154. The representative of the United States of America, on behalf of the Chair of GRSP, reiterated the request made by GRSP to extend the mandate of the IWG until December 2018 to complete the work on the Flexible Pedestrian Legform Impactor (FlexPLI) and the new improved bumper test (Phase 2 of the UN GTR). Moreover, he informed AC.3, that a process of Rulemaking had been initiated in his country on the new proposed head-form test and that a docket had been established to receive comments, by email to any member of the Unites States of America delegation AC.3 representatives were invited to provide their contributions.

155. The expert from the Republic of Korea informed AC.3 on the progress of work of the Task Force of Deployable Pedestrian Protection Systems (TF-DPPS) to design provisions covering active deployable systems in the bonnet area. He informed AC.3 that the Task Force decided to convert its status as an IWG to involve a higher participation of representatives of contracting parties. Finally, AC.3 endorsed the request of the IWG Phase 2 to extend its mandate and endorsed the revision of the authorization to develop the work on active deployable systems (ECE/TRANS/WP.29/AC.3/45/Rev.1) to transform the TF-DPPS as an IWG.