Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 1999-2001 Ducati 996 Biposto Motorcycles Are Eligible for Importation, 66893-66894 [05-21904]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2005–22847]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for
Decision That Nonconforming 1999–
2001 Ducati 996 Biposto Motorcycles
Are Eligible for Importation
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for
decision that nonconforming 1999–2001
Ducati 996 Biposto motorcycles are
eligible for importation.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document announces
receipt by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a
petition for a decision that 1999–2001
Ducati 996 Biposto motorcycles that
were not originally manufactured to
comply with all applicable Federal
motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS)
are eligible for importation into the
United States because (1) they are
substantially similar to vehicles that
were originally manufactured for
importation into and sale in the United
States and that were certified by their
manufacturer as complying with the
safety standards, and (2) they are
capable of being readily altered to
conform to the standards.
DATES: The closing date for comments
on the petition is December 5, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
the docket number and notice number,
and be submitted to: Docket
Management, Room PL–401, 400
Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC
20590. [Docket hours are from 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.] 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
comment (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 19477–78) or you
may visit https://dms.dot.gov.
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 FMVSS shall be refused
admission into the United States unless
NHTSA has decided that the motor
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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 FMVSS.
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.
US SPECS of Aberdeen, Maryland
(Registered Importer 03–321) has
petitioned NHTSA to decide whether
non-U.S. certified 1999–2001 Ducati 996
Biposto motorcycles are eligible for
importation into the United States. The
vehicles that US SPECS believes are
substantially similar are 1999–2001
Ducati 996 Biposto motorcycles that
were manufactured for importation into
and sale in the United States and were
certified by their manufacturer as
conforming to all applicable FMVSS.
The petitioner claims that it carefully
compared non-U.S. certified 1999–2001
Ducati 996 Biposto motorcycles to their
U.S. certified counterparts, and found
the vehicles to be substantially similar
with respect to compliance with most
FMVSS.
US SPECS submitted information
with its petition intended to
demonstrate that non-U.S. certified
1999–2001 Ducati 996 Biposto
motorcycles, as originally
manufactured, conform to many FMVSS
in the same manner as their U.S.
certified counterparts, or are capable of
being readily altered to conform to those
standards.
Specifically, the petitioner claims that
non-U.S. certified 1999–2001 Ducati 996
Biposto motorcycles are identical to
their U.S. certified counterparts with
respect to compliance with Standard
Nos. 106 Brake Hoses, 116 Brake Fluid,
119 New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles
other than Passenger Cars, and 122
Motorcycle Brake Systems.
The petitioner further contends that
the vehicles are capable of being readily
altered to meet the following standards,
in the manner indicated below:
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Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective
Devices and Associated Equipment:
Inspection of all vehicles and
replacement of the following with U.S.model components on vehicles not
already so equipped: (a) Headlamps; (b)
tail lamps; (c) front and rear turn signal
lamps; (d) front and rear side-mounted
reflex reflectors; rear-mounted reflex
reflector; and (e) left handlebar-mounted
lighting control switch assembly.
Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors:
Inspection of all vehicles and
modification or replacement of any nonU.S.-model components as necessary to
conform to this standard.
Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and
Rims for Vehicles other than Passenger
Cars: (a) Installation of a tire
information placard; and (b) inspection
of all vehicles to ensure compliance
with rim marking requirements, and
replacement of rims that are not
properly marked with U.S.-model rims.
Standard No. 123 Motorcycle Controls
and Displays: Installation of a U.S.model speedometer, or modification of
the speedometer so that it reads in miles
per hour.
Standard No. 205 Glazing Materials:
Inspection of all vehicles, and removal
of noncompliant glazing or replacement
of the glazing with U.S.-model
components on vehicles that are not
already so equipped.
Comments should refer to the docket
number and be submitted to: Docket
Management, Room PL–401, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC
20590. It is requested but not required
that 10 copies be submitted.
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.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 663X)]
CSX Transportation, Inc.—
Abandonment Exemption—in
Jefferson County, NY
CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) has
filed a notice of exemption under 49
CFR 1152 Subpart F—Exempt
Abandonments to abandon a 1.1-mile
line on its Northern Region, Albany
Division, St. Lawrence Subdivision,
between milepost 1.5 and the end of the
track, milepost 2.6, near Watertown, in
Jefferson County, NY. The line traverses
United States Postal Service Zip Codes
13601.
CSXT has certified that: (1) No local
traffic has moved over the line for at
least 2 years; (2) any overhead traffic on
the line can be rerouted over other lines;
(3) no formal complaint filed by a user
of rail service on the line (or by a state
or local government entity acting on
behalf of such user) regarding cessation
of service over the line either is pending
with the Surface Transportation Board
or with any U.S. District Court or has
been decided in favor of complainant
within the 2-year period; and (4) the
requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7
(environmental reports), 49 CFR 1105.8
(historic reports), 49 CFR 1105.11
(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12
(newspaper publication) and 49 CFR
1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental
agencies) have been meet.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employee adversely affected by the
abandonment shall be protected under
Oregon Short Line R. Co.—
Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91
(1979). To address whether this
condition adequately protects affected
employees, a petition for partial
revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
must be filed. Provided no formal
expression of intent to file an offer of
financial assistance (OFA) has been
received, this exemption will be
effective on December 3, 2005, unless
stayed pending reconsideration.
Petitions to stay that do not involve
environmental issues,1 formal
expressions of intent to file an OFA
1 The Board will grant a stay if an informed
decision on environmental issues (whether raised
by a party or by the Board’s Section of
Environmental Analysis (SEA) in its independent
investigation) cannot be made before the
exemption’s effective date. See Exemption of Outof-Service Rail Lines, 5 I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any
request for a stay should be filed as soon as possible
so that the Board may take appropriate action before
the exemption’s effective date.
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under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and trail
use/rail banking requests under 49 CFR
1152.29 must be filed by November 14,
2005. Petitions to reopen or requests for
public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by November 23,
2005, with: Surface Transportation
Board, 1925 K Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the
Board should be sent to the applicant’s
representative: Louis E. Gitomer, Ball
Janik LLP, 1455 F Street, NW., Suite
225, Washington, DC 20005.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
CSXT has filed an environmental and
historic report which addresses the
abandonment’s effects, if any, on the
environment and historic resources.
SEA will issue an environmental
assessment (EA) by November 8, 2005.
Interested persons may obtain a copy of
the EA by writing to SEA (Room 500,
Surface Transportation Board,
Washington, DC 20423–0001) or by
calling SEA, at (202) 565–1539.
[Assistance for the hearing impaired is
available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.] Comments on
environmental and historic preservation
matters must be filed within 15 days
after the EA becomes available to the
public.
Environmental, historic preservation,
public use, or trail use/rail banking
conditions will be imposed, where
appropriate, in a subsequent decision.
Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR
1152.29(e)(2), CSXT shall file a notice of
consummation with the Board to signify
that it has exercised the authority
granted and fully abandoned the line. If
consummation has not been effected by
CSXT’s filing of a notice of
consummation by November 3, 2006,
and there are no legal or regulatory
barriers to consummation, the authority
to abandon will automatically expire.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at ‘‘https://
www.stb.dot.gov.’’
Decided: October 27, 2005.
By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
fee, which currently is set at $1,200. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2005-22847]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming
1999-2001 Ducati 996 Biposto Motorcycles Are Eligible for Importation
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for decision that nonconforming
1999-2001 Ducati 996 Biposto motorcycles are eligible for importation.
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SUMMARY: This document announces receipt by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that
1999-2001 Ducati 996 Biposto motorcycles that were not originally
manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety
standards (FMVSS) are eligible for importation into the United States
because (1) they are substantially similar to vehicles that were
originally manufactured for importation into and sale in the United
States and that were certified by their manufacturer as complying with
the safety standards, and (2) they are capable of being readily altered
to conform to the standards.
DATES: The closing date for comments on the petition is December 5,
2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to the docket number and notice
number, and be submitted to: Docket Management, Room PL-401, 400
Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 20590. [Docket hours are from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.] 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 comment (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 19477-78) or you may visit
https://dms.dot.gov.
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 FMVSS 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 FMVSS.
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.
US SPECS of Aberdeen, Maryland (Registered Importer 03-321) has
petitioned NHTSA to decide whether non-U.S. certified 1999-2001 Ducati
996 Biposto motorcycles are eligible for importation into the United
States. The vehicles that US SPECS believes are substantially similar
are 1999-2001 Ducati 996 Biposto motorcycles that were manufactured for
importation into and sale in the United States and were certified by
their manufacturer as conforming to all applicable FMVSS.
The petitioner claims that it carefully compared non-U.S. certified
1999-2001 Ducati 996 Biposto motorcycles to their U.S. certified
counterparts, and found the vehicles to be substantially similar with
respect to compliance with most FMVSS.
US SPECS submitted information with its petition intended to
demonstrate that non-U.S. certified 1999-2001 Ducati 996 Biposto
motorcycles, as originally manufactured, conform to many FMVSS in the
same manner as their U.S. certified counterparts, or are capable of
being readily altered to conform to those standards.
Specifically, the petitioner claims that non-U.S. certified 1999-
2001 Ducati 996 Biposto motorcycles are identical to their U.S.
certified counterparts with respect to compliance with Standard Nos.
106 Brake Hoses, 116 Brake Fluid, 119 New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles
other than Passenger Cars, and 122 Motorcycle Brake Systems.
The petitioner further contends that the vehicles are capable of
being readily altered to meet the following standards, in the manner
indicated below:
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Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated
Equipment: Inspection of all vehicles and replacement of the following
with U.S.-model components on vehicles not already so equipped: (a)
Headlamps; (b) tail lamps; (c) front and rear turn signal lamps; (d)
front and rear side-mounted reflex reflectors; rear-mounted reflex
reflector; and (e) left handlebar-mounted lighting control switch
assembly.
Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors: Inspection of all vehicles and
modification or replacement of any non-U.S.-model components as
necessary to conform to this standard.
Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and Rims for Vehicles other than
Passenger Cars: (a) Installation of a tire information placard; and (b)
inspection of all vehicles to ensure compliance with rim marking
requirements, and replacement of rims that are not properly marked with
U.S.-model rims.
Standard No. 123 Motorcycle Controls and Displays: Installation of
a U.S.-model speedometer, or modification of the speedometer so that it
reads in miles per hour.
Standard No. 205 Glazing Materials: Inspection of all vehicles, and
removal of noncompliant glazing or replacement of the glazing with
U.S.-model components on vehicles that are not already so equipped.
Comments should refer to the docket number and be submitted to:
Docket Management, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC
20590. It is requested but not required that 10 copies be submitted.
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.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 05-21904 Filed 11-2-05; 8:45 am]
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