WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a final decision notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 25, 2024, entitled "New Car Assessment Program Final Decision Notice-Crashworthiness Pedestrian Protection". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: This final decision notice adds a crashworthiness pedestrian protection program to the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) to evaluate new model year vehicles' abilities to mitigate pe more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued a notice and issuance of advisory bulletin in the Federal Register on Nov. 18, 2024, entitled "Pipeline Safety: Identification and Evaluation of Potential Hard Spots-In-Line Inspection Tools and Analysis". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: PHMSA is issuing this advisory bulletin to notify pipeline owners and operators of the importance of evaluating their pipeline facili more ST