[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 19 (Thursday, January 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4354-4355]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1862]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2004-16949]


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: 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.
    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.


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    Issued on: January 23, 2004.
Kenneth N. Weinstein,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.

Annex A

Nonconforming Motor Vehicles Decided to be Eligible for Importation

1. Docket No. NHTSA-2003-15683

    Nonconforming Vehicles: 1982 Triumph TSS Motorcycles.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 1982 Triumph TSS 
Motorcycles.
    Notice of Petition Published at: 68 FR 43254 (July 21, 2003).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-409.

2. Docket No. NHTSA-2003-16206

    Nonconforming Vehicles: 2000-2002 Jaguar S-Type Passenger Cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 2000-2002 Jaguar 
S-Type Passenger Cars.
    Notice of Petition Published at: 68 FR 56042 (September 29, 
2003).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-411.

3. Docket No. NHTSA-2003-16402.

    Nonconforming Vehicles: 2002 Nissan Pathfinder 4 Wheel Drive 
Multi-purpose Passenger Vehicles.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 2002 Nissan 
Pathfinder 4 Wheel Drive Multi-purpose Passenger Vehicles.
    Notice of Petition Published at: 68 FR 62345 (November 3, 2003).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-412.

4. Docket No. NHTSA-2003-16449

    Nonconforming Vehicles: 2000 Mazda MPV Multi-Purpose Passenger 
Vehicles.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 2000 Mazda MPV 
Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles.
    Notice of Petition Published at: 68 FR 63844 (November 10, 
2003).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-413.

5. Docket No. NHTSA-2003-16450

    Nonconforming Vehicles: 2000-2002 BMW 5 Series Passenger Cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 2000-2002 BMW 5 
Series Passenger Cars.
    Notice of Petition Published at: 68 FR 63843 (November 10, 
2003).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-414.

6. Docket No. NHTSA-2003-16474

    Nonconforming Vehicles: 1999-2003 Suzuki GSX-R 750 Motorcycles.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 1999-2003 Suzuki 
GSX-R 750 Motorcycles.
    Notice of Petition Published at: 68 FR 64680 (November 14, 
2003).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-417.

7. Docket No. NHTSA-2003-16473

    Nonconforming Vehicles: 2002-2003 Mercedes Benz E-320 (211 
chassis) Passenger Cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 2002-2003 Mercedes 
Benz E-320 (211 chassis) Passenger Cars.
    Notice of Petition Published at: 68 FR 64678 (November 14, 
2003).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-418.

8. Docket No. NHTSA-2003-16480

    Nonconforming Vehicles: 1999 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Passenger 
Cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 1999 Chevrolet 
Corvette Coupe Passenger Cars.
    Notice of Petition Published at: 68 FR 64947 (November 17, 
2003).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-419.

9. Docket No. NHTSA-2003-16508

    Nonconforming Vehicles: 2000 MV Agusta F4 Motorcycles.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 2000 MV Agusta F4 
Motorcycles.
    Notice of Petition Published at: 68 FR 65112 (November 18, 
2003).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-420.

10. Docket No. NHTSA-2003-16510

    Nonconforming Vehicles: 1999-2003 Ducati 748 and 916 
Motorcycles.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 1999-2003 Ducati 
748 and 916 Motorcycles.
    Notice of Petition Published at: 68 FR 65112 (November 18, 
2003).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-421.

11. Docket No. NHTSA-2003-16528

    Nonconforming Vehicles: 2004 Harley Davidson FX, FL, XL and 
VRSCA Motorcycles.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 2004 Harley 
Davidson FX, FL, XL and VRSCA Motorcycles.
    Notice of Petition Published at: 68 FR 65489 (November 20, 
2003).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-422.

12. Docket No. NHTSA-2003-16481

    Nonconforming Vehicles: 1991-1994 Mercedes Benz S class (140 car 
line) Passenger Cars.
    Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 1991-1994 Mercedes 
Benz S class (140 car line) Passenger Cars.
    Notice of Petition Published at: 68 FR 64945 (November 17, 
2003).
    Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-423.

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