Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 86 / Wednesday, May 3, 2000 / Notices 25789

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Coast Guard will consider all comments

and material received during the 60-day

comment period.

Once we have considered all

comments and related material, we will

publish a final version of the national

performance measures for use as

guidelines by the general public.

Individuals and institutions assessing

the competence of mariners may refine

the final version of these measures and

develop innovative alternatives. If you

vary from the final version of these

measures, however, you must submit

your alternative to the National

Maritime Center for approval by the

Coast Guard under 46 CFR 10.303(e)

before you use it as part of an approved

course or training program.

Dated: April 26, 2000.

J.P. High,

Acting Assistant Commandant for Marine

Safety and Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 00–10946 Filed 5–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–U

Department of Transportation

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–2000–7163; Notice 1]

Evenflo Company, Inc.; Receipt of

Application for Decision of

Inconsequential Noncompliance

Evenflo Company, Inc. of Vandalia,

Ohio, has determined that 678,404 child

restraint systems fail to comply with

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard

(FMVSS) No. 213, ‘‘Child Restraint

Systems,’’ and has filed an appropriate

report pursuant to 49 CFR Part 573,

‘‘Defect and Noncompliance Reports.’’

Evenflo has also applied to be exempted

from the notification and remedy

requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301—

‘‘Motor Vehicle Safety’’ on the basis that

the noncompliance is inconsequential to

motor vehicle safety.

This notice of receipt of an

application is published under 49

U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 and does not

represent any agency decision or other

exercise of judgement concerning the

merits of the application.

FMVSS No. 213, S5.5.2(j), requires

each child restraint system equipped

with an anchorage strap to include the

following statement on a permanent

label:

Secure the top anchorage strap

provided with this child restraint as

specified in the manufacturer’s

instructions.

Evenflo has determined that certain

child restraints it manufactured have

been shipped without the label required

by S5.5.2(j). The child restraints

containing the noncompliance are

Ultara (model numbers 234, 235, 236,

237, 238, and 239), Champion (model

numbers 247 and 249), Medallion

(model numbers 254 and 259), Horizon

(model numbers 420, 425, and 426), and

Conquest (model numbers 428 and 429)

child restraints equipped with tether

straps that were manufactured between

1998 and 2000, and shipped before

February 14, 2000. A total of 648,739

units are in noncompliance.

Evenflo supports its application for

inconsequential noncompliance with

the following:

On February 11, 2000, Evenflo

personnel were reviewing the Federal

Register and came upon Kolcraft

Enterprises, Inc.’’s Receipt of

Application for Decision of

Inconsequential Noncompliance, Docket

No. NHTSA–2000–6729; Notice 1. Upon

reading the request, we initiated a

review of our tethered child restraint

systems for the NHTSA requirement and

discovered the noncompliance.

Similar to Kolcraft, Evenflo

inadvertently overlooked this provision

when redesigning our restraints to

include tether anchorage straps. Evenflo

relied on the changes in the March 5,

1999 final rule to identify the changed

performance requirements. Because

S5.5.2(j) was already in the standard,

and not changed by the March 5, 1999

final rule, the labeling requirement was

overlooked by Evenflo.

Evenflo initiated the necessary

changes, and all units produced on and

after February 15, 2000 are conforming

to the standard. Existing stock is being

reworked to include the label. As

previously stated the restraints do

comply with all performance

requirements of FMVSS 213.

In the instruction book attached to

each restraint system are clear

instructions on how to properly install

the top anchorage strap, tether, with

warning about improper installation.

There already is one warning label

stating ‘‘Warning! Failure to follow each

of the instructions can result in your

child striking the vehicle’s interior

during a sudden stop or crash...’’ on the

units that refer the consumer to the

instruction booklet and instructions for

proper use along with the tether

instructions.

Under Section 30118(d) of the Safety

Act, the Secretary may exempt

manufacturers from the Act’s

notification and remedy requirements

when the Secretary determines that the

noncompliance is inconsequential as it

relates to motor vehicle safety. Evenflo

believes that the noncompliance here

should be found to be inconsequential

because the product meets and exceeds

FMVSS 213 performance regulations,

there is a label on the unit referring

consumers to the instructions for proper

use, and the instructions provide a clear

process for proper installation of the

tether and warnings about improper

installation.

Evenflo does not question the value of

notifying consumers to check the

instruction manual. Given the

circumstances: a label exists referring

the consumer to the instruction where

the substance of the notification has

been achieved, the label is located on

the product where a consumer is likely

to see it, a complete set of installation

instructions with appropriate warnings

accompanies each child restraint, and

the product meets or exceeds all

performance requirements, the

noncompliance does not present a

consequential risk to motor vehicle

safety. Evenflo respectfully requests that

NHTSA grant its petition for exemption.

Evenflo subsequently filed a

supplement to its original petition for

inconsequential noncompliance,

identifying an additional 29,665

convertible child restraints with tethers

it manufactured this year which do not

comply with the labeling requirement of

FMVSS No. 213, S5.5.3. FMVSS No.

213, S5.5.3, requires that ‘‘the

information specified in S5.5.2(g)

through (k) shall be located on the addon child restraint system so that it is

visible when the system is installed as

specified in S5.6.1.’’ Evenflo notes that

the affected child restraint systems do

contain the necessary labeling specified

in S5.5.2(j), however, the labeling may

not be in a location which is visible

after installation of the child restraint

systems into the vehicle. The child

restraints containing the noncompliance

are Ultara (model numbers 235, 236,

and 238), Champion (model numbers

247 and 249), Horizon (model numbers

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425 and 426) and Conquest (model

numbers 428 and 429) manufactured

between February 14 and March 2,

2000.

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views, and

arguments on the application of Evenflo

described above. Comments should refer

to the docket number and be submitted

to: U.S. Department of Transportation

Docket Management, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20590. It is requested, but not required,

that two copies be submitted.

All comments received before the

close of business on the closing date

indicated below will be considered. The

application and supporting materials,

and all comments received after the

closing date, will also be filed and will

be considered to the extent possible.

When the application is granted or

denied, the notice will be published in

the Federal Register pursuant to the

authority indicated below.

Comment closing date: June 2, 2000.

(49 U.S.C. 30118 and 30120; delegations

of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8)

Issued on: April 27, 2000.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 00–11047 Filed 5–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Community Development Financial

Institutions Fund

Open Meeting of the Community

Development Advisory Board

AGENCY: Community Development

Financial Institutions Fund, Department

of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

next meeting of the Community

Development Advisory Board which

provides advice to the Director of the

Community Development Financial

Institutions Fund.

DATES: The next meeting of the

Community Development Advisory

Board will be held on Thursday, May

18, 2000 at 10:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The Community

Development Advisory Board meeting

will be held at the Treasury Executive

Institute, 1255 22nd Street, NW., Suite

500, Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The

Community Development Financial

Institutions Fund (the Fund ), U.S.

Department of Treasury, 601 13th Street,

NW., Suite 200 South, Washington, DC,

20005, (202) 622–8662 (this is not a toll

free number). Other information

regarding the Fund and its programs

may be obtained through the Fund’s

website at http://www.treas.gov/cdfi.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

104(d) of the Community Development

Banking and Financial Institutions Act

of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4703(d)) established

the Community Development Advisory

Board (the ‘‘Advisory Board’’ ). The

charter for the Advisory Board has been

filed in accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5

U.S.C. App.), and with the approval of

the Secretary of the Treasury.

The function of the Advisory Board is

to advise the Director of the Fund (who

has been delegated the authority to

administer the Fund) on the policies

regarding the activities of the Fund. The

Fund is a wholly owned corporation

within the Department of the Treasury.

The Advisory Board shall not advise the

Fund on the granting or denial of any

particular application for monetary or

non-monetary awards. The Advisory

Board shall meet at least annually.

It has been determined that this

document is not a major rule as defined

in Executive Order 12291 and therefore

regulatory impact analysis is not

required. In addition, this document

does not constitute a rule subject to the

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.

Chapter 6).

The next meeting of the Advisory

Board, all of which will be open to the

public, will be held at the Treasury

Executive Institute, located at 1255

22nd Street, NW., Suite 500,

Washington, DC, on Thursday, May 18,

2000 at 10:00 a.m. The room will

accommodate 30 members of the public.

Seats are available on a first-come, firstserved basis. Participation in the

discussions at the meeting will be

limited to Advisory Board members and

Department of the Treasury staff.

Anyone who would like to have the

Advisory Board consider a written

statement must submit it to the Fund, at

the address of the Fund specified above

in the For Further Information Contact

section, by 4:00 p.m., Monday, May 15,

2000.

The meeting will include a report

from Director Lazar on the activities of

the CDFI Fund since the last Advisory

Board meeting, including programmatic,

fiscal and legislative initiatives for the

years 2000 and 2001.

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 4703; Chapter X, Pub.

L. 104–19, 109 Stat. 237.

Dated: April 28, 2000.

Ellen Lazar,

Director, Community Development Financial

Institutions Fund.

[FR Doc. 00–11065 Filed 5–2–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–70–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Customs Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request; Declaration for Free Entry of

Unaccompanied Articles

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, Customs invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

comment on an information collection

requirement concerning the Declaration

for Free Entry of Unaccompanied

Articles. This request for comment is

being made pursuant to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13;

44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 3, 2000, to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to U.S. Customs Service, Information

Services Group, Room 3.2.C, 1300

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington,

D.C. 20229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information

should be directed to U.S. Customs

Service, Attn.: J. Edgar Nichols, Room

3.2.C, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,

Washington, D.C. 20229, Tel. (202) 927–

1426.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections pursuant to the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13;

44 U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)). The comments

should address: (1) Whether the

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimates of the burden of the

collection of information; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; (d)

ways to minimize the burden including

the use of automated collection

techniques or the use of other forms of

information technology; and (e)

estimates of capital or start-up costs and

costs of operations, maintenance, and

purchase of services to provide