[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 58 (Monday, March 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17568-17569]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7099]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2012-0030, Notice 1]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming
2005 Ifor Williams LM85G Trailers Are 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
2005 Ifor Williams LM85G trailers 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
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comply with, or are capable of being altered to comply with, all such
standards.
DATES: The closing date for comments on the petition is April 25, 2012.
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 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: George Stevens, Office of Vehicle
Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202-366-5308).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B), a motor vehicle, including a
trailer, 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 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.
J.K. Technologies, LLC of Baltimore, Maryland (J.K.) (Registered
Importer 90-006) has petitioned NHTSA to decide whether nonconforming
2005 Ifor Williams LM85G trailers are eligible for importation into the
United States. J.K. believes these vehicles are capable of being
modified to meet all applicable FMVSS.
J.K. submitted information with its petition intended to
demonstrate that 2005 Ifor Williams LM85G trailers conform to one FMVSS
and are capable of being altered to comply with all other standards to
which they were not originally manufactured to conform.
Specifically, the petitioner claims that 2005 Ifor Williams LM85G
trailers, as originally manufactured, are equipped with DOT-compliant
tires, as required by Standard No. 119 New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles
other than Passenger Cars.
The petitioner contends that the nonconforming 2005 Ifor Williams
LM85G trailers are capable of being readily altered to meet the
following standards, in the manner indicated:
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated
Equipment: Installation of conforming reflex reflectors, tail lamps,
license plate lamps, rear side marker lamps, front side marker lamps,
intermediate side markers lamps, rear identification lamps, and front
and rear clearance lamps, as necessary to achieve compliance with the
standard.
Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles Other
than Passenger Cars: installation of a tire information placard, and
inspection of all vehicles and replacement of any nonconforming rims
with ones that meet the standard.
In addition, the petitioner states that a vehicle identification
number plate or label must be installed to meet the requirements of 49
CFR part 565 if the vehicle is not already so equipped.
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: March 9, 2012.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2012-7099 Filed 3-23-12; 8:45 am]
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