[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 139 (Thursday, July 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37492-37493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17830]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. 95-31; Notice 2; Docket No. 95-32; Notice 2]
Decision That Nonconforming 1994 BMW 520i 4-Door Sedan and 1994
Mercedes-Benz S320 Passenger Cars are Eligible for Importation
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA that nonconforming 1994 BMW 520i 4-
Door Sedan and 1994 Mercedes-Benz S320 passenger cars are eligible for
importation.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces the decision by NHTSA that 1994 BMW 520i
4-Door Sedan and 1994 Mercedes-Benz S320 passenger cars not originally
manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety
standards are eligible for importation into the United States because
they are substantially similar to vehicles originally manufactured for
importation into and sale in the United States and certified by their
manufacturers as complying with the safety standards, and they are
capable of being readily altered to conform to the standards.
DATE: This 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) 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
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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. 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.
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.
Champagne Imports, Inc. of Lansdale, Pennsylvania (Registered
Importer R-90-009) petitioned NHTSA to decide whether 1994 BMW 520i 4-
Door Sedan and 1994 Mercedes-Benz S320 passenger cars are eligible for
importation into the United States. To afford an opportunity for public
comment, NHTSA published notice of these petitions as follows:
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Vehicle Notice date and cite
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1994 BMW 520i 4-Door Sedan......... May 1, 1995 (60 FR 21240).
1994 Mercedes-Benz S320............ May 1, 1995 (60 FR 21239).
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The reader is referred to those notices for a thorough description
of the petitions. No comments were received in response to these
notices. Based on its review of the information submitted by the
petitioner, NHTSA has decided to grant the petitions.
Vehicle Eligibility Number for Subject Vehicles
The importer of a vehicle admissible under any final decision must
indicate on the form HS-7 accompanying entry the appropriate vehicle
eligibility number indicating that the vehicle is eligible for entry.
Vehicle eligibility numbers assigned to vehicles admissible under this
decision are as follows:
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Vehicle
Vehicle eligibility No.
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1994 BMW 520i 4-Door Sedan............................ VSP-119
1994 Mercedes-Benz S320............................... VSP-120
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Final Decision
Accordingly, on the basis of the foregoing, NHTSA hereby decides
that:
1. A 1994 BMW 520i 4-Door Sedan not originally manufactured to
comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards is
substantially similar to a 1994 BMW 525i 4-Door Sedan originally
manufactured for importation into and sale in the United States and
certified under 49 U.S.C. 30115, and is capable of being readily
altered to conform to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety
standards; and
2. A 1994 Mercedes-Benz S320 (Model ID 140.033) passenger car not
originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor
vehicle safety standards is substantially similar to a 1994 Mercedes-
Benz S320 passenger car originally manufactured for importation into
and sale in the United States and certified under 49 U.S.C. 30115, and
is capable of being readily altered to conform to all applicable
Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30141 (a)(1)(A) and (b)(1); 49 CFR 593.8;
delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.
Issued on: July 17, 1995.
Marilynne Jacobs,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 95-17830 Filed 7-19-95; 8:45 am]
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