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Final rule.

This document announces that the regulations that were published in an interim final rule to implement an occupant restraint program established by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA 21) will remain in effect, with some modifications. Under the final rule, States can qualify for incentive grant funds if they adopt and implement effective programs to reduce highway deaths and injuries resulting from individuals riding unrestrained or improperly restrained in motor vehicles.

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