[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 116 (Thursday, June 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34524-34526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14565]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0078]
Decision That Certain Nonconforming Motor Vehicles Are Eligible
for Importation
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA that certain nonconforming motor
vehicles are eligible for importation.
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SUMMARY: This document announces decisions by NHTSA that certain motor
vehicles not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) are eligible for
importation into the United States because they are substantially
similar to vehicles originally manufactured for sale in the United
States and certified by their manufacturers as complying with the
safety standards, and they are capable of being readily altered to
conform to the standards or because they have safety features that
comply with, or are capable of being altered to comply with, all
applicable FMVSS.
DATES: These decisions became effective on the dates specified in Annex
A.
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)(A), a motor vehicle that was not
originally manufactured to conform to all applicable FMVSS shall be
refused admission into the United States unless NHTSA has decided that
the motor vehicle is substantially similar to a motor vehicle
originally manufactured for importation into and/or sale in the United
States, certified under 49 U.S.C. 30115, and of the same model year as
the model of the motor vehicle to be compared, and is capable of being
readily altered to conform to all applicable FMVSS.
Where there is no substantially similar U.S.-certified motor
vehicle, 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B) permits a nonconforming motor vehicle
to be admitted into the United States if its safety features 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 notices
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.
NHTSA received petitions from registered importers to decide
whether the vehicles listed in Annex A to this notice are eligible for
importation into the United States. To afford an opportunity for public
comment, NHTSA published notices of these petitions as specified in
Annex A. The reader is referred to those notices for a thorough
description of the petitions. No substantive comments were received in
response to these notices. Based on its review of the information
submitted by the petitioners, NHTSA has decided to grant the petitions.
Vehicle Eligibility Number for Subject Vehicles
The importer of a vehicle admissible under any final decision must
indicate on the form HS-7 accompanying entry the appropriate vehicle
eligibility number indicating that the vehicle is eligible for entry.
Vehicle eligibility numbers assigned to vehicles admissible under this
decision are specified in Annex A.
Final Decision
Accordingly, on the basis of the foregoing, NHTSA hereby decides
that each motor vehicle listed in Annex A to this notice, which was not
originally manufactured to comply with all applicable FMVSS, is either
substantially similar to a motor vehicle manufactured for importation
into and/or sale in the United States, and certified under 49 U.S.C.
30115, as specified in Annex A, and is capable of being readily altered
to conform to all applicable FMVSS or has safety features that comply
with, or is capable of being altered to comply with, all applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B) and (b)(1); 49
CFR 593.8; delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.
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Issued on: June 9, 2010.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
Annex A
Nonconforming Motor Vehicles Decided To Be Eligible for Importation
1. Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0045
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2006-2007 Mercedes Benz G-Class Long
Wheelbase Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicle.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2006-2007 Mercedes
Benz G-Class Long Wheelbase Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicle.
Notice of Petition
Published at: 75 FR 19461 (April 14, 2010).
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-527. (Effective date May 25, 2010.)
2. Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0031
Nonconforming Vehicles: 1991 Porsche 911 Series Passenger Cars.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 1991 Porsche 911
Series Passenger Cars.
Notice of Petition
Published at: 75 FR 14484 (March 25, 2010).
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-526. (Effective date May 20, 2010.)
3. Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0191
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2005-2006 Mercedes Benz S Class Passenger
Cars Manufactured Before September 1, 2006.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2005-2006 Mercedes
Benz S Class Passenger Cars Manufactured Before September 1, 2006.
Notice of Petition
Published at: 75 FR 1117 (January 8, 2010).
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-525. (Effective date February 22,
2010.)
4. Docket No. NHTSA-2009-193
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2001-2002 Ducati MH900E Motorcycles.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2001-2002 Ducati
MH900E Motorcycles.
Notice of Petition
Published at: 75 FR 1681 (January 12, 2010).
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-524. (Effective date February 22,
2010.)
5. Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0169
Nonconforming Vehicles: 1994-1999 Bimota SB6 Motorcycles.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 1994-1999 Bimota SB6
Motorcycles.
Notice of Petition
Published at: 74 FR 57734 (November 9, 2009).
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-523. (Effective date December 29,
2009.)
6. Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0161
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2009 Harley Davidson FX, FL, XL and VR
Series Motorcycles.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2009 Harley Davidson
FX, FL, XL and VR Series Motorcycles.
Notice of Petition
Published at: 74 FR 51943 (October 8, 2009).
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-522. (Effective date November 18,
2009.)
7. Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0148
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2003-2006 Mercedes Benz C Class (W203
Chassis) Passenger Cars Manufactured Before September 1, 2006.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2003-2006 Mercedes
Benz C Class (W203 Chassis) Passenger Cars Manufactured Before
September 1, 2006.
Notice of Petition
Published at: 74 FR 42734 (August 24, 2009).
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-521. (Effective date October 20,
2009.)
8. Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0102
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2006 BMW M3 Passenger Cars Manufactured
Before September 1, 2006.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2006 BMW M3
Passenger Cars Manufactured Before September 1, 2006.
Notice of Petition
Published at: 74 FR 26762 (June 3, 2009).
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-520. (Effective date July 29,
2009.)
9. Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0101
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2006 Porsche Cayenne Multipurpose Passenger
Vehicles Manufactured Before September 1, 2006.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2006 Porsche Cayenne
Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles Manufactured Before September 1, 2006.
Notice of Petition
Published at: 74 FR 26764 (June 3, 2009).
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-519. (Effective date July 29,
2009.)
10. Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0094
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2006 Ferrari 599 Passenger Cars
Manufactured Before September 1, 2006.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2006 Ferrari 599
Passenger Cars Manufactured Before September 1, 2006.
Notice of Petition
Published at: 74 FR 24895 (May 26, 2009).
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-518. (Effective date July 7, 2009.)
11. Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0067
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2008 Harley Davidson FX, FL, XL and VR
Series Motorcycles.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2008 Harley Davidson
FX, FL, XL and VR Series Motorcycles.
Notice of Petition
Published at: 74 FR 18036 (April 20, 2009).
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-517. (Effective date May 27, 2009.)
12. Docket No. NHTSA-2009-0212
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer Multipurpose
Passenger Vehicle Manufactured Before September 1, 2007, for sale in
Kuaiti Market.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2007 Chevrolet
Trailblazer Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle Manufactured Before
September 1, 2007.
Notice of Petition
Published at: 74 FR 1276 (January 12, 2009).
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-514. (Effective date February 18,
2009.)
13. Docket No. NHTSA-2008-0186
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2005-2006 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet
Passenger Cars Manufactured Before September 1, 2006.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2005-2006 Porsche
911 Carrera Cabriolet Passenger Cars Manufactured Before September 1,
2006.
Notice of Petition
Published at: 73 FR 75172 (December 10, 2008).
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-513. (Effective date January 16,
2009.)
14. Docket No. NHTSA-2008-0139
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2005-2006 Mercedes Benz SLK Class (171
Chassis) Passenger Cars.
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Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2005-2006 Mercedes
Benz SLK Class (171 Chassis) Passenger Cars.
Notice of Petition
Published at: 73 FR 51550 (September 3, 2008).
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-511. (Effective date October 14,
2008.)
15. Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0014
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2009 AL-SPAW EMA Mobile Stage Trailers.
Because there are no substantially similar U.S.-certified version
2009 AL-SPAW EMA Mobile Stage Trailers, the petitioner sought import
eligibility under 49 U.S.C. 30141 (a) (1) (B).
Notice of Petition
Published at: 75 FR 9019 (February 26, 2010).
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VCP-42. (Effective date April 6, 2010.)
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