Michelle Chaka, Manager Fairlane Plaza South, Suite 500

Automotive Safety Office 330 Town Center Drive

Sustainability, Environmen t & Safety Engineering Dearborn, Ml 48126-2738

October 1, 2015

Mr. Ryan Posten

Associate Administrator, Rulemaking
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NVS-100
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590

RE: FMVSS 141 Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles - Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM)
Docket No. NHTSA-2011-0148
Ford Motor Company Supplemental Comments

Dear Mr. Posten:

Ford Motor Company (Ford), a domestic manufacturer and importer of motor vehicles with
offices at One American Road, Dearborn, Michigan 48126-2798, is submitting supplemental
comments regarding the FMVSS 141 NPRM.

Ford deems all of these supplemental comments as confidential business information.

Accordingly, we have sent our request for confidential treatment to Mr. Paul Hemmersbaugh in
NHTSA's Office of Chief Counsel. The redacted version of these supplemental comments is
attached.

If you have any questions regarding this submission, please contact Chris Civiero in my office
(ccivier1 @ford.com or 313-805-4569).

Sincerely,

~~
Michelle Chaka

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