Model Specifications for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices (BAIIDs) |
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Jeffrey Michael
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
March 30, 2015
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 60 (Monday, March 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16720-16723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07161]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2013-0058]
Model Specifications for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock
Devices (BAIIDs)
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Technical corrections; proposed changes and request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: NHTSA published a notice in the Federal Register on May 8,
2013, (78 FR 26849; NHTSA Docket 2013-0058) that revised the Model
Specifications for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Devices (BAIIDs).
The text of the notice contained some typographical and technical
errors. This document describes and corrects those errors. This notice
also proposes some additional changes to the BAIID Model Specifications
and requests comments on the proposed changes.
DATES: The technical corrections contained in this notice are effective
on March 30, 2015. Regarding the proposed changes contained in this
notice, written comments may be submitted to this agency and must be
received no later than April 29, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
NHTSA-2013-0058 by any of the following methods:
Electronic submissions: Go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
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Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For technical issues: Ms. De Carlo Ciccel, Behavioral Research
Division, NTI-131, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; Telephone number: (202)
366-1694; Email: decarlo.ciccel@dot.gov.
For legal issues: Ms. Jin Kim, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the Chief
Counsel, NCC-113, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; Telephone number: (202)
366-1834; Email: jin.kim@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA published a notice in the Federal
Register on May 8, 2013, (78 FR 26849; NHTSA Docket 2013-0058) that
revised the Model Specifications for Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock
Devices (BAIIDs).
The notice that was published on May 8, 2013, went into effect one
year later, on May 8, 2014. As explained in the 2013 notice, NHTSA
considered whether it should evaluate ignition interlocks against the
Model Specifications and publish a conforming products list (CPL) of
devices that meet the specifications. For reasons described in some
detail in the 2013 notice, NHTSA explained that it would delay
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rendering a decision about the feasibility and timing of a CPL until
more information is available. NHTSA stated, in the notice, that it
planned to conduct an assessment to determine whether establishing and
maintaining a CPL is feasible, prior to making a decision.
Following publication of the 2013 notice, NHTSA initiated such an
assessment. During the course of the assessment, NHTSA identified some
aspects of the Model Specifications that may warrant clarification and/
or modification. In addition, the agency received written
communications from a number of organizations, including interlock
providers, a testing laboratory, the Association of Ignition Interlock
Program Administrators (AIIPA) and others, which brought some
typographical and technical errors to the agency's attention and/or
sought clarification regarding some elements of the Model
Specifications. These written communications and our responses have
been placed in our public docket (NHTSA-2013-0058).
This notice describes and corrects the technical errors. These
technical corrections will take effect immediately. This notice also
proposes some revisions to the Model Specifications and requests
comments on the proposed changes.
A. Technical Corrections (Which Will Take Effect Immediately)
The following changes are considered by the agency to be technical
corrections. They will take effect immediately upon publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Test 9. Tampering and Circumvention--e. Cooled 0.032 BrAC Sample
In the Federal Register notice published on May 8, 2013, Test 9e in
the Model Specifications indicated that a .032 sample should be
``cooled to ice temperature''.
This notice inserts the word ``water'' and the parenthetical
``(0[deg]C/32[deg]F)'' to clarify that the sample should be ``cooled to
ice water temperature,'' which is 0[deg]C (32[deg]F).
Test 11. Altitude
In the Federal Register notice published on May 8, 2013, Test 11 in
the Model Specifications was entitled ``High Altitude'' (78 FR 26865).
However, it covers tests for both high altitude (low pressure) and low
altitude (high pressure) conditions.
This notice corrects the title for the test to read, ``Altitude.''
The tests themselves have not been changed.
Test 16. Data Integrity and Format
In the Federal Register notice published on May 8, 2013, there was
a reference under Test 16 to Appendix D (78 FR 26866). This was a
typographical error. There were only two appendices to that notice,
Appendix A and Appendix B.
This notice corrects that reference to Appendix B.
B. Proposed Changes (About Which We Request Comments)
The following changes are being proposed by the agency. The agency
requests comments on these proposed changes.
Test 8. Retest
Test 8 of the Model Specifications include a series of tests to
simulate the BAIID functions that must operate in connection with
retests once the vehicle has been started, including an indication to
the driver that a retest must be taken. Two commenters requested
clarification regarding this test. Specifically, their questions
related to provisions requiring that the BAIID ``indicate the need for
a service call'' and stating that ``the BAIID must not allow the
vehicle to start without a service call.''
As provided in Test 8 of the Model Specifications, a failed retest
must trigger an alert to the driver and be flagged (recorded) on the
interlock data logger. A missed retest also must be flagged (recorded)
on the data logger. Conformance will require verification that alerts
were made and that these events were recorded on the data logger.
In the Federal Register notice published on May 8, 2013, NHTSA
expressed agreement with comments received that some decisions are
programmatic in nature and should not be included in the Model
Specifications. The Model Specifications are intended to apply to the
performance of BAIID units, not the manner in which State and local
jurisdictions conduct their programs (78 FR 26851). Consistent with
this sentiment, NHTSA had intended to remove certain references,
including those providing for the need for a service call in Test 8,
but the agency inadvertently left them in this subsection.
This notice proposes to correct the third sentence, in the first
paragraph under Test 8b (78 FR 26864), which currently reads: ``The
BAIID must treat this test as a failed retest and prominently indicate
the need for a service call.'' This notice proposes to revise this
sentence as follows: ``The BAIID must treat this test as a failed
retest and prominently alert the driver.''
Test 9. Tampering and Circumvention
One request for clarification related to elements of Test 9 in the
Model Specifications, which test a BAIIDs ability to prevent tampering
and circumvention.
d. Warmed Air Sample
The commenter asserted that ``a 12 oz Styrofoam coffee cup with a
plastic lid can never get enough pressure. It would be better to mirror
CNRC version of 0.5L PLASTIC cup with a lid.''
The purpose of Test 9d is to determine whether a warmed air sample
(not from a person) can be pumped into a BAIID and cause an interlock-
equipped vehicle to start. In the Federal Register notice published on
May 8, 2013, NHTSA specified that a ``foam coffee cup'' with a
``plastic lid'' be used (78 FR 26864). However, the properties of the
cup and lid are more important than the materials they are made from.
This notice proposes to clarify that the cup must be insulated, but
it need not be constructed of Styrofoam; and that the lid must be
secure, but it need not be constructed of plastic. This notice proposes
to change the first sentence of the instructions for this test by
providing, ``Prepare a 12-ounce insulated cup, fitted with a bubble
tube inlet and a vent tube (rubber or tygon tubing), attached through a
secure lid.''
f. Filtered 0.032 BrAC Sample
The commenter asserted that ``The paper tube called for does not
work. You can typically not build up enough pressure in the paper tube
to trigger a sample at all, meaning the test is very easy to pass. If
it were changed to any readily available material, it would be more
effective to testing for the ability of the filtering material itself
to filter out the alcohol and not just the fact that there is not
enough pressure.''
In the Federal Register notice published on May 8, 2013, Test 9f in
the Model Specifications provided, ``Prepare a 1 to 2 inch diameter 3
to 5 inches long paper tube loosely packed with an active absorbent
material . . . [and using] cotton plugs to retain the absorbent
[material] in the paper tube.'' (78 FR 26864)
The purpose of this test is to determine whether an interlock-
equipped vehicle would start if a person with alcohol in their system
were to blow an air sample through a filter. NHTSA believes that using
``a 1 to 2 inch diameter 3 to 5 inches long paper tube loosely packed
with an active absorbent material . . . [and using] cotton plugs to
retain the absorbent [material] in the paper tube'', as
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described in the Model Specifications, will permit a sufficient test
under this section. To clarify, a cardboard tube can be used in lieu of
thinner paper goods, and absorbent material can include charcoal, kitty
litter or other materials that are readily available. Moreover, this
test is not designed to determine the ability of any particular
material to filter alcohol from an air sample. Rather, it is a test of
the BAIID's ability to detect whether an air sample containing alcohol
has been filtered to remove the alcohol.
Accordingly, this notice proposes to provide additional flexibility
in the materials that may be used in conducting this test. It proposes
to provide instead, ``Prepare a 1 to 2 inch diameter 3 to 5 inches long
tube loosely packed with an active absorbent material. Use porous plugs
(such as cotton) to retain the absorbent material in the tube.''
Test 10. Restart of Stalled Motor Vehicle
In the Federal Register notice published on May 8, 2013, Test 10 in
the Model Specifications stated that a restart without breath sample in
less than 3 minutes should allow the vehicle to start, but then it
stated, ``Attempt to restart the ignition without a breath sample
within 3 minutes . . . the vehicle must not start.'' (78 FR 26865) The
agency received comments, stating that these provisions appear
contradictory and are confusing.
This notice proposes to correct the Model Specifications as
follows: ``Attempt to restart the engine without a breath sample in
less than 3 minutes--the vehicle must start. Turn off the engine.
Attempt to restart the engine without a breath sample 3 minutes or more
after turning off the engine--the vehicle must not start.'' If trying
to start the vehicle after 3 minutes, a breath sample would need to be
provided.
Test 14. Radiofrequency Interference/Electromagnetic Interference
Test 14 of the Model Specifications is entitled ``Radiofrequency
Interference (RFI)/Electromagnetic Interference (EMI)''. It contains a
series of tests to evaluate BAIID for radiofrequency and
electromagnetic immunity and compatibility. These tests are based on
standards that are commonly used in the industry for motor vehicles and
motor vehicle equipment, including Society of Automotive Engineers
(SAE) Surface Vehicle Standard J1113 series, Required Function
Performance Status, as defined in Surface Vehicle Standard J113-1 for
Class C devices and the International Special Committee on Radio
Interference (CISPR), Subcommittee of International Electrotechnical
Committee (IEC), CISPR 25.
In conducting its assessment of the RFI/EMI tests, NHTSA determined
that some aspects of Test 14 required correction and/or clarification.
This notice proposes a number of revisions to account for these issues.
a. Drive and Standby Modes
The Model Specifications provide that Test 14 ``must be performed
while the BAIID is in the drive and standby modes.'' During our
assessment, we observed no differences between the RFI/EMC test results
obtained in standby (ready to blow) mode and the results obtained in
drive mode. Therefore, testing in Drive mode appears to be unnecessary.
For this reason, NHTSA proposes to revise the Model Specifications to
provide that Test 14 need only ``be performed in standby mode.''
b. Frequency Range of Tests 14c. and 14f
The Model Specifications specifies the frequency range for some,
but not all, tests to be performed under Test 14. In particular, the
Model Specifications did not specify the frequency range for Test 14c
(J1113-4 2004-08 Conducted Immunity--Bulk Current Injection (BCI)
Method). Consistent with SAE Standards, this notice proposes to add
that Test 14c should be performed from 1 MHz to 400 MHz.
Normally, the frequency ranges of Test 14c and Test 14f (J1113-21
2005-10 Immunity to Electromagnetic Fields) are run as companion tests.
Together, they cover the entire frequency range of a device being
tested. Accordingly, consistent with SAE Standards, this notice
proposes to revise the Model Specification to provide that Test 14f
should be performed from 400 MHz to 18 GHz. Combined with Test 14c, the
entire frequency range of 1 MHz to 18 GHz would be covered.
c. Clarification of Conditions Under Test 14d, Pulse 5
The Model Specifications identified the final pulse under Test 14d
as Pulse 5, but this pulse should have been identified as Pulse 5a.
This notice proposes to make that correction. The parameters of the
test will remain unchanged. It should continue to be conducted at Level
1, with 87 volts. As before, to conform to the test, a BAIID must
achieve Status IV (no damage to function after disturbance is removed;
dealer action may be required to return the function to normal
operation after the disturbance is removed, e.g., battery reset).
The agency encourages interested parties to carefully review this
notice and the proposed revisions to the Model Specifications that are
described herein, and to submit comments in the manner identified in
the Addresses above.
Techical Corrections to Text of Model Specifications
For convenience and clarity, the full text of the Tests that are
corrected are included below.
1. In the Federal Register of May 8, 2013, on page 26864, in column
3, Test 9e is corrected to read as follows:
Test 9. Tampering and Circumvention
* * * * *
e. Cooled 0.032 BrAC sample. Attach a 4 foot long tygon tube of 3/8
inch inside diameter which has been cooled to ice water temperature (0
[deg]C/32 [deg]F) to the inlet of the BAIID, then test at 0.032 BrAC.
The vehicle must not start.
2. In the Federal Register of May 8, 2013, on page 26865, in column
1, the title for Test 11 is corrected to read as follows:
Test 11. Altitude
3. In the Federal Register of May 8, 2013, on page 26866, in column
1, Test 16 is corrected to read as follows:
Test 16. Data Integrity and Format
Complete all other tests before performing Test 16. Download the
data from the interlock data logger and compare it to the data recorded
for each test. Disconnect, then reconnect the power to the interlock
data logger. Download the data again and compare it to the first data
download. No lost or corrupted data is allowed. Check the data format
(i.e., date and time of event) to verify conformance with the sample
format in Appendix B.
Proposed Changes to Text of Model Specifications
1. NHTSA proposes to revise the Model Specifications published in
the Federal Register of May 8, 2013, on page 26864, in column 1, Test 8
to read as follows:
Test 8. Retest
If a BAIID includes a feature designed to detect whether the
vehicle is moving, conduct Test 8 using a motor vehicle. If a BAIID
does not include a feature designed to detect whether the vehicle is
moving, conduct Test 8 using a motor vehicle or a bench test set-up
that simulates the relevant functions of a motor vehicle.
a. Within an interval of 5 to 7 minutes after a vehicle
successfully starts, using
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a 0.000 g/dL BrAC test sample, and while the engine is still running,
the BAIID must indicate that a second breath sample is required.
Conduct Test 1b five times. The BAIID must treat this test as a passed
retest all 5 times.
b. Within an interval of 5 to 7 minutes after a vehicle
successfully starts, using a 0.000 g/dL BrAC test sample, and while the
engine is still running, the BAIID must indicate that a second breath
sample is required. Conduct Test 1c five times. The BAIID must treat
this test as a failed retest and prominently alert the driver.
A failed retest must be identified as an alert condition and
flagged on the interlock data logger. A missed retest must be flagged
on the interlock data logger.
2. NHTSA proposes to revise the Model Specifications published in
the Federal Register of May 8, 2013, on page 26864, in columns 2-3,
Test 9d and Test 9f to read as follows:
Test 9. Tampering and Circumvention
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d. Warmed air sample. Prepare a 12-ounce insulated cup fitted with
a bubble tube inlet and a vent tube (rubber or tygon tubing), attached
through a secure lid. Fill the cup with 8 ounces of water warmed to
36[deg]C and attach the lid. Attach the vent tube to the BAIID and pass
an air sample of at least 2 liters through the bubble tube into the
heated water and thence into the BAIID. The flow rate must not be high
enough to cause a mechanical transfer of water to the BAIID. The
vehicle must not start.
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f. Filtered 0.032 BrAC sample. Prepare a 1 to 2 inch diameter 3 to
5 inches long tube loosely packed with an active absorbent material.
Use porous plugs (such as cotton) to retain the absorbent material in
the tube. Pack the tube so that a person can easily blow 2 liters of
air through the assembly within 5 seconds. Test the absorbent by
passing a 2 liter 0.032 BrAC sample though the assembly within 5
seconds. If the air passing out of the BAIID is found to have a
concentration of 0.006 BrAC or less, prepare 5 tubes packed in the same
manner, fit separately to the BAIID and test at 0.032 BrAC. The vehicle
must not start.
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4. NHTSA proposes to revise the Model Specifications published in
the Federal Register of May 8, 2013, on page 26865, in column 1, Test
10 to read as follows:
Test 10. Restart of Stalled Motor Vehicle
Conduct Test 10 using a motor vehicle.
Using a 0.000 g/dL BrAC sample, turn on the engine. Turn off the
engine. Attempt to restart the ignition without a breath sample in less
than 3 minutes--the vehicle must start. Turn off the engine. Attempt to
restart the engine without a breath sample 3 minutes or more after
turning off the engine--the vehicle must not start. Conduct Test 10
five times.
5. NHTSA proposes to revise Test 14 of the Model Specifications
published in the Federal Register of May 8, 2013, beginning on page
26865, in column 1, to read as follows:
Test 14. Radiofrequency Interference (RFI)/Electromagnetic Interference
(EMI)
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Surface Vehicle Standard
J1113 series, Required Function Performance Status, as defined in
Surface Vehicle Standard J1113-1 for Class C devices (devices essential
to the operation or control of the vehicle), and the International
Special Committee on Radio Interference (CISPR), Subcommittee of
International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC), specifically CISPR 25,
will be used to evaluate BAIID electromagnetic immunity and
compatibility. The test severity levels are specified below. The tests
must be performed while the BAIID is in standby mode.
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c. J1113-4 2004-08 Conducted immunity, 1 MHz to 400 MHz--Bulk
Current Injection (BCI) Method.
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Severity (volts,
Level peak to peak) Status
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1................................ 25 to 60............. I
2................................ 60 to 80............. II
3................................ 80 to 100............ III
4................................ 100.................. IV
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d. J1113-11 2007-06 Immunity to Conducted Transients on Power
Leads.
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Severity
Pulse (12 v sys) Level (volts) Status
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1................................ 1 -25 I
2 -50 II
3 -75 II
4 -100 IV
2a............................... 1 25 I
2 40 II
3 50 II
4 75 IV
2b............................... 1 10 I
3a............................... 1 -35 I
2 -75 II
3 -112 II
4 -150 IV
3b............................... 1 25 I
2 50 II
3 75 II
4 100 IV
4................................ 1 -4 I
2 -5 II
3 -6 II
4 -7 IV
5a............................... 1 87 IV
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f. J1113-21 2005-10 Immunity to Electromagnetic Fields, 400 MHz to
18 GHz.
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Severity (V/M) Status
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Up to 60.................................... I
60-80....................................... II
80-100...................................... III
100-150..................................... IV
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(Authority: 23 U.S.C. 403; 49 CFR 1.95; 49 CFR Part 501)
Dated: March 25, 2015.
Jeffrey Michael,
Associate Administrator for the Office of Research and Program
Development, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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