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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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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: September 7,
2006.
Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120:
delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and
501.8).
Issued on: August 3, 2006.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. E6–12879 Filed 8–7–06; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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[Docket No. NHTSA–2006–25525; Notice 1]
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Fulmer Helmets, Inc., Receipt of
Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
Fulmer Helmets, Inc. (Fulmer) has
determined that certain helmets it
produced in 2001 through 2006 do not
comply with S5.2 of 49 CFR 571.218,
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) No. 218, ‘‘Motorcycle
Helmets.’’ Fulmer 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), Fulmer 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 Fulmer’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
32,052 helmets which Fulmer certified
as complying with FMVSS No. 218.
These consist of approximately 26,762
Modular Motorcycle Helmets AF–M
produced between January 2002 and
April 2006, and approximately 5,290
Modular Snowmobile Helmets SN–M
produced between November 2001 and
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November 2005. S5.2 of FMVSS No.
218, penetration, requires that ‘‘when a
penetration test is conducted in
accordance with S7.2, the striker shall
not contact the surface of the test
headform.’’ When this test was
conducted on the subject helmets, the
striker contacted the surface of the test
headform. Fulmer has corrected the
problem that caused these errors so that
they will not be repeated in future
production.
Fulmer believes that the
noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety and that no
corrective action is warranted. Fulmer
states that it asked Harry Hurt, ‘‘a
leading expert in helmet testing and
motorcycle accident research * * *
[whose] experience is more than 50
years,’’ to review the test results. Fulmer
further states,
[Harry Hurt’s] opinion is that the
noncompliance on the penetration test is
inconsequential because the helmets
performed exceptionally well on all impact
attenuation tests. In his experience, there has
never been any correlation between the
penetration test and accident performance,
and damage like the penetration test is never
seen in crash involved motorcycle helmets.
Mr. Hurt’s full statement is available in
the docket.
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://
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
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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: September 7,
2006.
Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120:
delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and
501.8).
Issued on: August 3, 2006.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. E6–12878 Filed 8–7–06; 8:45 am]
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Safety Administration, Office of
Hazardous Materials Safety
Notice of Delays in Processing of
Special Permit Applications
Pipeline and Hazardous Safety
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: List of applications delayed
more than 180 days.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c),
PHMSA is publishing the following list
of special permit applications that have
been in process for 180 days or more.
The reason(s) for delay and the expected
completion date for action on each
application is provided in association
with each identified application.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann
Mazzullo, Office of Hazardous Materials
Special Permits and Approvals, Pipeline
and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202)
366–4535.
Key to ‘‘Reason for Delay’’
1. Awaiting additional information
from applicant.
2. Extensive public comment under
review.
3. Application is technically complex
and is of significant impact or
precedent-setting and requires extensive
analysis.
4. Staff review delayed by other
priority issues or volume of special
permit applications.
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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 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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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: September 7, 2006.
Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: delegations of authority at
CFR 1.50 and 501.8).
Issued on: August 3, 2006.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. E6-12879 Filed 8-7-06; 8:45 am]
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