SUMMARY: This document responds to a petition for reconsideration of a final rule issued by this agency on May 13@ 2011. The final rule amended the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard for motorcycle helmets. Specifically@ the final rule amended the helmet labeling requirements and compliance test procedures in order to make it more difficult to misleadingly label novelty helmets and to aid the agency in enforcing the standard. This document addresses issues raised in a petition for reconsideration relating to early compliance with the amended requirements.