[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 32 (Friday, February 16, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7708-7709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2809]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2007-27111; Notice 1]


Baby Trend, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of 
Inconsequential Noncompliance

    Baby Trend, Inc. (Baby Trend) has determined that certain infant 
car seats that it produced in 2006 do not comply with S5.1.2.1(b) of 49 
CFR 571.213, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 213, 
``Child Restraint Systems.'' Baby Trend has filed an appropriate report 
pursuant to 49 CFR Part 573, ``Defect and Noncompliance Reports.''
    Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h), Baby Trend has 
petitioned for an exemption from the notification and remedy 
requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the basis that this 
noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
    This notice of receipt of Baby Trend's petition is published under 
49 U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 and does not represent any agency decision or 
other exercise of judgment concerning the merits of the petition.
    Affected are a total of approximately 30,450 infant car seats 
produced between June 21, 2006 and November 30, 2006. FMVSS No. 213, 
S5.1.2.1(b) requires the following statements on child restraints: For 
recall information, call the U.S. Government's Vehicle Safety Hotline 
at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov.
    The infant car seats do not have the markings required by 
S5.1.2.1(b). Baby Trend has corrected the problem that caused these 
errors so that they will not be repeated in future production.
    Baby Trend believes that the noncompliance is inconsequential to 
motor vehicle safety and that no corrective action is warranted. Baby 
Trend states that the child restraint seats comply with the stringent 
dynamic performance requirements of FMVSS No. 213. Baby Trend does not 
believe that a safety consequence exists for the technical labeling 
non-compliance. Further, they believe that given the existing lag time, 
the use of older information remains a viable means for contacting the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Although 
telephone exchanges have changed, NHTSA still forwards calls in an 
integrated manner to provide consumer service to the general 
population. In addition, Baby Trend states that the use of the 
internet, improvements to NHTSA's websites, and the implementation of 
the integrated www.recall.gov website allow consumers interested in 
contacting NHTSA to do so more effectively than ever before.
    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments on this petition. Comments must refer to the docket and 
notice number cited at the beginning of this notice and be submitted by 
any of the following methods. Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Nassif Building, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC, 20590-0001. Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on 
the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC. It is requested, but not required, that two copies of 
the comments be provided. The Docket Section is open on weekdays from 
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Federal holidays. Comments may be submitted 
electronically by logging onto the Docket Management System Web

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site at http://dms.dot.gov. Click on ``Help'' to obtain instructions 
for filing the document electronically. Comments may be faxed to 1-202-
493-2251, or may be submitted to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: go to 
http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for 
submitting comments.
    The petition, supporting materials, and all comments received 
before the close of business on the closing date indicated below will 
be filed and will be considered. All comments and supporting materials 
received after the closing date will also be filed and will be 
considered to the extent possible. When the petition is granted or 
denied, notice of the decision will be published in the Federal 
Register pursuant to the authority indicated below.
    Comment closing date: March 19, 2007.

    (Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: delegations of authority at 
CFR 1.50 and 501.8)

    Issued on: February 9, 2007.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. E7-2809 Filed 2-15-07; 8:45 am]
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