[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52044-52045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26392]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 541
[Docket No. 97-038; Notice 02]
RIN 2127-AG71
Final Listing of High-Theft Lines for 1998 Model Year; Motor
Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: This document corrects errors in the final listing of high-
theft lines for the 1998 Model Year (MY), that was published on July
31, 1997 (62 FR 40949) by incorporating information that manufacturers
brought to the agency's attention subsequent to the final listing. In
the amended list in this document, one Honda line, the Civic, is
removed from Appendix A; errors in the name of two Nissan lines, the
Sentra /200SX and the Infiniti I30 are corrected; and an error in the
vehicle class of one Subaru line, the Forester, is corrected.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: The amendment made by this final rule is effective
October 6, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Rosalind Proctor, Motor Vehicle
Theft Group, Office of Planning and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 400
Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. Ms. Proctor's telephone
number is (202) 366-0846. Her fax number is (202) 493-2739.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA is correcting errors in the final list
of high-theft vehicle lines for Model Year (MY) 1998, that appeared in
the Federal Register on July 31, 1997 (62 FR 40949). This correction
document incorporates updated information brought to NHTSA's attention
subsequent to the publication of the final list for MY 1998. The
following are corrections to Appendix A of 49 CFR Part 541, the Theft
Prevention Standard:
Comments were received from American Honda Motor Co., Inc.,
requesting that the ``Honda Civic'' line, which was erroneously listed
in Appendix A, be deleted from the listing because it was also listed
in Appendix B. The Honda Civic, a line subject to the requirements of
this standard but whose theft rate fell below the 1990/91 median, will
be deleted from Appendix A but will remain listed in Appendix B. (See
59 FR 64164.)
Comments were also received from Nissan requesting that two vehicle
lines be deleted from the Appendix A listing because they are no longer
being produced. Those lines are the ``300ZX'' and the ``Infiniti M30''.
The agency understands Nissan's reasons for requesting deletion of the
``300ZX'' and the ``Infiniti M30'' from the list of vehicles subject to
the parts-marking requirements of the Theft Prevention Standard.
However, NHTSA cannot delete the ``300ZX'' from the list because it has
been covered by the Theft Prevention Standard since MY 1988, and the
``Infiniti M30'' has been covered since the MY 1990. Pursuant to 49
U.S.C. Sec. 33104(d), a vehicle line on the list of lines subject to
parts marking cannot be removed from that list unless the manufacturer
has obtained an exemption from the parts-marking requirement based on
the installation of a qualified antitheft device as standard equipment
on the entire line.
Nissan also informed the agency that two of its lines were
incorrectly identified. The Nissan line, erroneously listed in Appendix
A as ``Sentra \1\'', has been identified respectively ``Sentra/200SX
\1\'' and ``Infiniti I'' erroneously listed in Appendix A-I has been
identified respectively ``Infiniti I30''.
Comments were also received from Subaru of America, Inc. informing
the agency that the vehicle class for one of its lines was incorrectly
identified. The Subaru line, erroneously listed as ``Forester (MPV)
\2\'', has been identified respectively ``Forester \2\'', as a
passenger car.
Since the corrections made by this document only inform the public
of previous agency actions, and do not impose any additional
obligations on any party, NHTSA finds for good cause that the revisions
made by this notice should be effective as soon as it is published in
the Federal Register.
List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 541
Administrative practice and procedure, Labeling, Motor vehicles,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
In consideration of the foregoing, 49 CFR Part 541 is amended as
follows:
PART 541--[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for Part 541 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2021-2024, and 2026; delegation of
authority at 49 CFR 1.50.
Appendix A--[Amended]
2. Appendix A is amended as follows:
a. In the entry for ``Honda'', the ``Civic'' is removed.
b. In the entry for ``Nissan'', ``Sentra \1\'' is revised to read
``Sentra/200SX \1\''.
c. In the entry for ``Subaru'', ``Forester (MPV) \2\'' is revised
to read ``Forester \2\''.
Appendix A-I--[Amended]
3. Appendix A-I is amended as follows:
a. In the entry for ``Nissan'', ``Infiniti I'' is revised to read
``Infiniti I30''.
Issued: September 29, 1997.
L. Robert Shelton,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 97-26392 Filed 10-3-97; 8:45 am]
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