[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 174 (Friday, September 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 53714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17842]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Withdrawal of Petition for Exemption From the Federal Motor 
Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Ford Motor Company

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

ACTION: Notice; withdrawal of petition for exemption.

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SUMMARY: This notice withdraws the petition by Ford Motor Company 
(Ford) for an exemption from the parts marking requirements of the 
vehicle theft prevention standard for the Ford Thunderbird vehicle 
line.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Rosalind Proctor, Office of 
International Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Proctor's phone number 
is (202) 366-0846. Her fax number is (202) 493-2290.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a petition dated December 20, 2004, Ford 
requested an exemption from the parts marking requirements of the theft 
prevention standard (49 CFR part 541) for the Ford Thunderbird vehicle 
line, beginning with model year (MY) 2006. The petition requested an 
exemption from the parts marking requirements pursuant to 49 CFR part 
543, Exemption from Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard, based on the 
installation of an antitheft device as standard equipment for the 
entire vehicle line. The agency granted in full the petition of Ford 
for exemption of the Ford Thunderbird from the parts marking 
requirements beginning with the 2006 model year. (See 70 FR 12780).
    Ford informed the agency by letter dated August 5, 2005, that it 
was withdrawing its petition for exemption for the Ford Thunderbird 
vehicle line. Ford also stated that it will discontinue production of 
the Thunderbird vehicle line effective the end of the 2005 MY. This 
notice acknowledges Ford's request for withdrawal of its December 5, 
2004 petition for exemption. Accordingly, the Ford Thunderbird vehicle 
line will remain subject to the parts marking requirements of 49 CFR 
part 541 until production ends.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33106; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 
1.50.

    Issued on: September 1, 2005.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 05-17842 Filed 9-8-05; 8:45 am]
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