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counterparts, and found the vehicles to 

be substantially similar with respect to 

compliance with most FMVSS. 

WETL submitted information with its 

petition intended to demonstrate that 

non-U.S.-certified MY 2014 BMW X3 

MPVs, as originally manufactured, 

conform to many applicable 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 

the non U.S.-certified MY 2014 BMW 

X3 MPVs, as originally manufactured, 

conform to: Standard Nos. 102 

Transmission Shift Position Sequence, 

Starter Interlock, and Transmission 

Braking Effect, 103 Windshield 

Defrosting and Defogging Systems, 104 

Windshield Wiping and Washing 

Systems, 106 Brake Hoses, 113 Hood 

Latch System, 116 Motor Vehicle Brake 

Fluids, 118 Power-Operated Window, 

Partition, and Roof panel Systems, 124 

Accelerator Control Systems, 126 

Electronic Stability Control Systems for 

Light Vehicles, 135 Light Vehicle Brake 

Systems, 138 Tire Pressure Monitoring 

Systems, 201 Occupant Protection in 

Interior Impact, 202a Head Restraints, 

204 Steering Control Rearward 

Displacement, 205 Glazing Materials, 

206 Door Locks and Door Retention 

Components, 207 Seating Systems, 210 

Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages, 212 

Windshield Mounting, 214 Side Impact 

Protection, 216 Roof Crush Resistance, 

219 Windshield Zone Intrusion, 225 

Child Restraint Anchorage Systems, and 

302 Flammability of Interior Materials. 

The petitioner also contends that the 

subject non-U.S.-certified vehicles are 

capable of being readily altered to meet 

the following standards, in the manner 

indicated: 

Standard No. 101 Controls and 

Displays: Replacement of the 

speedometer and brake warning 

indicator with the U.S.-model 

components as described in the petition. 

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective 

Devices and Associated Equipment: 

Replacement of the headlamps, 

taillamps, and front and rear side 

markers with U.S.-model components. 

Standard No. 110 Tire Selection and 

Rims and Motor Home/Recreation 

Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity 

Information for Motor Vehicles With a 

GVWR of 4,536 Kilograms (10,000 

Pounds) or Less: Installation of the 

required tire information placard. 

Standard No. 111 Rear Visibility: 

Inscription of the required warning 

statement on the face of the passenger 

mirror. 

Standard No. 114 Theft Protection: 

Installation of a supplemental key 

warning buzzer, or activation of the 

U.S.-version software to meet the 

requirements of this standard. 

Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash 

Protection: Replacement of the front and 

rear upper seatbelt assemblies, front 

driver and passenger air bag modules, 

front knee pad air bag module, front 

passenger adapter cable, and front 

passenger classification sensor. Removal 

of the passenger air bag deactivation 

switch and reprogramming of the 

Advanced Crash Safety Module (ACSM) 

with U.S.-version software. 

Standard No. 209 Seat Belt 

Assemblies: Replacement of seat belt 

assemblies with U.S.-certified 

components as previously stated under 

FMVSS No. 208. 

Standard No. 301 Fuel System 

Integrity: Installation of a rollover valve 

in the fuel tank vent line to meet the 

requirements of this standard. 

The petitioner additionally states that 

a vehicle identification plate must be 

affixed to the vehicle near the left 

windshield pillar to meet the 

requirements of 49 CFR part 565. 

III. Comments: 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 

addresses 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), 

(a)(1)(B), and (b)(1); 49 CFR 593.7; delegation 

of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8. 

Michael A. Cole, 

Acting Director, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2018–0068] 

Decision That Certain Nonconforming 

Motor Vehicles Are Eligible for 

Importation 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Grant of petitions. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

decisions by NHTSA that certain motor 

vehicles not originally manufactured to 

comply with all applicable Federal 

Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 

(FMVSS) are eligible for importation 

into the United States because they are 

substantially similar to vehicles 

originally manufactured for sale in the 

United States and certified by their 

manufacturers as complying with the 

safety standards, and they are capable of 

being readily altered to conform to the 

standards or because they have safety 

features that comply with, or are 

capable of being altered to comply with, 

all applicable FMVSS. 

DATES: These decisions became effective 

on the dates specified in Annex A. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

George Stevens, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–5308). 

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 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/or 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. 

Where there is no substantially 

similar U.S.-certified motor vehicle, 49 

U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B) permits a 

nonconforming motor vehicle to be 

admitted into the United States if its 

safety features comply with, or are 

capable of being altered to comply with, 

all applicable FMVSS based on 

destructive test data or such other 

evidence as NHTSA decides to be 

adequate. 

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 part 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 

notifies the petitioner of its decision by 

letter and publishes public notification 

of the decision in the Federal Register. 

NHTSA received petitions from 

registered importers to decide whether 

the vehicles listed in Annex A to this 


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notice are eligible for importation into 

the United States. To afford an 

opportunity for public comment, 

NHTSA published notice of these 

petitions as specified in Annex A. The 

reader is referred to those notices for a 

thorough description of the petitions. 

Comments: No substantive comments 

were received in response to the 

petitions identified in Annex A. 

NHTSA Decision: Accordingly, on the 

basis of the foregoing, NHTSA hereby 

decides that each motor vehicle listed in 

Annex A to this notice, which was not 

originally manufactured to comply with 

all applicable FMVSS, is either 

substantially similar to a motor vehicle 

manufactured for importation into and/ 

or sale in the United States, and 

certified under 49 U.S.C. 30115, as 

specified in Annex A, and is capable of 

being readily altered to conform to all 

applicable FMVSS or has safety features 

that comply with, or are capable of 

being altered to comply with, all 

applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 

Standards. 

Vehicle Eligibility Number for Subject 

Vehicles: When importing a vehicle 

admissible under any final decision a 

registered importer, or a person who has 

a contract with a registered importer to 

bring the vehicle into compliance with 

all applicable FMVSS following 

importation must indicate on the form 

HS–7 accompanying entry the 

appropriate vehicle eligibility number 

indicating that the vehicle is eligible for 

entry. Vehicle eligibility numbers 

assigned to vehicles admissible under 

this decision are specified in Annex A. 

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

(a)(1)(B) and (b)(1); 49 CFR 593.7; delegations 

of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8. 

Michael A. Cole, 

Acting Director, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance. 

ANNEX A 

Nonconforming Motor Vehicles Decided 

To Be Eligible for Importation 

1. Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0061 

Nonconforming Vehicles: 2010 Jeep 

Wrangler Multipurpose Passenger 

Vehicles manufactured for the Mexican 

domestic market. 

Substantially Similar U.S. Certified 

Vehicles: 2010 Jeep Wrangler 

Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles. 

Notice of Petition Published at: 82 FR 

17514 (April 11, 2017). 

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–593 

(effective date September 13, 2017). 

2. Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0056 

Nonconforming Vehicles: 2007 Jeep 

Wrangler Multipurpose Passenger 

Vehicles manufactured before 

September 1, 2007 for the Mexican and 

other foreign Markets. 

Substantially Similar U.S. Certified 

Vehicles: 2007 Jeep Wrangler 

Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles. 

Notice of Petition Published at: 83 FR 

9083 (March 2, 2018). 

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–596 

(effective date May 10, 2018). 

3. Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0102 

Nonconforming Vehicles: 2006 

Penman Lightweight GS Cargo Trailers. 

Because there is no substantially 

similar U.S.-certified version, the 

petitioner sought import eligibility 

under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B). 

Notice of Petition Published at: 83 FR 

5827 (February 9, 2018). 

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VCP–64 

(effective date March 30, 2018). 

4. Docket No. NHTSA–2018–0006 

Nonconforming Vehicles: 2017 Ukang 

FT–200 Trailers. 

Because there is no substantially 

similar U.S.-certified version, the 

petitioner sought import eligibility 

under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B). 

Notice of Petition Published at: 83 FR 

5826 (February 9, 2018). 

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VCP–65 

(effective date March 30, 2018). 

5. Docket No. NHTSA–2018–0012 

Nonconforming Vehicles: 2013–2014 

Victory Hammer 8–Ball Motorcycles. 

Substantially Similar U.S. Certified 

Vehicles: 2013–2014 Victory Hammer 

8–Ball Motorcycles. 

Notice of Petition Published at: 83 FR 

12460 (March 21, 2018). 

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–597 

(effective date May 11, 2018). 

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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[PHMSA–2018–0072] 

Pipeline Safety: Information Collection 

Activities, Revision of the Hazardous 

Liquid Annual Report 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration (PHMSA) invites 

comments on its intent to request from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a revision to form PHMSA F 

7000–1.1—Annual Report for Hazardous 

Liquid Pipeline Systems, which is 

currently collected under OMB Control 

number 2137–0614. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

September 11, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted in the following ways: 

E-Gov website: http://

www.regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

West Building, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the 

ground level of DOT, West Building, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: Identify the docket 

number, PHMSA–2018–0072, at the 

beginning of your comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. You 

should know that 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.). 

Therefore, you may want to review 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement 

in the Federal Register published on 

April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477) or visit 

http://www.regulations.gov before 

submitting any such comments. 

Docket: For access to the docket or to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http://

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 

Room W12–140 on the ground level of 

DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

If you wish to receive confirmation of 

receipt of your written comments, 

please include a self-addressed, 

stamped postcard with the following 

statement: ‘‘Comments on PHMSA– 

2018–0072.’’ The Docket Clerk will date 

stamp the postcard prior to returning it 

to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that 

due to delays in the delivery of U.S. 

mail to Federal offices in Washington, 


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