Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 2007 Harley Davidson FXSTC Soft Tail Custom Motorcycles Are Eligible for Importation, 59590-59591 [E7-20788]
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continue to file relevant information in
the Docket as it becomes available.
Further, some people may submit late
comments. Accordingly, we recommend
that you periodically search the Docket
for new material.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle Safety
Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–3151).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 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.
J.K. Technologies, LLC, of Baltimore,
Maryland (‘‘J.K.’’) (Registered Importer
90–006) has petitioned NHTSA to
decide whether non-U.S. certified 1993
Ducati 888 motorcycles are eligible for
importation into the United States. The
vehicles that J.K. believes are
substantially similar are 1993 Ducati
888 motorcycles that were
manufactured for sale in the United
States and certified by their
manufacturer as conforming to all
applicable FMVSS.
The petitioner claims that it carefully
compared non-U.S. certified 1993
Ducati 888 motorcycles to their U.S.
certified counterparts, and found the
vehicles to be substantially similar with
respect to compliance with most
FMVSS.
J.K. submitted information with its
petition intended to demonstrate that
non-U.S. certified 1993 Ducati 888
motorcycles, as originally
manufactured, conform to many FMVSS
in the same manner as their U.S.
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certified counterparts, or are capable of
being readily altered to conform to those
standards.
Specifically, the petitioner claims that
non-U.S. certified 1993 Ducati 888
motorcycles are identical to their U.S.
certified counterparts with respect to
compliance with Standard Nos. 106
Brake Hoses, 111 Rearview Mirrors, 116
Brake Fluid, 119 New Pneumatic Tires
for Vehicles other than Passenger Cars,
120 Tire Selection and Rims for
Vehicles other than Passenger Cars, 122
Motorcycle Brake Systems, and 123
Motorcycle Controls and Displays.
The petitioner further contends that
the vehicles are capable of being readily
altered to meet the following standards,
in the manner indicated below:
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective
Devices and Associated Equipment:
installation of U.S.-certified headlamps.
Standard No. 205 Glazing Materials:
inspection of all vehicles, and removal
of noncompliant glazing or replacement
of the glazing with U.S.-certified
components on vehicles that are not
already so equipped.
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: October 16, 2007.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. E7–20777 Filed 10–19–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2007–0009]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for
Decision That Nonconforming 2007
Harley Davidson FXSTC Soft Tail
Custom Motorcycles Are Eligible for
Importation
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for
decision that nonconforming 2007
Harley Davidson FXSTC Soft Tail
AGENCY:
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Custom motorcycles are eligible for
importation.
SUMMARY: This document announces
receipt by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a
petition for a decision that 2007 Harley
Davidson FXSTC Soft Tail Custom
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 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 November 21, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
the docket and notice numbers above
and be submitted by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility:
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
Instructions: Comments must be
written in the English language, and be
no greater than 15 pages in length,
although there is no limit to the length
of necessary attachments to the
comments. If comments are submitted
in hard copy form, please ensure that
two copies are provided. If you wish to
receive confirmation that your
comments were received, please enclose
a stamped, self-addressed postcard with
the comments. Note that all comments
received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided.
Please see the Privacy Act heading
below.
Privacy Act: 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 (65 FR
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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 203 / Monday, October 22, 2007 / Notices
19477–78) or you may visit https://
DocketInfo.dot.gov.
How to Read Comments Submitted to
the Docket: You may read the comments
received by Docket Management at the
address and times given above. You may
also see the comments on the Internet.
To read the comments on the Internet,
take the following steps:
(1) Go to the Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) Web page
https://www.regulations.gov.
(2) On that page, click on ‘‘search for
dockets.’’
(3) On the next page (https://
www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/main), select NATIONAL
HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY
ADMINISTRATION from the dropdown menu in the Agency field, enter
the Docket ID number and title shown
at the heading of this document, and
select ‘‘Nonrulemaking’’ from the dropdown menu in the Type field and
‘‘Vehicle Import Eligibility’’ in the dropdown menu in the Sub-Type field.
(4) After entering that information,
click on ‘‘submit.’’
(5) The next page contains docket
summary information for the docket you
selected. Click on the comments you
wish to see. You may download the
comments. Although the comments are
imaged documents, instead of the word
processing documents, the ‘‘pdf’’
versions of the documents are word
searchable. Please note that even after
the comment closing date, we will
continue to file relevant information in
the Docket as it becomes available.
Further, some people may submit late
comments. Accordingly, we recommend
that you periodically search the Docket
for new material.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle Safety
Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–3151).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ebenthall on PRODPC61 with NOTICES
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 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
VerDate Aug<31>2005
15:02 Oct 19, 2007
Jkt 214001
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 non-U.S. certified 2007
Harley Davidson FXSTC Soft Tail
Custom motorcycles are eligible for
importation into the United States. The
vehicles that J.K. believes are
substantially similar are 2007 Harley
Davidson FXSTC Soft Tail Custom
motorcycles that were manufactured for
sale in the United States and certified by
their manufacturer as conforming to all
applicable FMVSS.
The petitioner claims that it carefully
compared non-U.S. certified 2007
Harley Davidson FXSTC Soft Tail
Custom motorcycles to their U.S.
certified counterparts, and found the
vehicles to be substantially similar with
respect to compliance with most
FMVSS.
J.K. submitted information with its
petition intended to demonstrate that
non-U.S. certified 2007 Harley Davidson
FXSTC Soft Tail Custom 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 2007 Harley Davidson
FXSTC Soft Tail Custom motorcycles
are identical to their U.S. certified
counterparts with respect to compliance
with Standard Nos. 106 Brake Hoses,
111 Rearview Mirrors, 116 Brake Fluid,
119 New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles
other than Passenger Cars, 120 Tire
Selection and Rims 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:
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective
Devices and Associated Equipment:
installation of the following U.S.certified components on vehicles not
already so equipped: (a) Headlamp; (b)
front and rear side-mounted reflex
reflectors; (c) rear-mounted reflex
reflector; (d) turn signal lamps; (e)
stoplamp; (f) taillamp; and (g) license
plate lamp.
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Standard No. 123 Motorcycle Controls
and Displays: Installation of a U.S.model instrument cluster to meet the
requirements of this standard.
Standard No. 205 Glazing Materials:
Inspection of all vehicles, and removal
of noncompliant glazing or replacement
of the glazing with U.S.-certified
components on vehicles that are not
already so equipped.
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: October 16, 2007.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. E7–20788 Filed 10–19–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Docket No. NHTSA–2007–0006
Notice of Receipt of Petition for
Decision That Nonconforming 2000–
2001 Moto Guzzi California
Motorcycles Are Eligible for
Importation
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for
decision that nonconforming 2000–2001
Moto Guzzi California 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 2000–2001
Moto Guzzi California 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 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2007-0009]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming
2007 Harley Davidson FXSTC Soft Tail Custom Motorcycles Are Eligible
for Importation
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for decision that nonconforming
2007 Harley Davidson FXSTC Soft Tail Custom 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
2007 Harley Davidson FXSTC Soft Tail Custom 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 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 November 21,
2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to the docket and notice numbers above
and be submitted by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Instructions: Comments must be written in the English language, and
be no greater than 15 pages in length, although there is no limit to
the length of necessary attachments to the comments. If comments are
submitted in hard copy form, please ensure that two copies are
provided. If you wish to receive confirmation that your comments were
received, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard with the
comments. Note that all comments received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
Privacy Act: 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 (65 FR
[[Page 59591]]
19477-78) or you may visit https://DocketInfo.dot.gov.
How to Read Comments Submitted to the Docket: You may read the
comments received by Docket Management at the address and times given
above. You may also see the comments on the Internet. To read the
comments on the Internet, take the following steps:
(1) Go to the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Web page
https://www.regulations.gov.
(2) On that page, click on ``search for dockets.''
(3) On the next page (https://www.regulations.gov/fdmspublic/
component/main), select NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION
from the drop-down menu in the Agency field, enter the Docket ID number
and title shown at the heading of this document, and select
``Nonrulemaking'' from the drop-down menu in the Type field and
``Vehicle Import Eligibility'' in the drop-down menu in the Sub-Type
field.
(4) After entering that information, click on ``submit.''
(5) The next page contains docket summary information for the
docket you selected. Click on the comments you wish to see. You may
download the comments. Although the comments are imaged documents,
instead of the word processing documents, the ``pdf'' versions of the
documents are word searchable. Please note that even after the comment
closing date, we will continue to file relevant information in the
Docket as it becomes available. Further, some people may submit late
comments. Accordingly, we recommend that you periodically search the
Docket for new material.
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 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.
J.K. Technologies, LLC, of Baltimore, Maryland (``J.K.'')
(Registered Importer 90-006) has petitioned NHTSA to decide whether
non-U.S. certified 2007 Harley Davidson FXSTC Soft Tail Custom
motorcycles are eligible for importation into the United States. The
vehicles that J.K. believes are substantially similar are 2007 Harley
Davidson FXSTC Soft Tail Custom motorcycles that were manufactured for
sale in the United States and certified by their manufacturer as
conforming to all applicable FMVSS.
The petitioner claims that it carefully compared non-U.S. certified
2007 Harley Davidson FXSTC Soft Tail Custom motorcycles to their U.S.
certified counterparts, and found the vehicles to be substantially
similar with respect to compliance with most FMVSS.
J.K. submitted information with its petition intended to
demonstrate that non-U.S. certified 2007 Harley Davidson FXSTC Soft
Tail Custom 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 2007
Harley Davidson FXSTC Soft Tail Custom motorcycles are identical to
their U.S. certified counterparts with respect to compliance with
Standard Nos. 106 Brake Hoses, 111 Rearview Mirrors, 116 Brake Fluid,
119 New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles other than Passenger Cars, 120
Tire Selection and Rims 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:
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated
Equipment: installation of the following U.S.-certified components on
vehicles not already so equipped: (a) Headlamp; (b) front and rear
side-mounted reflex reflectors; (c) rear-mounted reflex reflector; (d)
turn signal lamps; (e) stoplamp; (f) taillamp; and (g) license plate
lamp.
Standard No. 123 Motorcycle Controls and Displays: Installation of
a U.S.-model instrument cluster to meet the requirements of this
standard.
Standard No. 205 Glazing Materials: Inspection of all vehicles, and
removal of noncompliant glazing or replacement of the glazing with
U.S.-certified components on vehicles that are not already so equipped.
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: October 16, 2007.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. E7-20788 Filed 10-19-07; 8:45 am]
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