[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 234 (Friday, December 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 68130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30279]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2003-16356]


Extension of Comment Period on Whether Nonconforming 2002 and 
2003 Ferrari 575 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 2002 and 2003 Ferrari 575 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 December 12, 
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 October 28, 2003, NHTSA published a 
notice (at 68 FR 61549) that it had received a petition to decide that 
nonconforming 2002 and 2003 Ferrari 575 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 November 28, 2003.
    This is to notify the public that NHTSA is extending the comment 
period until December 12, 2003. This extension is based on a request 
from Ferrari North America, Inc. (FNA), the U.S. representative of the 
vehicle's manufacturer, Ferrari, SpA. In requesting the extension, FNA 
that ``the employee of Ferrari SpA who has, among other duties, 
principal responsibility for technical analysis of importation 
eligibility petitions has been traveling on company business and 
therefore has not yet provided FNA with the information needed by FNA 
to prepare comments in the proceeding.'' FNA contended that the 
requested 2-week extension of the comment period ``will not prejudice 
the parties or unduly delay the proceeding.''
    NHTSA has granted FNA'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)(A) and (b)(1); 49 CFR 593.8; 
delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.

    Issued on: December 2, 2003.
Kenneth N. Weinstein,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 03-30279 Filed 12-4-03; 8:45 am]
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