Search Results for keywords:"voluntary program"

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  • 2024-30854 — ADS-Equipped Vehicle Safety, Transparency, and Evaluation Program
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    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:90 FR 4130
    Reading Time:about 5 hours

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposes a voluntary program called the ADS-equipped Vehicle Safety, Transparency, and Evaluation Program (AV STEP) for vehicles with automated driving systems (ADS). The program aims to review and oversee these vehicles, focusing on safety and public transparency. Participants can apply to perform specific operations or seek exemptions from certain safety standards. The program is designed to help NHTSA monitor the safe development of ADS while collecting data that could inform future safety standards.

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    The government wants to create a new program to make sure self-driving cars are safe and people know how they work. But joining the program might be hard and expensive, and some important companies might not play along.

  • 2024-31386 — US Swine Health Improvement Plan
    Type:Proposed Rule
    Citation:89 FR 107045
    Reading Time:about 91 minutes

    The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed new regulations to establish the United States Swine Health Improvement Plan (US SHIP). This program aims to improve biosecurity, traceability, and disease surveillance for swine health in the U.S. by certifying sites for disease-free status regarding African swine fever and classical swine fever. US SHIP will be a voluntary program, following the model of a pilot program, and is designed to help reduce disruptions in trade during disease outbreaks. Participants in the program will include various swine facilities that comply with outlined standards and regulations.

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    The USDA wants to create a plan to keep pigs healthy by checking farms to make sure they're safe from two pig diseases. This plan will help farmers sell pigs more easily, even if there are disease outbreaks.