Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 35 / Friday, February 21, 1997 / Proposed Rules 7987

Issued in Washington, D.C., on February

14, 1997.

Richard B. Felder,

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.

[FR Doc. 97–4275 Filed 2–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

49 CFR Part 541

[Docket No. 96–122; Notice 01]

RIN 2127–AG33

Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle

Theft Prevention Standard

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Publication of preliminary theft

data; request for comments.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on data about passenger

motor vehicle thefts that occurred in

calendar year (CY) 1995, including theft

rates for existing passenger motor

vehicle lines manufactured in model

year (MY) 1995. The theft data

preliminarily indicate that the vehicle

theft rate for CY/MY 1995 vehicles (3.61

thefts per thousand vehicles) decreased

by 13.4 percent from the theft rate for

CY/MY 1994 vehicles (4.17 thefts per

thousand vehicles).

Publication of these data fulfills

NHTSA’s statutory obligation to

periodically obtain accurate and timely

theft data, and publish the information

for review and comment.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before April 22, 1997.

ADDRESSES: All comments should refer

to the docket number and notice

number cited in the heading of this

document and be submitted, preferably

with ten copies to: Docket Section,

Room 5109, National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, 400 Seventh

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

Docket hours are from 9:30 am to 4:00

pm, Monday through Friday.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Rosalind Proctor, Office of Planning and

Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20590. Ms. Proctor’s telephone number

is (202) 366–0846. Her fax number is

(202) 493–2739.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA

administers a program for reducing

motor vehicle theft. The central feature

of this program is the Federal Motor

Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard, 49

CFR Part 541. The standard specifies

performance requirements for inscribing

or affixing vehicle identification

numbers (VINs) onto certain major

original equipment and replacement

parts of high-theft lines of passenger

motor vehicles.

The agency is required by 49 U.S.C.

33104(b)(4) to periodically obtain, from

the most reliable source, accurate and

timely theft data, and publish the data

for review and comment. To fulfill the

§ 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document

reports the preliminary theft data for CY

1995, the most recent calendar year for

which data are available.

In calculating the 1995 theft rates,

NHTSA followed the same procedures it

used in calculating the MY 1994 theft

rates. (For 1994 theft data calculations,

see 61 FR 50069, September 24, 1996).

As in all previous reports, NHTSA’s

data were based on information

provided to NHTSA by the National

Crime Information Center (NCIC) of the

Federal Bureau of Investigation. The

NCIC is a governmental system that

receives vehicle theft information from

nearly 23,000 criminal justice agencies

and other law enforcement authorities

throughout the United States. The NCIC

data also include reported thefts of selfinsured and uninsured vehicles, not all

of which are reported to other data

sources.

The 1995 theft rate for each vehicle

line was calculated by dividing the

number of reported thefts of MY 1995

vehicles of that line stolen during

calendar year 1995, by the total number

of vehicles in that line manufactured for

MY 1995, as reported to the

Environmental Protection Agency.

The preliminary 1995 theft data show

a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when

compared to the theft rate experienced

in CY/MY 1994. The preliminary theft

rate for MY 1995 passenger vehicles

stolen in calendar year 1995 decreased

to 3.61 thefts per thousand vehicles

produced, a decrease of 13.4 percent

from the rate of 4.17 thefts per thousand

vehicles experienced by MY 1994

vehicles in CY 1994. For MY 1995

vehicles, out of a total of 207 vehicle

lines, 86 lines had a theft rate higher

than 3.5826 per thousand vehicles, the

established median theft rate for MYs

1990/1991. (See 59 FR 12400, March 16,

1994). Of the 86 vehicle lines with a

theft rate higher than 3.5826, 71 are

passenger car lines, 12 are multipurpose

passenger vehicle lines, and 3 are lightduty truck lines.

In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively

ranked each of the MY 1995 vehicle

lines in descending order of theft rate.

Public comment is sought on the

accuracy of the data, including the data

for the production volumes of

individual vehicle lines.

Comments must not exceed 15 pages

in length (49 CFR Part 553.21).

Attachments may be appended to these

submissions without regard to the 15

page limit. This limitation is intended to

encourage commenters to detail their

primary arguments in a concise fashion.

If a commenter wishes to submit

certain information under a claim of

confidentiality, three copies of the

complete submission, including

purportedly confidential business

information, should be submitted to the

Chief Counsel, NHTSA, at the street

address given above, and seven copies

from which the purportedly confidential

information has been deleted should be

submitted to the Docket Section. A

request for confidentiality should be

accompanied by a cover letter setting

forth the information specified in the

agency’s confidential business

regulation. 49 CFR Part 512.

All comments received before the

close of business on the comment

closing date indicated above for this

document 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.

Comments on this document will be

available for inspection in the docket.

NHTSA will continue to file relevant

information as it becomes available for

inspection in the docket after the

closing date, and it is recommended that

interested persons continue to examine

the docket for new material.

Those persons desiring to be notified

upon receipt of their comments in the

rules docket should enclose a selfaddressed, stamped postcard in the

envelope with their comments. Upon

receiving the comments, the docket

supervisor will return the postcard by

mail.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33101, 33102 and

33104; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.
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THEFT RATES OF MODEL YEAR 1995 PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES STOLEN IN CALENDAR YEAR 1995

Manufacturer Make/model

(line)

Thefts

1995

Production

(MFGR’S)

1995

1995 (per

1,000

vehicles

produced)

theft rate

1 TOYOTA .................................... SUPRA ........................................................................................... 31 1,542 20.1038

2 MITSUBISHI .............................. DIAMANTE ..................................................................................... 249 12,947 19.2323

3 CHRYSLER CORP .................... LEBARON COUPE/CONVERTIBLE .............................................. 537 35,844 14.9816

4 MITSUBISHI .............................. MONTERO ..................................................................................... 459 31,643 14.5056

5 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... DODGE SPIRIT ............................................................................. 341 24,557 13.8861

6 TOYOTA .................................... LEXUS GS ..................................................................................... 100 7,700 12.9870

7 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... PLYMOUTH ACCLAIM .................................................................. 308 23,761 12.9624

8 HONDA/ACURA ........................ LEGEND ........................................................................................ 296 22,847 12.9557

9 PORSCHE ................................. 911 ................................................................................................. 96 7,487 12.8222

10 HYUNDAI ................................... SCOUPE ........................................................................................ 101 8,673 11.6453

11 MITSUBISHI .............................. MIRAGE ......................................................................................... 692 60,209 11.4933

12 MITSUBISHI .............................. EXPO ............................................................................................. 79 7,347 10.7527

13 BMW .......................................... M3 .................................................................................................. 98 9,279 10.5615

14 MITSUBISHI .............................. GALANT/SIGMA ............................................................................ 676 80,384 8.4096

15 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. MUSTANG ..................................................................................... 1,388 165,831 8.3700

16 NISSAN ..................................... 300ZX ............................................................................................. 28 3,624 7.7263

17 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. F150 PICKUP TRUCK ................................................................... 843 109,770 7.6797

18 NISSAN ..................................... ALTIMA .......................................................................................... 1,245 163,237 7.6269

19 FIAT ........................................... F355 ............................................................................................... 4 529 7.5614

20 TOYOTA .................................... LEXUS SC ..................................................................................... 120 15,915 7.5401

21 NISSAN ..................................... INFINITI Q45 .................................................................................. 64 8,579 7.4601

22 MITSUBISHI .............................. ECLIPSE ........................................................................................ 435 61,045 7.1259

23 HONDA ...................................... PRELUDE ...................................................................................... 93 13,763 6.7572

24 HONDA/ACURA ........................ 2.5TL .............................................................................................. 3 444 6.7568

25 NISSAN ..................................... PATHFINDER ................................................................................ 666 104,565 6.3692

26 NISSAN ..................................... 240SX ............................................................................................ 157 25,114 6.2515

27 GENERAL MOTORS ................. OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CIERA .................................................. 769 123,593 6.2220

28 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CHEVROLET CORVETTE ............................................................ 124 19,949 6.2159

29 HYUNDAI ................................... ELANTRA ....................................................................................... 298 50,215 5.9345

30 HONDA/ACURA ........................ INTEGRA ....................................................................................... 411 72,753 5.6493

31 TOYOTA .................................... 4-RUNNER ..................................................................................... 565 101,650 5.5583

32 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE ........................................................... 1,464 263,571 5.5545

33 PORSCHE ................................. 968 ................................................................................................. 3 559 5.3667

34 MERCEDES BENZ .................... 140(S–CLASS) ............................................................................... 140 26,141 5.3556

35 TOYOTA .................................... TERCEL ......................................................................................... 494 93,018 5.3108

36 GENERAL MOTORS ................. BUICK CENTURY .......................................................................... 581 110,291 5.2679

37 MITSUBISHI .............................. 3000GT .......................................................................................... 82 15,597 5.2574

38 BMW .......................................... 3 ..................................................................................................... 284 54,625 5.1991

39 MAZDA ...................................... 626/MX–6 ....................................................................................... 573 110,320 5.1940

40 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... TOWN & COUNTRY MPV ............................................................. 64 12,365 5.1759

41 GENERAL MOTORS ................. GEO TRACKER ............................................................................. 266 51,400 5.1751

42 HONDA/ACURA ........................ NSX ................................................................................................ 4 781 5.1216

43 NISSAN ..................................... MAXIMA ......................................................................................... 779 154,596 5.0389

44 TOYOTA .................................... COROLLA/COROLLA SPORT ...................................................... 1,042 211,049 4.9372

45 HYUNDAI ................................... SONATA ........................................................................................ 161 32,807 4.9075

46 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... DODGE STEALTH ......................................................................... 22 4,497 4.8922

47 TOYOTA .................................... PICKUP TRUCK ............................................................................ 218 44,724 4.8743

48 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... PLYMOUTH NEON ........................................................................ 843 173,510 4.8585

49 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... NEW YORKER/LHS ...................................................................... 241 49,779 4.8414

50 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... JEEP WRANGLER ........................................................................ 500 104,244 4.7964

51 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... EAGLE TALON .............................................................................. 164 34,297 4.7818

52 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... PLYMOUTH VOYAGER/GRAND .................................................. 782 163,590 4.7802

53 TOYOTA .................................... CAMRY .......................................................................................... 1,489 314,047 4.7413

54 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CHEVROLET CORSICA ................................................................ 669 142,074 4.7088

55 MAZDA ...................................... MPV WAGON ................................................................................ 77 16,379 4.7011

56 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CHEVROLET BERETTA ............................................................... 333 71,753 4.6409

57 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... DODGE NEON .............................................................................. 943 203,881 4.6252

58 GENERAL MOTORS ................. PONTIAC TRANS SPORT ............................................................ 198 42,984 4.6064

59 SUZUKI ...................................... SIDEKICK ...................................................................................... 144 31,741 4.5367

60 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. LINCOLN TOWN CAR ................................................................... 488 107,707 4.5308

61 BMW .......................................... 5 ..................................................................................................... 164 36,329 4.5143

62 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... DODGE CARAVAN/GRAND ......................................................... 976 217,893 4.4793

63 HYUNDAI ................................... ACCENT ........................................................................................ 225 51,061 4.4065

64 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... EAGLE VISION .............................................................................. 110 25,140 4.3755

65 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. ASPIRE .......................................................................................... 272 62,775 4.3329

66 HONDA ...................................... ACCORD ........................................................................................ 1,411 327,746 4.3052

67 MERCEDES BENZ .................... 129(SL—CLASS) ........................................................................... 36 8,380 4.2959

68 MAZDA ...................................... 323/PROTEGE ............................................................................... 352 82,433 4.2701
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THEFT RATES OF MODEL YEAR 1995 PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES STOLEN IN CALENDAR YEAR 1995—

Continued

Manufacturer Make/model

(line)

Thefts

1995

Production

(MFGR’S)

1995

1995 (per

1,000

vehicles

produced)

theft rate

69 HONDA ...................................... PASSPORT .................................................................................... 155 36,620 4.2327

70 GENERAL MOTORS ................. BUICK SKYLARK .......................................................................... 220 52,743 4.1712

71 BMW .......................................... 8 ..................................................................................................... 5 1,230 4.0650

72 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... INTREPID ...................................................................................... 611 151,118 4.0432

73 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CHEVROLET CAMARO ................................................................ 495 122,959 4.0257

74 GENERAL MOTORS ................. PONTIAC GRAND AM .................................................................. 1,055 262,739 4.0154

75 MAZDA ...................................... 929 ................................................................................................. 17 4,248 4.0019

76 GENERAL MOTORS ................. GEO PRIZM ................................................................................... 408 103,820 3.9299

77 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. PROBE ........................................................................................... 229 58,275 3.9296

78 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. MERCURY TRACER ..................................................................... 249 63,707 3.9085

79 NISSAN ..................................... INFINITI J30 ................................................................................... 77 20,117 3.8276

80 HONDA ...................................... CIVIC .............................................................................................. 1,242 325,199 3.8192

81 GENERAL MOTORS ................. OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA ............................................................... 192 51,388 3.7363

82 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. LINCOLN MARK VIII ..................................................................... 75 20,107 3.7300

83 MITSUBISHI .............................. PICKUP TRUCK ............................................................................ 37 9,991 3.7033

84 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. MERCURY SABLE ........................................................................ 380 102,624 3.7028

85 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... DODGE AVENGER ....................................................................... 121 33,055 3.6606

86 GENERAL MOTORS ................. PONTIAC FIREBIRD ..................................................................... 187 51,279 3.6467

87 TOYOTA .................................... LEXUS LS ...................................................................................... 80 22,659 3.5306

88 TOYOTA .................................... CELICA .......................................................................................... 88 25,391 3.4658

89 ISUZU ........................................ PICKUP TRUCK ............................................................................ 57 16,493 3.4560

90 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. MERCURY MYSTIQUE ................................................................. 229 66,690 3.4338

91 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. THUNDERBIRD ............................................................................. 389 114,919 3.3850

92 NISSAN ..................................... INFINITI G20 .................................................................................. 59 17,457 3.3797

93 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CHEVROLET LUMINA APV .......................................................... 198 58,819 3.3663

94 KIA MOTORS ............................ SEPHIA .......................................................................................... 68 20,250 3.3580

95 TOYOTA .................................... PASEO ........................................................................................... 14 4,211 3.3246

96 NISSAN ..................................... SENTRA ......................................................................................... 425 128,110 3.3175

97 TOYOTA .................................... LEXUS ES ..................................................................................... 128 38,608 3.3154

98 GENERAL MOTORS ................. GEO METRO ................................................................................. 252 76,079 3.3123

99 JAGUAR .................................... XJ6 ................................................................................................. 40 12,195 3.2800

100 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... SEBRING ....................................................................................... 67 20,613 3.2504

101 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. ESCORT ........................................................................................ 1,186 364,969 3.2496

102 MAZDA ...................................... MX–3 .............................................................................................. 28 8,627 3.2456

103 TOYOTA .................................... MR2 ................................................................................................ 1 309 3.2362

104 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. TAURUS ........................................................................................ 1,238 396,050 3.1259

105 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. CONTOUR ..................................................................................... 546 179,245 3.0461

106 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... JEEP CHEROKEE ......................................................................... 376 123,859 3.0357

107 MAZDA ...................................... MILLENIA ....................................................................................... 134 45,891 2.9200

108 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. MERCURY COUGAR .................................................................... 170 60,279 2.8202

109 VOLKSWAGEN ......................... GOLF III/GTI .................................................................................. 60 21,285 2.8189

110 NISSAN ..................................... PICKUP TRUCK ............................................................................ 479 173,383 2.7627

111 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. LINCOLN CONTINENTAL ............................................................. 88 32,816 2.6816

112 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... DODGE STRATUS ........................................................................ 126 48,060 2.6217

113 VOLKSWAGEN ......................... JETTA III ........................................................................................ 208 79,470 2.6173

114 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CHEVROLET CAVALIER .............................................................. 398 152,457 2.6106

115 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... DODGE DAKOTA PICKUP ........................................................... 307 117,873 2.6045

116 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... EAGLE SUMMIT ............................................................................ 30 12,632 2.5791

117 GENERAL MOTORS ................. PONTIAC GRAND PRIX ............................................................... 341 132,266 2.5781

118 ISUZU ........................................ RODEO .......................................................................................... 231 89,961 2.5678

119 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... CIRRUS ......................................................................................... 158 61,913 2.5520

120 GENERAL MOTORS ................. GMC SAFARI ................................................................................. 132 52,479 2.5153

121 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CHEVROLET CAPRICE ................................................................ 134 55,459 2.4162

122 MAZDA ...................................... MX–5 MIATA .................................................................................. 47 19,822 2.3711

123 SUBARU .................................... IMPREZA ....................................................................................... 69 29,916 2.3065

124 GENERAL MOTORS ................. OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE ........................................................ 40 17,347 2.3059

125 GENERAL MOTORS ................. OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME ........................................... 238 104,586 2.2756

126 SUZUKI ...................................... SAMURAI ....................................................................................... 1 440 2.2727

127 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CADILLAC DEVILLE/SIXTY SPECIAL .......................................... 238 105,621 2.2533

128 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CHEVROLET S–10 PICKUP ......................................................... 530 245,938 2.1550

129 CHRYSLER CORP. ................... DODGE VIPER .............................................................................. 3 1,431 2.0964

130 TOYOTA .................................... TACOMA PICKUP TRUCK ............................................................ 162 79,946 2.0264

131 KIA MOTORS ............................ SPORTAGE ................................................................................... 21 10,473 2.0052

132 MAZDA ...................................... RX–7 .............................................................................................. 1 501 1.9960

133 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CHEVROLET ASTRO .................................................................... 308 157,562 1.9548

134 GENERAL MOTORS ................. PONTIAC BONNEVILLE ............................................................... 179 92,140 1.9427

135 JAGUAR .................................... XJ12 ............................................................................................... 1 520 1.9231
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THEFT RATES OF MODEL YEAR 1995 PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES STOLEN IN CALENDAR YEAR 1995—

Continued

Manufacturer Make/model

(line)

Thefts

1995

Production

(MFGR’S)

1995

1995 (per

1,000

vehicles

produced)

theft rate

136 GENERAL MOTORS ................. OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CRUISER ............................................. 17 8,865 1.9177

137 VOLKSWAGEN ......................... PASSAT ......................................................................................... 30 15,712 1.9094

138 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CADILLAC ELDORADO ................................................................ 46 24,488 1.8785

139 TOYOTA .................................... T100 PICKUP TRUCK ................................................................... 66 35,352 1.8669

140 GENERAL MOTORS ................. SATURN SC .................................................................................. 111 59,912 1.8527

141 VOLVO ...................................... 850 ................................................................................................. 108 58,537 1.8450

142 MERCEDES BENZ .................... 124 (E-CLASS) .............................................................................. 58 31,583 1.8364

143 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CHEVROLET BLAZER S–10 ........................................................ 405 221,093 1.8318

144 GENERAL MOTORS ................. PONTIAC SUNFIRE ...................................................................... 97 53,129 1.8257

145 GENERAL MOTORS ................. GMC SONOMA TRUCK ................................................................ 108 59,435 1.8171

146 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. EXPLORER .................................................................................... 468 260,844 1.7942

147 GENERAL MOTORS ................. SATURN SL ................................................................................... 362 208,457 1.7366

148 GENERAL MOTORS ................. BUICK REGAL ............................................................................... 155 90,290 1.7167

149 NISSAN ..................................... QUEST ........................................................................................... 111 65,072 1.7058

150 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS ..................................................... 161 94,519 1.7034

151 TOYOTA .................................... AVALON ......................................................................................... 100 60,370 1.6565

152 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. CROWN VICTORIA ....................................................................... 106 64,247 1.6499

153 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. AEROSTAR ................................................................................... 181 109,873 1.6474

154 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. WINDSTAR .................................................................................... 523 321,744 1.6255

155 MERCEDES BENZ .................... 202 (C—CLASS) ............................................................................ 55 34,068 1.6144

156 GENERAL MOTORS ................. GMC JIMMY S–15 ......................................................................... 112 71,652 1.5631

157 TOYOTA .................................... PREVIA .......................................................................................... 31 20,905 1.4829

158 JAGUAR .................................... XJS ................................................................................................ 8 5,441 1.4703

159 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CHEVROLET LUMINA .................................................................. 477 337,623 1.4128

160 FORD MOTOR CO. .................. RANGER PICKUP ......................................................................... 310 220,493 1.4059

161 SAAB ......................................... 900 ................................................................................................. 34 24,332 1.3973

162 SUBARU .................................... LEGACY ......................................................................................... 106 78,271 1.3543

163 JAGUAR .................................... XJR ................................................................................................ 1 750 1.3333

164 SUZUKI ...................................... SWIFT ............................................................................................ 7 5,330 1.3133

165 ISUZU ........................................ TROOPER ..................................................................................... 31 24,647 1.2578

166 MAZDA ...................................... B SERIES PICKUP ........................................................................ 37 29,848 1.2396

167 SAAB ......................................... 9000 ............................................................................................... 9 7,338 1.2265

168 VOLVO ...................................... 940 ................................................................................................. 15 12,238 1.2257

169 BMW .......................................... 7 ..................................................................................................... 22 17,960 1.2249

170 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CADILLAC SEVILLE ...................................................................... 42 35,789 1.1735

171 GENERAL MOTORS ................. OLDSMOBILE AURORA ............................................................... 52 45,677 1.1384

172 GENERAL MOTORS ................. BUICK RIVIERA ............................................................................. 45 39,626 1.1356

173 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CADILLAC FLEETWOOD .............................................................. 16 14,839 1.0782

174 AUDI .......................................... CABRIOLET ................................................................................... 1 950 1.0526

175 FORD MOTOR CO ................... MERCURY VILLAGER (MPV) ....................................................... 81 87,745 0.9231

176 GENERAL MOTORS ................. SATURN SW ................................................................................. 16 17,900 0.8939

177 CHRYSLER CORP .................... CONCORDE .................................................................................. 46 51,524 0.8928

178 GENERAL MOTORS ................. BUICK LESABRE .......................................................................... 144 163,726 0.8795

179 GENERAL MOTORS ................. OLDSMOBILE 88 ROYALE ........................................................... 59 70,346 0.8387

180 SUBARU .................................... SVX ................................................................................................ 1 1,228 0.8143

181 VOLVO ...................................... 960 ................................................................................................. 11 14,228 0.7731

182 AUDI .......................................... 90 ................................................................................................... 3 4,475 0.6704

183 GENERAL MOTORS ................. BUICK PARK AVENUE ................................................................. 36 60,667 0.5934

184 AUDI .......................................... A6 ................................................................................................... 5 8,492 0.5888

185 GENERAL MOTORS ................. OLDSMOBILE 98/TOURING ......................................................... 13 24,161 0.5381

186 GENERAL MOTORS ................. BUICK ROADMASTER .................................................................. 15 28,375 0.5286

187 HONDA ...................................... ODYSSEY ...................................................................................... 15 32,065 0.4678

188 SUZUKI ...................................... ESTEEM ........................................................................................ 2 4,466 0.4478

189 GENERAL MOTORS ................. GMC G15/25/35 VANDURA .......................................................... 4 31,897 0.1254

190 GENERAL MOTORS ................. CHEVROLET G10/20/30 VAN/SPORTVAN .................................. 12 102,383 0.1172

191 AUDI .......................................... S6 ................................................................................................... 0 2,377 0.0000

192 FIAT ........................................... ALFA ROMEO 164 ........................................................................ 0 361 0.0000

193 FIAT ........................................... FERRARI 348 ................................................................................ 0 181 0.0000

194 FIAT ........................................... FERRARI 456 ................................................................................ 0 155 0.0000

195 FIAT ........................................... FERRARI 512 ................................................................................ 0 76 0.0000

196 FIAT ........................................... FERRARI F50 ................................................................................ 0 56 0.0000

197 GENERAL MOTORS ................. BUICK COACHBUILDER .............................................................. 0 98 0.0000

198 GENERAL MOTORS ................. GMC G15/25/35 RALLY ................................................................ 0 1,650 0.0000

199 LAMBORGHINI .......................... DIABLO .......................................................................................... 0 285 0.0000

200 LOTUS ....................................... ESPIRIT ......................................................................................... 0 241 0.0000

201 PORSCHE ................................. 928 ................................................................................................. 0 77 0.0000

202 ROLLS-ROYCE ......................... BROOKLANDS .............................................................................. 0 25 0.0000
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THEFT RATES OF MODEL YEAR 1995 PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES STOLEN IN CALENDAR YEAR 1995—

Continued

Manufacturer Make/model

(line)

Thefts

1995

Production

(MFGR’S)

1995

1995 (per

1,000

vehicles

produced)

theft rate

203 ROLLS-ROYCE ......................... CORNICHE/CONTINENTAL .......................................................... 0 105 0.0000

204 ROLLS-ROYCE ......................... SIL SPIRIT/SPUR/MULS ............................................................... 0 132 0.0000

205 ROLLS-ROYCE ......................... TURBO R ....................................................................................... 0 19 0.0000

206 VOLKSWAGEN ......................... EUROVAN ..................................................................................... 0 1,814 0.0000

207 VOLVO ...................................... LIMOUSINE ................................................................................... 0 6 0.0000

Issued on: February 18, 1997.

L. Robert Shelton,

Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 97–4356 Filed 2–20–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

50 CFR Part 648

[I.D. 021097C]

New England Fishery Management

Council; Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council; Public hearings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce

ACTION: Public hearings; request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery

Management Council and the MidAtlantic Fishery Management Council

(Councils) will hold public hearings to

receive comments on Amendment 9 to

the Northeast Multispecies Fishery

Management Plan (FMP). The Councils

have determined a need for better

management of the monkfish resource to

stem the long-term decline in stock

biomass, average size, and the

proportion of mature fish. Management

measures to reduce the catch of small

monkfish will help resolve the problem,

but additional reductions in landings

and mortality are needed to stop

overfishing. The Councils propose to

reduce fishing effort in no more than 7

years through reductions in total

allowable landings (TAL). The TAL

reductions would be achieved through a

combination of days-at-sea (DAS) limits,

quotas, trip limits, limited access, size

limits, and minimum mesh limits.

DATES: Written comments on

Amendment 9 will be accepted through

March 14, 1997. Testimony may be

presented at the public hearings, which

are scheduled to be held from February

24 to March 10, 1997. See

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for specific

dates and times.

ADDRESSES: Direct written comments or

requests for copies of the public hearing

document, draft Amendment 9

document, or the draft Supplemental

Environmental Impact Statement to Paul

J. Howard, Executive Director, New

England Fishery Management Council, 5

Broadway, Saugus, MA 01906;

telephone 617/231–0422, or David

Keifer, Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic

Fishery Management, 300 South New

Street, Suite 2115, Dover, DE 19901;

telephone 302/674–2331.

The hearings will be held in Maine,

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode

Island, New York, New Jersey,

Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina.

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for

locations of the hearings and special

accommodations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

J. Howard, 617–231–0422.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Recent U.S. landings of monkfish

have increased dramatically in response

to an increase in the market value of the

species in combination with the decline

in abundance of traditional groundfish

species. Most monkfish are taken as

bycatch in the Northwest Atlantic

groundfish and scallop fisheries,

although directed effort is increasing.

Directed effort is occurring in both

deepwater (100–150 fathoms) by otter

trawls and in shoal waters by gillnets

and scallop dredges. Interest in fishing

for monkfish has been fueled by the

valuable liver market and increasing

market acceptance of small monkfish

tails. This trend is expected to continue,

especially as fishermen seek alternatives

to the traditional scallop and groundfish

fisheries, which are now strictly

regulated.

Management Measures by Area

Amendment 9 to the FMP would

bring monkfish under Federal

management authority throughout the

Northeast region (Virginia to Maine).

The Councils are proposing two

management areas for monkfish, a

northern fishery management area

(NFMA) and a southern fishery

management area (SFMA). The reason

for the separation is partly based on the

biological characteristics of the resource

and partly based on the differences in

fisheries in the Gulf of Maine versus

areas to the south.

TAL targets have been established for

the two fishery management areas and

are consistent with the monkfish

overfishing definition and the

rebuilding strategy adopted by the

Councils. Different management

measures would apply to vessels fishing

in these two management areas.

Limited Access Program

A limited access program for vessels

that target and land large volumes of

monkfish would be based on historic

participation from February 28, 1991, to

February 27, 1995 (the monkfish control

date). Vessels must comply with the

control date guidelines to be eligible for

qualification. These limited access

vessels could target monkfish under a

seasonal quota or under a limited

number of DAS, depending on the

management measures in the final

amendment.

Monkfish Selectivity

Limited access vessels would be

required to use at least 10–inch (25.4–

cm) square or 12–inch (30.5–cm)

diamond mesh to target monkfish. This

requirement is necessary to reduce the

groundfish bycatch below the 5 percent

threshold for a certified fishery as

specified by Amendment 7 to the

Multispecies FMP.

Amendment 9, which takes into

account the effect of large mesh on

bycatch, may open the monkfish limited

access fishery in some areas. Other areas