[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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