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49 U.S.C. § 105 — National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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**(a)** The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is an administration in the Department of Transportation.
**(b)** The head of the Administration is the Administrator who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Administration has a Deputy Administrator who is appointed by the Secretary of Transportation, with the approval of the President.
**(c)** The Administrator shall carry out—
(1) duties and powers vested in the Secretary by chapter 4 of title 23, except those related to highway design, construction and maintenance, traffic control devices, identification and surveillance of accident locations, and highway-related aspects of pedestrian safety; and
(2) additional duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary.
**(d)** The Secretary may carry out chapter 301 of this title through the Administrator.
**(e)** The Administrator shall consult with the Federal Highway Administrator on all matters related to the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of highways.
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**(a)** The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is an administration in the Department of Transportation.
**(b)** The head of the Administration is the Administrator who is appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Administration has a Deputy Administrator who is appointed by the Secretary of Transportation, with the approval of the President.
**(c)** The Administrator shall carry out—
(1) duties and powers vested in the Secretary by chapter 4 of title 23, except those related to highway design, construction and maintenance, traffic control devices, identification and surveillance of accident locations, and highway-related aspects of pedestrian safety; and
(2) additional duties and powers prescribed by the Secretary.
**(d)** The Secretary may carry out chapter 301 of this title through the Administrator.
**(e)** The Administrator shall consult with the Federal Highway Administrator on all matters related to the design, construction, maintenance, and operation of highways.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 89–563, title III, § 301, as added Pub. L. 91–265, § 7, May 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 263; amended H. Res. 988, Jan. 3, 1975; S. Res. 4, Feb. 4, 1977; H. Res. 549, Mar. 25, 1980, related to facilities for research and testing in traffic safety.
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The Secretary is authorized and directed to assist and cooperate with other Federal departments and agencies, State and local governments, private industry, and other interested parties, to increase highway safety. For the purposes of this chapter, the term “State” means any one of the fifty States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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**(a) Establishment.—** Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, and not less frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) shall establish a roadmap for the implementation of the New Car Assessment Program of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
**(b) Requirements.—** A roadmap under subsection (a) shall—
(1) cover a term of 10 years, consisting of—
(A) a mid-term component covering the initial 5 years of the term; and
(B) a long-term component covering the final 5 years of the term; and
(2) be in accordance with—
(A) [section 306 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section306&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) [section 1115 of title 31](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section1115&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) section 24401 of the FAST Act ([49 U.S.C. 105](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section105&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 114–94); and
(D) any other relevant plans of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
**(c) Contents.—** A roadmap under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) a plan for any changes to the New Car Assessment Program of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, including—
(A) descriptions of actions to be carried out to update the passenger motor vehicle information developed under section 32302(a), including the development of test procedures, test devices, test fixtures, and safety performance metrics, which shall, as applicable, incorporate—
(i) objective criteria for evaluating safety technologies; and
(ii) reasonable time periods for compliance with new o
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 105
and involving notice and hearing required by law is ad-
ministratively final.’’
1996—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–324 added subsec. (e).
1994—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 103–272, § 4(j)(2), sub-
stituted ‘‘Administrator’’ for ‘‘Admininstrator’’ before
‘‘who is’’.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 103–272, § 5(m)(2), substituted
‘‘315’’ for ‘‘31’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1999 AMENDMENT
Pub. L. 106–159, title I, § 107(a), Dec. 9, 1999, 113 Stat.
1758, provided that: ‘‘This Act [see Tables for classifica-
tion] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of
this Act [Dec. 9, 1999]; except that the amendments
made by section 101 [enacting section 113 of this title
and amending this section, sections 5314 and 5316 of
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and
section 104 of Title 23, Highways] shall take effect on
January 1, 2000.’’
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of authorities, functions, personnel, and
assets of the Coast Guard, including the authorities
and functions of the Secretary of Transportation relat-
ing thereto, to the Department of Homeland Security,
and for treatment of related references, see sections
468(b), 551(d), 552(d), and 557 of Title 6, Domestic Secu-
rity, and the Department of Homeland Security Reor-
ganization Plan of November 25, 2002, as modified, set
out as a note under section 542 of Title 6.
ELIMINATION OF REGIONAL OFFICE RESPONSIBILITIES
Pub. L. 105–178, title I, § 1220, June 9, 1998, 112 Stat.
221, provided that:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—
‘‘(1) ELIMINATION.—The Secretary [of Transpor-
tation] shall eliminate any programmatic decision-
making responsibility of the regional offices of the
Federal Highway Administration for the Federal-aid
highway program a
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