[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 45, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 45CFR1310.11]

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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE
 
CHAPTER XIII--OFFICE OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
                           AND HUMAN SERVICES
 
PART 1310_HEAD START TRANSPORTATION--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart B_Transportation Requirements
 
Sec. 1310.11  Child Restraint Systems.

    (a) Effective June 21, 2004, each agency providing transportation 
services must ensure that each vehicle used to transport children 
receiving such services is equipped for use of height- and weight-
appropriate child safety restraint systems.
    (b) The responsible HHS official may approve a request to extend the 
effective date under paragraph (a) of this section to not later than 
January 20, 2006, if:
    (1) Notification is received by March 1, 2004 that such a request to 
the responsible HHS official will be forthcoming; and
    (2) The request for an extension is submitted by April 1, 2004 with 
information documenting that an extension through the period requested 
(but not later than January 20, 2006) would be in the best interest of 
the children served by the Head Start or Early Head Start programs, as 
set out in guidance provided by HHS.

[69 FR 2517, Jan. 16, 2004]