[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 28879]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13068]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2003-14631; Notice 2]


Decision That Nonconforming 1986 Chevrolet Blazer Multi-Purpose 
Passenger Vehicle Are Eligible for Importation

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

ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA that nonconforming 1986 Chevrolet 
Blazer multi-purpose passenger vehicles are eligible for importation.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the decision by NHTSA that 1986 
Chevrolet Blazer multi-purpose passenger vehicle 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 sale in the United States and certified by their 
manufacturer as complying with the safety standards (the U.S. certified 
version of the 1986 Chevrolet Blazer multi-purpose passenger vehicle), 
and they are capable of being readily altered to conform to the 
standards.

DATES: This decision is effective as of the date of its publication in 
the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle 
Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202-366-3151).

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, 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.
    Wallace Environmental Testing Laboratories, Inc. of Houston, Texas 
(``WETL'') (Registered Importer 90-005) petitioned NHTSA to decide 
whether non-U.S. certified European Market 1986 Chevrolet Blazer multi-
purpose passenger vehicles are eligible for importation into the United 
States. NHTSA published notice of the petition on March 12, 2003 (68 FR 
11899) 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 of the petition. 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 decision must 
indicate on the form HS-7 accompanying entry the appropriate vehicle 
eligibility number indicating that the vehicle is eligible for entry. 
VSP-405 is the vehicle eligibility number assigned to vehicles 
admissible under this notice of final decision.

Final Decision

    Accordingly, on the basis of the foregoing, NHTSA hereby decides 
that European Market 1986 Chevrolet Blazer multi-purpose passenger 
vehicles that were not originally manufactured to comply with all 
applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards are substantially 
similar to 1986 Chevrolet Blazer multi-purpose passenger vehicles 
originally manufactured for sale in the United States and certified 
under 49 U.S.C. 30115, and are 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: May 15, 2003.
Kenneth N. Weinstein,
Associate Administrator For Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 03-13068 Filed 5-23-03; 8:45 am]
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