Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 2006-2013 Honda NT700V (Deauville) Motorcycles Are Eligible for Importation, 2505-2507 [2014-00567]
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Notice of intent to prepare a
supplemental environmental impact
statement.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), the US
Department of Transportation, Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA),
intends to prepare a Supplemental Draft
Environmental Impact Statement
(SDEIS) and Supplemental Draft Section
4(f) Evaluation for proposed
improvements to US Route 340 in
Jefferson County, West Virginia.
DATES: To ensure that a full range of
issues related to the proposed action are
addressed and all significant issues
identified, comments and suggestions
are invited from all interested parties.
Comments and suggestions concerning
the proposed action and the SDEIS
should be submitted to FHWA or West
Virginia Department of Transportation,
Division of Highways (WVDOH) at the
address below or through the WVDOH’s
Web site at www.transportation.wv.gov
within 30 days to ensure timely
consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jason Workman, Director, Office of
Program Development, Federal Highway
Administration, 700 Washington Street,
E., Charleston, WV 25301; telephone:
(304) 347–5928; email: jason.workman@
dot.gov or Ben Hark, Environmental
Section Head, Engineering Division,
WVDOH, State Capitol Complex,
Building 5, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard,
East, Charleston, WV 26305; telephone:
(304) 558–2885; email: ben.l.hark@
wv.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Description of the Proposed
Action—The FHWA, in cooperation
with the WVDOH, will prepare a SDEIS
for the US 340 Improvement Project in
Jefferson County, West Virginia. The
proposed limits extend from the existing
four-lane section of US 340 southwest of
the Virginia/West Virginia state line to
the existing four lane section of the
Charles Town Bypass (US 340) south of
Charles Town, West Virginia,
approximately two miles north of the
community of Rippon. The total length
of the proposed project is approximately
four miles.
2. Alternatives—Alternatives under
consideration in the SDEIS will include:
(1) Taking no action, and (2)
constructing a four-lane, partially
controlled access highway on new
location. Various alignment alternatives
will be evaluated to address land use
changes that have occurred since the
DEIS was prepared. Effects of these new
build alternatives on the human and
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natural environment will be analyzed
and documented, based on the results of
new preliminary engineering studies
and public and agency comments.
3. Scoping and Review Process—A
notice of intent announcing the
preparation of an environmental impact
statement was published in the Federal
Register on February 9, 1996. A Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation was
approved by FHWA for the proposed
project in November 2001 (Federal
Project NH–0340(030). A SDEIS is now
needed because of the length of time
that has elapsed since the DEIS was
approved and because of changes in
land usage in the project area during
that time.
As part of the earlier study, a formal
scoping process was carried out. The
results of that process will be reviewed
and updated through coordination with
the appropriate jurisdictional agencies.
In addition, a Purpose and Need report
was prepared for the proposed project.
The purpose of the proposed project is
to address safety deficiencies along the
two-lane section of US 340 and to
improve system linkage between the
existing four-lane segments of US 340
north and south of the two-lane project
segment. The 2001 DEIS documented
that a highway improvement on new
alignment was the most effective way of
achieving the purposes of the proposed
action. Several new alignment build
alternates were developed and
compared to the no-build alternative
during the development of the DEIS.
4. Significant Issues—Based on
preliminary information, the issues to
be analyzed in the SDEIS are likely to
include, but are not limited to, the
effects to above ground and buried
Historic Properties; effects on
threatened and endangered species,
surface water and groundwater
resources, including aquatic habitat,
water quality and wetlands; effects on
the immediate and adjacent property
owners and nearby communities; effects
on socioeconomics and land use;
transportation impacts; and cumulative
and secondary effects.
5. Additional Review and
Consultation—The SDEIS will comply
with other Federal and State
requirements including, but not limited
to, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the
21st Century (MAP–21); Section 404 of
the Clean Water Act (CWA) State water
quality certification under Section 401
of the CWA; protection of water quality
under the West Virginia/National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System;
protection of air quality under the West
Virginia Air Pollution Control Act;
protection of endangered and threatened
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species under Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act (ESA); and
protection of cultural resources under
Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA).
6. Availability of the SDEIS—A SDEIS
will be available for public review and
comment. Individuals interested in
obtaining a copy of the SDEIS for review
should contact the FHWA or WVDOH.
A workshop public hearing will be held
during the SDEIS review period. Public
notice will be given of the times and
places for the hearing. Comments will
also be accepted through the WVDOH
Web site at the URL provided above.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; 49 CFR 1.48.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning
and Construction. The regulations
implementing Executive Order 12372
regarding intergovernmental consultation on
Federal programs and activities apply to this
program.)
Issued on: January 6, 2014.
Thomas J. Smith,
Division Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration, Charleston, West Virginia.
[FR Doc. 2014–00455 Filed 1–13–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–22–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2013–0110]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for
Decision That Nonconforming 2006–
2013 Honda NT700V (Deauville)
Motorcycles Are Eligible for
Importation
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for
decision that nonconforming 2006–2013
Honda NT700V (Deauville) motorcycles
are eligible for importation.
AGENCY:
This document announces
receipt by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a
petition for a decision that 2006–2013
Honda NT700V (Deauville) 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 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 February 13, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
the docket and notice numbers above
SUMMARY:
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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 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:
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Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B), a
motor vehicle 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 2006–2013
Honda NT700V (Deauville) motorcycles
are eligible for importation into the
United States. US Specs contends that
these vehicles are eligible for
importation under 49 U.S.C.
30141(a)(1)(B) because they have safety
features that comply with, or are
capable of being altered to comply with,
all applicable FMVSS.
In its petition, US Specs described the
nonconforming 2006–2013 Honda
NT700V (Deauville) as the same model
as the U.S.-certified 2010–2011 Honda
NT700V. Because the NT700V
(Deauville) model was introduced in
countries other than the U.S. as a new
model before the introduction of the
U.S-certified version in 2010, the
petitioner acknowledged that it could
not base its petition on the substantial
similarity of the 2006–2013 Honda
NT700V (Deauville) to the U.S.-certified
2010 Honda NT700V motorcycles due to
the petitioning requirements of 49
U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), as set forth in 49
CFR part 593. Instead, the petitioner
chose to establish import eligibility on
the basis that the vehicles have safety
features that comply with, or are
capable of being modified to comply
with, the FMVSS based on destructive
test data or such other evidence that
NHTSA decides to be adequate as set
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forth in 49 U.S.C part 30141(a)(1)(B).
The petitioner contends that the 2006–
2013 Honda NT700V, which the agency
believes is also marketed as the Honda
Deauville in other markets, utilizes the
same components as the U.S.-certified
2010–2011 Honda NT700V motorcycles
in virtually all of the systems subject to
the applicable FMVSS.
Specifically, the petitioner claims that
2006–2013 Honda NT700V (Deauville)
motorcycles have safety features that
comply with Standard Nos. 106 Brake
Hoses, 116 Motor Vehicle Brake Fluid,
119 New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles
Other than Passenger Cars, 122
Motorcycle Brake Systems, and 205
Glazing Materials.
The petitioner further contends that
the vehicles are capable of being altered
to comply with the following standards,
in the manner indicated:
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective
Devices and Associated Equipment:
Inspection of all vehicles and
replacement of the following with U.S.certified components on vehicles not
already so equipped: (a) Headlamp; (b)
front and rear side-mounted reflex
reflectors; (c) front, side, and rearmounted reflex reflector; (d) tail lamp
assembly (including stoplamp, taillamp,
turn signals, and license plate lamp);
and (e) front turn signal lamps.
Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors:
Inspection of all vehicles and
installation of compliant rearview
mirrors on vehicles not already so
equipped.
Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and
Rims for Vehicles other than Passenger
Cars: Installation of a tire information
placard.
Standard No. 123 Motorcycle Controls
and Displays: (a) Modification or
replacement of the speedometer so that
it reads in miles per hour if not already
so equipped; and (b) installation of an
ignition switch label if not already so
equipped.
Standard No. 205 Glazing Materials:
Inspection of windscreen (if so
equipped) for compliance and removal
of any non-compliant components.
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 1.50 and 501.8.
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Issued on: January 9, 2014.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014–00567 Filed 1–13–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2013–0102; Notice 1]
Morgan 3 Wheeler Limited, Receipt of
Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Receipt of petition.
AGENCY:
Morgan 3 Wheeler Limited
(Morgan) 1 has determined that certain
model year (MY) 2012 and 2013 Morgan
model M3W three-wheeled motorcycles,
do not fully comply with paragraph S6
of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (FMVSS) No. 205, Glazing
Materials. Morgan has filed an
appropriate report dated August 6, 2013,
pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, Defect and
Noncompliance Responsibility and
Reports.
DATES: The closing date for comments
on the petition is February 13, 2014.
ADDRESSES: 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: Send comments by mail
addressed to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations,
M–30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Deliver: Deliver comments by
hand to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations,
M–30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
The Docket Section is open on
weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except
Federal Holidays.
• Electronically: Submit comments
electronically by: Logging onto the
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) Web site at https://
www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments may also be faxed to (202)
493–2251.
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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, selfaddressed postcard with the comments.
Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Documents submitted to a docket may
be viewed by anyone at the address and
times given above. The documents may
also be viewed on the Internet at
https://www.regulations.gov by following
the online instructions for accessing the
dockets. DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement is available for review in the
Federal Register published on April 11,
2000, (65 FR 19477–78).
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Morgan’s petition: Pursuant to 49
U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) (see
implementing rule at 49 CFR part 556),
Morgan submitted a petition 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 Morgan’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.
II. Vehicles involved: Affected are
approximately 139 MY 2012 and 2013
Morgan model M3W three-wheeled
motorcycles manufactured during the
period August 1, 2012 to August 14,
2013.
III. Noncompliance: Morgan explains
that the noncompliance is that the wind
deflectors on the vehicles do not have
the markings required by FMVSS No.
205.
IV. Rule Text: Paragraph S6 of FMVSS
No. 205 requires in pertinent part:
S6.1 A prime glazing material
manufacturer must certify, in accordance
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with 49 U.S.C. 30115, each piece of glazing
material to which this standard applies that
is designed—
(a) As a component of any specific motor
vehicle or camper; or
(b) To be cut into components for use in
motor vehicles or items of motor vehicle
equipment.
S6.2 A prime glazing manufacturer
certifies its glazing by adding to the marks
required by section 7 of ANSI/SAE Z26.1–
1996, in letters and numerals of the same
size, the symbol ‘‘DOT’’ and a manufacturer’s
code mark that NHTSA assigns to the
manufacturer. NHTSA will assign a code
mark to a manufacturer after the
manufacturer submits a written request to the
Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance,
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 400 Seventh Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. The request must
include the company name, address, and a
statement from the manufacturer certifying
its status as a prime glazing manufacturer as
defined in S4.
S6.3 A manufacturer or distributor who
cuts a section of glazing material to which
this standard applies, for use in a motor
vehicle or camper, must—
(a) Mark that material in accordance with
section 7 of ANSI/SAE Z26.1–1996; and
(b) Certify that its product complies with
this standard in accordance with 49 U.S.C.
30115.
V. Summary of Morgan’s Analyses:
Morgan stated its belief that the subject
noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety for the following
reasons:
a. The wind deflector fitted in the M3W
uses glazing that conforms to item 6 ANSI
226.1–1996-windshields for motorcycles. It is
so small (its dimensions are 1O″ x 5″) that it
is not requisite for driving visibility.
b. Morgan owners will go to Morgan
dealers for replacement of the wind deflector.
c. The noncompliance is not likely to
increase the safety risk to individual
occupants who experience the type of
injurious event against which the standard
was designed to protect.
d. There have been no reports of any safety
issues. Both in the US and the rest of the
world, Morgan knows of no injuries caused
by the noncompliance.
e. The subject noncompliance here is
inconsequential in view of the nature of the
vehicle in question because Morgan
possesses attributes enumerated in several
previous NHTSA inconsequential
noncompliance determinations that it
believes can be applied to a decision on its
petition. See Morgan’s petition for a complete
discussion of its reasoning.
Morgan additionally stated that it
shall as regards ongoing production;
mark the wind deflector to comply with
the FMVSS No. 205 requirements.
In summation, Morgan believes that
the described noncompliance of the
subject vehicles is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety, and that its
petition, to exempt from providing
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2013-0110]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming
2006-2013 Honda NT700V (Deauville) Motorcycles Are Eligible for
Importation
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for decision that nonconforming
2006-2013 Honda NT700V (Deauville) 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
2006-2013 Honda NT700V (Deauville) 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 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 February 13,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to the docket and notice numbers above
[[Page 2506]]
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 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 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 2006-2013 Honda
NT700V (Deauville) motorcycles are eligible for importation into the
United States. US Specs contends that these vehicles are eligible for
importation under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B) because they have safety
features that comply with, or are capable of being altered to comply
with, all applicable FMVSS.
In its petition, US Specs described the nonconforming 2006-2013
Honda NT700V (Deauville) as the same model as the U.S.-certified 2010-
2011 Honda NT700V. Because the NT700V (Deauville) model was introduced
in countries other than the U.S. as a new model before the introduction
of the U.S-certified version in 2010, the petitioner acknowledged that
it could not base its petition on the substantial similarity of the
2006-2013 Honda NT700V (Deauville) to the U.S.-certified 2010 Honda
NT700V motorcycles due to the petitioning requirements of 49 U.S.C.
30141(a)(1)(A), as set forth in 49 CFR part 593. Instead, the
petitioner chose to establish import eligibility on the basis that the
vehicles have safety features that comply with, or are capable of being
modified to comply with, the FMVSS based on destructive test data or
such other evidence that NHTSA decides to be adequate as set forth in
49 U.S.C part 30141(a)(1)(B). The petitioner contends that the 2006-
2013 Honda NT700V, which the agency believes is also marketed as the
Honda Deauville in other markets, utilizes the same components as the
U.S.-certified 2010-2011 Honda NT700V motorcycles in virtually all of
the systems subject to the applicable FMVSS.
Specifically, the petitioner claims that 2006-2013 Honda NT700V
(Deauville) motorcycles have safety features that comply with Standard
Nos. 106 Brake Hoses, 116 Motor Vehicle Brake Fluid, 119 New Pneumatic
Tires for Vehicles Other than Passenger Cars, 122 Motorcycle Brake
Systems, and 205 Glazing Materials.
The petitioner further contends that the vehicles are capable of
being altered to comply with the following standards, in the manner
indicated:
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated
Equipment: Inspection of all vehicles and replacement of the following
with U.S.-certified components on vehicles not already so equipped: (a)
Headlamp; (b) front and rear side-mounted reflex reflectors; (c) front,
side, and rear-mounted reflex reflector; (d) tail lamp assembly
(including stoplamp, taillamp, turn signals, and license plate lamp);
and (e) front turn signal lamps.
Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors: Inspection of all vehicles and
installation of compliant rearview mirrors on vehicles not already so
equipped.
Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and Rims for Vehicles other than
Passenger Cars: Installation of a tire information placard.
Standard No. 123 Motorcycle Controls and Displays: (a) Modification
or replacement of the speedometer so that it reads in miles per hour if
not already so equipped; and (b) installation of an ignition switch
label if not already so equipped.
Standard No. 205 Glazing Materials: Inspection of windscreen (if so
equipped) for compliance and removal of any non-compliant components.
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 1.50 and 501.8.
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Issued on: January 9, 2014.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-00567 Filed 1-13-14; 8:45 am]
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