[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 39482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19020]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. 95-46; Notice 2]
Decision That Nonconforming 1972 Through 1976 Bristol VRT Buses
Are Eligible for Importation
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA that nonconforming 1972 through
1976 Bristol VRT buses are eligible for importation.
SUMMARY: This notice announces the decision by NHTSA that 1972 through
1976 Bristol VRT buses are not originally manufactured to comply with
all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards are eligible for
importation into the United States because they have safety features
that comply with, or are capable of being altered to comply with, all
such standards.
DATE: The decision is effective as of the date of its publication in
the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202-366-
5306).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A) (formerly section 108(c)(3)(A)(i)(I)
of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (the Act)), a
motor vehicle that was not originally manufactured to conform to all
applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards shall be refused
admission into the United States unless NHTSA has decided that the
motor vehicle is substantially similar to a motor vehicle originally
manufactured for importation into and sale in the United States,
certified under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 30115 (formerly section 114 of the Act),
and of the same model year as the model of the motor vehicle to be
compared and is capable of being readily altered to conform to all
applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards. Where there is no
substantially similar U.S.--certified motor vehicle, 49 U.S.C.
30141(a)(1)(B) (formerly section 108(c)(3)(A)(i)(II) of the Act, 15
U.S.C. 1397(c)(3)(A)(i)(II)) permits a nonconforming motor vehicle to
be admitted into the United States if its safety features comply with,
or are capable of being altered to comply with, all applicable Federal
motor vehicle safety standards based on destructive test data or such
other evidence as NHTSA decides to be adequate.
Petitions for eligibility decisions may be submitted by either
manufacturers or importers who have registered with NHTSA pursuant to
49 CFR part 592. As specified in 49 CFR 593.7, NHTSA publishes notice
in the Federal Register of each petition that it receives, and affords
interested persons an opportunity to comment on the petition. At the
close of the comment period, NHTSA decides, on the basis of the
petition and any comments that it has received, whether the vehicle is
eligible for importation. The agency then publishes this determination
in the Federal Register.
Double Decker Bus Company of Denver, Colorado (Registered Importer
No. R-93-015) petitioned NHTSA to decide whether 1972 through 1976
Bristol VRT buses are eligible for importation into the United States.
NHTSA published notice of the petition on June 1, 1995 (60 FR 28648) to
afford an opportunity for public comment. The reader is referred to
that notice for a thorough description of the petition. No comments
were received in response to the notice. Based on its review of the
information submitted by the petitioner, NHTSA has decided to grant the
petition.
Vehicle Eligibility Number for Subject Vehicles
The importer of a vehicle admissible under any final determination
must indicate on the form HS-7 accompanying entry the appropriate
vehicle eligibility number indicating that the vehicle is eligible for
entry. VCP-10 is the vehicle eligibility number assigned to vehicles
admissible under this determination.
Final Decision
Accordingly, on the basis of the foregoing, NHTSA hereby decides
that 1972 through 1976 Bristol VRT buses are eligible for importation
into the United States because they have safety features that comply
with, or are capable of being altered to comply with, all applicable
Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B) and (b)(1); 49 CFR 593.8;
delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.
Issued on: July 27, 1995.
Marilynne Jacobs,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 95-19020 Filed 8-1-95; 8:45 am]
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