Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 2000-2001 Moto Guzzi California Motorcycles Are Eligible for Importation, 59591-59593 [E7-20790]
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Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle Safety
Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–3151).
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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
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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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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 203 / Monday, October 22, 2007 / Notices
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
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
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DATE:
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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:
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 2000–
2001 Moto Guzzi California motorcycles
are eligible for importation into the
United States. The vehicles that J.K.
believes are substantially similar are
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2000–2001 Moto Guzzi California
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 2000–2001
Moto Guzzi California 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 2000–2001 Moto
Guzzi California 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 2000–2001 Moto
Guzzi California 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, 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) headlamps; (b)
front and rear side-mounted reflex
reflectors; and (c) rear-mounted reflex
reflector.
Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors:
Inspection of all vehicles, and
installation of U.S.-model rearview
mirrors on vehicles that are not already
so equipped.
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
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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. E7–20790 Filed 10–19–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
[INTL–9–95]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Regulation Project
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is
soliciting comments concerning an
existing final regulation, INTL–9–95 (TD
8702), Certain Transfers of Domestic
Stock or Securities by U.S. Persons to
Foreign Corporations (§ 1.367(a)–3).
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before December 21, 2007
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue
Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the regulations should be
directed to R. Joseph Durbala at Internal
Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20224, or at (202) 622–3634, or
through the internet at
RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Certain Transfers of Domestic
Stock or Securities by U.S. Persons to
Foreign Corporations.
OMB Number: 1545–1478.
Regulation Project Number: INTL–9–
95.
Abstract: This regulation relates to
certain transfers of stock or securities of
domestic corporations pursuant to the
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corporate organization, reorganization,
or liquidation provisions of the internal
Revenue Code. Transfers of stock or
securities by U.S. persons in tax-free
transactions are treated as taxable
transactions when the acquirer is a
foreign corporation, unless an exception
applies under Code section 367(a). This
regulation provides that no U.S. person
will qualify for an exception unless the
U.S. target company complies with
certain reporting requirements.
Current Actions: There is no change to
this existing regulation.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Responses: 100.
Estimated Time Per Response: 10
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,000.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material
in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: October 9, 2007.
Glenn P. Kirkland,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E7–20704 Filed 10–19–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 13551
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is
soliciting comments concerning Form
13551, Application to Participate in the
IRS Acceptance Agent Program.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before December 21, 2007
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue
Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala
at Internal Revenue Service, room 6129,
1111 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622–
3634, or through the internet at
RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Application to Participate in the
IRS Acceptance Agent Program.
OMB Number: 1545–1896.
Form Number: 13551.
Abstract: Form 13551 is used to
gather information to determine
applicant’s eligibility in the Acceptance
Agent Program.
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to the form at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations, not-for-profit
institutions, and Federal, state, local or
tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
12,825.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,413.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
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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
AGENCY: 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.
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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.
[[Page 59592]]
DATE: 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 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 2000-2001 Moto Guzzi California motorcycles are
eligible for importation into the United States. The vehicles that J.K.
believes are substantially similar are 2000-2001 Moto Guzzi California
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
2000-2001 Moto Guzzi California 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 2000-2001 Moto Guzzi California
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 2000-
2001 Moto Guzzi California 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, 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) headlamps; (b) front and rear
side-mounted reflex reflectors; and (c) rear-mounted reflex reflector.
Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors: Inspection of all vehicles, and
installation of U.S.-model rearview mirrors on vehicles that are not
already so equipped.
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
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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. E7-20790 Filed 10-19-07; 8:45 am]
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