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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2006–24310]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for
Decision That Nonconforming 2005
Mini Cooper Convertible Passenger
Cars Manufactured for the European
Market Are Eligible for Importation
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for
decision that nonconforming 2005 Mini
Cooper convertible passenger cars
manufactured for the European market
are eligible for importation.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: This document announces
receipt by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a
petition for a decision that 2005 Mini
Cooper convertible passenger cars
manufactured for the European market
that were not originally manufactured to
comply with all applicable Federal
motor vehicle safety standards 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 May 8, 2006.
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 Federal motor vehicle safety
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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.
Automobile Concepts, Inc. (‘‘AMC’’),
of North Miami, Florida (Registered
Importer 01–278) has petitioned NHTSA
to decide whether nonconforming 2005
Mini Cooper convertible passenger cars
manufactured for the European market
are eligible for importation into the
United States. The vehicles which AMC
believes are substantially similar are
2005 Mini Cooper convertible passenger
cars that were manufactured for
importation into, and sale in, the United
States and certified by their
manufacturer as conforming to all
applicable Federal motor vehicle safety
standards.
The petitioner claims that it carefully
compared non-U.S. certified 2005 Mini
Cooper convertible passenger cars
manufactured for the European market
to their U.S.-certified counterparts, and
found the vehicles to be substantially
similar with respect to compliance with
most Federal motor vehicle safety
standards.
AMC submitted information with its
petition intended to demonstrate that
non-U.S. certified 2005 Mini Cooper
convertible passenger cars
manufactured for the European market,
as originally manufactured, conform to
many Federal motor vehicle safety
standards 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 2005 Mini Cooper
convertible passenger cars
manufactured for the European market
are identical to their U.S. certified
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counterparts with respect to compliance
with Standard Nos. 102 Transmission
Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock,
and Transmission Braking Effect, 103
Windshield Defrosting and Defogging
Systems, 104 Windshield Wiping and
Washing Systems, 106 Brake Hoses, 109
New Pneumatic Tires, 113 Hood Latch
System, 116 Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids,
124 Accelerator Control Systems, 135
Passenger Car Brake Systems, 201
Occupant Protection in Interior Impact,
202 Head Restraints, 204 Steering
Control Rearward Displacement, 205
Glazing Materials, 206 Door Locks and
Door Retention Components, 207
Seating Systems, 212 Windshield
Mounting, 214 Side Impact Protection,
216 Roof Crush Resistance, 219
Windshield Zone Intrusion, 225 Child
Restraint Anchorage Systems, and 302
Flammability of Interior Materials.
The petitioner also contends that the
vehicles are capable of being readily
altered to meet the following standards,
in the manner indicated:
Standard No. 101 Controls and
Displays: (a) Inscription of the word
‘‘brake’’ on the instrument cluster in
place of the international ECE warning
symbol, and (b) replacement or
conversion of the speedometer to read
in miles per hour.
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective
Devices and Associated Equipment:
Installation of U.S.-model headlamps,
and front and rear mounted side marker
lamps.
Standard No. 110 Tire Selection and
Rims: Installation of a tire information
placard.
Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors:
Installation of a U.S.-model passenger
side rearview mirror, or inscription of
the required warning statement on the
face of that mirror.
Standard No. 114 Theft Protection:
Installation of U.S. version software to
meet the requirements of this standard.
Standard No. 118 Power-Operated
Window, Partition, and Roof Panel
Systems: Installation of U.S. version
software to ensure that the systems meet
the requirements of this standard.
Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash
Protection: (a) Installation of U.S.
version software to ensure that the seat
belt warning system meets the
requirements of this standard, and (b)
inspection of all vehicles and
replacement of any non-U.S.-model
components needed to achieve
conformity with this standard with U.S.model components.
Petitioner states that the vehicle’s
restraint system components include
U.S.-model airbags and knee bolsters,
and combination lap and shoulder belts
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at the outboard front designated seating
positions.
Standard No. 209 Seat Belt
Assemblies: Inspection of all vehicles
and replacement of any non-U.S.-model
seat belts with U.S.-model components
on vehicles not already so equipped.
Standard No. 210 Seat Belt
Assembly Anchorages: Inspection of all
vehicles and replacement of any nonU.S.-model seat belt anchorage
components with U.S.-model
components on vehicles not already so
equipped.
Standard No. 301 Fuel System
Integrity: Inspection of all vehicles and
installation of U.S.-model components,
on vehicles that are not already so
equipped.
Standard No. 401 Interior Trunk
Release: Installation of U.S.-model
components on vehicles that are not
already so equipped.
The petitioner also states that all
vehicles will be inspected for
conformity with the Bumper Standard
found in 49 CFR part 581 and that any
non-U.S.-model components necessary
for conformity with this standard will
be replaced with U.S.-model
components.
The petitioner additionally states that
a vehicle identification plate must be
affixed to the vehicles near the left
windshield post to meet the
requirements of 49 CFR part 565.
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on the petition
described above. Comments should refer
to the docket 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.]. 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 Finance Docket No. 34850]
BNSF Railway Company—Temporary
Trackage Rights Exemption—Union
Pacific Railroad Company
Union Pacific Railroad Company
(UP), pursuant to a written trackage
rights agreement entered into between
UP and BNSF Railway Company
(BNSF), has agreed to grant limited
temporary overhead trackage rights to
BNSF eastbound trains on: (1) UP’s
Dallas Subdivision from Tower 55 at
Fort Worth, TX (milepost 245.3), to
Longview, TX (milepost 89.6); (2) UP’s
Little Rock Subdivision from Longview
(milepost 89.6) to North Little Rock, AR
(milepost 343.6); (3) UP’s Hoxie
Subdivision from North Little Rock, AR
(milepost 343.6), to Bald Knob, AR
(milepost 287.9); and (4) UP’s Memphis
Subdivision from Bald Knob (milepost
287.9) to Kentucky Street, Memphis,
TN, UP’s (milepost 378.1), a distance of
542.2 miles. UP has also agreed to grant
limited overhead trackage rights to
BNSF for westbound trains on: (1) UP’s
Memphis Subdivision from Kentucky
Street to Briark, AR (milepost 375.3); (2)
UP’s Brinkley Subdivision (milepost
4.1) to Brinkley, AR (milepost 70.6); (3)
UP’s Jonesboro Subdivision (milepost
200.5) to Pine Bluff, AR (milepost
264.2); (4) UP’s Pine Bluff Subdivision
(milepost 264.2) to Big Sandy, TX
(milepost 525.1); and (5) UP’s Dallas
Subdivision (milepost 114.5), to Tower
55, at Fort Worth (milepost 245.3), a
distance of 526.3 miles.
The transaction was scheduled to be
consummated on March 27, 2006, the
effective date of this notice, and the
temporary trackage rights will expire on
or about June 30, 2006. The temporary
trackage rights are for the sole purpose
of bridging BNSF’s train service while
BNSF’s main lines are out of service due
to certain programmed track, roadbed
and structural maintenance.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employee affected by the acquisition of
the temporary trackage rights will be
protected by the conditions imposed in
Norfolk and Western Ry. Co.—Trackage
Rights—BN, 354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as
modified in Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—
Lease and Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653
(1980), and any employee affected by
the discontinuance of those trackage
rights will be protected by the
conditions set out in Oregon Short Line
R. Co.—Abandonment—Goshen, 360
I.C.C. 91 (1979).
This notice is filed under 49 CFR
1180.2(d)(8). If it contains false or
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misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the transaction.
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to STB Finance
Docket No. 34850, must be filed with
the Surface Transportation Board, 1925
K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001. In addition, a copy of each
pleading must be served on Sidney L.
Strickland, Jr., 3050 K Street, NW., Suite
101, Washington, DC 20007.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: April 4, 2006.
By the Board, David M. Konschnik,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 34841
(Sub-No. 1)]
Union Pacific Railroad Company—
Temporary Trackage Rights
Exemption—BNSF Railway Company
BNSF Railway Company (BNSF),
pursuant to a written trackage rights
agreement entered into between BNSF
and Union Pacific Railroad Company
(UP), has agreed to provide UP with
temporary overhead trackage rights, to
expire on April 30, 2006, over BNSF’s
line of railroad between milepost 2.0, in
Lake Yard, OR, and milepost 8.1, in
North Portland Junction, OR, a distance
of approximately 6.1 miles. The original
trackage rights granted in Union Pacific
Railroad Company—Temporary
Trackage Rights Exemption—BNSF
Railway Company, STB Finance Docket
No. 34841 (STB served Mar. 20, 2006),
covered the same line, but expire on
March 30, 2006. The purpose of this
transaction is to modify the temporary
overhead trackage rights exempted in
STB Finance Docket No. 34841 to
extend the expiration date from March
30, 2006, to April 30, 2006.1
The transaction is scheduled to be
consummated on March 30, 2006. The
modified temporary overhead trackage
1 Under the agreement between the parties, the
temporary trackage rights will run through the date
on which BNSF ceases to use temporary trackage
rights granted by UP between Vallard Jct. and North
Portland Jct., OR, but no later than April 30, 2006.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2006-24310]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming
2005 Mini Cooper Convertible Passenger Cars Manufactured for the
European Market Are Eligible for Importation
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for decision that nonconforming
2005 Mini Cooper convertible passenger cars manufactured for the
European market 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
2005 Mini Cooper convertible passenger cars manufactured for the
European market that were not originally manufactured to comply with
all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards 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 May 8, 2006.
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 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.
Automobile Concepts, Inc. (``AMC''), of North Miami, Florida
(Registered Importer 01-278) has petitioned NHTSA to decide whether
nonconforming 2005 Mini Cooper convertible passenger cars manufactured
for the European market are eligible for importation into the United
States. The vehicles which AMC believes are substantially similar are
2005 Mini Cooper convertible passenger cars that were manufactured for
importation into, and sale in, the United States and certified by their
manufacturer as conforming to all applicable Federal motor vehicle
safety standards.
The petitioner claims that it carefully compared non-U.S. certified
2005 Mini Cooper convertible passenger cars manufactured for the
European market to their U.S.-certified counterparts, and found the
vehicles to be substantially similar with respect to compliance with
most Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
AMC submitted information with its petition intended to demonstrate
that non-U.S. certified 2005 Mini Cooper convertible passenger cars
manufactured for the European market, as originally manufactured,
conform to many Federal motor vehicle safety standards 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 2005
Mini Cooper convertible passenger cars manufactured for the European
market are identical to their U.S. certified counterparts with respect
to compliance with Standard Nos. 102 Transmission Shift Lever Sequence,
Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect, 103 Windshield
Defrosting and Defogging Systems, 104 Windshield Wiping and Washing
Systems, 106 Brake Hoses, 109 New Pneumatic Tires, 113 Hood Latch
System, 116 Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids, 124 Accelerator Control
Systems, 135 Passenger Car Brake Systems, 201 Occupant Protection in
Interior Impact, 202 Head Restraints, 204 Steering Control Rearward
Displacement, 205 Glazing Materials, 206 Door Locks and Door Retention
Components, 207 Seating Systems, 212 Windshield Mounting, 214 Side
Impact Protection, 216 Roof Crush Resistance, 219 Windshield Zone
Intrusion, 225 Child Restraint Anchorage Systems, and 302 Flammability
of Interior Materials.
The petitioner also contends that the vehicles are capable of being
readily altered to meet the following standards, in the manner
indicated:
Standard No. 101 Controls and Displays: (a) Inscription of the word
``brake'' on the instrument cluster in place of the international ECE
warning symbol, and (b) replacement or conversion of the speedometer to
read in miles per hour.
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated
Equipment: Installation of U.S.-model headlamps, and front and rear
mounted side marker lamps.
Standard No. 110 Tire Selection and Rims: Installation of a tire
information placard.
Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors: Installation of a U.S.-model
passenger side rearview mirror, or inscription of the required warning
statement on the face of that mirror.
Standard No. 114 Theft Protection: Installation of U.S. version
software to meet the requirements of this standard.
Standard No. 118 Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel
Systems: Installation of U.S. version software to ensure that the
systems meet the requirements of this standard.
Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash Protection: (a) Installation of
U.S. version software to ensure that the seat belt warning system meets
the requirements of this standard, and (b) inspection of all vehicles
and replacement of any non-U.S.-model components needed to achieve
conformity with this standard with U.S.-model components.
Petitioner states that the vehicle's restraint system components
include U.S.-model airbags and knee bolsters, and combination lap and
shoulder belts
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at the outboard front designated seating positions.
Standard No. 209 Seat Belt Assemblies: Inspection of all vehicles
and replacement of any non-U.S.-model seat belts with U.S.-model
components on vehicles not already so equipped.
Standard No. 210 Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages: Inspection of all
vehicles and replacement of any non-U.S.-model seat belt anchorage
components with U.S.-model components on vehicles not already so
equipped.
Standard No. 301 Fuel System Integrity: Inspection of all vehicles
and installation of U.S.-model components, on vehicles that are not
already so equipped.
Standard No. 401 Interior Trunk Release: Installation of U.S.-model
components on vehicles that are not already so equipped.
The petitioner also states that all vehicles will be inspected for
conformity with the Bumper Standard found in 49 CFR part 581 and that
any non-U.S.-model components necessary for conformity with this
standard will be replaced with U.S.-model components.
The petitioner additionally states that a vehicle identification
plate must be affixed to the vehicles near the left windshield post to
meet the requirements of 49 CFR part 565.
Interested persons are invited to submit comments on the petition
described above. Comments should refer to the docket 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.]. 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. E6-5050 Filed 4-6-06; 8:45 am]
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