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1 49 CFR 543.6. 

2 49 CFR 543.7. 

Prohibition. (DEC 2023) (Pub. L. 115–390, 

title II). 

(2) Alternate I (DEC 2023) of 52.204–30. 

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52.213–4 [Corrected] 

■ 2. On page 69517, in the first column, 

correct instruction number 13.d., to read 

as follows: 

■ d. Removing from paragraph (a)(2)(vii) 

‘‘(NOV 2023)’’ and adding ‘‘(DEC 2023)’’ 

in its place. 

52.244–6 [Corrected] 

■ 3. On page 69517, amendatory 

instruction 14 and the associated added 

and revised text, are corrected to read: 

■ 14. Amend section 52.244–6 by— 

■ a. Revising the date of the clause; 

■ b. Removing from paragraph (c)(1)(vi) 

‘‘Lab and Other Covered Entities (NOV 

2021)’’ and adding ‘‘Lab Covered 

Entities (DEC 2023)’’ in its place; and 

■ c. Redesignating paragraphs (c)(1)(ix) 

through (xxii) as paragraphs (c)(1)(x) 

through (xxiii) and adding a new 

paragraph (c)(1)(ix) in its place. 

The revision and addition read as 

follows: 

52.244–6 Subcontracts for Commercial 

Products and Commercial Services. 

* * * * * 

Subcontracts for Commercial Products and 

Commercial Services (DEC 2023) 

* * * * * 

(c)(1) * * * 

(ix)(A) 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition 

Supply Chain Security Act Orders— 

Prohibition. (DEC 2023) (Pub. L. 115–390, 

title II). 

(B) Alternate I (DEC 2023) of 52.204–30. 

* * * * * 

William F. Clark, 

Director, Office of Government-Wide 

Acquisition Policy, Office of Acquisition 

Policy, Office of Government-Wide Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24275 Filed 11–8–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

49 CFR Part 541 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2023–0003] 

RIN 2127–AM59 

Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention 

Standard; Final Listing of 2021 Light 

Duty Truck Lines Subject to the 

Requirements of This Standard and 

Exempted Vehicle Lines for Model Year 

2021 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule announces 

NHTSA’s determination that there are 

no new model year (MY) 2021 light duty 

truck lines subject to the parts-marking 

requirements of the Federal motor 

vehicle theft prevention standard. The 

agency determined no new models were 

high-theft or had major parts that are 

interchangeable with a majority of the 

covered major parts of passenger car or 

multipurpose passenger vehicle lines. 

This final rule also identifies those 

vehicle lines that have been granted an 

exemption from the parts-marking 

requirements because they are equipped 

with antitheft devices determined to 

meet certain criteria. Lastly, this final 

rule identifies vehicle lines that have 

not been manufactured for the United 

States market in over 5 years. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

November 9, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Carlita Ballard, Office of International 

Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer 

Programs, NHTSA, West Building, 

W43–439, NRM–310, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. 

Ballard’s phone number is (202) 366– 

5222. Her fax number is (202) 493–2990. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The theft 

prevention standard (49 CFR part 541) 

applies to (1) all passenger car lines; (2) 

all multipurpose passenger vehicle 

(MPV) lines with a gross vehicle weight 

rating (GVWR) of 6,000 pounds or less; 

(3) low-theft light-duty truck (LDT) lines 

with a GVWR of 6,000 pounds or less 

that have major parts that are 

interchangeable with a majority of the 

covered major parts of passenger car or 

MPV lines; and (4) high-theft LDT lines 

with a GVWR of 6,000 pounds or less. 

The purpose of the theft prevention 

standard is to reduce the incidence of 

motor vehicle theft by facilitating the 

tracing and recovery of parts from stolen 

vehicles. The standard seeks to facilitate 

such tracing by requiring that vehicle 

identification numbers (VINs), VIN 

derivative numbers, or other symbols be 

placed on major component vehicle 

parts. The theft prevention standard 

requires motor vehicle manufacturers to 

inscribe or affix VINs onto covered 

original equipment major component 

parts, and to inscribe or affix a symbol 

identifying the manufacturer and a 

common symbol identifying the 

replacement component parts for those 

original equipment parts, on all vehicle 

lines subject to the requirements of the 

standard. 

The statue at 49 U.S.C. 33104(d) 

provides that once a line has become 

subject to the theft prevention standard, 

the line remains subject to the 

requirements of the standard unless it is 

exempted under 49 U.S.C. 33106. 

Section 33106 provides that a 

manufacturer may petition annually to 

have one vehicle line exempted from 

the requirements of section 33104, if the 

line is equipped with an antitheft device 

meeting certain conditions as standard 

equipment. The exemption is granted if 

NHTSA determines that the antitheft 

device is likely to be as effective as 

compliance with the theft prevention 

standard in reducing and deterring 

motor vehicle thefts. 

The regulations at 49 CFR part 543 

establish the process through which 

manufacturers may seek an exemption 

from the theft prevention standard. 

Manufacturers may request an 

exemption under 49 CFR 543.6 by 

providing specific information about the 

antitheft device, its capabilities, and the 

reasons the petitioner believes the 

device to be as effective at reducing and 

deterring theft as compliance with the 

parts-marking requirements,1 or 

manufacturers may request an 

exemption under a more streamlined 

process outlined in 49 CFR 543.7 if the 

vehicle line is equipped with an 

antitheft device (an ‘‘immobilizer’’) as 

standard equipment that complies with 

one of the standards specified in that 

section.2 If the exemption is sought 

under 49 CFR 543.6, NHTSA publishes 

a notice of its decision to grant or deny 

the exemption petition in the Federal 

Register and notifies the petitioner in 

writing. If the petition is sought under 

section 49 CFR 543.7, NHTSA notifies 

the petitioner in writing of the agency’s 

decision to grant or deny the exemption 

petition. 

NHTSA annually publishes the names 

of LDT lines NHTSA has determined to 

be high theft pursuant to 49 CFR part 


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3See 61 FR 4729, February 7, 1996. 

541, LDT lines that NHTSA has 

determined to have major parts that are 

interchangeable with a majority of the 

covered major parts of passenger car or 

MPV lines, and vehicle lines that 

NHTSA has exempted from the theft 

prevention standard. Appendix A–I to 

part 541 identifies those LDT lines 

subject to the theft prevention standard 

beginning in a given model year. 

Appendix A–I to part 541 also lists 

those vehicle lines that NHTSA has 

exempted from the theft prevention 

standard. 

Appendix A to Part 541—Lines Subject 

to the Requirements of This Standard 

For MY 2021, there are no new LDT 

lines that will be subject to the theft 

prevention standard in accordance with 

the procedures published in 49 CFR part 

542. 

Appendix A–I identifies those vehicle 

lines that have been exempted by the 

agency from the parts-marking 

requirements of part 541 and is 

amended to include eight MY 2021 

vehicle lines newly exempted in full. 

The eight exempted vehicle lines are the 

GM Chevrolet Trailblazer, Toyota 

Venza, Mazda CX–30, Jaguar Land 

Rover I-Pace, Hyundai Sonata Hybrid, 

Ford Bronco Sport, Volkswagen ID.4 

and the Honda HR–V. NHTSA has 

either previously granted these 

exemption requests and published the 

determination in the Federal Register if 

the exemption was sought under 49 CFR 

543.6 or has notified the manufacturer 

of the grant of exemption if the 

exemption was sought under 49 CFR 

543.7. 

Each year the agency also amends the 

appendices to part 541 to remove 

vehicle lines that have not been 

manufactured for the United States 

market in over 5 years. The agency 

believes that including those vehicle 

lines in the part 541 appendices would 

be unnecessary. Therefore, the agency is 

removing the BMW X1, Chrysler 200, 

Chrysler Jeep Patriot, Chrysler Town 

and Country MPV, GM Buick LaCrosse/ 

Regal, GM Cadillac SRX, GM Chevrolet 

Malibu, Hyundai Azera, Hyundai 

Equus, Mazda 5, Mercedes E320 

BLUETEC, Mitsubishi iMiEV, 

Mitsubishi Lancer, Nissan Juke, Nissan 

Quest and the Volkswagen Eos vehicle 

lines from the appendix A–I listing. 

However, NHTSA will continue to 

maintain a comprehensive database of 

all exemptions on our website. 

The changes made in this rule are 

purely informational. The eight vehicle 

lines that will be added to appendix A– 

I of part 541 were granted exemptions 

in accordance with the procedures of 49 

CFR part 543 and 49 U.S.C. 33106 and 

notices of the grants of those 

exemptions were published in the 

Federal Register, or the manufacturer 

was notified by grant letter. Therefore, 

NHTSA finds good cause under 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(3)(B) that notice and opportunity 

for comment on this final rule is 

unnecessary. Further, public comment 

on the listing of selections and 

exemptions is not contemplated by 49 

U.S.C. Chapter 331. For the same 

reasons, since this revised listing only 

informs the public of previous agency 

actions and does not impose additional 

obligations on any party, NHTSA finds 

good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to 

make the amendment made by this rule 

effective on the date this rule is 

published in the Federal Register. 

Regulatory Notices 

A. Executive Order 12866 and DOT 

Regulatory Policies and Procedures 

This rulemaking document was not 

reviewed by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) under Executive 

Order (E.O.) 12866. It is not considered 

to be significant under E.O. 12866 or of 

significant note to the Department under 

DOT Order 2100.6A (‘‘Rulemaking 

Guidance and Procedures’’). The 

purpose of this final rule is to provide 

information to the public about vehicle 

lines that must comply with the partsmarking requirements of NHTSA’s theft 

prevention standard and vehicles that 

NHTSA has exempted from those 

requirements. Since the purpose of the 

final rule is to inform the public of 

actions NHTSA has already taken, either 

determining that new lines are subject 

to parts-marking requirements or 

exempting vehicle lines from those 

requirements, the final rule will not 

impose any new burdens. 

B. National Environmental Policy Act 

NHTSA has analyzed this final rule 

for the purposes of the National 

Environmental Policy Act. The agency 

has determined that implementation of 

this action will not have a significant 

impact on the quality of the human 

environment as it merely informs the 

public about previous agency actions. 

C. Executive Order 13132 (Federalism) 

The agency has analyzed this 

rulemaking in accordance with the 

principles and criteria contained in E.O. 

13132 and has determined that it does 

not have sufficient Federal implications 

to warrant consultation with State and 

local officials or the preparation of a 

federalism summary impact statement. 

As discussed above, this final rule only 

provides information to the public about 

previous agency actions. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 requires agencies to prepare a 

written assessment of the costs, benefits 

and other effects of proposed or final 

rules that include a Federal mandate 

likely to result in the expenditure by 

State, local, or tribal governments, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector, of 

more than $100 million annually 

($120.7 million as adjusted annually for 

inflation with base year of 1995). The 

assessment may be combined with other 

assessments, as it is here. 

This final rule will not result in 

expenditures by State, local or tribal 

governments or automobile 

manufacturers and/or their suppliers of 

more than $120.7 million annually. This 

document informs the public of 

previously granted exemptions. Since 

the only purpose of this final rule is to 

inform the public of previous actions 

taken by the agency, no new costs or 

burdens will result. 

E. Executive Order 12988 (Civil Justice 

Reform) 

Pursuant to E. O. 12988, ‘‘Civil Justice 

Reform,’’ 3 the agency has considered 

whether this final rule has any 

retroactive effect. The agency concludes 

that it would not have such an effect as 

it only informs the public of previous 

agency actions. In accordance with 

section 49 U.S.C. 33118, when a Federal 

theft prevention standard is in effect, a 

State or political subdivision of a State 

may not have a different motor vehicle 

theft prevention standard for a motor 

vehicle or major replacement part. The 

statute at 49 U.S.C. 33117 provides that 

judicial review of this rule may be 

obtained pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 32909. 

Section 32909 does not require 

submission of a petition for 

reconsideration or other administrative 

proceedings before parties may file suit 

in court. 

F. Paperwork Reduction Act 

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.), 

Federal agencies must obtain approval 

from OMB for each collection of 

information they conduct, sponsor, or 

require through regulations. There are 

no information collection requirements 

associated with this final rule. 

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 541 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Labeling, Motor vehicles, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

In consideration of the foregoing, 49 

CFR part 541 is amended as follows: 


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PART 541—FEDERAL MOTOR 

VEHICLE THEFT PREVENTION 

STANDARD 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 541 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33101, 33102, 33103, 

33104, 33105 and 33106; delegation of 

authority at 49 CFR 1.95. 

■ 2. Appendix A–I to part 541 is revised 

to read as follows: 

Appendix A–I to Part 541—Lines With 

Antitheft Devices Which Are Exempted 

From the Parts-Marking Requirements 

of This Standard Pursuant to 49 CFR 

Part 543 

Manufacturer Subject lines 

BMW ............................................ MINI, MINI Countryman (MPV), X1 (MPV), X2 (MPV), X3 (MPV), X4 (MPV), X5 (MPV), Z4, 2 Series, 3 Series, 4 Series, 5 Series, 6 Series, 7 Series, 8 Series. 

CHRYSLER ................................. 300, Dodge Charger, Dodge Challenger, Dodge Dart, Dodge Journey, Fiat 500, Fiat 124 Spider, Jeep Cherokee, Jeep Compass, Jeep Grand Cherokee (MPV), Jeep Gladiator, Jeep Wrangler/Wrangler JK,2 Jeep 

Wrangler JL. 

FORD MOTOR CO ..................... Bronco Sport,1 C-Max, EcoSport, Edge, Escape, Explorer, Fiesta, Focus, Fusion, Lincoln Corsair, Lincoln 

MKC, Lincoln MKX, Lincoln Nautilus, Mustang. 

GENERAL MOTORS .................. Buick Encore, Buick Verano, Cadillac ATS, Cadillac CTS, Cadillac XTS, Cadillac XT4, Chevrolet Bolt, Chevrolet Camaro, Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Equinox, Chevrolet Impala/Monte Carlo, 

Chevrolet Sonic, Chevrolet Spark, Chevrolet Trailblazer,1 Chevrolet Volt, GMC Terrain. 

HONDA ........................................ Accord, Acura TLX, Acura MDX, Civic, CR–V, HR–V,1 Passport, Pilot. 

HYUNDAI .................................... Genesis G70, Genesis G80,3 IONIQ, Sonata/Hybrid.1

JAGUAR ...................................... F-Type, XE, XF, XJ, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Land Rover E-Pace, Land Rover F-Pace, Land Rover IPace,1 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover Velar. 

KIA ............................................... Niro, Stinger. 

MASERATI .................................. Ghibli, Levante (SUV), Quattroporte. 

MAZDA ........................................ 2, 3, 6, CX–3, CX–5, CX–9, CX–30,1 MX–5 Miata. 

MERCEDES-BENZ ..................... smart Line Chassis, smart USA fortwo. 

SL-Line Chassis (SL-Class), (the models within this line are): SL400/SL450, SL550, SL 63/AMG, SL 65/ 

AMG. 

SLK-Line Chassis (SLK-Class/SLC-Class) (the models within this line are): SLK 250, SLK 300, SLK 350, 

SLK 55 AMG, SLC 300 AMG, SLC 43. 

S-Line Chassis (S/CL/S-Coupe Class/S-Class Cabriolet/Mercedes Maybach) (the models within this line are): 

S400 Hybrid, S550, S600, S63 AMG, S65 AMG, Mercedes-Maybach S560, Mercedes-Maybach S650, 

CL550, CL600, CL63 AMG, CL65 AMG. 

NGCC Chassis Line (CLA/GLA/B-Class/A-Class) (the models within this line are): A220, B250e, CLA250, 

CLA45 AMG, GLA250, GLA45 AMG. 

C-Line Chassis (C-Class/CLK/GLK-Class/GLC-Class) (the models within this line are): C63 AMG, C240, 

C250, C300, C350, CLK 350, CLK 550, CLK 63AMG, GLK250, GLK350. 

E-Line Chassis (E-Class/CLS Class) (the models within this line are): E55, E63 AMG, E350 BLUETEC, 

E320/E320DT CDi, E350/E500/E550, E400 HYBRID, CLS400, CLS500/550, CLS55 AMG, CLS63 AMG. 

MITSUBISHI ................................ Eclipse Cross, Outlander, Outlander Sport, Mirage. 

NISSAN ....................................... Altima, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, NV200 Taxi, Pathfinder, Rogue, Kicks, Sentra, Infiniti Q70, Infiniti Q50/60, 

Infiniti QX50,5 Infiniti QX60, Versa. 

PORSCHE ................................... 911, Boxster/Cayman, Macan, Panamera, Taycan. 

SUBARU ...................................... Ascent, Forester, Impreza, Legacy, Outback, WRX, XV Crosstrek/Crosstrek.4

TESLA ......................................... Model 3, Model S, Model X, Model Y. 

TOYOTA ...................................... Avalon, Camry, Corolla, C–HR, Highlander, Lexus ES, Lexus GS, Lexus LS, Lexus NX, Lexus RX, Prius, 

RAV4, Sienna, Venza.1

VOLKSWAGEN ........................... Atlas, Beetle, ID.4,1 Jetta, Passat, Tiguan, Golf/Golf Sport wagen/eGolf/Alltrack, Audi A3, Audi A4, Audi 

A4Allroad MPV, Audi A6, Audi A8, Audi Q3, Audi Q5, Audi TT. 

VOLVO ........................................ S60. 

1Granted an exemption from the parts-marking requirements beginning with MY 2021. 

2 Jeep Wrangler (2009–2019) nameplate changed to Jeep Wrangler JK, JK discontinued after MY 2018 

3 Hyundai discontinued use of its parts-marking exemption for the Genesis vehicle line beginning with the 2010 model year, line was reintroduced as the Genesis G80. 4Subaru XV Crosstrek nameplate changed to Crosstrek beginning with MY 2016. 

5 Nissan’s QX50 was granted an exemption for MY 2019 and added the QX55 SUV model to its line starting with MY 2021. 

Issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.95, and 501.5. 

Ann E. Carlson, 

Acting Administrator. 

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