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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.

Champagne Imports, Inc. of Lansdale,

Pennsylvania (Registered Importer R–

90–009) petitioned NHTSA to decide

whether 1990–1996 Toyota

Landcruisers are eligible for importation

into the United States. NHTSA

published notice of the petition on July

15, 1997 (62 FR 37950) to afford an

opportunity for public comment. The

reader is referred to that notice for a

thorough description of the petition. No

comments were received in response to

the notice. Based on its review of the

information submitted by the petitioner,

NHTSA has decided to grant the

petition.

Vehicle Eligibility Number for Subject

Vehicles

The importer of a vehicle admissible

under any final decision must indicate

on the form HS–7 accompanying entry

the appropriate vehicle eligibility

number indicating that the vehicle is

eligible for entry. VSP–218 is the

eligibility number assigned to vehicles

admissible under this decision.

Final Decision

Accordingly, on the basis of the

foregoing, NHTSA hereby decides that

1990–1996 Toyota Landcruisers not

originally manufactured to comply with

all applicable Federal motor vehicle

safety standards are substantially

similar to 1990–1996 Toyota

Landcruisers originally manufactured

for importation into and sale in the

United States and certified under 49

U.S.C. 30115, and are capable of being

readily altered to conform to all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards.

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: September 9, 1997.

Marilynne Jacobs,

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. 97–61; Notice 1]

Notice of Receipt of Petition for

Decision that Nonconforming 1979

Jeep CJ–7 Multi-Purpose Passenger

Vehicles Are Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

decision that nonconforming 1979 Jeep

CJ–7 multi-purpose passenger vehicles

(MPVs) are eligible for importation.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

by the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA) of a petition

for a decision that a 1979 Jeep CJ–7

MPV that was not originally

manufactured to comply with all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards is eligible for importation into

the United States because (1) it is

substantially similar to a vehicle that

was originally manufactured for and

sale in the United States and that was

certified by its manufacturer as

complying with the safety standards,

and (2) it is capable of being readily

altered to conform to the standards.

DATES: The closing date for comments

on the petition is October 16, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to

the docket number and notice number,

and be submitted to: Docket Section,

Room 5109, National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, 400 Seventh St.,

SW, Washington, DC 20590. [Docket

hours are from 9:30 am to 4 pm.]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle

Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–

5306).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), a

motor vehicle that was not originally

manufactured to conform to all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards 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 Federal motor

vehicle safety standards.

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.

J.K. Motors of Kingsville, Maryland

(‘‘J.K.’’) (Registered Importer 90–006)

has petitioned NHTSA to decide

whether 1979 Jeep CJ–7 MPVs are

eligible for importation into the United

States. The vehicle which J.K. believes

is substantially similar is the 1979 Jeep

CJ–7 that was manufactured for sale in

the United States and certified by its

manufacturer as conforming to all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards.

The petitioner claims that it carefully

compared the non-U.S. certified 1979

Jeep CJ–7 to its U.S. certified

counterpart, and found the two vehicles

to be substantially similar with respect

to compliance with most Federal motor

vehicle safety standards.

J.K. submitted information with its

petition intended to demonstrate that

the non-U.S. certified 1979 Jeep CJ–7, as

originally manufactured, conforms to

many Federal motor vehicle safety

standards in the same manner as its U.S.

certified counterpart, or is capable of

being readily altered to conform to those

standards.

Specifically, the petitioner claims that

the non-U.S. certified 1979 Jeep CJ–7 is

identical to its U.S. certified counterpart

with respect to compliance with

Standards Nos. 102 Transmission Shift

Lever Sequence. . . ., 103 Defrosting

and Defogging Systems, 104 Windshield

Wiping and Washing Systems, 106

Brake Hoses, 113 Hood Latch Systems,

116 Brake Fluid, 119 New Pneumatic

Tires for Motor Vehicles other than

Passenger Cars, 124 Accelerator Control

Systems, 205 Glazing Materials, 206

Door Locks and Door Retention

Components, 207 Seating Systems, 208

Occupant Crash Protection, 209 Seat

Belt Assemblies, 210 Seat Belt Assembly

Anchorages, 212 Windshield Retention,

219 Windshield Zone Intrusion, 301

Fuel System Integrity, and 302

Flammability of Interior Materials.

Petitioner also contends that the

vehicle is capable of being readily

altered to meet the following standards,

in the manner indicated:

Standard No. 101 Controls and

Displays: (a) Substitution of a lens
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1A copy of this list may be obtained by

contacting Ms. Jacqueline H. Caldwell, Esq.,

Assistant General Counsel, at 202/619–6975, and

the address is Room 700, U.S. Information Agency,

301 Fourth Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20547–

0001.

marked ‘‘Brake’’ for a lens with a

noncomplying symbol on the brake

failure indicator lamp; (b) recalibration

of the speedometer/odometer from

kilometers to miles per hour.

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective

Devices and Associated Equipment: (a)

Installation of U.S.-model headlamps

and front sidemarker lights; (b)

installation of U.S.-model taillamps

which incorporate rear sidemarker

lights.

Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and

Rims: installation of a tire information

placard.

Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirror:

replacement of the passenger side

rearview mirror with a U.S.-model

component.

The petitioner states that a vehicle

identification number plate must be

affixed to the vehicle to meet the

requirements of 49 CFR Part 565.

Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on the petition

described above. Comments should refer

to the docket number and be submitted

to: Docket Section, National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration, Room

5109, 400 Seventh Street, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20590. 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: September 10, 1997.

Marilynne Jacobs,

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

[FR Doc. 97–24429 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

Culturally Significant Objects Imported

for Exhibition; Determinations

Notice is hereby given of the

following determinations: Pursuant to

the authority vested in me by the Act of

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C.

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March

27, 1978 (43 FR 13359, March 29, 1978),

and Delegation Order No. 85–5 of June

27, 1985 (50 FR 27393, July 2, 1985), I

hereby determine that the objects to be

included in the exhibit, ‘‘Renoir’s

Portraits: Impressions of an Age’’ (See

list 1), imported from abroad for the

temporary exhibition without profit

within the United States are of cultural

significance. These objects are imported

pursuant to a loan agreement with the

foreign lenders. I also determine that the

exhibition or display of the listed

exhibit objects at The Art Institute of

Chicago, Chicago Illinois from on or

about October 16, 1997 to on or about

January 4, 1998, and at the Kimbell Art

Museum in Fort Worth, Texas from on

or about February 8, 1998 to on or about

April 26, 1998, is in the national

interest. Public Notice of these

determinations is ordered to be

published in the Federal Register.

Dated: September 11, 1997.

Les Jin,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 97–24679 Filed 9–12–97; 12:24 pm]

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public

Diplomacy Meeting

AGENCY: United States Information

Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: A meeting of the U.S.

Advisory Commission on Public

Diplomacy will be held on September

17, in Room 600, 301 4th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC, from 8:30 a.m. to 11

a.m.

At 8:30 a.m. the Commission will

meet with U.S. Information Agency

officials: Mr. Joe Bruns, Assistant to the

Director and Chief Information Officer

and USIA Representative on the Public

Diplomacy Task Force; Mr. Richard

Stephens, Reorganization Coordinator

(Implementation of Reorganization); and

Mr. Steve Chaplin, Reorganization

Coordinator (Implementation of

Reinvention), to discuss foreign affairs

agency reorganization.

At 9:30 a.m. the Commission will

meet with Mr. Patrick Kennedy,

Assistant Secretary of State for

Administration and Reorganization Core

Team, to discuss foreign affairs agency

reorganization.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please call

Betty Hayes, (202) 619–4468, if you are

interested in attending the meeting.

Space is limited and entrance to the

building is controlled.

Dated: September 10, 1997.

Rose Royal,

Management Analyst, Federal Register

Liaison.

[FR Doc. 97–24514 Filed 9–15–97; 8:45 am]

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