[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2044-2045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-698]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2000-8598]


Decision That Certain Nonconforming Motor Vehicles Are Eligible 
for Importation

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

ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA that certain nonconforming motor 
vehicles are eligible for importation.

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SUMMARY: This document announces decisions by NHTSA that certain motor 
vehicles 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/or 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.

DATES: These decisions are effective as of the date of their 
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), 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,

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certified under 49 U.S.C. 30115, 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.
    NHTSA received petitions from registered importers to decide 
whether the vehicles listed in Annex A to this notice are eligible for 
importation into the United States. To afford an opportunity for public 
comment, NHTSA published notice of these petitions as specified in 
Annex A. 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 
petitioners, 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 specified in Annex A.

Final Decision

    Accordingly, on the basis of the foregoing, NHTSA hereby decides 
that each motor vehicle listed in Annex A to this notice, which was not 
originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor 
vehicle safety standards, is substantially similar to a motor vehicle 
manufactured for importation into and/or sale in the United States, and 
certified under 49 U.S.C. 30115, as specified in Annex A, 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: January 4, 2001.
Marilynne Jacobs, Director,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety, Compliance.

Annex A

Nonconforming Motor Vehicles Decided To Be Eligible for Importation

1. Docket No. NHTSA-2000-7111
    Nonconforming Vehicle: 1992-1994 Mercedes-Benz SE and SEL passenger 
cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 1992-1994 Mercedes-
Benz SE and SEL passenger cars.
    Notice of Petition published at: 65 FR 26872 (May 9, 2000).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-343.
2. Docket No. NHTSA-2000-7225
    Nonconforming Vehicles: 1995-1998 Mercedes-Benz S Class passenger 
cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1995-1998 Mercedes-
Benz S Class passenger cars.
    Notice of Petition published at: 65 FR 26873 (May 9, 2000).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-342.
3. Docket No. NHTSA-2000-7387
    Nonconforming Vehicles: 1996-2000 Audi A4 passenger cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1996-2000 Audi A4 
passenger cars.
    Notice of Petition published at: 65 FR 38878 (June 22, 2000).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-352.
4. Docket No. NHTSA-00-7756
    Nonconforming Vehicles: 1995-2000 Mazda Xedos 9 passenger cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1995-2000 Mazda 
Millenia passenger cars.
    Notice of Petition published at: 65 FR 49862 (August 15, 2000).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-351.
5. Docket No. NHTSA-2000-7511
    Nonconforming Vehicles: 1997-2000 Porsche 911 passenger cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1997-2000 Porsche 
911 passenger cars.
    Notice of Petition published at: 65 FR 38879 (June 22, 2000).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-346.
6. Docket No. NHTSA-2000-7512
    Nonconforming Vehicle: 2000 BMW 5 Series passenger cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 2000 BMW 5 Series 
passenger cars.
    Notice of Petition published at: 65 FR 38880 (June 22, 2000).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-345.
7. Docket No. NHTSA-2000-7522
    Nonconforming Vehicles: 2000-2001 BMW Z8 passenger cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 2000-2001 BMW Z8 
passenger cars.
    Notice of Petition published at: 65 FR 48046 (August 4, 2000).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-350.
8. Docket No. NHTSA-2000-7524
    Nonconforming Vehicles: 1978-1987 Honda CMX250C motorcycles.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1978-1987 Honda 
CMX250C motorcycles.
    Notice of Petition published at: 65 FR 39221 (June 23, 2000).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-348.
9. Docket No. NHTSA-2000-7555
    Nonconforming Vehicles: 1991-1995 Mercedes-Benz Series passenger 
cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1991-1995 Mercedes-
Benz Series passenger cars.
    Notice of Petition published at: 65 FR 44850 (July 19, 2000).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-354.
10. Docket No. NHTSA-2000-7388
    Nonconforming Vehicles: 1992 Chrysler Daytona passenger cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1992 Dodge Daytona 
passenger cars.
    Notice of Petition published at: 65 FR 38316 (June 20, 2000).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-344.
11. Docket No. NHTSA-2000-7710
    Nonconforming Vehicles: 2001 Porsche 911 Turbo passenger cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 2001 Porsche 911 
Turbo passenger cars.
    Notice of Petition published at: 65 FR 48279 (August 7, 2000).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-347.
12. Docket No. NHTSA-2000-7897
    Nonconforming Vehicles: 1996-1998 Ferrari F355 passenger cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1996-1998 Ferrari 
F355 passenger cars.
    Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 55325 (September 13, 2000).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-355.

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