[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 26, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 49663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23859]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. 95-58; Notice 2]


Decision that Nonconforming 1980 Sprite Musketeer Trailers are 
Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA that nonconforming 1980 Sprite 
Musketeer trailers are eligible for importation.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the decision by NHTSA that 1980 Sprite 
Musketeer trailers 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.

DATES: The decision is effective as of September 26, 1995.

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. 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.
    Northern California Diagnostic Laboratories, Inc. of Napa, 
California (Registered Importer No. R-92-011) petitioned NHTSA to 
decide whether 1980 Sprite Musketeer trailers are eligible for 
importation into the United States. NHTSA published notice of the 
petition on August 4, 1995 (60 FR 39987) 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-12 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 1980 Sprite Musketeer trailers 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: September 21, 1995.
Marilynne Jacobs,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 95-23859 Filed 9-25-95; 8:45 am]
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