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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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environmental impacts. In addition, this 

notice reminds the public that we have 

changed what we call a decision 

granting such a request to a special 

permit. At the conclusion of the 

comment period, PHMSA will evaluate 

each request individually to determine 

whether to grant a special permit or 

deny the request. 

DATES: Submit any comments regarding 

any of these requests for special permit 

by May 29, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference 

the docket number for the request and 

may be submitted in the following ways: 

• DOT Web Site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

To submit comments on the DOT 

electronic docket site, click ‘‘Comment/ 

Submissions,’’ click ‘‘Continue,’’ fill in 

the requested information, click 

‘‘Continue,’’ enter your comment, then 

click ‘‘Submit.’’

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management System: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: DOT Docket 

Management System; Room PL–401 on 

the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• E-Gov Web Site: http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. 

Instructions: You should identify the 

docket number for the request you are 

commenting on at the beginning of your 

comments. If you submit your 

comments by mail, you should submit 

two copies. If you wish to receive 

confirmation that PHMSA received your 

comments, you should include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Internet 

users may submit comments at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, and may access all 

comments received by DOT at http:// 

dms.dot.gov by performing a simple 

search for the docket number. 

Note: All comments will be posted without 

changes or edits to http://dms.dot.gov 

including any personal information 

provided. 

Privacy Act Statement: Anyone may 

search the electronic form of all 

comments received for any of our 

dockets. You may review DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000 (65 FR 19477) or you may visit 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wayne Lemoi by telephone at (404) 

832–1160; or, e-mail at 

wayne.lemoi@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Change in Nomenclature 

The PHMSA changed the name of a 

decision we make granting a request for 

waiver of compliance from ‘‘decision 

granting waiver’’ to ‘‘special permit’’ to 

reflect that granting the request will not 

reduce safety. We commonly add safety 

conditions to decisions granting waivers 

to ensure that waiving compliance with 

an existing pipeline safety standard is 

consistent with pipeline safety. The 

change was simply a name change for a 

decision granting waiver under 49 

U.S.C. 60118(c)(1). 

Comments Invited on Requests for 

Waiver 

The PHMSA has filed in DOT’s 

Docket Management System (DMS) 

requests for waiver we have received 

from pipeline operators seeking relief 

from compliance with certain pipeline 

safety regulations. Each request has 

been assigned a separate docket number 

in the DMS. We invite interested 

persons to participate by reviewing 

these requests and by submitting written 

comments, data or other views. Please 

include any comments on 

environmental impacts granting the 

requests may have. 

Before acting on any request, PHMSA 

will evaluate all comments received on 

or before the comment closing date. We 

will consider comments received after 

this date if it is possible to do so without 

incurring additional expense or delay. 

We may grant or deny these requests 

based on the comments we receive. 

PHMSA has received the following 

requests for waivers of compliance with 

pipeline safety regulations: 

Docket No. Requester Regulation(s) Nature of waiver 

PHMSA–2007–

27607.

Southeast Supply Header, ........... 49 CFR 

192.111.

49 CFR 

192.201 

49 CFR 

192.619 

To authorize operation of a 269-mile gas transmission pipeline 

from Delhi, LA to Coden, AL at a maximum allowable operating 

pressure (MAOP) of 80% of the specified minimum yield strength 

(SMYS). 

PHMSA–2007–

27842.

Midcontinent Express Pipeline, 

LLC.

49 CFR 

192.111.

49 CFR 

192.201 

To authorize operation of a 500-mile gas transmission pipeline 

from Bryan County, OK to Choctaw County, AL at a maximum 

allowable operating pressure (MAOP) of 80% of the specified 

minimum yield strength (SMYS). 

PHMSA–2007–

27647.

Great Lakes Gas Transmission ... 49 CFR 

192.611.

To authorize operation of 720 feet of a gas transmission pipeline in 

Emmet County, MI without reducing operating pressure as a result of a change from a Class 2 to Class 3 location. 

PHMSA–2007–

27646.

Cameron LNG, LLC ..................... 49 CFR 

193.2301.

To authorize the use of automatic ultrasonic testing (AUT) to inspect LNG tank welds. 

PHMSA–2007–

27608.

West Virginia Oil Gathering Corporation.49 CFR 195.8 To authorize the insertion of polyethylene lined, glass fiber reinforced pipe into an existing steel pipeline to transport crude oil 

across the Ohio River near Belmont, WV. 

PHMSA is correcting the Federal 

Register notice of February 8, 2007, as 

follows: 

PHMSA–2006–

26617.

TransCanada Keystone Pipeline, 

LP.

49 CFR 

195.106.

49 CFR 

195.406 

To authorize operation of a 1,369-mile crude oil pipeline from the 

Canadian border near Cavalier County, ND to Payne County, OK 

and from Jefferson County, NE to Marion County IL at a MAOP 

of 80% of SMYS. 


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1 In its pleadings, WSOR refers to this entity at 

METRA. 

2With its verified notice of exemption, WSOR 

filed a redacted version of its trackage rights 

agreement with CPR. As required by 49 CFR 

1180.6(a)(7)(ii), WSOR concurrently filed an 

unredacted version of the agreement, along with a 

motion for protective order to protect the 

confidential document. A protective order in this 

proceeding was served on April 20, 2007. 

3 In the verified notice, although WSOR proposes 

to consummate on or about May 9, 2007, WSOR 

clearly states its intent to consummate ‘‘after the 

conclusion of the 30[-]day waiting period required 

by the Board’s trackage rights exemption 

regulations.’’

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) and 49 

CFR 1.53. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 19, 

2007. 

Joy Kadnar, 

Director, Office of Engineering and Emergency 

Support. 

[FR Doc. E7–7938 Filed 4–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35011] 

Wisconsin & Southern Railroad 

Company—Trackage Rights 

Exemption—Soo Line Railroad 

Company d/b/a Canadian Pacific 

Railway 

Pursuant to a written trackage rights 

agreement, Soo Line Railroad Company 

d/b/a Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) 

has agreed to grant nonexclusive 

overhead trackage rights to Wisconsin & 

Southern Railroad Company (WSOR) 

over a line of railroad between the 

connection of WSOR with CPR’s 

Watertown Subdivision at milepost 

93.20 in North Milwaukee, WI, and the 

connection of CPR and the Northeast 

Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad 

Corporation 1 on CPR’s C&M 

Subdivision at milepost 32.3 at 

Rondout, IL.2

The transaction is scheduled to be 

consummated on or after the May 10, 

2007 effective date of the exemption (30 

days after the exemption was filed).3

The purpose of the trackage rights is 

to enable WSOR to handle more 

efficiently existing movements of 

specific traffic between Chicago, IL, and 

North Milwaukee by reducing trip 

mileage, time, crew costs, fuel 

consumption, and equipment costs. 

As a condition to this exemption, any 

employees affected by the trackage 

rights will be protected by the 

conditions imposed in Norfolk and 

Western Ry. Co.—Trackage Rights—BN, 

354 I.C.C. 605 (1978), as modified in 

Mendocino Coast Ry., Inc.—Lease and 

Operate, 360 I.C.C. 653 (1980). 

This notice is filed under 49 CFR 

1180.2(d)(7). If the notice contains false 

or misleading information, the 

exemption is void ab initio. Petitions to 

revoke the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 

10502(d) may be filed at any time. The 

filing of a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Stay petitions must be 

filed by May 3, 2007 (at least 7 days 

before the exemption becomes 

effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to STB Finance 

Docket No. 35011, must be filed with 

the Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001. In addition, a copy of each 

pleading must be served on John D. 

Heffner, John D. Heffner, PLLC, 1920 N 

Street, NW., Suite 800, Washington, DC 

20036. 

Board decisions and notices are 

available on our Web site at http:// 

www.stb.dot.gov. 

Decided: April 20, 2007. 

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Vernon A. Williams, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–8010 Filed 4–25–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Docket No. AB–55 (Sub-No. 633X)] 

CSX Transportation, Inc.—

Abandonment Exemption—in Genesee 

County, MI 

On April 6, 2007, CSX Transportation, 

Inc. (CSXT) filed with the Board a 

petition under 49 U.S.C. 10502 for 

exemption from the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 10903 to abandon a 1.78-mile 

line of railroad in its Northern Region, 

Chicago Division, Saginaw Subdivision, 

extending from Valuation Station 

9195+50 to Valuation Station 9289+36, 

known as the Old Mainline in Atwood 

Yard, in the cities of Flint and Burton, 

in Genesee County, MI. The line 

traverses United States Postal Service 

Zip Codes 48503 and 48529, and 

includes no stations. 

In addition to an exemption from the 

prior approval requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

10903, CSXT seeks exemption from 49 

U.S.C. 10904 [offer of financial 

assistance (OFA) procedures]. In 

support, CSXT states that it intends to 

reclassify the track as excepted track 

and sell or lease it to Clean Harbors 

Environmental Services, formerly 

known as Safety Kleen Industries, the 

only shipper on the line. According to 

CSXT, the line is no longer needed for 

common carrier service, and the shipper 

wants to acquire a portion of the line to 

switch and store its cars within its 

facility without incurring a common 

carrier obligation. This request will be 

addressed in the final decision. 

The line does not contain federally 

granted rights-of-way. Any 

documentation in CSXT’s possession 

will be made available promptly to 

those requesting it. 

The interest of railroad employees 

will be protected by the conditions set 

forth in Oregon Short Line R. Co.—

Abandonment—Goshen, 360 I.C.C. 91 

(1979). 

By issuing this notice, the Board is 

instituting an exemption proceeding 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 10502(b). A final 

decision will be issued by July 25, 2007. 

Any OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(b)(2) 

will be due no later than 10 days after 

service of a decision granting the 

petition for exemption. Each OFA must 

be accompanied by a $1,300 filing fee. 

See 49 CFR 1002.2(f)(25). 

All interested persons should be 

aware that, following abandonment of 

rail service and salvage of the line, the 

line may be suitable for other public 

use, including interim trail use. Any 

request for a public use condition under 

49 CFR 1152.28 or for trail use/rail 

banking under 49 CFR 1152.29 will be 

due no later than May 16, 2007. Each 

trail use request must be accompanied 

by a $200 filing fee. See 49 CFR 

1002.2(f)(27). 

All filings in response to this notice 

must refer to STB Docket No. AB–55 

(Sub-No. 633X), and must be sent to: (1) 

Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423–

0001; and (2) Steven C. Armbrust, 500 

Water Street—J150, Jacksonville, FL 

32202. Replies to the petition are due on 

or before May 16, 2007. 

Persons seeking further information 

concerning abandonment procedures 

may contact the Board’s Office of Public 

Services at (202) 245–0230 or refer to 

the full abandonment or discontinuance 

regulations at 49 CFR part 1152. 

Questions concerning environmental 

issues may be directed to the Board’s 

Section of Environmental Analysis 

(SEA) at (202) 245–0305. [Assistance for 

the hearing impaired is available 

through the Federal Information Relay 

Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] 

An environmental assessment (EA) (or 

environmental impact statement (EIS), if 

necessary) prepared by SEA will be 

served upon all parties of record and 

upon any agencies or other persons who 


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