[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 123 (Monday, June 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36780-36781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15552]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0006; Notice 1]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision that Nonconforming
2000 East Lancs Lolyne Double Decker Bus Mounted on Volvo B7L Chassis
is Eligible for Importation
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition.
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SUMMARY: This document announces receipt by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that
2000 East Lancs Lolyne double decker buses mounted on Volvo B7L chasses
that were not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) are eligible for
importation into the United States because they have safety features
that comply with, or are capable of being altered to comply with, all
such standards.
DATES: The closing date for comments on the petition is July 28, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to the docket and notice numbers above
and be submitted by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001
Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Instructions: 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 http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
Privacy Act: 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.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).
How to Read Comments submitted to the Docket: You may read the
comments received by Docket Management at the address and times given
above. You may also view the documents from the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for
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accessing the dockets. The docket ID number and title of this notice
are shown at the heading of this document notice. Please note that even
after the comment closing date, we will continue to file relevant
information in the Docket as it becomes available. Further, some people
may submit late comments. Accordingly, we recommend that you
periodically search the Docket for new material.
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)(B), a motor vehicle that was not
originally manufactured to conform to all applicable FMVSS, and has no
substantially similar U.S.-certified counterpart, shall be refused
admission into the United States unless NHTSA has decided that the
motor vehicle has safety features that 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 for each petition that it receives, and affords
interested persons an opportunity to comment on the petitions. At the
close of the comment period, NHTSA decides, on the basis of the
petitions and any comments that it has received, whether the vehicle(s)
is eligible for importation. The agency then publishes their decision
in the Federal Register.
J.K. Technologies, LLC, of Baltimore, Maryland (J.K.) (Registered
Importer 90-006) has petitioned NHTSA to decide whether nonconforming
2000 East Lancs Lolyne double decker buses mounted on Volvo B7L chasses
are eligible for importation into the United States.
J.K. submitted information with its petition intended to
demonstrate that non-U.S. certified 2000 East Lancs Lolyne double
decker buses mounted on Volvo B7L chasses, as originally manufactured,
conform to many FMVSS, or are capable of being altered to conform to
those standards.
Specifically, the petitioner claims that non-U.S. certified 2000
East Lancs Lolyne double decker buses mounted on Volvo B7L chasses, as
originally manufactured, comply with Standard Nos. 102 Transmission
Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking
Effect, 103 Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems, 104 Windshield
Wiping and Washing Systems, 106 Brake Hoses, 111 Rearview Mirrors, 119
New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles other than Passenger Cars, 121 Air
Brake Systems, 124 Accelerator Control Systems, 205 Glazing Materials,
207 Seating Systems, 209 Seat Belt Assemblies, 210 Seat Belt Assembly
Anchorages, 217 Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release,
and 302 Flammability of Interior Materials.
With regard to Standard No. 121 Air Brake Systems, the petition
asserts: ``All elements of the braking system comply with the
applicable FMVSS 121 requirements.'' Because it is aware that Volvo
Buses has not, to date, manufactured any buses for sale in the United
States or certified any buses as complying with all applicable FMVSS,
NHTSA is concerned that the brake system on the vehicles that are the
subject of the petition may not, in fact, have been originally
manufactured to comply with all requirements of Standard No. 121. As a
consequence, the agency is soliciting specific comments with respect to
this issue.
Petitioner also contends that the vehicle is capable of being
altered to meet the following standards, in the manners indicated:
Standard No. 101 Controls and Displays: modification of: (a) The
speedometer face so that speed is displayed in miles per hour; (b) the
low pressure warning system dash placards for the primary and secondary
braking systems; and (c) the safety belt telltale lamp label to ensure
that the controls and displays meet the requirements of this standard.
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated
Equipment: installation of the following U.S.-conforming model
components: (a) Front sidemarker lamps; (b) headlamps; (c) tail lamps
with integral rear side marker lamps; (d) clearance lamps; and (e) side
mounted reflectors in place of existing nonconforming reflectors.
Standard No. 120 New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles Other than
Passenger Cars: installation of a tire information placard.
Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash Protection: Installation of an
audible seat belt warning system to meet the requirements of this
standard.
All comments received before the close of business on the closing
date indicated above will be considered, and will be available for
examination in the docket at the above addresses both before and after
that date. To the extent possible, comments filed after the closing
date will also be considered. Notice of final action on the petition
will be published in the Federal Register pursuant to the authority
indicated below.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A) and (b)(1); 49 CFR 593.8;
delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.
Issued on: June 21, 2010.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2010-15552 Filed 6-25-10; 8:45 am]
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