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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 meet the requirements of
this standard.
Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash
Protection: Reprogramming the vehicle
computer to the U.S.-mode to ensure
compliance with the standard.
The petitioner states that the occupant
restraints used in these vehicles consist
of dual front airbags and combination
lap and shoulder belts at the front and
rear outboard seating positions. These
manual systems are automatic, selftensioning, and are released by means of
a single red push-button.
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.
Issued on: August 2, 2006.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2006–25516]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for
Decision That Nonconforming 1998
Bentley Azure (Left-Hand and RightHand Drive) Passenger Cars Are
Eligible for Importation
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for
decision that nonconforming 1998
Bentley Azure (left-hand and right-hand
drive) passenger cars 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 1998 Bentley
Azure (left-hand and right-hand drive)
passenger cars 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 September 7, 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 am to
5 pm]. 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.
J.K. Technologies, LLC, of Baltimore,
Maryland (‘‘J.K.’’) (Registered Importer
90–006) has petitioned NHTSA to
decide whether nonconforming 1998
Bentley Azure (left-hand and right-hand
drive) passenger cars are eligible for
importation into the United States. The
vehicles which J.K. believes are
substantially similar are 1998 Bentley
Azure (left-hand drive) 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 1998
Bentley Azure (left-hand and right-hand
drive) passenger cars 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.
J.K. submitted information with its
petition intended to demonstrate that
non-U.S. certified 1998 Bentley Azure
(left-hand and right-hand drive)
passenger cars, as originally
manufactured, conform to many Federal
motor vehicle safety standards in the
same manner as their U.S. certified
right-hand drive counterparts, or are
capable of being readily altered to
conform to those standards.
Specifically, the petitioner claims that
non-U.S. certified 1998 Bentley Azure
(left-hand and right-hand drive)
passenger cars are identical to their U.S.
certified counterparts with respect to
compliance with Standard Nos. 102
Transmission Shift Lever Sequence,
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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, 205 Glazing
Materials, 206 Door Locks and Door
Retention Components, 207 Seating
Systems, 210 Seat Belt Assembly
Anchorages, 212 Windshield Mounting,
214 Side Impact Protection, 216 Roof
Crush Resistance, 219 Windshield Zone
Intrusion, 301 Fuel System Integrity, 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: replacement of the instrument
cluster with a U.S.-model component
and reprogramming of the replacement
unit to meet the requirements of this
standard.
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective
Devices and Associated Equipment: (a)
installation of U.S.-model front
sidemarker lamps; (b) installation of
U.S.-model headlamps; and (c)
installation of U.S.-model taillamp
assemblies that incorporate rear
sidemarker 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 meet the requirements of the
standard.
Standard No. 204 Steering Control
Rearward Displacement: installation of
a U.S.-model steering shaft support
mount.
Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash
Protection: (a) inspection of all vehicles
and replacement of any non U.S.-model
seat belts, air bag control units, air bags,
sensors, and knee bolsters with U.S.model components on vehicles that are
not already so equipped, and (b)
reprogramming the vehicle computer to
the U.S.-mode to ensure compliance
with the standard.
The petitioner states that the occupant
restraints used in these vehicles consist
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of dual front airbags and combination
lap and shoulder belts at the front and
rear outboard seating positions. The seat
belt systems are self-tensioning and are
released by means of a single red pushbutton.
Standard No. 209 Seat Belt
Assemblies: replacement of rear
seatbelts with U.S.-model components.
The petitioner also states that the
bumpers must be modified to meet the
requirements of the Bumper Standard
found in 49 CFR part 581.
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 am to
5 pm]. 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.
Issued on:August 2, 2006.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle, Safety
Compliance.
[FR Doc. E6–12846 Filed 8–7–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2006–25555; Notice 1]
Foreign Tire Sales, Inc., Receipt of
Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
Foreign Tire Sales, Inc. (FTS) has
determined that certain tires that it
imported in 2005 and 2006 do not
comply with S6.5(d) of 49 CFR 571.119,
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) No. 119, ‘‘New pneumatic tires
for vehicles other than passenger cars.’’
FTS has filed an appropriate report
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pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, ‘‘Defect
and Noncompliance Reports.’’
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h), FTS 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 FTS’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
18,900 Danzig and Direction size 10.00–
20 bias ply container chassis tires
manufactured by Wendeng Sanfeng
Tyre Co., Ltd. of Wendeng City, China,
and imported between August 2005 and
April 2006. S6.5(d) of FMVSS No. 119
requires that each tire shall be marked
on each sidewall with ‘‘[t]he maximum
load rating and corresponding inflation
pressure of the tire * * * .’’ The subject
tires are not market with the maximum
load rating and corresponding inflation
values for single tire use. FTS has
corrected the problem that caused these
errors so that they will not be repeated
in future production.
FTS believes that the noncompliance
is inconsequential to motor vehicle
safety and that no corrective action is
warranted. FTS states that there is no
safety issue relating to single use
because the tires are clearly labeled
‘‘dual use only’’ and ‘‘trailer service
only,’’ and because FTS’s ‘‘customers
understand that said tires are to be used
on container chassis only.’’
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
site at https://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 https://
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[FR Doc No: E6-12846]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2006-25516]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming
1998 Bentley Azure (Left-Hand and Right-Hand Drive) Passenger Cars Are
Eligible for Importation
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for decision that nonconforming
1998 Bentley Azure (left-hand and right-hand drive) passenger cars 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
1998 Bentley Azure (left-hand and right-hand drive) passenger cars 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 September 7,
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 am to
5 pm]. 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.
J.K. Technologies, LLC, of Baltimore, Maryland (``J.K.'')
(Registered Importer 90-006) has petitioned NHTSA to decide whether
nonconforming 1998 Bentley Azure (left-hand and right-hand drive)
passenger cars are eligible for importation into the United States. The
vehicles which J.K. believes are substantially similar are 1998 Bentley
Azure (left-hand drive) 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
1998 Bentley Azure (left-hand and right-hand drive) passenger cars 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.
J.K. submitted information with its petition intended to
demonstrate that non-U.S. certified 1998 Bentley Azure (left-hand and
right-hand drive) passenger cars, as originally manufactured, conform
to many Federal motor vehicle safety standards in the same manner as
their U.S. certified right-hand drive counterparts, or are capable of
being readily altered to conform to those standards.
Specifically, the petitioner claims that non-U.S. certified 1998
Bentley Azure (left-hand and right-hand drive) passenger cars are
identical to their U.S. certified counterparts with respect to
compliance with Standard Nos. 102 Transmission Shift Lever Sequence,
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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, 205 Glazing Materials, 206 Door
Locks and Door Retention Components, 207 Seating Systems, 210 Seat Belt
Assembly Anchorages, 212 Windshield Mounting, 214 Side Impact
Protection, 216 Roof Crush Resistance, 219 Windshield Zone Intrusion,
301 Fuel System Integrity, 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: replacement of the
instrument cluster with a U.S.-model component and reprogramming of the
replacement unit to meet the requirements of this standard.
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated
Equipment: (a) installation of U.S.-model front sidemarker lamps; (b)
installation of U.S.-model headlamps; and (c) installation of U.S.-
model taillamp assemblies that incorporate rear sidemarker 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 meet the requirements
of the standard.
Standard No. 204 Steering Control Rearward Displacement:
installation of a U.S.-model steering shaft support mount.
Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash Protection: (a) inspection of all
vehicles and replacement of any non U.S.-model seat belts, air bag
control units, air bags, sensors, and knee bolsters with U.S.-model
components on vehicles that are not already so equipped, and (b)
reprogramming the vehicle computer to the U.S.-mode to ensure
compliance with the standard.
The petitioner states that the occupant restraints used in these
vehicles consist of dual front airbags and combination lap and shoulder
belts at the front and rear outboard seating positions. The seat belt
systems are self-tensioning and are released by means of a single red
push-button.
Standard No. 209 Seat Belt Assemblies: replacement of rear
seatbelts with U.S.-model components.
The petitioner also states that the bumpers must be modified to
meet the requirements of the Bumper Standard found in 49 CFR part 581.
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 am to 5 pm]. 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.
Issued on:August 2, 2006.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle, Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. E6-12846 Filed 8-7-06; 8:45 am]
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