[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52044-52045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26392]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 541

[Docket No. 97-038; Notice 02]
RIN 2127-AG71


Final Listing of High-Theft Lines for 1998 Model Year; Motor 
Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document corrects errors in the final listing of high-
theft lines for the 1998 Model Year (MY), that was published on July 
31, 1997 (62 FR 40949) by incorporating information that manufacturers 
brought to the agency's attention subsequent to the final listing. In 
the amended list in this document, one Honda line, the Civic, is 
removed from Appendix A; errors in the name of two Nissan lines, the 
Sentra /200SX and the Infiniti I30 are corrected; and an error in the 
vehicle class of one Subaru line, the Forester, is corrected.


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EFFECTIVE DATE: The amendment made by this final rule is effective 
October 6, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Rosalind Proctor, Motor Vehicle 
Theft Group, Office of Planning and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 400 
Seventh Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20590. Ms. Proctor's telephone 
number is (202) 366-0846. Her fax number is (202) 493-2739.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA is correcting errors in the final list 
of high-theft vehicle lines for Model Year (MY) 1998, that appeared in 
the Federal Register on July 31, 1997 (62 FR 40949). This correction 
document incorporates updated information brought to NHTSA's attention 
subsequent to the publication of the final list for MY 1998. The 
following are corrections to Appendix A of 49 CFR Part 541, the Theft 
Prevention Standard:
    Comments were received from American Honda Motor Co., Inc., 
requesting that the ``Honda Civic'' line, which was erroneously listed 
in Appendix A, be deleted from the listing because it was also listed 
in Appendix B. The Honda Civic, a line subject to the requirements of 
this standard but whose theft rate fell below the 1990/91 median, will 
be deleted from Appendix A but will remain listed in Appendix B. (See 
59 FR 64164.)
    Comments were also received from Nissan requesting that two vehicle 
lines be deleted from the Appendix A listing because they are no longer 
being produced. Those lines are the ``300ZX'' and the ``Infiniti M30''. 
The agency understands Nissan's reasons for requesting deletion of the 
``300ZX'' and the ``Infiniti M30'' from the list of vehicles subject to 
the parts-marking requirements of the Theft Prevention Standard. 
However, NHTSA cannot delete the ``300ZX'' from the list because it has 
been covered by the Theft Prevention Standard since MY 1988, and the 
``Infiniti M30'' has been covered since the MY 1990. Pursuant to 49 
U.S.C. Sec. 33104(d), a vehicle line on the list of lines subject to 
parts marking cannot be removed from that list unless the manufacturer 
has obtained an exemption from the parts-marking requirement based on 
the installation of a qualified antitheft device as standard equipment 
on the entire line.
    Nissan also informed the agency that two of its lines were 
incorrectly identified. The Nissan line, erroneously listed in Appendix 
A as ``Sentra \1\'', has been identified respectively ``Sentra/200SX 
\1\'' and ``Infiniti I'' erroneously listed in Appendix A-I has been 
identified respectively ``Infiniti I30''.
    Comments were also received from Subaru of America, Inc. informing 
the agency that the vehicle class for one of its lines was incorrectly 
identified. The Subaru line, erroneously listed as ``Forester (MPV) 
\2\'', has been identified respectively ``Forester \2\'', as a 
passenger car.
    Since the corrections made by this document only inform the public 
of previous agency actions, and do not impose any additional 
obligations on any party, NHTSA finds for good cause that the revisions 
made by this notice should be effective as soon as it is published in 
the Federal Register.

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:

PART 541--[AMENDED]

    1. The authority citation for Part 541 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2021-2024, and 2026; delegation of 
authority at 49 CFR 1.50.

Appendix A--[Amended]

    2. Appendix A is amended as follows:
    a. In the entry for ``Honda'', the ``Civic'' is removed.
    b. In the entry for ``Nissan'', ``Sentra \1\'' is revised to read 
``Sentra/200SX \1\''.
    c. In the entry for ``Subaru'', ``Forester (MPV) \2\'' is revised 
to read ``Forester \2\''.

Appendix A-I--[Amended]

    3. Appendix A-I is amended as follows:
    a. In the entry for ``Nissan'', ``Infiniti I'' is revised to read 
``Infiniti I30''.

    Issued: September 29, 1997.
L. Robert Shelton,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 97-26392 Filed 10-3-97; 8:45 am]
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