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December 31) in which manufacturing
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definition of ‘‘model year,’’ as well as
Ferrari’s failure to raise any issue
regarding the model year designation in
response to the original model year 2006
599 GTB petition, NHTSA considers
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nonconforming Ferrari 599 GTB
passenger cars manufactured between
January 1, 2006 and August 31, 2006
continue to be eligible under VSP–518.
NHTSA has also decided that
nonconforming model year 2006
European market Ferrari 599 GTB
passenger cars manufactured from
September 1, 2006 through December
31, 2006 and nonconforming model year
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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120:
delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and
501.8.
Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2015–0126; Notice 1]
Supreme Corporation, Receipt of
Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Receipt of petition.
AGENCY:
Supreme Corporation
(Supreme), has determined that certain
model year (MY) 2015–2016 Supreme
Classic American Trolley buses
manufactured between October 1, 2014
and November 2, 2015, do not fully
comply with paragraph S6 of Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
No. 205, Glazing Materials. Supreme
filed a report pursuant to 49 CFR part
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573, Defect and Noncompliance
Responsibility and Reports. Supreme
then petitioned NHTSA under 49 CFR
part 556 requesting a decision that the
subject noncompliance is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
DATES: The closing date for comments
on the petition is April 4, 2016.
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 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.
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://
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personal information provided.
Documents submitted to a docket may
be viewed by anyone at the address and
times given above. The documents may
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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 above will be filed and will be
considered. All comments and
supporting materials received after the
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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. Overview
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h) (see implementing rule at 49
CFR part 556), Supreme 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 Supreme’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. Buses Involved
Affected are approximately 21 MY
2015–2016 Supreme Classic American
Trolley buses manufactured between
October 1, 2014 and November 2, 2015.
III. Noncompliance
Supreme explains that the
noncompliance is that the windshields
on the subject Trolley’s do not contain
the ‘‘AS1’’ markings as required by
paragraph S6 of FMVSS No. 205.
IV. Rule Text
Paragraph S6 of FMVSS No. 205
requires in pertinent part:
S6. Certification and marking.
S6.1 A prime glazing material
manufacturer, must certify, in accordance
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.
In addition, paragraph S5.1 of FMVSS
No. 205 incorporates by reference ANSI
Z26.1–1996 and other industry
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standards. Specifically, Section 7
(Marking of Safety Glazing Materials) of
ANSI Z26.1–1996 requires that:
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In addition to any other markings required
by law, ordinance, or regulation, all safety
glazing materials manufactured for use in
accordance with this standard shall be
legibly and permanently marked in letters
and numerals . . . with the words American
National Standard or the characters AS and
. . . In addition to the preceding markings
and immediately adjacent to the words
American National Standard or the
characters AS, each piece of glazing material
shall further be marked . . . if complying
with the requirements of Section 4,
Application of Tests, Item 1 with the numeral
1; . . .
V. Summary of Supreme’s Analyses
Supreme stated its belief that the
subject noncompliance is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety
for the following reasons:
(1) Supreme stated that the subject
windshields meet all performance and
other requirements of FMVSS No. 205
with the exception of the subject
noncompliance.
(2) Supreme stated its belief that
repair services for the subject
windshields will not be affected because
replacement windshields are typically
obtained through Supreme distributors
who have the correct and compliant
replacement glazing.
(3) Supreme also stated that they have
not received any consumer complaints,
claims, or warranty claims related to
this noncompliance.
(4) Supreme additionally made
mention of similar inconsequential
noncompliance petitions that were
granted by the agency relating
noncompliances that Supreme believes
are similar to the subject FMVSS No.
205 noncompliance.
Supreme has informed NHTSA that
for all affected vehicles that remain in
Supreme’s inventory and the inventory
of Supreme’s distributors, permanent
markings in compliance with FMVSS
No. 205 will be added to the vehicle
windshields before delivery under a sale
or lease.
In summation, Supreme believes that
the described noncompliance of the
subject windshields is inconsequential
to motor vehicle safety, and that its
petition, to exempt Supreme from
providing recall notification of
noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C.
30118 and remedying the recall
noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C.
30120 should be granted.
NHTSA notes that the statutory
provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to
file petitions for a determination of
inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to
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exempt manufacturers only from the
duties found in sections 30118 and
30120, respectively, to notify owners,
purchasers, and dealers of a defect or
noncompliance and to remedy the
defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any
decision on this petition only applies to
the subject buses that Supreme no
longer controlled at the time it
determined that the noncompliance
existed. However, any decision on this
petition does not relieve equipment
distributors and dealers of the
prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale,
or introduction or delivery for
introduction into interstate commerce of
the noncompliant buses under their
control after Supreme notified them that
the subject noncompliance existed.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120:
Delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and
501.8.
Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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Office of the Secretary
Application of Exec Air Inc. of Naples
D/B/A Execair for Commuter Authority
Department of Transportation.
Notice of order to show cause
(Order 2016–2–23); Docket DOT–OST–
2014–0149.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of
Transportation is directing all interested
persons to show cause why it should
not issue an order tentatively finding
Exec Air Inc. of Naples d/b/a ExecAir
fit, willing, and able to provide
scheduled passenger service as a
commuter air carrier using small aircraft
pursuant to Part 135 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations.
DATES: Persons wishing to file
objections should do so no later than
March 11, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Objections and answers to
objections should be filed in Docket
DOT–OST–2014–0149 and addressed to
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, (M–30, Room W12–
140), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590, and should be served upon the
parties listed in Attachment A to the
order.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine J. O’Toole, Air Carrier Fitness
Division (X–56, Room W86–489), U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
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New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
DC 20590, (202) 366–9721.
Dated: February 26, 2016.
Brandon M. Belford,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and
International Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2015-0126; Notice 1]
Supreme Corporation, Receipt of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Receipt of petition.
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SUMMARY: Supreme Corporation (Supreme), has determined that certain
model year (MY) 2015-2016 Supreme Classic American Trolley buses
manufactured between October 1, 2014 and November 2, 2015, do not fully
comply with paragraph S6 of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) No. 205, Glazing Materials. Supreme filed a report pursuant to
49 CFR part 573, Defect and Noncompliance Responsibility and Reports.
Supreme then petitioned NHTSA under 49 CFR part 556 requesting a
decision that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential to motor
vehicle safety.
DATES: The closing date for comments on the petition is April 4, 2016.
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
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.
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.
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 above 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. Overview
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) (see implementing rule
at 49 CFR part 556), Supreme 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 Supreme'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. Buses Involved
Affected are approximately 21 MY 2015-2016 Supreme Classic American
Trolley buses manufactured between October 1, 2014 and November 2,
2015.
III. Noncompliance
Supreme explains that the noncompliance is that the windshields on
the subject Trolley's do not contain the ``AS1'' markings as required
by paragraph S6 of FMVSS No. 205.
IV. Rule Text
Paragraph S6 of FMVSS No. 205 requires in pertinent part:
S6. Certification and marking.
S6.1 A prime glazing material manufacturer, must certify, in
accordance 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.
In addition, paragraph S5.1 of FMVSS No. 205 incorporates by
reference ANSI Z26.1-1996 and other industry
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standards. Specifically, Section 7 (Marking of Safety Glazing
Materials) of ANSI Z26.1-1996 requires that:
In addition to any other markings required by law, ordinance, or
regulation, all safety glazing materials manufactured for use in
accordance with this standard shall be legibly and permanently
marked in letters and numerals . . . with the words American
National Standard or the characters AS and . . . In addition to the
preceding markings and immediately adjacent to the words American
National Standard or the characters AS, each piece of glazing
material shall further be marked . . . if complying with the
requirements of Section 4, Application of Tests, Item 1 with the
numeral 1; . . .
V. Summary of Supreme's Analyses
Supreme stated its belief that the subject noncompliance is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety for the following reasons:
(1) Supreme stated that the subject windshields meet all
performance and other requirements of FMVSS No. 205 with the exception
of the subject noncompliance.
(2) Supreme stated its belief that repair services for the subject
windshields will not be affected because replacement windshields are
typically obtained through Supreme distributors who have the correct
and compliant replacement glazing.
(3) Supreme also stated that they have not received any consumer
complaints, claims, or warranty claims related to this noncompliance.
(4) Supreme additionally made mention of similar inconsequential
noncompliance petitions that were granted by the agency relating
noncompliances that Supreme believes are similar to the subject FMVSS
No. 205 noncompliance.
Supreme has informed NHTSA that for all affected vehicles that
remain in Supreme's inventory and the inventory of Supreme's
distributors, permanent markings in compliance with FMVSS No. 205 will
be added to the vehicle windshields before delivery under a sale or
lease.
In summation, Supreme believes that the described noncompliance of
the subject windshields is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety, and
that its petition, to exempt Supreme from providing recall notification
of noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C. 30118 and remedying the
recall noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C. 30120 should be granted.
NHTSA notes that the statutory provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to file petitions for a
determination of inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to exempt manufacturers
only from the duties found in sections 30118 and 30120, respectively,
to notify owners, purchasers, and dealers of a defect or noncompliance
and to remedy the defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any decision on
this petition only applies to the subject buses that Supreme no longer
controlled at the time it determined that the noncompliance existed.
However, any decision on this petition does not relieve equipment
distributors and dealers of the prohibitions on the sale, offer for
sale, or introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate
commerce of the noncompliant buses under their control after Supreme
notified them that the subject noncompliance existed.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: Delegations of authority at
49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8.
Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-04617 Filed 3-2-16; 8:45 am]
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