98-33286. DeTomaso Modena S.p.A., Mootness of Application for Temporary Exemption From Three Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 241 (Wednesday, December 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69359-69360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33286]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-98-3412; Notice 2]


DeTomaso Modena S.p.A., Mootness of Application for Temporary 
Exemption From Three Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

    This notice moots the application by DeTomaso Modena S.p.A. of 
Modena, Italy, (``DeTomaso'') for a temporary exemption from portions 
of three Federal motor vehicle safety standards. The basis of the 
application was that compliance would cause substantial economic 
hardship to a manufacturer that has tried to comply with the standards 
in good faith.
    The agency published notice of its receipt of the application on 
February 6, 1998, and provided an opportunity for comment (63 FR 6255). 
No comments were received on the application.
    Before the agency had made a decision, it was informed by DeTomaso 
on April 25, 1998 that the company is withdrawing its application, due 
to an unanticipated increase in demand for the Guara car, the vehicle 
covered by the application. DeTomaso indicated that it does not have 
the capacity to meet the renewed demand for the Guara and supply the 
American market as well.
    Accordingly, the application is now moot. (49 U.S.C. 30113; 
delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50, and 501.8)


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    Issued on December 8, 1998.
L. Robert Shelton,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 98-33286 Filed 12-15-98; 8:45 am]
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