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(b) The lens is marked with an
industry standard bulb type: The
headlamp lenses in question are clearly
marked ‘‘9005’’ (the ANSI designation),
which are well-known alternative
designations for the HB3 bulb. This
designation is recognized throughout
the automotive industry, and is used by
lighting manufacturers interchangeably
with a lamp’s HB type.
(c) The risk of consumer confusion is
remote: A consumer can use the 9005
ANSI alternative to properly identify
and purchase the correct replacement
headlamp bulb for the affected vehicles.
Hyundai searched a number of national
automotive parts stores (Autozone,
O’Reilly, Advanced Auto Parts, and Pep
Boys), and found that all HB3
replacement bulbs in these stores were
marked with the 9005 ANSI
designation. In fact, the packaging on
the replacement bulbs was more
commonly marked with the ANSI
designation than the HB type.
(d) NHTSA precedent supports
granting this petition: NHTSA has
previously ruled that the
noncompliance at issue here (lamps
marked with the ANSI designation
rather than the HB type) is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
On January 18, 2017, the Agency
granted GM’s petition for
inconsequential noncompliance
regarding their high-beam headlamp
lenses on model year 2012–2015
Chevrolet Sonic passenger cars that
were not marked with ‘‘HB3’’ (the HB
bulb type), as required by paragraph
S6.5.3.4.1 of FMVSS No. 108. NHTSA
granted the petition stating:
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We agree with GM that the ANSI ‘9005’
designation is a well-known alternative
designation for the HB3 light source and that
the replacement light source packaging is
commonly marked with both the HB type
and ANSI designation. As such, we believe
that consumers can properly identify and
purchase the correct replacement upper beam
light source for the affected vehicles.
See General Motors, LLC, Grant of
petition for Decision of Inconsequential
Noncompliance, (NHTSA–2015–0035).
Hyundai concluded by expressing the
belief that the subject noncompliance is
inconsequential as it relates to motor
vehicle safety, and that its petition to be
exempted from providing notification of
the noncompliance, as required by 49
U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the
noncompliance, as required by 49
U.S.C. 30120, should be granted.
that replacement light source packaging
is commonly marked with both the HB
type and ANSI designation. As such, we
believe that consumers can properly
identify and purchase the correct
replacement upper beam light source for
the affected vehicles. Further, the
unique bulb holder design incorporated
into the headlamps would prevent
consumers from installing a light source
other than an HB3/9005 so there would
be no effect on headlamp performance.
NHTSA’s Decision: In consideration
of the foregoing, NHTSA finds that
Hyundai has met its burden of
persuasion that the subject FMVSS No.
108 noncompliance is inconsequential
to motor vehicle safety. Accordingly,
Hyundai’s petition is hereby granted
and Hyundai is consequently exempted
from the obligation of providing
notification of, and a free remedy for,
that noncompliance under 49 U.S.C.
30118 and 30120.
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, this
decision only applies to the subject
vehicles that Hyundai no longer
controlled at the time it determined that
the noncompliance existed. However,
the granting of this petition does not
relieve vehicle distributors and dealers
of the prohibitions on the sale, offer for
sale, or introduction or delivery for
introduction into interstate commerce of
the noncompliant vehicles under their
control after Hyundai 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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NHTSA’S Decision
NHTSA’s Analysis: We agree with
Hyundai that the ANSI ‘‘9005’’
designation is a well-known alternative
designation for the HB3 light source and
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2017–0110]
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection
Activities, Revision to Gas Distribution
Annual Report
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
PHMSA is preparing to
request Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for the revision
of the gas distribution annual report
currently approved under OMB control
number 2137–0629. PHMSA proposes
revising Part A and certain parts of the
instructions. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
PHMSA invites comments on the
proposed revisions to the form and
instructions.
SUMMARY:
Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 18, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted in the following ways:
E-Gov Web site: https://
www.regulations.gov. This site allows
the public to enter comments on any
Federal Register notice issued by any
agency.
Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
West Building, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the
ground level of DOT, West Building,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Instructions: Identify the docket
number, PHMSA–2017–0110, at the
beginning of your comments. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. You
should know that 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.).
Therefore, you may want to review
DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement
in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19476) or visit
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https://www.regulations.gov before
submitting any such comments.
Docket: For access to the docket or to
read background documents or
comments, go to https://
www.regulations.gov at any time or to
Room W12–140 on the ground level of
DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
If you wish to receive confirmation of
receipt of your written comments,
please include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard with the following
statement: Comments on: PHMSA–
2017–0110.’’ The docket clerk will date
stamp the postcard prior to returning it
to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that
due to delays in the delivery of U.S.
mail to Federal offices in Washington,
DC, we recommend that persons
consider an alternative method
(internet, fax, or professional delivery
service) of submitting comments to the
docket and ensuring their timely receipt
at DOT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Dow by telephone at 202–366–
1246, by fax at 202–366–4566, or by
mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., PHP–30, Washington, DC
20590–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of
Federal Regulations, requires PHMSA to
provide interested members of the
public and affected agencies an
opportunity to comment on information
collection and recordkeeping requests.
This notice identifies an information
collection request for the gas
distribution annual report that PHMSA
will be submitting to OMB for approval.
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B. Gas Distribution Annual Report
PHMSA intends to revise the gas
distribution annual report (PHMSA F
7100.1–1) and its instructions. PHMSA
specifically proposes removing ‘‘Other’’
as a selection for Operator Type in Part
A7 and adding guidance for the proper
selection to the instructions. By
eliminating ‘‘Other’’ as a selection,
PHMSA would obtain more accurate
data about the types of gas distribution
operators.
PHMSA proposes changing the
instructions for PHMSA Form 7100.1–1,
Gas Distribution System Annual Report,
related to calculating the percent of lost
and unaccounted for (LAUF) gas and
negative percent values. PHMSA
proposes calculating percent LAUF gas
by dividing the LAUF volume by the gas
consumption volume. PHMSA also
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proposes allowing a negative value to be
reported for percent LAUF gas. These
changes would harmonize the PHMSA
and Energy Information Administration
methodologies for calculating percent
LAUF gas.
C. Summary of Impacted Collections
The following information is provided
below for the impacted information
collection: (1) Title of the information
collection; (2) OMB control number; (3)
Current expiration date; (4) Type of
request; (5) Abstract of the information
collection activity; (6) Description of
affected public; (7) Estimate of total
annual reporting and recordkeeping
burden; and (8) Frequency of collection.
PHMSA requests comments on the
following information collection:
1. Title: Annual Report for Gas
Distribution Pipeline Operators.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0629.
Current Expiration Date: 1/31/2018.
Type of Request: Revision.
Abstract: PHMSA intends to revise
the form and instructions for the gas
distribution annual report (PHMSA F
7100.1–1).
Affected Public: Gas distribution
pipeline operators.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Total Annual Responses: 1,446.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 24,582.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Comments are invited on:
(a) The need for the proposed
collection of information, including
whether the information will have
practical utility in helping the agency to
achieve its pipeline safety goals;
(b) The accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 11,
2017, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2017–0155]
Notice of Order Soliciting Community
Proposals
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of Order Soliciting
Community Proposals (Order 2017–10–
7).
AGENCY:
The Department of
Transportation is soliciting proposals
from communities or consortia of
communities interested in receiving
grants under the Small Community Air
Service Development Program. The full
text of the Department’s order,
including Appendices, is included in
this Notice. As noted in the order, an
application for a grant under this
program must include a Grant Proposal
of no more than 20 pages (one-sided
only), a completed Application for
Federal Domestic Assistance (SF424), a
Summary Information Schedule, and
any letters from the applicant
community showing support.
DATES: Applications must be submitted
no later than December 15, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Communities must submit
applications electronically through
https://www.grants.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brooke Chapman, Associate Director,
Small Community Air Service
Development Program, Office of
Aviation Analysis, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., W86–307, Washington, DC
20590, (202) 366–0577.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By this
order, the U.S. Department of
Transportation (the Department or DOT)
invites proposals from communities
and/or consortia of communities
interested in obtaining a federal grant
under the Small Community Air Service
Development Program (‘‘Small
Community Program’’ or ‘‘SCASDP’’) to
address air service and airfare issues in
their communities. As discussed below,
the Department has $10 million
available for FY 2017 grant awards to
carry out this program.
Applications of no more than 20 onesided pages each (excluding the
completed Application for Federal
Domestic Assistance (SF424), Summary
Information schedule, and any letters
from the community or an air carrier
showing support for the application),
including all required information, must
be submitted to www.grants.gov no later
than 4:00 PM EST on December 15,
2017. Applicants are strongly
encouraged to submit applications in
advance of the deadline. Please be
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2017-0110]
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection Activities, Revision to
Gas Distribution Annual Report
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: PHMSA is preparing to request Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for the revision of the gas distribution annual report
currently approved under OMB control number 2137-0629. PHMSA proposes
revising Part A and certain parts of the instructions. In accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, PHMSA invites comments on the
proposed revisions to the form and instructions.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
December 18, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in the following ways:
E-Gov Web site: https://www.regulations.gov. This site allows the
public to enter comments on any Federal Register notice issued by any
agency.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 on the ground level of DOT, West
Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: Identify the docket number, PHMSA-2017-0110, at the
beginning of your comments. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided. You should know that 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.). Therefore, you may want to review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19476) or visit
[[Page 48575]]
https://www.regulations.gov before submitting any such comments.
Docket: For access to the docket or to read background documents or
comments, go to https://www.regulations.gov at any time or to Room W12-
140 on the ground level of DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. If you wish to receive confirmation of
receipt of your written comments, please include a self-addressed,
stamped postcard with the following statement: Comments on: PHMSA-2017-
0110.'' The docket clerk will date stamp the postcard prior to
returning it to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that due to delays
in the delivery of U.S. mail to Federal offices in Washington, DC, we
recommend that persons consider an alternative method (internet, fax,
or professional delivery service) of submitting comments to the docket
and ensuring their timely receipt at DOT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Dow by telephone at 202-366-
1246, by fax at 202-366-4566, or by mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, requires
PHMSA to provide interested members of the public and affected agencies
an opportunity to comment on information collection and recordkeeping
requests. This notice identifies an information collection request for
the gas distribution annual report that PHMSA will be submitting to OMB
for approval.
B. Gas Distribution Annual Report
PHMSA intends to revise the gas distribution annual report (PHMSA F
7100.1-1) and its instructions. PHMSA specifically proposes removing
``Other'' as a selection for Operator Type in Part A7 and adding
guidance for the proper selection to the instructions. By eliminating
``Other'' as a selection, PHMSA would obtain more accurate data about
the types of gas distribution operators.
PHMSA proposes changing the instructions for PHMSA Form 7100.1-1,
Gas Distribution System Annual Report, related to calculating the
percent of lost and unaccounted for (LAUF) gas and negative percent
values. PHMSA proposes calculating percent LAUF gas by dividing the
LAUF volume by the gas consumption volume. PHMSA also proposes allowing
a negative value to be reported for percent LAUF gas. These changes
would harmonize the PHMSA and Energy Information Administration
methodologies for calculating percent LAUF gas.
C. Summary of Impacted Collections
The following information is provided below for the impacted
information collection: (1) Title of the information collection; (2)
OMB control number; (3) Current expiration date; (4) Type of request;
(5) Abstract of the information collection activity; (6) Description of
affected public; (7) Estimate of total annual reporting and
recordkeeping burden; and (8) Frequency of collection.
PHMSA requests comments on the following information collection:
1. Title: Annual Report for Gas Distribution Pipeline Operators.
OMB Control Number: 2137-0629.
Current Expiration Date: 1/31/2018.
Type of Request: Revision.
Abstract: PHMSA intends to revise the form and instructions for the
gas distribution annual report (PHMSA F 7100.1-1).
Affected Public: Gas distribution pipeline operators.
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden:
Total Annual Responses: 1,446.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 24,582.
Frequency of Collection: Annually.
Comments are invited on:
(a) The need for the proposed collection of information, including
whether the information will have practical utility in helping the
agency to achieve its pipeline safety goals;
(b) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques.
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 11, 2017, under authority
delegated in 49 CFR 1.97.
Alan K. Mayberry,
Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.
[FR Doc. 2017-22552 Filed 10-17-17; 8:45 am]
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