[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 35 (Friday, February 21, 1997)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7987-7991]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-4356]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Part 541
[Docket No. 96-122; Notice 01]
RIN 2127-AG33
Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Publication of preliminary theft data; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This document requests comments on data about passenger motor
vehicle thefts that occurred in calendar year (CY) 1995, including
theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in
model year (MY) 1995. The theft data preliminarily indicate that the
vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 1995 vehicles (3.61 thefts per thousand
vehicles) decreased by 13.4 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 1994
vehicles (4.17 thefts per thousand vehicles).
Publication of these data fulfills NHTSA's statutory obligation to
periodically obtain accurate and timely theft data, and publish the
information for review and comment.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 22, 1997.
ADDRESSES: All comments should refer to the docket number and notice
number cited in the heading of this document and be submitted,
preferably with ten copies to: Docket Section, Room 5109, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. Docket hours are from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday
through Friday.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Rosalind Proctor, Office of
Planning and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Proctor's telephone number is (202) 366-0846.
Her fax number is (202) 493-2739.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA administers a program for reducing
motor vehicle theft. The central feature of this program is the Federal
Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard, 49 CFR Part 541. The standard
specifies performance requirements for inscribing or affixing vehicle
identification numbers (VINs) onto certain major original equipment and
replacement parts of high-theft lines of passenger motor vehicles.
The agency is required by 49 U.S.C. 33104(b)(4) to periodically
obtain, from the most reliable source, accurate and timely theft data,
and publish the data for review and comment. To fulfill the
Sec. 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the preliminary theft
data for CY 1995, the most recent calendar year for which data are
available.
In calculating the 1995 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same
procedures it used in calculating the MY 1994 theft rates. (For 1994
theft data calculations, see 61 FR 50069, September 24, 1996). As in
all previous reports, NHTSA's data were based on information provided
to NHTSA by the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. The NCIC is a governmental system that
receives vehicle theft information from nearly 23,000 criminal justice
agencies and other law enforcement authorities throughout the United
States. The NCIC data also include reported thefts of self-insured and
uninsured vehicles, not all of which are reported to other data
sources.
The 1995 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by
dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 1995 vehicles of that line
stolen during calendar year 1995, by the total number of vehicles in
that line manufactured for MY 1995, as reported to the Environmental
Protection Agency.
The preliminary 1995 theft data show a decrease in the vehicle
theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1994.
The preliminary theft rate for MY 1995 passenger vehicles stolen in
calendar year 1995 decreased to 3.61 thefts per thousand vehicles
produced, a decrease of 13.4 percent from the rate of 4.17 thefts per
thousand vehicles experienced by MY 1994 vehicles in CY 1994. For MY
1995 vehicles, out of a total of 207 vehicle lines, 86 lines had a
theft rate higher than 3.5826 per thousand vehicles, the established
median theft rate for MYs 1990/1991. (See 59 FR 12400, March 16, 1994).
Of the 86 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 71 are
passenger car lines, 12 are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and 3
are light-duty truck lines.
In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively ranked each of the MY 1995
vehicle lines in descending order of theft rate. Public comment is
sought on the accuracy of the data, including the data for the
production volumes of individual vehicle lines.
Comments must not exceed 15 pages in length (49 CFR Part 553.21).
Attachments may be appended to these submissions without regard to the
15 page limit. This limitation is intended to encourage commenters to
detail their primary arguments in a concise fashion.
If a commenter wishes to submit certain information under a claim
of confidentiality, three copies of the complete submission, including
purportedly confidential business information, should be submitted to
the Chief Counsel, NHTSA, at the street address given above, and seven
copies from which the purportedly confidential information has been
deleted should be submitted to the Docket Section. A request for
confidentiality should be accompanied by a cover letter setting forth
the information specified in the agency's confidential business
regulation. 49 CFR Part 512.
All comments received before the close of business on the comment
closing date indicated above for this document 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. Comments on this
document will be available for inspection in the docket. NHTSA will
continue to file relevant information as it becomes available for
inspection in the docket after the closing date, and it is recommended
that interested persons continue to examine the docket for new
material.
Those persons desiring to be notified upon receipt of their
comments in the rules docket should enclose a self-addressed, stamped
postcard in the envelope with their comments. Upon receiving the
comments, the docket supervisor will return the postcard by mail.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33101, 33102 and 33104; delegation of
authority at 49 CFR 1.50.
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THEFT RATES OF MODEL YEAR 1995 PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES STOLEN IN CALENDAR YEAR 1995
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1995 (per
Production 1,000
Manufacturer Make/model (line) Thefts (MFGR'S) vehicles
1995 1995 produced)
theft rate
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1 TOYOTA...................... SUPRA....................... 31 1,542 20.1038
2 MITSUBISHI.................. DIAMANTE.................... 249 12,947 19.2323
3 CHRYSLER CORP............... LEBARON COUPE/CONVERTIBLE... 537 35,844 14.9816
4 MITSUBISHI.................. MONTERO..................... 459 31,643 14.5056
5 CHRYSLER CORP............... DODGE SPIRIT................ 341 24,557 13.8861
6 TOYOTA...................... LEXUS GS.................... 100 7,700 12.9870
7 CHRYSLER CORP............... PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM............ 308 23,761 12.9624
8 HONDA/ACURA................. LEGEND...................... 296 22,847 12.9557
9 PORSCHE..................... 911......................... 96 7,487 12.8222
10 HYUNDAI..................... SCOUPE...................... 101 8,673 11.6453
11 MITSUBISHI.................. MIRAGE...................... 692 60,209 11.4933
12 MITSUBISHI.................. EXPO........................ 79 7,347 10.7527
13 BMW......................... M3.......................... 98 9,279 10.5615
14 MITSUBISHI.................. GALANT/SIGMA................ 676 80,384 8.4096
15 FORD MOTOR CO............... MUSTANG..................... 1,388 165,831 8.3700
16 NISSAN...................... 300ZX....................... 28 3,624 7.7263
17 FORD MOTOR CO............... F150 PICKUP TRUCK........... 843 109,770 7.6797
18 NISSAN...................... ALTIMA...................... 1,245 163,237 7.6269
19 FIAT........................ F355........................ 4 529 7.5614
20 TOYOTA...................... LEXUS SC.................... 120 15,915 7.5401
21 NISSAN...................... INFINITI Q45................ 64 8,579 7.4601
22 MITSUBISHI.................. ECLIPSE..................... 435 61,045 7.1259
23 HONDA....................... PRELUDE..................... 93 13,763 6.7572
24 HONDA/ACURA................. 2.5TL....................... 3 444 6.7568
25 NISSAN...................... PATHFINDER.................. 666 104,565 6.3692
26 NISSAN...................... 240SX....................... 157 25,114 6.2515
27 GENERAL MOTORS.............. OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CIERA.... 769 123,593 6.2220
28 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CHEVROLET CORVETTE.......... 124 19,949 6.2159
29 HYUNDAI..................... ELANTRA..................... 298 50,215 5.9345
30 HONDA/ACURA................. INTEGRA..................... 411 72,753 5.6493
31 TOYOTA...................... 4-RUNNER.................... 565 101,650 5.5583
32 CHRYSLER CORP............... JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE......... 1,464 263,571 5.5545
33 PORSCHE..................... 968......................... 3 559 5.3667
34 MERCEDES BENZ............... 140(S-CLASS)................ 140 26,141 5.3556
35 TOYOTA...................... TERCEL...................... 494 93,018 5.3108
36 GENERAL MOTORS.............. BUICK CENTURY............... 581 110,291 5.2679
37 MITSUBISHI.................. 3000GT...................... 82 15,597 5.2574
38 BMW......................... 3........................... 284 54,625 5.1991
39 MAZDA....................... 626/MX-6.................... 573 110,320 5.1940
40 CHRYSLER CORP............... TOWN & COUNTRY MPV.......... 64 12,365 5.1759
41 GENERAL MOTORS.............. GEO TRACKER................. 266 51,400 5.1751
42 HONDA/ACURA................. NSX......................... 4 781 5.1216
43 NISSAN...................... MAXIMA...................... 779 154,596 5.0389
44 TOYOTA...................... COROLLA/COROLLA SPORT....... 1,042 211,049 4.9372
45 HYUNDAI..................... SONATA...................... 161 32,807 4.9075
46 CHRYSLER CORP............... DODGE STEALTH............... 22 4,497 4.8922
47 TOYOTA...................... PICKUP TRUCK................ 218 44,724 4.8743
48 CHRYSLER CORP............... PLYMOUTH NEON............... 843 173,510 4.8585
49 CHRYSLER CORP............... NEW YORKER/LHS.............. 241 49,779 4.8414
50 CHRYSLER CORP............... JEEP WRANGLER............... 500 104,244 4.7964
51 CHRYSLER CORP............... EAGLE TALON................. 164 34,297 4.7818
52 CHRYSLER CORP............... PLYMOUTH VOYAGER/GRAND...... 782 163,590 4.7802
53 TOYOTA...................... CAMRY....................... 1,489 314,047 4.7413
54 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CHEVROLET CORSICA........... 669 142,074 4.7088
55 MAZDA....................... MPV WAGON................... 77 16,379 4.7011
56 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CHEVROLET BERETTA........... 333 71,753 4.6409
57 CHRYSLER CORP............... DODGE NEON.................. 943 203,881 4.6252
58 GENERAL MOTORS.............. PONTIAC TRANS SPORT......... 198 42,984 4.6064
59 SUZUKI...................... SIDEKICK.................... 144 31,741 4.5367
60 FORD MOTOR CO............... LINCOLN TOWN CAR............ 488 107,707 4.5308
61 BMW......................... 5........................... 164 36,329 4.5143
62 CHRYSLER CORP............... DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND......... 976 217,893 4.4793
63 HYUNDAI..................... ACCENT...................... 225 51,061 4.4065
64 CHRYSLER CORP............... EAGLE VISION................ 110 25,140 4.3755
65 FORD MOTOR CO............... ASPIRE...................... 272 62,775 4.3329
66 HONDA....................... ACCORD...................... 1,411 327,746 4.3052
67 MERCEDES BENZ............... 129(SL--CLASS).............. 36 8,380 4.2959
68 MAZDA....................... 323/PROTEGE................. 352 82,433 4.2701
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69 HONDA....................... PASSPORT.................... 155 36,620 4.2327
70 GENERAL MOTORS.............. BUICK SKYLARK............... 220 52,743 4.1712
71 BMW......................... 8........................... 5 1,230 4.0650
72 CHRYSLER CORP............... INTREPID.................... 611 151,118 4.0432
73 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CHEVROLET CAMARO............ 495 122,959 4.0257
74 GENERAL MOTORS.............. PONTIAC GRAND AM............ 1,055 262,739 4.0154
75 MAZDA....................... 929......................... 17 4,248 4.0019
76 GENERAL MOTORS.............. GEO PRIZM................... 408 103,820 3.9299
77 FORD MOTOR CO............... PROBE....................... 229 58,275 3.9296
78 FORD MOTOR CO............... MERCURY TRACER.............. 249 63,707 3.9085
79 NISSAN...................... INFINITI J30................ 77 20,117 3.8276
80 HONDA....................... CIVIC....................... 1,242 325,199 3.8192
81 GENERAL MOTORS.............. OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA.......... 192 51,388 3.7363
82 FORD MOTOR CO............... LINCOLN MARK VIII........... 75 20,107 3.7300
83 MITSUBISHI.................. PICKUP TRUCK................ 37 9,991 3.7033
84 FORD MOTOR CO............... MERCURY SABLE............... 380 102,624 3.7028
85 CHRYSLER CORP............... DODGE AVENGER............... 121 33,055 3.6606
86 GENERAL MOTORS.............. PONTIAC FIREBIRD............ 187 51,279 3.6467
87 TOYOTA...................... LEXUS LS.................... 80 22,659 3.5306
88 TOYOTA...................... CELICA...................... 88 25,391 3.4658
89 ISUZU....................... PICKUP TRUCK................ 57 16,493 3.4560
90 FORD MOTOR CO............... MERCURY MYSTIQUE............ 229 66,690 3.4338
91 FORD MOTOR CO............... THUNDERBIRD................. 389 114,919 3.3850
92 NISSAN...................... INFINITI G20................ 59 17,457 3.3797
93 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CHEVROLET LUMINA APV........ 198 58,819 3.3663
94 KIA MOTORS.................. SEPHIA...................... 68 20,250 3.3580
95 TOYOTA...................... PASEO....................... 14 4,211 3.3246
96 NISSAN...................... SENTRA...................... 425 128,110 3.3175
97 TOYOTA...................... LEXUS ES.................... 128 38,608 3.3154
98 GENERAL MOTORS.............. GEO METRO................... 252 76,079 3.3123
99 JAGUAR...................... XJ6......................... 40 12,195 3.2800
100 CHRYSLER CORP............... SEBRING..................... 67 20,613 3.2504
101 FORD MOTOR CO............... ESCORT...................... 1,186 364,969 3.2496
102 MAZDA....................... MX-3........................ 28 8,627 3.2456
103 TOYOTA...................... MR2......................... 1 309 3.2362
104 FORD MOTOR CO............... TAURUS...................... 1,238 396,050 3.1259
105 FORD MOTOR CO............... CONTOUR..................... 546 179,245 3.0461
106 CHRYSLER CORP............... JEEP CHEROKEE............... 376 123,859 3.0357
107 MAZDA....................... MILLENIA.................... 134 45,891 2.9200
108 FORD MOTOR CO............... MERCURY COUGAR.............. 170 60,279 2.8202
109 VOLKSWAGEN.................. GOLF III/GTI................ 60 21,285 2.8189
110 NISSAN...................... PICKUP TRUCK................ 479 173,383 2.7627
111 FORD MOTOR CO............... LINCOLN CONTINENTAL......... 88 32,816 2.6816
112 CHRYSLER CORP............... DODGE STRATUS............... 126 48,060 2.6217
113 VOLKSWAGEN.................. JETTA III................... 208 79,470 2.6173
114 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CHEVROLET CAVALIER.......... 398 152,457 2.6106
115 CHRYSLER CORP............... DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP......... 307 117,873 2.6045
116 CHRYSLER CORP............... EAGLE SUMMIT................ 30 12,632 2.5791
117 GENERAL MOTORS.............. PONTIAC GRAND PRIX.......... 341 132,266 2.5781
118 ISUZU....................... RODEO....................... 231 89,961 2.5678
119 CHRYSLER CORP............... CIRRUS...................... 158 61,913 2.5520
120 GENERAL MOTORS.............. GMC SAFARI.................. 132 52,479 2.5153
121 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CHEVROLET CAPRICE........... 134 55,459 2.4162
122 MAZDA....................... MX-5 MIATA.................. 47 19,822 2.3711
123 SUBARU...................... IMPREZA..................... 69 29,916 2.3065
124 GENERAL MOTORS.............. OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE....... 40 17,347 2.3059
125 GENERAL MOTORS.............. OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME.. 238 104,586 2.2756
126 SUZUKI...................... SAMURAI..................... 1 440 2.2727
127 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CADILLAC DEVILLE/SIXTY 238 105,621 2.2533
SPECIAL.
128 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP....... 530 245,938 2.1550
129 CHRYSLER CORP............... DODGE VIPER................. 3 1,431 2.0964
130 TOYOTA...................... TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK......... 162 79,946 2.0264
131 KIA MOTORS.................. SPORTAGE.................... 21 10,473 2.0052
132 MAZDA....................... RX-7........................ 1 501 1.9960
133 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CHEVROLET ASTRO............. 308 157,562 1.9548
134 GENERAL MOTORS.............. PONTIAC BONNEVILLE.......... 179 92,140 1.9427
135 JAGUAR...................... XJ12........................ 1 520 1.9231
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136 GENERAL MOTORS.............. OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CRUISER.. 17 8,865 1.9177
137 VOLKSWAGEN.................. PASSAT...................... 30 15,712 1.9094
138 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CADILLAC ELDORADO........... 46 24,488 1.8785
139 TOYOTA...................... T100 PICKUP TRUCK........... 66 35,352 1.8669
140 GENERAL MOTORS.............. SATURN SC................... 111 59,912 1.8527
141 VOLVO....................... 850......................... 108 58,537 1.8450
142 MERCEDES BENZ............... 124 (E-CLASS)............... 58 31,583 1.8364
143 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CHEVROLET BLAZER S-10....... 405 221,093 1.8318
144 GENERAL MOTORS.............. PONTIAC SUNFIRE............. 97 53,129 1.8257
145 GENERAL MOTORS.............. GMC SONOMA TRUCK............ 108 59,435 1.8171
146 FORD MOTOR CO............... EXPLORER.................... 468 260,844 1.7942
147 GENERAL MOTORS.............. SATURN SL................... 362 208,457 1.7366
148 GENERAL MOTORS.............. BUICK REGAL................. 155 90,290 1.7167
149 NISSAN...................... QUEST....................... 111 65,072 1.7058
150 FORD MOTOR CO............... MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS....... 161 94,519 1.7034
151 TOYOTA...................... AVALON...................... 100 60,370 1.6565
152 FORD MOTOR CO............... CROWN VICTORIA.............. 106 64,247 1.6499
153 FORD MOTOR CO............... AEROSTAR.................... 181 109,873 1.6474
154 FORD MOTOR CO............... WINDSTAR.................... 523 321,744 1.6255
155 MERCEDES BENZ............... 202 (C--CLASS).............. 55 34,068 1.6144
156 GENERAL MOTORS.............. GMC JIMMY S-15.............. 112 71,652 1.5631
157 TOYOTA...................... PREVIA...................... 31 20,905 1.4829
158 JAGUAR...................... XJS......................... 8 5,441 1.4703
159 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CHEVROLET LUMINA............ 477 337,623 1.4128
160 FORD MOTOR CO............... RANGER PICKUP............... 310 220,493 1.4059
161 SAAB........................ 900......................... 34 24,332 1.3973
162 SUBARU...................... LEGACY...................... 106 78,271 1.3543
163 JAGUAR...................... XJR......................... 1 750 1.3333
164 SUZUKI...................... SWIFT....................... 7 5,330 1.3133
165 ISUZU....................... TROOPER..................... 31 24,647 1.2578
166 MAZDA....................... B SERIES PICKUP............. 37 29,848 1.2396
167 SAAB........................ 9000........................ 9 7,338 1.2265
168 VOLVO....................... 940......................... 15 12,238 1.2257
169 BMW......................... 7........................... 22 17,960 1.2249
170 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CADILLAC SEVILLE............ 42 35,789 1.1735
171 GENERAL MOTORS.............. OLDSMOBILE AURORA........... 52 45,677 1.1384
172 GENERAL MOTORS.............. BUICK RIVIERA............... 45 39,626 1.1356
173 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CADILLAC FLEETWOOD.......... 16 14,839 1.0782
174 AUDI........................ CABRIOLET................... 1 950 1.0526
175 FORD MOTOR CO............... MERCURY VILLAGER (MPV)...... 81 87,745 0.9231
176 GENERAL MOTORS.............. SATURN SW................... 16 17,900 0.8939
177 CHRYSLER CORP............... CONCORDE.................... 46 51,524 0.8928
178 GENERAL MOTORS.............. BUICK LESABRE............... 144 163,726 0.8795
179 GENERAL MOTORS.............. OLDSMOBILE 88 ROYALE........ 59 70,346 0.8387
180 SUBARU...................... SVX......................... 1 1,228 0.8143
181 VOLVO....................... 960......................... 11 14,228 0.7731
182 AUDI........................ 90.......................... 3 4,475 0.6704
183 GENERAL MOTORS.............. BUICK PARK AVENUE........... 36 60,667 0.5934
184 AUDI........................ A6.......................... 5 8,492 0.5888
185 GENERAL MOTORS.............. OLDSMOBILE 98/TOURING....... 13 24,161 0.5381
186 GENERAL MOTORS.............. BUICK ROADMASTER............ 15 28,375 0.5286
187 HONDA....................... ODYSSEY..................... 15 32,065 0.4678
188 SUZUKI...................... ESTEEM...................... 2 4,466 0.4478
189 GENERAL MOTORS.............. GMC G15/25/35 VANDURA....... 4 31,897 0.1254
190 GENERAL MOTORS.............. CHEVROLET G10/20/30 VAN/ 12 102,383 0.1172
SPORTVAN.
191 AUDI........................ S6.......................... 0 2,377 0.0000
192 FIAT........................ ALFA ROMEO 164.............. 0 361 0.0000
193 FIAT........................ FERRARI 348................. 0 181 0.0000
194 FIAT........................ FERRARI 456................. 0 155 0.0000
195 FIAT........................ FERRARI 512................. 0 76 0.0000
196 FIAT........................ FERRARI F50................. 0 56 0.0000
197 GENERAL MOTORS.............. BUICK COACHBUILDER.......... 0 98 0.0000
198 GENERAL MOTORS.............. GMC G15/25/35 RALLY......... 0 1,650 0.0000
199 LAMBORGHINI................. DIABLO...................... 0 285 0.0000
200 LOTUS....................... ESPIRIT..................... 0 241 0.0000
201 PORSCHE..................... 928......................... 0 77 0.0000
202 ROLLS-ROYCE................. BROOKLANDS.................. 0 25 0.0000
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203 ROLLS-ROYCE................. CORNICHE/CONTINENTAL........ 0 105 0.0000
204 ROLLS-ROYCE................. SIL SPIRIT/SPUR/MULS........ 0 132 0.0000
205 ROLLS-ROYCE................. TURBO R..................... 0 19 0.0000
206 VOLKSWAGEN.................. EUROVAN..................... 0 1,814 0.0000
207 VOLVO....................... LIMOUSINE................... 0 6 0.0000
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Issued on: February 18, 1997.
L. Robert Shelton,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 97-4356 Filed 2-20-97; 8:45 am]
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