Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 46 / Friday, March 9, 2007 / Notices 10815 

1The open resume for DP06–003 incorrectly 

identified the Petitioner’s previous vehicle as a MY 

2003. 

2The throttle actuator is the device that controls 

air flow into the engine and hence power 

production. On the subject vehicles the actuator is 

controlled electronically, as opposed to 

mechanically (via a cable). 

3The Petitioner does not recall seeing any 

warning indications on the instrument panel nor 

does he report any operational malfunctions, either 

of which would be expected when the stored Pcodes were detected. 

Dated: February 28, 2007. 

By order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Daron T. Threet, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E7–4211 Filed 3–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Announcing the Sixteenth Public 

Meeting of the Crash Injury Research 

and Engineering Network (CIREN) 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Meeting announcement. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

Sixteenth Public Meeting of members of 

the Crash Injury Research and 

Engineering Network. CIREN is a 

collaborative effort to conduct research 

on crashes and injuries at eight Level 1 

Trauma Centers across the United States 

linked by a computer network. 

Researchers can review data and share 

expertise, which may lead to a better 

understanding of crash injury 

mechanisms and the design of safer 

vehicles. Eight presentations on current 

research based on CIREN cases will be 

presented. The agenda will be posted to 

the CIREN Web site http://wwwnrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-50/ 

ciren/CIREN.html three weeks prior to 

the meeting. 

DATE AND TIME: The meeting is 

scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 

Wednesday, March 28, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: 

Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Room 6200, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

To Register for This Event: If you do 

not have a Federal Government 

identification card, it is suggested that 

you notify us in advance in order to put 

your name on the security list. This will 

expedite your admission to the building. 

You may still attend the public hearing 

but there could be a delay in granting 

you access. Please e-mail your name, 

affiliation, phone number and e-mail 

address to Tasha.Allen@dot.gov by 

March 23, 2007, in order to get on the 

pre-registration list. 

For General Information: Mark 

Scarboro (202) 366–5078 or Cathy 

McCullough (202) 366–4734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CIREN 

cases may be viewed from the NHTSA/ 

CIREN Web site at: http://wwwnrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/departments/nrd-50/ 

ciren/CIREN.html. NHTSA has held 

three Annual Conferences where CIREN 

research results were presented. Further 

information about the three previous 

CIREN conferences is also available 

through the NHTSA Web site. NHTSA 

has held public meetings on a regular 

basis since 2000. Presentations from 

these meetings are available through the 

NHTSA Web site. NHTSA plans to 

continue holding CIREN meetings on a 

regular basis to disseminate CIREN 

information to interested parties. This is 

the sixteenth such meeting. The CIREN 

Centers will be presenting papers on the 

side impacts in pediatric cases, injuries 

involving far side occupants, diffuse 

axonal brain injuries, seat angle and 

injury, brain injury and impact angle, 

analytic techniques for using CIREN 

data, and elderly data analysis including 

the use of Digital Imaging and 

Communications in Medicine 

(DICOMS). 

Should it be necessary to cancel the 

meeting due to inclement weather or to 

any other emergencies, a decision to 

cancel will be made as soon as possible 

and posted immediately on CIREN’s 

Web site http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/ 

departments/nrd-50/ciren/CIREN.html. 

If you do not have access to the Web 

site, you may call or e-mail the contacts 

listed in this announcement and leave 

your telephone number or e-mail 

address. You will be contacted only if 

the meeting is postponed or canceled. 

Issued on: March 5, 2007. 

Joseph N. Kanianthra, 

Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety 

Research. 

[FR Doc. E7–4209 Filed 3–8–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Denial of a petition for a defect 

investigation. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

reasons for the denial of a petition 

(Defect Petition DP06–003) submitted 

on August 24, 2006 by Mr. William B. 

Jeffers III of Garner, North Carolina to 

NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation 

(ODI), requesting that the agency 

commence a proceeding to determine 

the existence of a defect related to motor 

vehicle safety in model year (MY) 2002 

to 2006 Toyota Camry and Camry Solara 

vehicles (the ‘‘subject vehicles’’) for 

incidents relating to vehicle engine 

surging. 

After reviewing the concerns raised 

by the Petitioner and other information, 

NHTSA has concluded that further 

expenditure of the agency’s 

investigative resources on the issues 

raised by the petition is not warranted. 

The agency, accordingly, has denied the 

petition. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Scott Yon, Vehicle Control Division, 

Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA, 

400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590. Telephone 202–366–0139. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Petitioner owns a MY 2006 Toyota 

Camry with a 4-cylinder engine that was 

purchased new in January 2006. The 

Petitioner also previously owned a MY 

2005 1 Camry. He alleges that both 

vehicles exhibited vehicle engine 

surging, which he described as a short 

duration (1 to 2 second) increase in 

engine speed occurring while the 

accelerator pedal is not depressed. In an 

initial interview, the Petitioner 

estimated that 6 to 8 surge incidents, of 

varying severity, occurred in the MY 

2006 vehicle over the course of 10,000 

miles and 7 months of ownership. The 

Petitioner reports that the brake system 

is effective at overcoming the surge. 

However, he is concerned about reports 

filed with NHTSA alleging uncontrolled 

surging in MY 2002 to 2006 Camry 

vehicles bringing those vehicles to a 

high rate of speed (in some cases, 

purportedly, with the brakes applied). 

In September 2006, the Petitioner’s 

MY 2006 vehicle was serviced by a 

Toyota dealership. The dealership 

determined that two diagnostic trouble 

codes (P-codes) related to the operation 

of the throttle actuator,2 P2103 and 

P2111, were stored in the engine control 

unit’s memory.3 The dealership ordered 

a new replacement throttle actuator, 

which was installed on the vehicle in 

October 2006. Thereafter, in November 

2006, the Petitioner reported that 

another surge event occurred, more 

severe than his prior occurrences. The 

Petitioner stated that after startup, the 

vehicle moved forward rapidly when 

the throttle pedal was touched lightly. 

The Petitioner reports that the tires 


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