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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 nonconforming 2005–
2007 BMW 5 Series passenger cars
manufactured before September 1, 2006
are eligible for importation into the
United States. The vehicles which J.K.
believes are substantially similar are
2005–2007 BMW 5 Series passenger cars
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 compared
non-U.S. certified 2005–2007 BMW 5
Series passenger cars manufactured
before September 1, 2006 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 2005–2007 BMW 5
Series passenger cars manufactured
before September 1, 2006, 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 2005–
2007 BMW 5 Series passenger cars
manufactured before September 1, 2006
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
Light Vehicle Brake Systems, 201
Occupant Protection in Interior Impact,
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202 Head Restraints, 204 Steering
Control Rearward Displacement, 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, 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 the vehicle
computer to operate the necessary safety
systems.
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective
Devices, and Associated Equipment:
replacement of the headlamps and tail
lamps (which include side marker
lights) with U.S.-model components and
installing the U.S.-model high-mounted
stop light assembly.
Standard No. 110 Tire Selection and
Rims for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR
of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or
Less: installation of a tire information
placard.
Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors:
replacement of the passenger side
rearview mirror with a U.S.-model
component or inscription of the
required warning statement on the face
of that mirror.
Standard No. 114 Theft Protection
and Rollaway Prevention:
reprogramming the vehicle computer to
activate the systems.
Standard No. 118 Power-operated
Window, Partition, And Roof Panel
Systems: reprogramming the vehicle
computer to conform to the standard if
the vehicle does not already conform.
Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash
Protection: reprogramming the vehicle
computer to activate the audible
warning system and installation of U.S.model airbags, sensors, front passenger
and rear seat belts, child seat support
mount, rear window shelf, and
instrument panel support tube.
Standard No. 209 Seat Belt
Assemblies: replacement of front
passenger and rear seatbelts with U.S.model components.
Standard No. 225 Child Restraint
Anchorage Systems: installation of child
seat support mounts.
Standard No. 301 Fuel System
Integrity: installation of a U.S.-model
evaporative system with rollover and
check valve.
Standard No. 401 Interior Trunk
Release: installation of U.S.-model
interior trunk release components.
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The petitioner states that the bumper
carriers, bumper shocks, and
deformation elements will be replaced
to meet the requirements of the Bumper
Standard at 49 CFR 581.
The petitioner additionally states that
a vehicle identification plate must be
affixed to the vehicle near the left
windshield post to meet the
requirements of 49 CFR Part 565.
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 addresses 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),
(a)(1)(B), and (b)(1); 49 CFR 593.7; delegation
of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8.
Issued on: April 15, 2013.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2013–09728 Filed 4–24–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2013–0035; Notice 1]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for
Decision That Nonconforming 2011
Thule 3008BL Boat Trailers Are Eligible
for Importation
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Receipt of petition.
AGENCY:
This document announces
receipt by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a
petition for a decision that 2011 Thule
3008BL boat trailers 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 they have safety features that
comply with, or are capable of being
altered to comply with, all such
standards.
DATES: The closing date for comments
on the petition is May 28, 2013.
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
SUMMARY:
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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).
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 view the documents from the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for
accessing the dockets. The docket ID
number and title of this notice are
shown at the heading of this document
notice. 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)(B), a
motor vehicle, including a trailer, that
was not originally manufactured to
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conform to all applicable FMVSS, and
has no substantially similar U.S.certified counterpart, shall be refused
admission into the United States unless
NHTSA has decided that the motor
vehicle has safety features that comply
with, or are capable of being altered to
comply with, all applicable FMVSS
based on destructive test data or such
other evidence as NHTSA decides to be
adequate.
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.
US Specs of Havre de Grace,
Maryland (Registered Importer 03–321)
has petitioned NHTSA to decide
whether nonconforming 2011 Thule
3008BL boat trailers are eligible for
importation into the United States. US
Specs believes these vehicles are
capable of being modified to meet all
applicable FMVSS.
US Specs submitted information with
its petition intended to demonstrate that
2011 Thule 3008BL boat trailers are
capable of being altered to comply with
all standards to which they were not
originally manufactured to conform.
The petitioner contends that the
nonconforming 2011 Thule 3008BL boat
trailers are capable of being readily
altered to meet the following standards,
in the manner indicated:
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective
Devices and Associated Equipment:
Installation of conforming tail lamps,
license plate lamps, rear side marker
lamps, front and rear side marker lamps,
rear identification lamps, and rear
clearance lamps, as necessary to achieve
compliance with the standard.
Standard No. 119 New Pneumatic
Tires for Vehicles other than Passenger
Cars: installation of tires meeting the
vehicle’s gross vehicle and gross axle
weight ratings (GVWR and GAWR) and
other requirements of the standard if the
vehicle is not already so equipped.
Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and
Rims for Motor Vehicles Other than
Passenger Cars: installation of a tire
information placard and inspection and
replacement of any nonconforming rims
with ones conforming to the standard.
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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 addresses 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 1.95 and 501.8.
Issued on: April 15, 2013.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2013–09724 Filed 4–24–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35731]
Ballard Terminal Railroad Company,
L.L.C.—Acquisition and Operation
Exemption—Woodinville Subdivision
AGENCY:
Surface Transportation Board,
DOT.
Notice of exemption; request for
comments.
ACTION:
On April 2, 2013, Ballard
Terminal Railroad Company, L.L.C.
(Ballard), a Class III rail carrier, filed a
petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for
exemption from the provisions of 49
U.S.C. 10902 to acquire the residual
common carrier rights and obligations,
including the right to reinstitute rail
service, and the physical trackage assets
on a line of railroad currently owned by
the City of Kirkland (City) and the Port
of Seattle (Port) in King County, Wash.
(the Line), and currently subject to
railbanking/interim trail use under the
National Trails System Act, 16 U.S.C.
1247(d). Ballard also seeks the right to
provide common carrier rail service
over the Line, and requests that the
Board order the transfer of all the rail
materials to Ballard at their net
liquidation value. Ballard states that it
has no objection to shared use of the
right-of-way as both a rail line and a
trail. The Line consists of a portion of
the former BNSF Railway Company
(BNSF) Woodinville Subdivision
extending between milepost 23.8 at
Woodinville, Wash., and milepost 12.6
at Bellevue, Wash.1 The petition for
SUMMARY:
1 This segment was the subject of an
abandonment proceeding and NITU in BNSF
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2013-0035; Notice 1]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming
2011 Thule 3008BL Boat Trailers Are Eligible for Importation
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Receipt of petition.
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SUMMARY: This document announces receipt by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that
2011 Thule 3008BL boat trailers 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
they have safety features that comply with, or are capable of being
altered to comply with, all such standards.
DATES: The closing date for comments on the petition is May 28, 2013.
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
[[Page 24465]]
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).
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 view the documents from the Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets. The
docket ID number and title of this notice are shown at the heading of
this document notice. 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)(B), a motor vehicle, including a
trailer, that was not originally manufactured to conform to all
applicable FMVSS, and has no substantially similar U.S.-certified
counterpart, shall be refused admission into the United States unless
NHTSA has decided that the motor vehicle has safety features that
comply with, or are capable of being altered to comply with, all
applicable FMVSS based on destructive test data or such other evidence
as NHTSA decides to be adequate.
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.
US Specs of Havre de Grace, Maryland (Registered Importer 03-321)
has petitioned NHTSA to decide whether nonconforming 2011 Thule 3008BL
boat trailers are eligible for importation into the United States. US
Specs believes these vehicles are capable of being modified to meet all
applicable FMVSS.
US Specs submitted information with its petition intended to
demonstrate that 2011 Thule 3008BL boat trailers are capable of being
altered to comply with all standards to which they were not originally
manufactured to conform.
The petitioner contends that the nonconforming 2011 Thule 3008BL
boat trailers are capable of being readily altered to meet the
following standards, in the manner indicated:
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated
Equipment: Installation of conforming tail lamps, license plate lamps,
rear side marker lamps, front and rear side marker lamps, rear
identification lamps, and rear clearance lamps, as necessary to achieve
compliance with the standard.
Standard No. 119 New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles other than
Passenger Cars: installation of tires meeting the vehicle's gross
vehicle and gross axle weight ratings (GVWR and GAWR) and other
requirements of the standard if the vehicle is not already so equipped.
Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles Other
than Passenger Cars: installation of a tire information placard and
inspection and replacement of any nonconforming rims with ones
conforming to the standard.
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 addresses 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 1.95 and 501.8.
Issued on: April 15, 2013.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2013-09724 Filed 4-24-13; 8:45 am]
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