H. Warning Labels.
As indicated in an earlier section of this notice, on November 27, 1996, the agency published in the Federal Register (61 FR 60206) a final rule which, among other things, amended Standard No. 208 to require improved labeling on new vehicles to better ensure that drivers and other occupants are aware of the dangers posed by passenger air bags to children. These warning label requirements did not apply to vehicles with passenger air bags meeting specified criteria. The agency is similarly proposing that vehicles certified to the advanced air bag requirements being proposed today would not be subject to those warning label requirements. The agency requests comments, however, concerning whether any of the existing labeling requirements should be retained for vehicles with advanced air bags and/or whether any other labeling requirements should be applied to these vehicles.