Petition for Approval of Product Safety Plan, 22741-22742 [2018-10444]
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Secretary of
Transportation (Secretary) is authorized
to register for-hire motor carriers of
property and passengers under the
provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13902, surface
freight forwarders under the provisions
of 49 U.S.C. 13903, and property brokers
under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 13904.
These persons may conduct
transportation services only if they are
registered pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 13901.
The Secretary has delegated authority
pertaining to these registration
requirements to the FMCSA. The
registration remains valid only if these
transportation entities maintain, on file
with the FMCSA, evidence of the
required levels of financial
responsibility pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
13906. FMCSA regulations governing
the financial responsibility
requirements for these entities are found
at 49 CFR part 387. Form BMC–32 is an
endorsement that must be attached to
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cargo insurance policies, but it is not
filed with the FMCSA.
The Agency is seeking approval for
use of Form BMC–32 titled,
‘‘Endorsement for Household Goods
Motor Carrier Policies of Insurance for
Cargo Liability Under 49 U.S.C. 13906.’’
Previously, Form BMC–32 was included
as part of the collection covered by
OMB Control Number 2126–0017
(‘‘Financial Responsibility, Trucking
and Freight Forwarding’’). The last
Notice of OMB Action providing
approval of the BMC–32 form under
OMB Control Number 2126–0017 was
February 23, 2006, with an expiration
date of February 28, 2009. Because
2126–0017 was recently renewed
without including Form BMC–32,
FMCSA is seeking approval of the form,
with the intent of combining this
approval with OMB Control Number
2126–0017.
Title: Financial Responsibility,
Trucking and Freight Forwarding.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0017.
Type of Request: Revision of an
approved ICR.
Respondents: Household goods
carriers and household goods freight
forwarders.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,773.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Expiration Date: May 31, 2020.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 796
hours [4,773 respondents × 10 minutes
per response].
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the performance of
FMCSA’s functions; (2) the accuracy of
the estimated burden; (3) ways for
FMCSA to enhance the quality,
usefulness, and clarity of the collected
information; and (4) ways that the
burden could be minimized without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. The agency will summarize
or include your comments in the request
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection.
Issued under the authority of 49 CFR 1.87
on: May 9, 2018.
G. Kelly Regal,
Associate Administrator for Office of
Research and Information Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA–2006–23686]
Petition for Approval of Product Safety
Plan
Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice
that on May 4, 2018, BNSF Railway
Company (BNSF), with participating
railroads Union Pacific Railroad (UP)
and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP),
petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for approval of a
Product Safety Plan (PSP) pursuant to
49 CFR 236.907(a). FRA assigned the
petition Docket Number FRA–2006–
23686.
BNSF, with participant railroads UP
and CP, request FRA approval of a PSP
for the Dual Radar Roadway Vehicle
Detector (VDR24). The VDR24, supplied
by Island Radar, is used as a vehicle
detection subsystem for four-quadrant
gate crossing warning systems, with its
intended application as an alternative to
inductive loop vehicle detectors.
The petition asserts that this PSP
addresses all requirements of 49 CFR
236.907(a).
A copy of the petition, as well as any
written communications concerning the
petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at
the U.S. Department of Transportation’s
(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Interested parties are invited to
participate in these proceedings by
submitting written views, data, or
comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in
connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a
hearing. If any interested parties desire
an opportunity for oral comment and a
public hearing, they should notify FRA,
in writing, before the end of the
comment period and specify the basis
for their request.
All communications concerning these
proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be
submitted by any of the following
methods:
• Website: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Operations Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
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Communications received by July 2,
2018 will be considered by FRA before
final action is taken. Comments received
after that date will be considered if
practicable.
Anyone can search the electronic
form of any written communications
and comments received into any of our
dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the
document, if submitted on behalf of an
association, business, labor union, etc.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits
comments from the public to better
inform its processes. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any
personal information the commenter
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as
described in the system of records
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
be reviewed at https://
www.transportation.gov/privacy. See
also https://www.regulations.gov/
privacyNotice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety,
Chief Safety Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Petition for Exemption From the
Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention
Standard; BMW of North America, LLC
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Grant of petition for exemption.
AGENCY:
This document grants in full
the BMW of North America, LLC’s
(BMW) petition for exemption of the 8
series vehicle line in accordance with
Exemption from the Theft Prevention
Standard. This petition is granted
because the Agency has determined that
the antitheft device to be placed on the
vehicle line as standard equipment is
likely to be as effective in reducing and
deterring motor vehicle theft as
compliance with the parts-marking
requirements of the Federal Motor
Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard
(Theft Prevention Standard). BMW also
requested confidential treatment for
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specific information in its petition.
Therefore, no confidential information
provided for purposes of this notice has
been disclosed.
DATES: The exemption granted by this
notice is effective beginning with the
2019 model year (MY).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Carlita Ballard, Office of International
Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer
Programs, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, West Building,
Room W43–439, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Ms.
Ballard’s telephone number is 202–366–
5222. Her fax number is 202–493–2990.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a
petition dated January 12, 2018, BMW
requested an exemption from the partsmarking requirements of the Theft
Prevention Standard for the 8 series
vehicle line beginning with MY 2019.
The petition requested an exemption
from parts-marking pursuant to 49 CFR
part 543, Exemption from Vehicle Theft
Prevention Standard, based on the
installation of an antitheft device as
standard equipment for the entire
vehicle line.
Under 49 CFR part 543.5(a), a
manufacturer may petition NHTSA to
grant an exemption for one vehicle line
per model year. In its petition, BMW
provided a detailed description and
diagram of the identity, design, and
location of the components of the
antitheft device for its 8 series vehicle
line. BMW stated that its 8 series
vehicle line will be installed with a
passive, electronically-coded, vehicle
immobilizer system (EWS) as standard
equipment that will prevent the vehicle
from being driven away under its own
engine power. Key features of the
antitheft device will include a remotecontrol w/mechanical key, ring antenna
(transponder coil), low frequency
antenna (LF), engine control unit (DME/
DDE) with encoded start release input,
a passive immobilizer, and an EWS
(BDC) control unit. BMW also stated
that it will not offer an audible or visible
alarm feature on the proposed device.
BMW’s submission is considered a
complete petition as required by 49 CFR
543.7, in that it meets the general
requirements contained in § 543.5 and
the specific content requirements of
§ 543.6.
In addressing the specific content
requirements of Part 543.6, BMW
provided information on the reliability
and durability of its device. To ensure
reliability and durability of its device,
BMW stated that it conducted tests on
the antitheft device which complied
with its own specific standards. BMW
further stated that its antitheft device
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fulfills the requirements of the January
1995 European vehicle insurance
companies. In further addressing the
reliability and durability of its device,
BMW provided information on the
uniqueness of its mechanical keys to be
used on the 8 series vehicle line.
Specifically, BMW stated that the
vehicle’s mechanical keys are unique
because they require a special key
blank, cutting machine and a unique
vehicle code to allow for key
duplication. BMW also stated that the
mechanical keys cannot be used to
deactivate the device but that activation
must be done electronically. BMW
further stated that the new keys will
only be issued to authorized persons
and will incorporate special guide-way
millings, making the locks almost
impossible to pick and the keys
impossible to duplicate on the open
market.
BMW stated that activation of its
antitheft device occurs automatically
when the engine is shut off and the
vehicle key is removed from the ignition
system. BMW stated that a transponder
(transmitter/receiver) in the radio
frequency remote control communicates
with the EWS (BDC) control unit
providing the interface to the loop
antenna (coil), engine control unit and
starter. After an initial starting value,
the authentication uses the challenge
response technique with symmetric
secret key. BMW further stated that
when the control unit identifies the
correct release signal, the ignition signal
and fuel supply are released allowing
operation of the vehicle.
BMW also stated that the vehicle is
equipped with a central-locking system
that can be operated to lock and unlock
all doors or to unlock only the driver’s
door, preventing forced entry into the
vehicle through the passenger doors.
BMW further stated that the vehicle can
be further secured by locking the doors
and hood using either the key-lock
cylinder on the driver’s door or the
remote frequency remote control. BMW
stated that the frequency for the remote
control constantly changes to prevent an
unauthorized person from opening the
vehicle by intercepting the signals of its
remote control.
BMW further stated that all of its
vehicles are currently equipped with
antitheft devices as standard equipment,
including its 8 series vehicle line. BMW
compared the effectiveness of its
antitheft device with devices which
NHTSA has previously determined to be
as effective in reducing and deterring
motor vehicle theft as would
compliance with the parts-marking
requirements of part 541. Specifically,
BMW has installed its antitheft device
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Number FRA-2006-23686]
Petition for Approval of Product Safety Plan
Under part 211 of Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), this
document provides the public notice that on May 4, 2018, BNSF Railway
Company (BNSF), with participating railroads Union Pacific Railroad
(UP) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), petitioned the Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA) for approval of a Product Safety Plan (PSP)
pursuant to 49 CFR 236.907(a). FRA assigned the petition Docket Number
FRA-2006-23686.
BNSF, with participant railroads UP and CP, request FRA approval of
a PSP for the Dual Radar Roadway Vehicle Detector (VDR24). The VDR24,
supplied by Island Radar, is used as a vehicle detection subsystem for
four-quadrant gate crossing warning systems, with its intended
application as an alternative to inductive loop vehicle detectors.
The petition asserts that this PSP addresses all requirements of 49
CFR 236.907(a).
A copy of the petition, as well as any written communications
concerning the petition, is available for review online at
www.regulations.gov and in person at the U.S. Department of
Transportation's (DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. The Docket Operations
Facility is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal Holidays.
Interested parties are invited to participate in these proceedings
by submitting written views, data, or comments. FRA does not anticipate
scheduling a public hearing in connection with these proceedings since
the facts do not appear to warrant a hearing. If any interested parties
desire an opportunity for oral comment and a public hearing, they
should notify FRA, in writing, before the end of the comment period and
specify the basis for their request.
All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number and may be submitted by any of the following
methods:
Website: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200
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New Jersey Avenue SE, W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Communications received by July 2, 2018 will be considered by FRA
before final action is taken. Comments received after that date will be
considered if practicable.
Anyone can search the electronic form of any written communications
and comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the
individual submitting the comment (or signing the document, if
submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better
inform its processes. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/
ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. See also https://www.regulations.gov/privacyNotice for the
privacy notice of regulations.gov.
Robert C. Lauby,
Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, Chief Safety Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-10444 Filed 5-15-18; 8:45 am]
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