[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 175 (Wednesday, September 10, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 53427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23047]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2003-15681]


Extension of Comment Period on Whether Nonconforming 2003 Ferrari 
360 Spider and Coupe Passenger Cars Are Eligible for Importation

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

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the extension of the comment period on 
a petition for NHTSA to decide that 2003 Ferrari 360 Spider and Coupe 
passenger cars that were not originally manufactured to comply with all 
applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards are eligible for 
importation into the United States.

DATES: The closing date for comments on the petition is September 16, 
2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments are to be submitted to: Docket Management, Room PL-
401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. [Docket hours are 
from 9 am to 5 pm]. Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the document (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-787) or you may visit 
http://dms.dot.gov.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 1, 2003, NHTSA published a notice 
(at 68 FR 45309) that it had received a petition to decide that 
nonconforming 2003 Ferrari 360 Spider and Coupe passenger cars are 
eligible for importation into the United States. The notice solicited 
public comments on the petition and stated that the closing date for 
comments is September 2, 2003.
    This is to notify the public that NHTSA is extending the comment 
period on this petition, and allowing it to run until September 16, 
2003. This reopening is based on a request dated August 25, 2003, from 
Ferrari North America, Inc. (``Ferrari''), the U.S. representative of 
the vehicle's manufacturer. Ferrari stated that the extension was 
needed because the personnel and information required for its analysis 
of the petition are located at the company's factory in Italy, and that 
the necessary personnel were unavailable for much of the month of 
August due to the traditional August holiday that is taken in that 
country. Owing to the technical nature of the analysis that Ferrari 
stated is necessary to assess the petition and conformance issues 
raised therein, the company asserted that the unavailability of its 
Italy-based personnel and information made it impossible for it to 
complete its analysis before the closing date specified in the notice 
of petition. The company contended that a two-week extension would not 
prejudice the parties or unduly delay the proceeding.
    NHTSA has granted Ferrari's request. 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.

    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 4, 2003.
Kenneth N. Weinstein,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 03-23047 Filed 9-9-03; 8:45 am]
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