Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 197 / Wednesday, October 13, 2004 / Notices 60931

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Terry J. Page, Manager, Washington 

Airports District Office, 23723 Air 

Freight Lane, Suite 210, Dulles, Virginia 

20166; Telephone: 703–661–1354. 

The application may be reviewed in 

person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

proposes to rule and invites public 

comment on the application to impose 

and use the revenue from a PFC at 

Roanoke Regional Airport under the 

provisions of the 49 U.S.C. 40117 and 

part 158 of the Federal Aviation 

Regulations (14 CFR part 158). 

On August 31, 2004, the FAA 

determined that the application to 

impose, use the revenue from, impose 

and use the revenue from a PFC 

submitted by Roanoke Regional Airport 

Commission was substantially complete 

within the requirements of § 158.25 of 

part 158. The FAA will approve or 

disapprove the application, in whole or 

in part, no later than November 29, 

2004. 

Any person may inspect the 

application in person at the FAA office 

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT and at the FAA 

regional Airports office located at: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Eastern Region, 1 Aviation Plaza, 

Jamaica, New York 11434–4809. 

In addition, any person may, upon 

request, inspect the application, notice 

and other documents germane to the 

application in person at the Roanoke 

Regional Airport Commission.

Issued in Dulles, Virginia on September 23, 

2004. 

Terry J. Page, 

Manager, Washington Airports District Office, 

Eastern Region.

[FR Doc. 04–22949 Filed 10–12–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2004–19291] 

Notice of Receipt of Petition for 

Decision That Nonconforming 1993 

Mercedes Benz 190E Passenger Cars 

Are Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for 

decision that nonconforming passenger 

cars are eligible for importation. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

receipt by the National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a 

petition for a decision that 1993 

Mercedes Benz 190E passenger cars that 

were not originally manufactured to 

comply with all applicable Federal 

motor vehicle safety standards are 

eligible for importation into the United 

States because (1) they are substantially 

similar to vehicles that were originally 

manufactured for importation into and 

sale in the United States and that were 

certified by their manufacturer as 

complying with the safety standards, 

and (2) they are capable of being readily 

altered to conform to the standards.

DATES: The closing date for comments 

on the petition is November 12, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

the docket number and notice number, 

and be submitted to: Docket 

Management, Room PL–401, 400 

Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 

20590. [Docket hours are from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m.]. 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 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you 

may visit http://dms.dot.gov.

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 Federal motor vehicle safety 

standards 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 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 Federal motor 

vehicle safety standards. 

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 notice 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 (‘‘JK’’), of 

Baltimore, Maryland (Registered 

Importer RI–90–006) has petitioned 

NHTSA to decide whether 

nonconforming 1993 Mercedes Benz 

190E passenger cars are eligible for 

importation into the United States. The 

vehicles which JK believes are 

substantially similar are 1993 Mercedes 

Benz 190E passenger cars that were 

manufactured for importation into, and 

sale in, the United States and certified 

by their manufacturer as conforming to 

all applicable Federal motor vehicle 

safety standards. 

The petitioner claims that it carefully 

compared non-U.S. certified 1993 

Mercedes Benz 190E passenger cars to 

their U.S.-certified counterparts, and 

found the vehicles to be substantially 

similar with respect to compliance with 

most Federal motor vehicle safety 

standards. 

JK submitted information with its 

petition intended to demonstrate that 

non-U.S. certified 1993 Mercedes Benz 

190E passenger cars, as originally 

manufactured, conform to many Federal 

motor vehicle safety standards in the 

same manner as their U.S. certified 

counterparts, or are capable of being 

readily altered to conform to those 

standards.

Specifically, the petitioner claims that 

non-U.S. certified 1993 Mercedes Benz 

190E passenger cars are identical to 

their U.S. certified counterparts with 

respect to compliance 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, 105 Hydraulic Brake 

Systems, 106 Brake Hoses, 107 

Reflecting Surfaces, 109 New Pneumatic 

Tires, 113 Hood Latch System, 116 

Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids, 118 PowerOperated Window, Partition, and Roof 

Panel Systems, 124 Accelerator Control 

Systems, 201 Occupant Protection in 

Interior Impact, 202 Head Restraints,

204 Steering Control Rearward 

Displacement, 205 Glazing Materials,

206 Door Locks and Door Retention 

Components, 207 Seating Systems, 209 

Seat Belt Assemblies, 210 Seat Belt 

Assembly Anchorages, 211 Wheel Nuts, 

Wheel Discs and Hub Caps, 212 

Windshield Mounting, 214 Side Impact 

Protection, 216 Roof Crush Resistance,

219 Windshield Zone Intrusion, 301 

Fuel System Integrity, and 302 

Flammability of Interior Materials

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In addition, the petitioner claims that 

the vehicles comply with the Bumper 

Standard found in 49 CFR part 581. 

The petitioner also contends that the 

vehicles are capable of being readily 

altered to meet the following standards, 

in the manner indicated: 

Standard No. 101 Controls and 

Displays: Installation of a U.S.-model 

instrument cluster. 

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective 

Devices and Associated Equipment:

Replacement of the following with U.S.-

model components: (a) Headlamp 

assemblies; (b) front side marker lamps; 

(c) taillamp assemblies that incorporate 

rear side marker lamps; and (d) rear 

high mounted stop lamp. 

Standard No. 110 Tire Selection and 

Rims: Installation of a tire information 

placard. 

Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors:

Installation of a U.S.-model passenger 

side rearview mirror, or inscription of 

the required warning statement on the 

face of that mirror. 

Standard No. 114 Theft Protection:

Installation of U.S. version software and 

a supplemental warning buzzer to meet 

the requirements of this standard. 

Standard No. 115 Vehicle 

Identification: Installation of a vehicle 

identification plate near the left 

windshield post to meet the 

requirements of this standard. 

Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash 

Protection: Installation of a seat belt 

warning buzzer, wired to the seat belt 

latch. The petitioner also states that the 

vehicles are equipped with dual front 

air bags, knee bolsters, and combination 

lap and shoulder belts at the outboard 

front seating positions and with 

combination lap and shoulder belts at 

the outboard rear seating positions. 

These seat belts are self-tensioning and 

capable of being released by means of a 

single red push button. 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on the petition 

described above. Comments should refer 

to the docket number and be submitted 

to: Docket Management, Room PL–401, 

400 Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 

20590. [Docket hours are from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m.]. It is requested but not required 

that 10 copies be submitted. 

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 address 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.

Claude H. Harris, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

[FR Doc. 04–22953 Filed 10–12–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2004–19290] 

Notice of Receipt of Petition for 

Decision That Nonconforming 2004 

Rolls Royce Phantom Passenger Cars 

Are Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for 

decision that nonconforming 2004 Rolls 

Royce Phantom passenger cars are 

eligible for importation. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

receipt by the National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a 

petition for a decision that 2004 Rolls 

Royce Phantom passenger cars that were 

not originally manufactured to comply 

with all applicable Federal motor 

vehicle safety standards are eligible for 

importation into the United States 

because (1) they are substantially 

similar to vehicles that were originally 

manufactured for importation into and 

sale in the United States and that were 

certified by their manufacturer as 

complying with the safety standards, 

and (2) they are capable of being readily 

altered to conform to the standards.

DATES: The closing date for comments 

on the petition is November 12, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

the docket number and notice number, 

and be submitted to: Docket 

Management, Room PL–401, 400 

Seventh St., SW., Washington, DC 

20590. [Docket hours are from 9 a.m. to 

5 p.m.]. 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 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you 

may visit http://dms.dot.gov.

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 Federal motor vehicle safety 

standards 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 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 Federal motor 

vehicle safety standards. 

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 notice 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. 

Automobile Concepts, Inc. (‘‘AMC’’), 

of North Miami, Florida (Registered 

Importer 01–278) has petitioned NHTSA 

to decide whether nonconforming 2004 

Rolls Royce Phantom passenger cars are 

eligible for importation into the United 

States. The vehicles which AMC 

believes are substantially similar are 

2004 Rolls Royce Phantom passenger 

cars that were manufactured for 

importation into, and sale in, the United 

States and certified by their 

manufacturer as conforming to all 

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety 

standards. 

The petitioner claims that it carefully 

compared non-U.S. certified 2004 Rolls 

Royce Phantom passenger cars to their 

U.S.-certified counterparts, and found 

the vehicles to be substantially similar 

with respect to compliance with most 

Federal motor vehicle safety standards. 

AMC submitted information with its 

petition intended to demonstrate that 

non-U.S. certified 2004 Rolls Royce 

Phantom passenger cars, as originally 

manufactured, conform to many Federal 

motor vehicle safety standards in the 

same manner as their U.S. certified 

counterparts, or are capable of being 

readily altered to conform to those 

standards. 

Specifically, the petitioner claims that 

non-U.S. certified 2004 Rolls Royce 

Phantom passenger cars are identical to