[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 150 (Friday, August 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39987-39988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-19279]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. 95-58; Notice 1]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming
1980 Sprite Musketeer Trailers Are Eligible for Importation
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for decision that nonconforming
1980 Sprite Musketeer trailers are eligible for importation.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that a 1980
Sprite Musketeer trailer that was not originally manufactured to comply
with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards is eligible
for importation into the United States because it has safety features
that comply with, or are capable of being altered to comply with, all
such standards.
DATES: The closing date for comments on the petition is September 5,
1995.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to the docket number and notice
number, and be submitted to: Docket Section, Room 5109, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh St., SW, Washington,
DC 20590. [Docket hours are from 9:30 am to 4 pm.]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202-366-
5306).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under 49 U.S.C. Sec. 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.
Sec. 30141(a)(1)(B) (formerly section 108(c)(3)(A)(i)(II) of the Act,
15 U.S.C. Sec. 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 decision in
the Federal Register.
Northern California Diagnostic Laboratories, Inc. of Napa,
California (Registered Importer R-92-011) has petitioned NHTSA to
decide whether 1980 Sprite Musketeer trailers are eligible for
importation into the United States. The petitioner contends that this
vehicle, which it describes as an eighteen-foot, single axle, towable
trailer manufactured in England, is eligible for importation under 49
U.S.C. Sec. 30141 (a)(1)(B) because it has safety features that comply
with, or are capable of being altered to comply with, all applicable
Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
Specifically, the petitioner claims that the 1980 Sprite Musketeer
trailer complies with the following standards: Standard Nos. 106 Brake
Hoses, 115 Vehicle Identification Number, 119 New Pneumatic Tires for
Vehicles other than Passenger Cars, 120 Tire Selection and Rims for
Motor Vehicles other than Passenger Cars, and 121 Air Brake Systems.
The petitioner also contends that the vehicle is capable of being
readily altered to meet Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective Devices, and
Associated Equipment, through the installation of the equipment
required by this standard.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on the petition
described above. Comments should refer to the docket number and be
submitted to: Docket Section, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, Room 5109, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC
20590. It is requested but not required that 10 copies be submitted.
All comments received before the close of business on the closing
date indicated above will be considered, and will be available for
examination in the docket at the above address both before and after
that date. To the extent possible, comments filed after the closing
date will also be considered. Notice of final action on the petition
will be published in the Federal Register pursuant to the authority
indicated below.
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. Sec. 30141(a)(1)(B) and (b)(1); 49 CFR
593.8; delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.
Issued on: August 1, 1995.
Marilynne Jacobs,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 95-19279 Filed 8-3-95; 8:45 am]
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