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should be sent to the Designated Federal 

Officer listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section no later 

than November 3, 2023. 

Only written statements will be 

considered by the Council; no member 

of the public will be allowed to present 

questions or speak during the meeting 

unless requested to do so by a member 

of the Council. 

(Authority: 46 U.S.C. 51323; 5 U.S.C. 552b; 

5 U.S.C. App. 2; 41 CFR parts 102–3.140 

through 102–3.165.) 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23368 Filed 10–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD–2023–0197] 

Request for Comments on the Renewal 

of a Previously Approved Information 

Collection War Risk Insurance, 

Applications, and Related Information 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Maritime Administration 

(MARAD) invites public comments on 

our intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

proposed collection OMB 2133–0011 

(War Risk Insurance, Applications, and 

Related Information) is used to 

determine the eligibility of the applicant 

and the vessel(s) for participation in the 

War Risk Insurance Program. There are 

no changes to this collection since the 

last renewal. We are required to publish 

this notice in the Federal Register to 

obtain comments from the public and 

affected agencies. A 60-day notice 

Federal Register soliciting comments on 

this information collection was 

published on August 14, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cameryn L. Miller, (202) 366–0907, 

Office of Marine Insurance, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 

SE, Washington, DC 20590, Email: 

Cameryn.miller@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: War Risk Insurance, 

Applications, and Related Information. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0011. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

previously approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: As authorized by section 

1202, Title XII, Merchant Marine Act, 

1936, as amended, (46 U.S.C. 53901– 

53912) (Act), the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Transportation may 

provide war risk insurance for national 

defense or waterborne commerce if such 

insurance cannot be obtained on 

reasonable terms and conditions from 

companies authorized to operate an 

insurance business within any state of 

the United States. 

Respondents: Vessel owners or 

charterers interested in participating in 

MARAD’s War Risk Insurance Program. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 20. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 12.8. 

Annual Estimated Total Annual 

Burden Hours: 256. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and 

49 CFR 1.49.) 

* * * * * 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23369 Filed 10–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2021–0089, Notice 1] 

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Receipt of 

Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC 

(Mercedes-Benz) has determined that 

certain model year (MY) 2019–2021 

Mercedes-Benz motor vehicles do not 

fully comply with Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

101, Controls and Displays, and FMVSS 

No. 102, Transmission Shift Position. 

Mercedes-Benz filed a noncompliance 

report dated September 24, 2021, and 

subsequently petitioned NHTSA (the 

‘‘Agency’’) on October 25, 2021, for a 

decision that the subject noncompliance 

is inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety. This document 

announces receipt of Mercedes-Benz’s 

petition. 

DATES: Send comments on or before 

November 22, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written data, views, 

and arguments on this petition. 

Comments must refer to the docket and 

notice number cited in the title of this 

notice and may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Mail: Send comments by mail 

addressed to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Hand Delivery: Deliver comments by 

hand to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Section is open on weekdays from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Federal 

holidays. 

Electronically: Submit comments 

electronically by logging onto the 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) website at https://

www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Comments may also be faxed to (202) 

493–2251. 

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 comments you have 

submitted by mail were received, please 

enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard with the comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

All comments and supporting 

materials received before the close of 

business on the closing date indicated 

above will be filed in the docket and 

will be considered. All comments and 

supporting materials received after the 

closing date will also be filed and will 

be considered to the fullest extent 

possible. 

When the petition is granted or 

denied, notice of the decision will also 

be published in the Federal Register 


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1See Grant of Petition for Inconsequential 

Noncompliance to General Motors, Docket No. 

NHTSA–2013–0134, 81 FR 6928. (February 9, 2016) 

pursuant to the authority indicated at 

the end of this notice. 

All comments, background 

documentation, and supporting 

materials submitted to the docket may 

be viewed by anyone at the address and 

times given above. The documents may 

also be viewed on the internet at https:// 

www.regulations.gov by following the 

online instructions for accessing the 

dockets. The docket ID number for this 

petition is shown in the heading of this 

notice. 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement is available for review in a 

Federal Register notice published on 

April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frederick Smith, General Engineer, 

NHTSA, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance, (202) 366–7487 or Ahmad 

Barnes, General Engineer, NHTSA, 

Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, 

(202) 366–7236. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Overview: Mercedes-Benz 

determined that certain MY 2020 

Mercedes-Benz CLS450, MY 2019 

Mercedes-Benz E300, MY 2019–2020 

Mercedes-Benz E450, MY 2019 

Mercedes-Benz AMG E53, MY 2019– 

2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG G63, MY 

2020–2021 Mercedes-Benz E350, MY 

2019–2020 Mercedes-Benz G550 do not 

fully comply with paragraph S5.3.1(a), 

S5.3.1(b), S5.3.2.1, S5.3.2.2(a), S5.3.3(a). 

of FMVSS No. 101, Controls and 

Displays (49 CFR 571.101) and 

paragraph S3.1.4.1 of FMVSS No. 102, 

Transmission Shift Position, (49 CFR 

571.102.) Mercedes-Benz filed a 

noncompliance report dated September 

24, 2021, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, 

Defect and Noncompliance 

Responsibility and Reports. MercedesBenz petitioned NHTSA on October 25, 

2021, for an exemption from the 

notification and remedy requirements of 

49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the basis that 

this noncompliance is inconsequential 

as it relates to motor vehicle safety, 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 

30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556, 

Exemption for Inconsequential Defect or 

Noncompliance. 

This notice of receipt of MercedesBenz’s petition is published under 49 

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

represent any agency decision or 

another exercise of judgment concerning 

the merits of the petition. 

II. Vehicles Involved: Approximately 

27,742 MY 2020 Mercedes-Benz 

CLS450, MY 2019 Mercedes-Benz E300, 

MY 2019–2020 Mercedes-Benz E450, 

MY 2019 Mercedes-Benz AMG E53, MY 

2019–2020 Mercedes-Benz AMG G63, 

MY 2020–2021 Mercedes-Benz E350, 

MY 2019–2020 Mercedes-Benz G550, 

manufactured between January 29, 

2018, and August 25, 2020, were 

reported by the manufacturer. 

III. Noncompliance: Mercedes-Benz 

explains that the illumination of the 

instrument cluster in the subject 

vehicles may be interrupted under 

certain circumstances, and therefore 

does not comply with paragraph 

S5.3.1(a), S5.3.1(b), S5.3.2.1, S5.3.2.2(a), 

S5.3.3(a). of FMVSS No. 101 and 

paragraph S3.1.4.1 of FMVSS No. 102. 

Specifically, the digital indicators 

including the shift position indicator, 

digital/analog speedometer, tachometer, 

time, and temperature may briefly fade 

to dark for a maximum of 2.5 seconds 

and then intensify back to full 

illumination. 

IV. Rule Requirements: Paragraph 

S5.3.1(a), S5.3.1(b), S5.3.2.1, S5.3.2.2(a), 

S5.3.3(a). of FMVSS No. 101 and 

paragraph S3.1.4.1. of FMVSS No. 102 

include the requirements relevant to 

this petition. Except as provided in 

FMVSS 101 S5.3.1(c), the identifications 

of controls for which the word ‘‘Yes’’ is 

specified in column 5 of Table 1 must 

be capable of being illuminated 

whenever the headlamps are activated. 

This requirement does not apply to a 

control located on the floor, floor 

console, steering wheel, steering 

column, or in the area of windshield 

header, or to a control for a heating and 

air-conditioning system that does not 

direct air upon the windshield. Except 

as provided in S5.3.1(c), the indicators 

and their identifications for which the 

word ‘‘Yes’’ is specified in column 5 of 

Table 1 must be illuminated whenever 

the vehicle’s propulsion system and 

headlamps are activated. Means must be 

provided for illuminating the indicators, 

identifications of indicators and 

identifications of controls listed in 

Table 1 to make them visible to the 

driver under daylight and nighttime 

driving conditions. The means of 

providing the visibility required by 

S5.3.2.1: must be adjustable to provide 

at least two levels of brightness. Means 

must be provided for illuminating 

telltales and their identification 

sufficiently to make them visible to the 

driver under daylight and nighttime 

driving conditions. Except as specified 

in FMVSS 102 S3.1.4.3, if the 

transmission shift position sequence 

includes a park position, identification 

of shift positions, including the 

positions in relation to each other and 

the position selected, shall be displayed 

in view of the driver whenever the 

ignition is in a position where the 

transmission can be shifted, or the 

transmission is not in park. 

V. Summary of Mercedes-Benz’s 

Petition: The following views and 

arguments presented in this section, ‘‘V. 

Summary of Mercedes-Benz’s Petition,’’ 

are the views and arguments provided 

by Mercedes-Benz. They have not been 

evaluated by the Agency and do not 

reflect the views of the Agency. 

Mercedes-Benz describes the subject 

noncompliance and contends that the 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety. 

Mercedes-Benz claims that the 

conditions needed to cause the FMVSS 

No. 101 noncompliance is rare. In order 

for the subject FMVSS No. 101 

noncompliance to occur, three events 

must occur simultaneously. First, the 

CPU load must approach the limits of 

the instrument cluster’s input capacity. 

Second, while there is a high CPU load, 

a specific diagnostic function must be 

activated and the combined effect of the 

already high CPU load and the 

diagnostics is sufficient to threaten an 

instrument cluster freeze, which would 

trigger a preventative reset. Finally, 

during the reset, which would last no 

more than 2.5 seconds, a separate 

equipment malfunction or condition 

must occur that would activate an 

indicator or telltale. 

Mercedes-Benz believes that ‘‘the 

likelihood of a telltale being activated in 

any particular 2.5 second period is very 

low.’’ Compounded with the probability 

of the being activated following the first 

two events, the Mercedes-Benz contends 

that the likelihood of the subject 

noncompliance occurring is 

‘‘negligible.’’ 

Mercedes-Benz says that its engineers 

determined that the maximum duration 

of illumination loss is 2.5 seconds, and 

the maximum time of analog display 

illumination loss is 0.8 seconds. 

Additionally, Mercedes-Benz claims 

that the subject noncompliance ‘‘would 

not cause the instrument cluster to 

report inaccurate information.’’ 

Mercedes-Benz also claims that a 

driver is unlikely to be confused if the 

display experiences diminished 

illumination for 2.5 seconds and the 

driver would be unlikely to notice a 2.5 

second interruption of illumination. 

Mercedes-Benz refers to a prior NHTSA 

decision in which the agency granted a 

similar petition based on its belief that 

a reset of the instrument panel would 

happen quickly within seconds before 

the driver would be distracted to realize 

what was happening.1

According to Mercedes-Benz, it is 

difficult to formulate an outcome in a 


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situation had the instrument cluster 

displays made the driver aware of the 

situation 2.5 seconds sooner. MercedesBenz explains that the purpose of the IC 

displays is to inform the driver of the 

vehicle and equipment functions, 

metrics, and status. They have no 

control over the vehicle’s operation or 

the equipment and functions that they 

monitor and report on. The subject 

noncompliance would therefore have no 

effect on the vehicle’s operation. 

Finally, Mercedes-Benz contends that 

the IC reset is a functional safety 

measure designed to prevent a 

permanent IC display failure. MercedesBenz asserts that if this reset feature is 

determined to be consequential to 

vehicle safety and manufacturers were 

required to remove or disable it, vehicle 

occupants would be exposed ‘‘to a much 

higher and enduring safety risk. 

Mercedes-Benz believes that NHTSA 

precedent supports the granting of its 

petition for the subject noncompliance. 

According to Mercedes-Benz, ‘‘NHTSA 

has consistently held that brief 

interruption of vehicle display 

visibility, lasting only seconds, is 

inconsequential to motor vehicle 

safety.’’ Mercedes-Benz says that the 

subject noncompliance is similar to the 

noncompliances at issue in past 

petitions that were granted. MercedesBenz says that NHTSA granted a 

petition by General Motors, LLC, in 

which MY 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 

motor vehicles were noncompliant with 

FMVSS No. 101 and FMVSS No. 102 

due to an instrument cluster reset. 

According to Mercedes-Benz, in this 

case, the affected vehicles were 

equipped with an instrument cluster 

that would reset if the driver used the 

steering wheel controls to operate an 

external device connected to the 

vehicle’s USB port. All warning lights 

would go out, the shift position 

indicator (PRNDM) would extinguish, 

and the analog gauges (such as the 

speedometer) would drop to zero for 1.5 

seconds. All telltales would then turn 

on for 5 seconds following the reset. 

Mercedes-Benz notes that the 

noncompliance in the Chevrolet 

Silverado vehicles would cause telltale 

activation to be obscured for 6.5 seconds 

in total which is more than 2.5 times the 

maximum time the digital displays in 

the subject vehicles would be affected in 

the present case and more than eight 

times the maximum time the analog 

meters would be affected. MercedesBenz says that NHTSA found that the 

noncompliance in the Chevrolet 

Silverado vehicles was inconsequential 

to vehicle safety because the reset 

would be corrected within seconds, 

‘‘before the driver would be distracted, 

or realize what was happening.’’ 

Mercedes-Benz contends that the 

granting of another petition by General 

Motors, LLC, further supports the 

granting of the current petition. In 2016, 

NHTSA granted General Motors’ 

petition in which GMC Denali motor 

vehicles were equipped with an 

instrument cluster that ‘‘would reset if 

the design input rate of the CPU was 

exceeded due to simultaneous use of 

multiple functions (such as navigation, 

Bluetooth calling, pairing a media 

device, or others).’’ In this case, the reset 

would cause a loss of illumination to all 

digital warning lights and the shift 

position indicator, and the indicator 

gauges would drop to zero for 1.3 

seconds. After the reset, all telltales 

would illuminate for 5 seconds. 

Mercedes-Benz says that NHTSA 

determined this noncompliance to be 

inconsequential to vehicle safety 

because the reset would be a momentary 

condition and ‘‘the instrument panel 

telltales and indicators would 

extinguish and return to normal very 

quickly, with little, if any, impact to the 

driver.’’ 

Mercedes-Benz contends that the 

subject noncompliance is similar to the 

aforementioned noncompliances 

because the instrument cluster reset in 

question is likely to be infrequent 

because the reset is ‘‘triggered by the 

simultaneous occurrence of two unusual 

and independent events.’’ MercedesBenz claims that the subject 

noncompliance has been difficult for its 

engineers ‘‘to induce or observe, in large 

part because of the infrequent 

coincidence of the two events.’’ 

Mercedes-Benz believes that the loss 

of display visibility is not likely to cause 

driver distraction or other increased risk 

to motor vehicle safety. The subject 

noncompliance causes the illumination 

of the speedometer and tachometer to be 

interrupted for up to 0.8 seconds and 

would interrupt the illumination of the 

digital indicators and telltale lamps for 

less than 2.5 seconds. Mercedes-Benz 

contends that it is unlikely that an IC 

indicator or telltale would activate 

during this reset period and even in the 

event that it did, activation of the 

indicator or telltale after the 2.5 second 

reset would not cause an increased risk 

to motor vehicle safety. 

According to Mercedes-Benz, NHTSA 

has not previously required a recall ‘‘to 

address a seconds-long interruption of 

instrument cluster illumination.’’ The 

interruption of illumination affecting 

the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC 

Denali motor vehicles in the 

aforementioned General Motors 

petitions is more than twice the 

duration of the reset in the subject 

Mercedes-Benz motor vehicles. 

Mercedes-Benz contends that NHTSA 

found that the displays ‘‘would return to 

normal quickly with little to no impact 

to the driver,’’ and should therefore 

have the same finding for the subject 

noncompliance. Like the Chevrolet 

Silverado and GMC Denali motor 

vehicles, none of the subject vehicles’ 

operating functions would be affected 

by the instrument cluster reset. 

Mercedes-Benz adds that many signals 

on the digital main instrument cluster 

involve comfort or convenience features 

unrelated to vehicle safety and 

conditions communicated by other 

indicators or telltales would not be 

significantly affected by a driver 

response that is 2.5 seconds earlier. 

Furthermore, the analog gauges, like the 

speedometer, would continue to display 

the correct information when 

illumination is interrupted and during 

daylight, the analog gauges remain 

visible. 

Finally, Mercedes-Benz contends that 

any risk to motor vehicle safety related 

to the subject noncompliance is ‘‘lower 

than the risk posed by instrument 

cluster malfunctions NHTSA has 

previously exempted.’’ Mercedes-Benz 

says that the analog gauge readings in 

the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC 

Denali noncompliances dropped to zero 

during a reset and the instrument 

clusters would stop functioning whereas 

the analog gauges in the subject vehicles 

continue to display accurate 

information and the instrument clusters 

would lack illumination but would 

otherwise remain functional during the 

reset. Further, the operation of the 

instrument panels in the Chevrolet 

Silverado and GMC Denali vehicles was 

interrupted and only the illumination of 

the instrument panels in the subject 

vehicles is interrupted. In the Chevrolet 

Silverado and GMC Denali vehicles, any 

meaningful message would be further 

obscured for 5 seconds while all the 

telltales are illuminated which 

Mercedes-Benz claims could cause 

confusion, but no such confusion would 

occur in the subject vehicles because 

once the reset is completed, only those 

controls or telltales that have been 

activated would be displayed to the 

driver. Therefore, Mercedes-Benz 

believes that the instrument cluster reset 

in the subject vehicles poses an even 

lower risk to safety than the Chevrolet 

Silverado and GMC Denali 

noncompliance which NHTSA 

determined to be inconsequential to 

motor vehicle safety. 

Mercedes-Benz claims that the subject 

noncompliance has no effect on the 

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1 Gillig filed a Part 573 noncompliance report 

dated July 6, 2022, and later amended the report on 

July 22, 2022, indicating that it has violated the 

marking requirements as specified in S6 of FMVSS 

No. 205. However, in its July 21, 2022, petition to 

NHTSA for a decision that the subject 

noncompliances are inconsequential as they relate 

to motor vehicle safety, Gillig stated that the 

noncompliance was with the Section 5.1.3 of 

FMVSS No. 205. The Agency would like to correct 

Gillig’s mistake because it was, in fact, a violation 

of Section 6 of FMVSS No. 205, as stated in its 

original Part 573 report. 

other vehicle lights. Mercedes-Benz 

states that they are not aware of any 

reports or claims regarding crashes or 

injuries concerning the subject 

noncompliance. 

Mercedes-Benz concludes by stating 

its belief that the subject noncompliance 

is inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety and its petition to be 

exempted from providing notification of 

the noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the 

noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30120, should be granted. 

NHTSA notes that the statutory 

provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 

30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to 

file petitions for a determination of 

inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to 

exempt manufacturers only from the 

duties found in sections 30118 and 

30120, respectively, to notify owners, 

purchasers, and dealers of a defect or 

noncompliance and to remedy the 

defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any 

decision on this petition only applies to 

the subject vehicles that Mercedes-Benz 

no longer controlled at the time it 

determined that the noncompliance 

existed. However, any decision on this 

petition does not relieve vehicles 

distributors and dealers of the 

prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale, 

or introduction or delivery for 

introduction into interstate commerce of 

the noncompliant vehicles under their 

control after Mercedes-Benz notified 

them that the subject noncompliance 

existed. 

(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: 

delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 

501.8) 

Otto G. Matheke, III, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0093; Notice 1] 

Gillig, LLC, Receipt of Petition for 

Decision of Inconsequential 

Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: Gillig, LLC, (Gillig) has 

determined that certain model year 

(MY) 1998–2022 Gillig Low Floor buses 

do not fully comply with Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

205, Glazing Materials. Gillig filed a 

noncompliance report dated July 6, 

2022, and later amended the report on 

July 22, 2022. Gillig subsequently 

petitioned NHTSA (the ‘‘Agency’’) on 

July 21, 2022, for a decision that the 

subject noncompliances are 

inconsequential as they relate to motor 

vehicle safety. This document 

announces receipt of Gillig’s petition. 

DATES: Send comments on or before 

November 22, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written data, views, 

and arguments on this petition. 

Comments must refer to the docket and 

notice number cited in the title of this 

notice and may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

• Mail: Send comments by mail 

addressed to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver comments 

by hand to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Section is open on weekdays from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Federal 

Holidays. 

• Electronically: Submit comments 

electronically by logging onto the 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) website at https://

www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Comments may also be faxed to 

(202) 493–2251. 

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 comments you have 

submitted by mail were received, please 

enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard with the comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

All comments and supporting 

materials received before the close of 

business on the closing date indicated 

above will be filed in the docket and 

will be considered. All comments and 

supporting materials received after the 

closing date will also be filed and will 

be considered to the fullest extent 

possible. 

When the petition is granted or 

denied, notice of the decision will also 

be published in the Federal Register 

pursuant to the authority indicated at 

the end of this notice. 

All comments, background 

documentation, and supporting 

materials submitted to the docket may 

be viewed by anyone at the address and 

times given above. The documents may 

also be viewed on the internet at https:// 

www.regulations.gov by following the 

online instructions for accessing the 

dockets. The docket ID number for this 

petition is shown in the heading of this 

notice. 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement is available for review in a 

Federal Register notice published on 

April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack 

Chern, General Engineer, NHTSA, 

Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, 

(202) 366–0661. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Overview: Gillig determined that 

certain MY 1998–2022 Gillig Low Floor 

buses do not fully comply with 

paragraph S6 1 of FMVSS No. 205, 

Glazing Materials, and ANSI/SAE 

Z26.1–l996, as referenced by FMVSS 

No. 205 (49 CFR 571.205). 

Gillig filed a noncompliance report 

dated July 6, 2022, and later amended 

the report on July 22, 2022, pursuant to 

49 CFR part 573, Defect and 

Noncompliance Responsibility and 

Reports. Gillig petitioned NHTSA on 

July, 21, 2022, for an exemption from 

the notification and remedy 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. chapter 301 

on the basis that these noncompliances 

are inconsequential as they relate to 

motor vehicle safety, pursuant to 49 

U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) and 49 

CFR part 556, Exemption for 

Inconsequential Defect or 

Noncompliance. 

This notice of receipt of Gillig’s 

petition is published under 49 U.S.C. 

30118 and 30120 and does not represent 

any agency decision or another exercise 

of judgment concerning the merits of the 

petition. 

II. Buses Involved: Gillig stated that an 

unknown number of MY 1998–2022 

Gillig Low Floor buses, manufactured 

between May 28, 1998, and May 23, 

2022, are potentially involved. 


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