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related to the marine transportation
system.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 from
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Thursday,
September 13, 2018 from 9:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at
the DOT Conference Center at the U.S.
Department of Transportation
Headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC 20590.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amanda Rutherford, Designated Federal
Officer, at MTSNAC@dot.gov or at (202)
366–1332. Please visit the MTSNAC
website at https://www.marad.dot.gov/
ports/marine-transportation-systemmts/marine-transportation-systemnational-advisory-committee-mtsnac/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
MTSNAC is a Federal advisory
committee that advises the U.S.
Secretary of Transportation and the
Maritime Administrator on issues
related to the marine transportation
system. The MTSNAC was originally
established in 1999 and mandated in
2007 by the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007. The MTSNAC
operates in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA).
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Agenda
The agenda will include: (1)
Welcome, opening remarks, and
introductions; (2) brief remarks by the
Maritime Administrator or Deputy
Maritime Administrator; (3)
administrative items; (4) updates to the
Committee on subcommittee work; (5)
development of work plans and
proposed recommendations; and (6)
public comments.
Public Participation
The meeting will be open to the
public. Members of the public who wish
to attend in person must RSVP to
MTSNAC@dot.gov with your name and
affiliation no later than 5:00 p.m. EST
on August 27, 2018, in order to facilitate
entry. Seating will be limited and
available on a first-come-first-serve
basis.
Services for Individuals with
Disabilities: The public meeting is
physically accessible to people with
disabilities. Individuals requiring
accommodations, such as sign language
interpretation or other ancillary aids are
asked to notify Amanda Rutherford at
(202) 366–1332 or MTSNAC@dot.gov at
least five (5) business days before the
meeting.
Public Comments: A public comment
period will commence at approximately
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4:00 p.m. on September 12 and 11:45
a.m. on September 13, 2018. To provide
time for as many people to speak as
possible, speaking time for each
individual will be limited to three
minutes. Members of the public who
would like to speak are asked to contact
the Designated Federal Officer via
email: MTSNAC@dot.gov. Commenters
will be placed on the agenda in the
order in which notifications are
received. If time allows, additional
comments will be permitted. Copies of
oral comments must be submitted in
writing at the meeting or preferably
emailed to MTSNAC@dot.gov.
Additional written comments are
welcome and must be filed as indicated
below.
Written comments: Persons who wish
to submit written comments for
consideration by the Committee must
email MTSNAC@dot.gov, or send them
to MTSNAC Designated Federal Officers
via email: MTSNAC@dot.gov, Maritime
Transportation System National
Advisory Committee, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, W21–307, Washington, DC
20590 no later than August 27, 2018, to
provide sufficient time for review.
Authority: 49 CFR part 1.93(a); 5 U.S.C.
552b; 41 CFR parts 102–3; 5 U.S.C. app.
Sections 1–16
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Dated: August 22, 2018.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0080; Notice 2]
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping
Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT
ACTION: Request for public comment on
proposed collection of information.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collections
and their expected burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before September 26, 2018.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle Safety
Compliance (NEF–230), National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
West Building, 4th Floor, Room W45–
205, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Title: Importation of Vehicles and
Equipment Subject to the Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety, Bumper, and Theft
Prevention Standards.
OMB Number: 2127–0002.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of an
Expired Collection.
Publication of 60-Day Notice: The
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
comment period was published on
March 2, 2018 (83 FR 9074).
Abstract: The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
has requested that OMB reinstate the
agency’s approval of the information
collection that is incident to NHTSA’s
administration of the regulations at 49
CFR parts 591, 592, and 593 that govern
the importation of motor vehicles and
motor vehicle equipment. The
information collection includes
declarations that are filed (on the HS–
7 Declaration form) with U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) upon the
importation of motor vehicles or motor
vehicle equipment that is subject to
Federal motor vehicle safety, bumper,
and theft prevention standards
administered by NHTSA. The
information collection also includes the
Department of Transportation (DOT)
conformance bond that is furnished to
CBP (on form HS–474) for each motor
vehicle offered for importation that does
not conform to all applicable Federal
motor vehicle safety standards
(FMVSS). The bond ensures that such
vehicles are brought into conformity
with those standards within 120 days
from the date of entry or are exported
from, or abandoned to, the United
States. The information collection also
includes paperwork that must be
submitted to NHTSA and in some
instances retained by registered
importers (RIs) of motor vehicles that
were not originally manufactured to
comply with all applicable FMVSS.
These items include information that a
person or business entity must submit to
NHTSA to be registered as an RI and to
retain that status. The paperwork also
includes the statement of conformity
that an RI must submit to NHTSA
following the completion of
conformance modifications on an
imported nonconforming vehicle to
obtain release of the DOT conformance
bond furnished for the vehicle at the
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time of entry. Also included is the
petition that an RI or manufacturer may
submit to NHTSA for the agency to
decide that a vehicle that was not
originally manufactured to comply with
all applicable FMVSS is capable of
being modified to conform to those
standards and is therefore eligible for
importation under 49 U.S.C. 30141. The
information collection also includes
applications that are filed with NHTSA
for permission to import nonconforming
vehicles for purposes of research,
investigations, demonstrations, training,
competitive racing events, and show or
display, as well as applications
requesting that the agency recognize
vehicles manufactured for racing
purposes as being qualified to be
imported as vehicles that were not
primarily manufactured for use on
public roads, precluding the need for
those vehicles to comply with the
FMVSS. This information collection is
necessary to ensure that motor vehicles
and motor vehicle equipment subject to
the Federal motor vehicle safety,
bumper, and theft prevention standards
are lawfully imported into the United
States and that RIs and applicants for RI
status are capable of meeting their
obligations under the statutes and
regulations governing the importation of
nonconforming vehicles.
Affected Public: Individuals and
commercial entities that import motor
vehicles or motor vehicle equipment
subject to the FMVSS and vehicles that
are not primarily manufactured for use
on public roads, as well as applicants
for RI status and existing RIs.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
252,622 hours; $9,880,590.
ADDRESS: Send comments, within 30
days, to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503,
Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
Comments are invited on: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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A comment to OMB is most effective
if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
Michael A. Cole,
Acting Director, Office of Vehicle Safety
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2018–0062]
Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Denial of petition for a defect
investigation.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This is a notice of denial of
a petition submitted to the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) under 49 U.S.C. 30162,
requesting that the Agency commence a
proceeding to determine the existence of
a defect related to motor vehicle safety
in Michelin Model XZU–3, size 305/85/
R22.5 Load Range J transit bus tires.
After a review of the petition and other
information, NHTSA has concluded that
a defects investigation is unlikely to
result in a finding that a defect related
to motor vehicle safety exists, or a
NHTSA order for the notification and
remedy of a safety related defect as
alleged, at the conclusion of the
requested investigation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bruce York, Medium & Heavy Duty
Vehicle Division, Office of Defects
Investigation, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey
Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590. Email:
Bruce.York@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By letter
dated July 14, 2016, Paul Koleber from
Intercity Transit wrote to NHTSA
requesting that the Agency investigate
the existence of a defect related to motor
vehicle safety in Michelin Model XZU–
3, size 305/85/R22.5 Load Range J
transit bus tires. Mr. Koleber alleges the
tires are structurally unsound and that
this defect can result in sidewall
blowouts at any time whether the tires
are new or re-tread. Mr. Koleber stated
that Michelin had previously recalled
similar tires (12T–009) and the Intercity
Transit fleet experienced failures with
the same characteristics as those
specified in the recall. Mr. Koleber
submitted a forensics lab report from
CASE Forensics to support his
allegation.
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NHTSA has reviewed the material
provided by the petitioner and other
information. The results of this review
and NHTSA’s analysis of the petition
are set forth in the DP17–001 Evaluation
Report, published in its entirety as an
appendix to this notice.
For the reasons presented in the
DP17–001 Evaluation Report, it is
unlikely that a defects investigation will
result in a finding that a defect related
to motor vehicle safety exists. It is also
unlikely that an order for the
notification and remedy of a safetyrelated defect would be issued as a
result of granting Mr. Koleber’s request.
Therefore, the petition is denied. This
action does not constitute a finding by
NHTSA that a safety related defect does
not exist. The Agency will take further
action if warranted by future
circumstances.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30162(d); delegations
of authority at CFR 1.50 and 501.8.
Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
Nate Seymour
Safety Defects Engineer
NEF–106ns
DP17–001
BASIS:
Paul Koleber, from Intercity Transit
petitioned the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) by
letter dated July 14, 2016, requesting
that a defect investigation be conducted
concerning motor vehicle safety in
Michelin Model XZU–3, size 305/85/
R22.5 Load Range J transit bus tires. The
facts described in this report are based
on the Office of Defect Investigations’
(ODI) assessment of the information
provided by the petitioner and
information gathered by ODI from
relevant sources.
The petitioner alleged that a defect
exists involving the design of tires used
in commercial bus operations which
have resulted in rapid air loss. The
petitioner claimed that failures identical
to those described in recall 12T–009
have happened on the subject post
recall tires. The petitioner stated that
failures occurred on steer and drive
wheel positions of both new and retread
tires. The petitioner hired a forensics lab
to perform scientific failure analysis of
failed tires. The lab concluded the tires
were of similar design and construction
to those in recall 12T–009 and that the
failures were caused by corrosion
induced degradation of the ply strands.
DESCRIPTION OF TIRE:
The subject tires are Michelin XZU–
3, size 305/85/R22.5 Load Range J
transit bus tires. They are designed to be
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2017-0080; Notice 2]
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT
ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of
information.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature of
the information collections and their expected burden.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 26, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle
Safety Compliance (NEF-230), National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, West Building, 4th Floor, Room W45-205, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration.
Title: Importation of Vehicles and Equipment Subject to the Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety, Bumper, and Theft Prevention Standards.
OMB Number: 2127-0002.
Type of Request: Reinstatement of an Expired Collection.
Publication of 60-Day Notice: The Federal Register Notice with a
60-day comment period was published on March 2, 2018 (83 FR 9074).
Abstract: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) has requested that OMB reinstate the agency's approval of the
information collection that is incident to NHTSA's administration of
the regulations at 49 CFR parts 591, 592, and 593 that govern the
importation of motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment. The
information collection includes declarations that are filed (on the HS-
7 Declaration form) with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) upon
the importation of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment that is
subject to Federal motor vehicle safety, bumper, and theft prevention
standards administered by NHTSA. The information collection also
includes the Department of Transportation (DOT) conformance bond that
is furnished to CBP (on form HS-474) for each motor vehicle offered for
importation that does not conform to all applicable Federal motor
vehicle safety standards (FMVSS). The bond ensures that such vehicles
are brought into conformity with those standards within 120 days from
the date of entry or are exported from, or abandoned to, the United
States. The information collection also includes paperwork that must be
submitted to NHTSA and in some instances retained by registered
importers (RIs) of motor vehicles that were not originally manufactured
to comply with all applicable FMVSS. These items include information
that a person or business entity must submit to NHTSA to be registered
as an RI and to retain that status. The paperwork also includes the
statement of conformity that an RI must submit to NHTSA following the
completion of conformance modifications on an imported nonconforming
vehicle to obtain release of the DOT conformance bond furnished for the
vehicle at the
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time of entry. Also included is the petition that an RI or manufacturer
may submit to NHTSA for the agency to decide that a vehicle that was
not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable FMVSS is
capable of being modified to conform to those standards and is
therefore eligible for importation under 49 U.S.C. 30141. The
information collection also includes applications that are filed with
NHTSA for permission to import nonconforming vehicles for purposes of
research, investigations, demonstrations, training, competitive racing
events, and show or display, as well as applications requesting that
the agency recognize vehicles manufactured for racing purposes as being
qualified to be imported as vehicles that were not primarily
manufactured for use on public roads, precluding the need for those
vehicles to comply with the FMVSS. This information collection is
necessary to ensure that motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment
subject to the Federal motor vehicle safety, bumper, and theft
prevention standards are lawfully imported into the United States and
that RIs and applicants for RI status are capable of meeting their
obligations under the statutes and regulations governing the
importation of nonconforming vehicles.
Affected Public: Individuals and commercial entities that import
motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment subject to the FMVSS and
vehicles that are not primarily manufactured for use on public roads,
as well as applicants for RI status and existing RIs.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 252,622 hours; $9,880,590.
ADDRESS: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30
days of publication.
Michael A. Cole,
Acting Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-18423 Filed 8-24-18; 8:45 am]
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