrrte wlth lcderil i{rEcld.<br />
rtEtc or othcr publlc a8enct6, bulnc'6,<br />
UnlvcEltlar Or othcr lnrtltutloDa h tbr plannln8<br />
or development ol @lety rtendtrdr Md<br />
lhop*tton shd trltln8' hcthodr, to rprcticrlly<br />
relil b thr VEBC s onG ol tbc !t+t6<br />
aFcrcler whlch mlght be con8ulted ind mE-<br />
UlEclurerl Ol motor vehlcle! Bnd motor Ythl.<br />
clf, rqulpment s burlnaasGr whtch hlSht b.<br />
consulted The6o uo lo8tc8l pattlct wtth<br />
Ehom tht S.cretary mlght Condlt, <strong>and</strong> hG<br />
vould clenrly have tht pow6r to c@FratG<br />
wlth the8e f,roupr under thc btll Er prciGntly<br />
wrltteo. ThBleforr, Bn mrndmcnt Thtch<br />
would tpeclly these two groups ttr piltlculrr<br />
tttmS unnccc8My.<br />
12\ ThG etlterl[ lol tftd Sdcrcl4ry'r ,{f,tif,.'<br />
A ffiond crltlcal shortcomlnE ln th. lhdurtry<br />
propfrEl ls th8t at leNt some ol thc crlt<br />
rla whlch lt would requlre thc Eacrtt$ry<br />
to lollow ln cstobllrhlnB rhnd*dA sc ovGrly<br />
reltrlctlvE. shllc Others appear to bc unnec-<br />
@uy <strong>and</strong> iln lerve beEt to brEd<br />
lltlBitlan. (Scctlon l0t(h),)<br />
polnilcil<br />
Amorr8 athtf thtnB4, the Srcrrt8ry, ln trdcr<br />
to astatlllsh e attrndard, voulal be requtrcd<br />
to make tlndlDgs ol lBct that lt Ts<br />
"conslstent<br />
stlh the centlnuetlon or adoptloD<br />
by motor vchlclG manulectuler! ol ellclcnt<br />
deslEnlnB, enBlnctrlnB, <strong>and</strong> lnanultrctunng<br />
prktlcer, <strong>and</strong> wlth lnhovatlqn, progrsslve-<br />
. nrss, ond customary model chfnBqa ln thc<br />
Eutomotlvc lndu6hy." (str. f0?(h) (3),)<br />
l.<br />
I<br />
\<br />
t'hu crlarton suBgeetr that thr tntfoducttou<br />
ol Ealety devlces, however uBent tlrr nord<br />
lor tnrm mtBht 14, could nor be aUo*cd to<br />
\<br />
lnterlere wtth the cu8tomary cyclr ot thr<br />
House Debate<br />
Indutty- It appesB t4 bG ro tntclprctcd by I<br />
thc lndurtry. Ttlo Wshlngton Fst on MBy )<br />
l5 reported on lndutry rpokeEm8n to h8y!<br />
rtatcd thAt uhder thlB provliton the auto<br />
mker could not bt .xpect.d to mek? "bil16<br />
chanBer" such s an lmpact.Ebsolbcnt lront<br />
Cnd lqr all modcl! ln E qln8le ye8!. ft6<br />
Blx)k.arnan li r.portcd ta hav6 rHld furthcr<br />
ttrat thG lndutry l! accuotomed to bbEl6<br />
modcl chAn*cr only cvrry 3--l yGEr- ID<br />
Eomr lnrtancs, the ur8cncy ol th6 htcd lor<br />
htw talcty devlcir trfy Jqrilly mm6 dttruptton<br />
of tht plcrcnt cycle. fre balMclng Ol<br />
the ur8lnct ol tbe nee lor hew davlcd<br />
E84tntt *hNtCvCt tlbluptlon may relult tt<br />
B Errhr rpproFrlatcly lelt td thc Aftrct8ry.<br />
Moreovcr, whllc lt mlEht appctrf rc8ensblt<br />
that a "rtEdsd<br />
rhould bc conrlrtcnt rtth<br />
' r ' lnnovatlon l<strong>and</strong>l progriltv6nil," Mf.<br />
BuBff t rtltrGd bclorG tht Sen8tt Co$mcru<br />
Comniltts thrt tho mert Euthorl4iloD ol<br />
thC SGCrrt$y tO lct rt8ndtrd! would lnbrlGr<br />
rlth lEnovatlon ahd progrelslvrn?4, T?|ll<br />
ru88fltr<br />
phr|rGd<br />
tbc tyFE ol lluEeuon th6o<br />
rt<strong>and</strong>trd8 nrlght lnvtt .<br />
brotdlt<br />
'l<br />
_<br />
Ac$rdtn8ly, wc opposc seilon r0r (h) (t)<br />
ln toto.<br />
I Anothd crltiflon. thit ol lccuoE foa(h)<br />
(l). rlro Bpphn to b. E6lghtrd Bgilffit tha<br />
/<br />
(<br />
-<br />
dfltriblllty<br />
t;tEr thrt<br />
of acilon f,nd contft$<br />
EAy brerd uhsffiutad<br />
gGDGrd<br />
chstl6ngr<br />
to thc authorlty of thc Bftr6tsy <strong>and</strong><br />
to th!.trecilecnH. of th6 lt8f,drrdr hi lctr.<br />
Ttrb ptoytrlon rrqulfH that .,th6<br />
b6n?nt to<br />
b. dirlytd by rny . . r lstGty lt<strong>and</strong>sd<br />
thould b. cl?otly w8rant6d lh thc llEht ol<br />
dl, feIeSIt /EttrJ." concilvabty, tn a .t41.<br />
lE NEGr, thr requtremGnt ol 10X(h) (gt<br />
thrt c6u bc comm.nrurttc wlth<br />
.,thG<br />
b4nadt<br />
to bc mhlGvcd '<br />
hf, rab. r.rlou! problril<br />
u to teiludtlon of tht bahtilt oi r8l6ty.<br />
WhUc r. do not nnd ps!ilculsty obrecilof,rbl6<br />
tho crtt+rtl 6et lffith tE tog(h) ({t End<br />
r04(h) (6), th. rbovi prcbl.il prcrcntcd btf<br />
rnr rftlculrtroE ol thur rFftltlc crltGtlt lasd<br />
ur b Frrcfi! th6 tpprmch tf,lon by thr<br />
AdfrlDlrtritloD blll.<br />
Undfi th. Admlnlrtretton<br />
tst rould hsvr ruthorlty<br />
pfoprlrh" FEdonl sl6ty<br />
bill, tht 8rcru-<br />
to dtabllrh<br />
,,sp-<br />
rtsdardr ll ha<br />
drclda thAt rhctc lr i,,ncrO" tor rt<strong>and</strong>H{r<br />
to mhlcvn "rdtquBt4"<br />
notor vrhlclG Blcty<br />
tO protrct thG publtc igelntt ',UnrcMnibl6;'<br />
tnEc rl|h- Thn AdmlntrtBtton<br />
rfilufff s<br />
bill Blrc<br />
"Frlohtrnca"<br />
''FrMtlcibl?,"<br />
lt<strong>and</strong>ard<br />
"Fhtch<br />
E6ti tha<br />
mobi ythlclG s8lcty," &nd.,whlch<br />
whlch lt<br />
ned fot<br />
proylda<br />
obJcctlvG crltcrl! on vhtch the pubuc brt<br />
Ely lh smrtnF motor vehlclc eifctf - (Brc,<br />
l0l(b)). TtlGm crtterlE do hot p$c sny<br />
piobllm ol unconsiltutlonEl dtltgatton ot<br />
outhorlty ind hrv6 the vlrtue ol avotdlng<br />
the potenil*llty ol unduly tytnB the Becr:<br />
tafy'! h<strong>and</strong>r thrt the proposed crlterla bAv!,<br />
It, horcr6r, tr lr concludad tb8r lpmtic crlttrlt<br />
hrt ntcelr8ry they can bE more<br />
prtrtrlt wrltten than thse propned<br />
lndurtry.<br />
Bpprc<br />
by tht<br />
(3 ) ?n. Un6ffi4t?.1 Ertrtrrld ol Af,tltrltt<br />
Imf,!fltty: A thlfd dAng#<br />
t,h! tndurfty propflcd bul lr thrt<br />
polcd by<br />
lt mlAht<br />
wtll creati U unweEntad tmDlted thmu.<br />
nlty trom thr antltrust law!.<br />
Ttle tndustry proIrct$l authorla! <strong>and</strong> eucourn8?t<br />
SUtdmobllt mfhulsctilreF (B) tO<br />
collabor8tc tn fohulEttng rt<strong>and</strong>ardr: (b) to<br />
collaboreto In d.rlf,nlng, tc8tlnE Bnd ploducln8<br />
vehlclcl md cqulphf,nt rclEtthg to lucll<br />
BtsndArdr; [nd (C) to qEree wtth Bch other<br />
to comply wlth st<strong>and</strong>sd4 propffed to tho<br />
\IEE'C or the tl+cretey<br />
arc adopted.<br />
bcforu theBc rtAndsd!<br />
Jn ou lud8mcnt thlr Etftutory ruthorllitlon<br />
&nd etcourEBemeut lr unnKer8Ery Bnd<br />
unFl4e. The mtltrust Iawt do not prcvGnt<br />
the achlevement ol deElrsble FrogreEslveneil<br />
lD the deal8tr <strong>and</strong> hanutscture or aaltty<br />
cqulph.nt <strong>and</strong> vehlcler. Ttrerr l. renstr<br />
to prcdtct thBt, ln lact, cohpctttloa ffioDl<br />
737
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