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and must be submitted to the Docket 

Clerk, DOT Docket Management 

Facility, Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 

400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590. Communications received within 

30 days of the date of this notice will 

be considered by FRA before final 

action is taken. Comments received after 

that date will be considered as far as 

practicable. All written communications 

concerning these proceedings are 

available for examination during regular 

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the 

above facility. All documents in the 

public docket are also available for 

inspection and copying on the Internet 

at the docket facility’s Web site at 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

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). The 

Statement may also be found at http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on April 20, 

2007. 

Michael J. Logue, 

Deputy Associate of Administrator for Safety 

Compliance and Program Implementation. 

[FR Doc. E7–8024 Filed 4–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) received 

a request for a waiver of compliance 

from certain requirements of its safety 

standards. The individual petition is 

described below, including the party 

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions 

involved, the nature of the relief being 

requested, and the petitioner’s 

arguments in favor of relief. 

Morehead and South Fork Railroad 

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2006–

25520] 

The Morehead and South Fork 

Railroad (MSF) has petitioned for a 

temporary waiver of compliance from 

the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 21103(a), 

the Federal Hours of Service law (HSL). 

This provision requires the railroad to 

neither require nor allow train 

employees to begin or remain on duty 

in excess of 12 hours in a 24-hour 

period without receiving the 

appropriate 8- or 10-hour statutory offduty period. However, the HSL contains 

a provision (in 49 U.S.C. 21102(a)) 

permitting a railroad that employs not 

more than 15 employees subject to the 

statute, to seek an exemption from the 

12-hour limitation. The MSF states that 

it is the railroad’s intent to use such a 

waiver only in emergency situations and 

not on a daily basis. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment, they 

should notify FRA in writing before the 

end of the comment period and specify 

the basis for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number (Docket 

Number FRA–2006–25520) and must be 

submitted to the Docket Clerk, DOT 

Central Docket Management Facility, 

Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 400 7th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001. Communications received within 

30 days of the date of this notice will 

be considered by FRA before final 

action is taken. Comments received after 

that date will be considered as far as 

practicable. All written communications 

concerning these proceedings are 

available for examination during regular 

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the 

above facility. All documents in the 

public docket are also available for 

inspection and copying on the Internet 

at the docket facility’s Web site at 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on April 20, 

2007. 

Michael J. Logue, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Compliance and Program Implementation. 

[FR Doc. E7–8022 Filed 4–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2007–27995] 

Notice of Receipt of Petition for 

Decision That Nonconforming 1994 

and; 1996 Left-Hand Drive and RightHand Drive Model Jeep Cherokee 

Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles Are 

Eligible for Importation 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for 

decision that nonconforming 1994 and; 

1996 left-hand drive and right-hand 

drive model Jeep Cherokee 

multipurpose passenger vehicles are 

eligible for importation. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

receipt by the National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a 

petition for a decision that 1994 and 

1996 left-hand drive (LHD) and righthand drive (RHD) model Jeep Cherokee 

multipurpose passenger vehicles that 

were not originally manufactured to 

comply with all applicable Federal 

motor vehicle safety standards 

(FMVSS), 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 May 29, 2007. 

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 am to 

5 pm]. 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 


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manufactured to conform to all 

applicable FMVSS 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 FMVSS. 

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. 

G&K Automotive Conversion, Inc. of 

Santa Ana, California (‘‘G&K’’) 

(Registered Importer 90–007) has 

petitioned NHTSA to decide whether 

nonconforming 1994 and 1996 LHD and 

RHD model Jeep Cherokee multipurpose 

passenger vehicles are eligible for 

importation into the United States. The 

vehicles which G&K believes are 

substantially similar are 1994 and 1996 

LHD and RHD model Jeep Cherokee 

multipurpose passenger vehicles that 

were manufactured for sale in the 

United States and certified by their 

manufacturer as conforming to all 

applicable FMVSS. 

The petitioner claims that it carefully 

compared non-U.S. certified 1994 & 

1996 LHD and RHD model Jeep 

Cherokee multipurpose passenger 

vehicles to their U.S.-certified 

counterparts, and found the vehicles to 

be substantially similar with respect to 

compliance with most FMVSS. 

G&K submitted information with its 

petition intended to demonstrate that 

non-U.S. certified 1994 and; 1996 LHD 

and RHD model Jeep Cherokee 

multipurpose passenger vehicles as 

originally manufactured, conform to 

many FMVSS in the same manner as 

their U.S. certified counterparts, or are 

capable of being readily altered to 

conform to those standards. 

Specifically, the petitioner claims that 

non-U.S. certified 1994 and; 1996 LHD 

and RHD model Jeep Cherokee 

multipurpose passenger vehicles are 

identical to their U.S-certified 

counterparts with respect to compliance 

with Standard Nos. 102 Transmission 

Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, 

and Transmission Braking Effect, 103 

Windshield Defrosting and Defogging 

Systems, 104 Windshield Wiping and 

Washing Systems, 105 Hydraulic and 

Electric Brake Systems, 106 Brake 

Hoses, 107, Reflecting Surfaces, 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, 124 Accelerator 

Control Systems, 201 Occupant 

Protection in Interior Impact, 202 Head 

Restraints, 203 Impact Protection for the 

Driver from Steering Control System, 

204 Steering Control Rearward 

Displacement, 205 Glazing Materials, 

206 Door Locks and Door Retention 

Components, 207 Seating Systems, 209 

Seat Belt Assemblies, 210 Seat Belt 

Assembly Anchorages, 211 Wheel Nuts, 

Wheel Disks, and Hub Caps, 212 

Windshield Mounting, 214 Side Impact 

Protection, 216 Roof Crush Resistance, 

219 Windshield Zone Intrusion, 301 

Fuel System Integrity, and 302 

Flammability of Interior Materials. 

The petitioner also contends that the 

vehicles are capable of being readily 

altered to meet the following standards, 

in the manner indicated: 

Standard No. 101 Controls and 

Displays: (a) Inscription of the word 

‘‘brake’’ on the instrument cluster in 

place of the international ECE warning 

symbol; (b) replacement or conversion 

of the speedometer to read in miles per 

hour; and (c) inscription of warning 

symbols and lettering for the seat belt 

warning telltales that meet the 

requirements of this standard. 

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective 

Devices and Associated Equipment: 

installation, on vehicles that are not 

already so equipped, of U.S.-certified 

model (a) headlamps; (b) front and rear 

side-mounted marker lamps which 

incorporate reflex reflectors; and (c) tail 

lamps assemblies. 

Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors: 

installation of a U.S.-certified model 

passenger side rearview mirror, or 

inscription of the required warning 

statement on the face of the passenger 

side rearview mirror. 

Standard No. 115 Vehicle 

Identification: installation of a vehicle 

identification plate near the left 

windshield post to meet the 

requirements of this standard. 

Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and 

Rims for Motor Vehicles Other than 

Passenger Cars: installation of a tire 

information placard. 

Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash 

Protection: (a) Inspection of all vehicles 

and replacement of any non U.S.- 

certified model seat belt components on 

vehicles that are not already so 

equipped and; (b) installation of a 

supplemental seat belt warning buzzer 

system, to meet the requirements of this 

standard. 

The petitioner states that the occupant 

restraints used in these vehicles consist 

of combination lap and shoulder belts at 

the front and rear outboard seating 

positions and a lap belt at the rear 

center seating position. 

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 St., SW., Washington, DC 

20590. [Docket hours are from 9 am to 

5 pm]. 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 

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. 

Issued on: April 20, 2007. 

Claude H. Harris, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

[FR Doc. E7–7936 Filed 4–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Pipeline Safety: Requests for Waivers 

of Compliance (Special Permits) 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA); DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal pipeline safety 

laws allow a pipeline operator to 

request PHMSA to waive compliance 

with any part of the Federal pipeline 

safety regulations. We are publishing 

this notice to provide a list of requests 

we have received from pipeline 

operators seeking relief from 

compliance with certain Federal 

pipeline safety regulations. This notice 

seeks public comment on these requests, 

including comments on any 


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