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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. 04–24466 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2004–19485] 

Notice of Receipt of Petition for 

Decision That Nonconforming 2004 

Jeep Liberty Multipurpose Passenger 

Vehicles Manufactured for the Mexican 

Market Are Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for 

decision that nonconforming 2004 Jeep 

Liberty multipurpose passenger vehicles 

manufactured for the Mexican market 

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 Jeep 

Liberty multipurpose passenger vehicles 

manufactured for the Mexican market 

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 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 December 3, 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. 

Wallace Environmental Testing 

Laboratories, Inc. (WETL) of Houston, 

TX (Registered Importer 90–005) has 

petitioned NHTSA to decide whether 

nonconforming 2004 Jeep Liberty 

multipurpose passenger vehicles 

manufactured for the Mexican market 

are eligible for importation into the 

United States. The vehicles which 

WETL believes are substantially similar 

are 2004 Jeep Liberty multipurpose 

passenger vehicles that were 

manufactured for 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 Jeep 

Liberty multipurpose passenger vehicles 

manufactured for the Mexican market to 

their U.S.-certified counterparts, and 

found the vehicles to be substantially 

similar with respect to compliance with 

all applicable Federal motor vehicle 

safety standards. 

WETL submitted information with its 

petition intended to demonstrate that 

non-U.S. certified 2004 Jeep Liberty 

multipurpose passenger vehicles 

manufactured for the Mexican market as 

originally manufactured, conform to all 

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety 

standards in the same manner as their 

U.S. certified counterparts. 

Specifically, the petitioner claims that 

non-U.S. certified 2004 Jeep Liberty 

multipurpose passenger vehicles 

manufactured for the Mexican market 

are identical to their U.S. certified 

counterparts with respect to compliance 

with Standard Nos. 101 Controls and 

Displays, 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, 108 

Lamps, Reflective Devices and 

Associated Equipment, 111 Rearview 

Mirrors, 113 Hood Latch System, 114 

Theft Protection, 116 Motor Vehicle 

Brake Fluids, 118 Power-Operated 

Window, Partition, and Roof Panel 

Systems, 119 New Pneumatic Tires for 

Vehicles Other than Passenger Cars, 120 

Tire Selection and Rims for Motor 

Vehicles Other than Passenger Cars, 124 

Accelerator Control Systems, 135 

Passenger Car Brake 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, 208 Occupant Crash 

Protection, 209 Seat Belt Assemblies, 

210 Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages, 212 

Windshield Mounting, 214 Side Impact 

Protection, 216 Roof Crush Resistance, 

219 Windshield Zone Intrusion, 225 

Child Restraint Anchorage Systems, 301 

Fuel System Integrity, and 302 

Flammability of Interior Materials. 

The petitioner also states that a 

vehicle identification plate must be 

affixed to the vehicles near the left 

windshield post to meet the 

requirements of 49 CFR Part 565. 

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 Street, 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 

64130 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 212 / Wednesday, November 3, 2004 / Notices 

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. 04–24549 Filed 11–2–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Research and Special Programs 

Administration 

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; 

Notice of Delays in Processing of 

Exemption Applications

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs 

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of application delayed more 

than 180 days. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5117(c), RSPA 

is publishing the following list of 

exemption applications that have been 

in process for 180 days or more. The 

reason(s) for delay and the expected 

completion date for action on each 

application is provided in association 

with each identified application.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Delmer Billings, Office of Hazardous 

Materials Exemptions and Approvals, 

Research and Special Programs 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 

366–4535. 

Key to ‘‘Reason for Delay’’

1. Awaiting additional information for 

applicant. 

2. Extensive public comment under 

review. 

3. Application is technically complex 

and is of significant impact or 

precedent-setting and requires extensive 

analysis. 

4. Staff review delayed by other 

priority issues or volume of exemption 

applications. 

Meaning of Application Number 

Suffixes 

N—New application. 

M—Modification request. 

PM—Party to application with 

modification request.

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 28, 

2004. 

R. Ryan Posten, 

Exemptions Program Officer, Office of 

Hazardous Materials Safety Exemptions & 

Approvals.

NEW EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS

Application 

No. Applicant Reason for delay 

Estimated date of 

completion 

11927–N ....... Alaska Marine Lines, Inc., Seattle, WA ...................................................................................... 4 12–31–2004 

12381–N ....... Ideal Chemical & Supply Co., Memphis, TN ............................................................................. 2 01–31–2005 

12412–N ....... Great Western Chemical Company, Portland, OR .................................................................... 3 01–31–2005 

12751–N ....... Defense Technology Corporation, Casper, WY ......................................................................... 4 12–31–2004 

12797–N ....... Environmental Quality Co., Belleville, MI ................................................................................... 4 01–31–2005 

12960–N ....... International Fuel Cells, South Windsor, CT .............................................................................. 1 11–30–2004 

13055–N ....... Stenstrom Petroleum Equipment Group, Rockford, IL .............................................................. 4 01–31–2005 

13183–N ....... Becton Dickinson, Sandy, UT .................................................................................................... 4 12–31–2004 

13188–N ....... General Dynamics, Lincoln, NE ................................................................................................. 1 12–31–2004 

13309–N ....... OPW Engineered Systems, Lebanon, OH ................................................................................. 4 01–31–2005 

13295–N ....... Taylor-Wharton, Harrisburg, PA ................................................................................................. 1 12–31–2004 

13266–N ....... Luxfer Gas Cylinders, Riverside, CA ......................................................................................... 1 12–31–2004 

13265–N ....... Aeropres Corporation, Shreveport, LA ....................................................................................... 4 11–30–2004 

13228–N ....... AirSep Creekside Corp., Buffalo, NY ......................................................................................... 4 12–31–2004 

13225–N ....... Quantum Technologies, Irvine, CA ............................................................................................ 1 12–31–2004 

13281–N ....... The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI ............................................................................... 4 11–30–2004 

13422–N ....... Puritan Bennett, Plainfield, IN .................................................................................................... 3 12–31–2004 

12949–N ....... Railway Progress Institute, Inc., Alexandria, VA ........................................................................ 4 01–31–2005 

13482–N ....... U.S. Vanadium Corporation (Subsidiary of Strategic Minerals Corporation), Niagra Falls, NY 4 11–30–2004 

13443–N ....... Koch Materials Company, Wichita, KS ...................................................................................... 4 11–30–2004 

13423–N ....... E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc., Wilmington, DE ..................................................... 1 01–31–2005 

13461–N ....... FIBA Technologies, Inc., Westboro, MA .................................................................................... 4 12–31–2004 

13346–N ....... Stand-By-Systems, Inc., Dallas, TX ........................................................................................... 1 12–31–2004 

13347–N ....... ShipMate, Inc., Torrance, CA ..................................................................................................... 4 12–31–2004 

13341–N ....... National Propane Gas Association, Washington, DC ................................................................ 1 12–31–2004 

13302–N ....... FIBA Technologies, Inc., Westboro, MA .................................................................................... 4 12–31–2004 

13314–N ....... Sunoco Inc., Philadelphia, PA .................................................................................................... 4 01–31–2005 

13560–N ....... Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems L.L.C. (TOHS), Rochester Hills, MI ................................... 4 12–31–2004 

13554–N ....... The Fertilizer Institute, Washington, DC .................................................................................... 4 12–31–2004 

13547–N ....... CP Industries, McKeesport, PA .................................................................................................. 4 01–31–2005 

13976–N ....... Osmose Utilities Services, Inc., Buffalo, NY .............................................................................. 4 11–30–2004 

13551–N ....... INO Therapeutics LLC, Port Allen, LA ....................................................................................... 4 12–31–2004 

13484–N ....... Air Liquide Ameria L.P., Houston, TX ........................................................................................ 4 11–30–2004 

13176–N ....... Union Pacific Railroad Company, Omaha, NE .......................................................................... 4 01–31–2005 

13054–N ....... CHS Transportation, Mason City, IA .......................................................................................... 4 11–30–2004 

13077–N ....... MacIntyre, Middlebury, VT ......................................................................................................... 4 01–31–2005 

12950–N ....... Walnut Industries, Inc., Bensalem, PA ....................................................................................... 4 01–31–2005