[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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