[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34612-34613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14073]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 541, 542 and 543

[Docket No. NHTSA-2002-12231]
RIN 2127-A146


Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Correction

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Correcting amendments.

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SUMMARY: On April 6, 2004, the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration (NHTSA) published a final rule extending anti-theft 
parts marking requirements pursuant to the Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 
and subsequent finding by the Attorney General. The preamble and the 
regulatory text of the final rule contain several typographical errors 
and require an application clarification.
    This document corrects the typographical errors and clarifies the 
application of the standard.

DATES: Effective on September 1, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. George Feygin, Office of Chief 
Counsel (Telephone: 202-366-2992) (Fax: 202-366-3820), 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 6, 2004, the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a final rule extending 
anti-theft parts marking requirements pursuant to the Anti Car Theft 
Act of 1992 and subsequent finding by the Attorney General. The final 
rule extending parts marking requirements applies to all passenger 
cars; multipurpose passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight 
rating (GVWR) of 6,000 pounds or less; and certain light trucks with a 
GVWR of 6,000 pounds or less. A portion of the preamble and the 
regulatory text require additional text to clarify that the final rule 
applies to all passenger cars regardless of GVWR.
    In addition, the final rule contained several typographical errors 
and outdated citations of authority. NHTSA is publishing this 
correcting amendment to remedy these errors.
    This amendment to the final rule is effective September 1, 2006. 
Making this clarification and remedying these errors will not impose 
any additional substantive requirements or burdens on manufacturers. 
Therefore, NHTSA finds for good cause that notice and opportunity for 
comment on these amendments are not necessary.

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In FR Doc. 04-7492 published on April 6, 2004 (69 FR 17960), make the 
following corrections:
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1. On page 17965, in the second column, second paragraph under 
subsection ``3. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating,'' the second sentence is 
corrected as follows: ``Therefore, NHTSA does not have the authority to 
apply this standard to multipurpose passenger vehicles with a GVWR 
greater than 6,000 pounds or to light duty trucks with a GVWR greater 
than 6,000 pounds.''

PART 541--[CORRECTED]

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2. On page 17967, first column, the authority citation for part 541 is 
corrected as follows:
    1. The authority citation for part 541 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 33101, 33102, 33103, 33104, 33105; 
delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.


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3. On page 17967, first column, Sec.  541.3(a) is corrected as follows:


Sec.  541.3  Application.

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    (a) Passenger motor vehicle parts identified in Sec.  541.5(a) that 
are present:

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    (1)(i) In passenger cars; and
    (ii) multipurpose passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight 
rating of 6,000 pounds or less; and
    (2) In light duty trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of 
6,000 pounds or less, that NHTSA has finally determined pursuant to 49 
CFR part 542, to be high theft based on the 1990/91 median theft rate 
and listed in appendix A of this part; and
    (3) In light duty trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of 
6,000 pounds or less, that NHTSA has finally determined pursuant to 49 
CFR part 542, to have a majority of major parts interchangeable with 
those of a passenger motor vehicle identified in Sec.  541.3(a)(1) and 
(2) and listed in appendix B of this part.
* * * * *

Appendix C to Part 541--[Corrected]

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4. On page 17967, third column, the sentence under the subheading 
``Application'' in appendix C to part 541 is corrected to read as 
follows: ``These criteria apply to lines of passenger motor vehicles 
initially introduced into commerce on or after September 1, 2006.''
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5. On page 17967, third column, the first sentence under the subheading 
``Methodology'' in appendix C to part 541 is corrected to read as 
follows: ``These criteria will be applied to each line initially 
introduced into commerce on or after September 1, 2006.''

PART 542--[CORRECTED]

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6. On page 17967, third column, the authority citation for part 542 is 
corrected as follows:
    1. The authority citation for part 542 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 33101, 33102, 33103, 33104, 33105; 
delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.


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7. On page 17968, first column, Sec.  542.1(b) is corrected to read as 
follows:


Sec.  542.1  Procedures for selecting new light duty truck lines that 
are likely to have high or low theft rates.

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    (b) Application. These procedures apply to each manufacturer that 
plans to introduce a new light duty truck line into commerce in the 
United States on or after September 1, 2006, and to each of those new 
lines.
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PART 543--[CORRECTED]

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8. On page 17968, third column, the authority citation for part 543 is 
corrected as follows:
    1. The authority citation for part 543 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 33101, 33102, 33103, 33104, 33105; 
delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.

    Issued: June 16, 2004.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 04-14073 Filed 6-21-04; 8:45 am]
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