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Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: 

delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and 

501.8. 

Claude H. Harris, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8051 Filed 4–3–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2012–0035, Notice 1] 

Notice of Receipt of Petition for 

Decision That Nonconforming 1999 to 

2006 Toyota Land Cruiser IFS 100 

Series Multipurpose Passenger 

Vehicles Manufactured Prior to 

September 1, 2006 Are Eligible for 

Importation 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

receipt by the National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a 

petition for a decision that 

nonconforming 1999 to 2006 Toyota 

Land Cruiser IFS 100 Series 

multipurpose passenger vehicles 

(MPVs) manufactured prior to 

September 1, 2006 that were 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 that were originally 

manufactured for sale in the United 

States and that were certified by their 

manufacturer as complying with the 

safety standards (the U.S.-certified 

version of the 1999 to 2006 Toyota Land 

Cruiser IFS 100 Series MPV 

manufactured prior to September 1, 

2006) and they are capable of being 

readily altered to conform to the 

standards. 

DATES: The closing date for comments 

on the petition is May 4, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

the docket and notice numbers above 

and be submitted by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

Instructions: Comments must be 

written in the English language, and be 

no greater than 15 pages in length, 

although there is no limit to the length 

of necessary attachments to the 

comments. If comments are submitted 

in hard copy form, please ensure that 

two copies are provided. If you wish to 

receive confirmation that your 

comments were received, please enclose 

a stamped, self-addressed postcard with 

the comments. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Please see the Privacy Act heading 

below. 

Privacy Act: 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.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

How to Read Comments Submitted to 

the Docket: You may read the comments 

received by Docket Management at the 

address and times given above. You may 

also view the documents from the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the dockets. The docket ID 

number and title of this notice are 

shown at the heading of this document 

notice. Please note that even after the 

comment closing date, we will continue 

to file relevant information in the 

Docket as it becomes available. Further, 

some people may submit late comments. 

Accordingly, we recommend that you 

periodically search the Docket for new 

material. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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 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. 

US SPECS, of Havre de Grace, 

Maryland (Registered Importer 03–321) 

has petitioned NHTSA to decide 

whether nonconforming 1999 to 2006 

Toyota Land Cruiser IFS 100 Series 

MPVs manufactured prior to September 

1, 2006 are eligible for importation into 

the United States. The vehicles which 

US SPECS believes are substantially 

similar are 1999 to 2006 Toyota Land 

Cruiser IFS 100 Series MPVs 

manufactured prior to September 1, 

2006 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 compared 

non-U.S. certified nonconforming 1999 

to 2006 Toyota Land Cruiser IFS 100 

Series MPVs manufactured prior to 

September 1, 2006 to their U.S.-certified 

counterparts, and found the vehicles to 

be substantially similar with respect to 

compliance with most FMVSS. 

US SPECS submitted information 

with its petition intended to 

demonstrate that non-U.S. certified 1999 

to 2006 Toyota Land Cruiser IFS 100 

Series MPVs manufactured prior to 

September 1, 2006 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 1999 to 2006 Toyota 

Land Cruiser IFS 100 Series MPVs 

manufactured prior to September 1, 

2006 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 


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Hoses, 109 New Pneumatic Tires, 113 

Hood Latch System, 116 Motor Vehicle 

Brake Fluids, 124 Accelerator Control 

Systems, 135 Light Vehicle Brake 

Systems, 202 Head Restraints, 204 

Steering Control Rearward 

Displacement, 205 Glazing Materials, 

207 Seating Systems, 210 Seat Belt 

Assembly Anchorages, 212 Windshield 

Mounting, 216 Roof Crush Resistance, 

219 Windshield Zone Intrusion, 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 brake telltale in place of 

the international ECE warning symbol; 

and (b) replacement of the speedometer 

with a unit reading in miles per hour, 

or modification of the existing 

speedometer so that it reads in miles per 

hour. 

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective 

Devices and Associated Equipment: 

installation of the following components 

on vehicles that are not already so 

equipped: (a) U.S.-model front side 

marker lamps; (b) U.S.-model 

headlamps; (c) U.S.-model tail lamps 

that incorporate rear side marker lights; 

(d) U.S.-model high-mounted stop lamp; 

and (e) front and rear side reflex 

reflectors. 

Standard No. 110 Tire Selection and 

Rims: installation of a tire information 

placard on vehicles that are not already 

so equipped. 

Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors: 

installation of a U.S.-model passenger 

side rearview mirror, or inscription of 

the required warning statement on the 

face of the existing mirror. 

Standard No. 114 Theft Protection: 

installation of a supplemental key 

warning buzzer, or reprogramming of 

the starting system to meet the 

requirements of this standard. 

Standard No. 118 Power-Operated 

Window, Partition, and Roof Panel 

Systems: reprogramming or rewiring of 

the power operated window system to 

meet the requirements of this standard. 

Standard No. 201 Occupant 

Protection in Interior Impact: inspection 

of each vehicle and replacement of non 

U.S.-model upper interior components 

with U.S.-model components to meet 

the requirements of this standard on 

vehicles not already so equipped. 

Standard No. 206 Door Locks and 

Door Retention Components: inspection 

of each vehicle and replacement of non 

U.S.-model door lock components with 

U.S.-model components on vehicles that 

are not already so equipped. 

Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash 

Protection: inspection of each vehicle 

and (a) installation of a seat belt 

warning lamp and buzzer on vehicles 

that are not already so equipped; and (b) 

replacement of any non U.S.- model air 

bags, air bag control units, sensors, seat 

belts, and knee bolsters on vehicles that 

are not already so equipped. The 

petitioner states that the vehicles are 

equipped with an automatic restraint 

system that consists of dual front air 

bags and knee bolsters. In addition, the 

vehicles have combination lap and 

shoulder belts at the outboard front and 

rear seating positions that are selftensioning and capable of being released 

by means of a single red push button. 

Standard No. 209 Seat Belt 

Assemblies: inspection of each vehicle 

and replacement of any non U.S.- 

certified model seat belts with U.S.- 

model components. 

Standard No. 214 Side Impact 

Protection: inspection of each vehicle 

and installation of door reinforcements 

to meet the requirements of the standard 

on vehicles that are not already so 

equipped. 

Standard No. 225 Child Restraint 

Anchorage Systems: inspection of each 

vehicle and installation of U.S.-model 

child restraint anchorage system 

components on vehicles not already no 

so equipped. 

Standard No. 301 Fuel System 

Integrity: inspection of each vehicle and 

replacement of any non U.S.-model fuel 

system components with U.S.-model 

components on vehicles not already so 

equipped. 

The petitioner additionally states that 

a vehicle identification plate must be 

affixed to the vehicles near the left 

windshield post to meet the 

requirements of 49 CFR Part 565. 

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) and 

(b)(1); 49 CFR 593.8; delegations of authority 

at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8. 

Issued on: March 28, 2012. 

Claude H. Harris, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Petition for Exemption From the 

Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; 

Mitsubishi Motors 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Grant of petition for exemption. 

SUMMARY: This document grants in full 

the Mitsubishi Motors R&D of America, 

Inc.’s (Mitsubishi) petition for 

exemption of the Mitsubishi i-MiEV 

vehicle line in accordance with 49 CFR 

part 543, Exemption From the Theft 

Prevention Standard. This petition is 

granted, because the agency has 

determined that the antitheft device to 

be placed on the line as standard 

equipment is likely to be as effective in 

reducing and deterring motor vehicle 

theft as compliance with the partsmarking requirements of the 49 CFR 

part 541, Federal Motor Vehicle Theft 

Prevention Standard. Mitsubishi 

requested confidential treatment for 

specific information in its petition. The 

agency addressed Mitsubishi’s request 

for confidential treatment by letter dated 

February 14, 2012. 

DATES: The exemption granted by this 

notice is effective beginning with the 

2013 model year (MY). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Deborah Mazyck, Office of International 

Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer 

Programs, NHTSA, West Building, 

W43–443, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Mazyck’s 

phone number is (202) 366–0846. Her 

fax number is (202) 493–2990. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a 

petition dated January 3, 2012, 

Mitsubishi requested exemption from 

the parts-marking requirements of the 

Theft Prevention Standard (49 CFR Part 

541) for the Mitsubishi i-MiEV vehicle 

line, beginning with MY 2013. The 

petition requested an exemption from 

parts-marking pursuant to 49 CFR part 

543, Exemption From Vehicle Theft 

Prevention Standard, based on the 

installation of an antitheft device as 

standard equipment for the entire 

vehicle line. 

Under § 543.5(a), a manufacturer may 

petition NHTSA to grant an exemption 

for one vehicle line per model year. In 

its petition, Mitsubishi provided a 

detailed description and diagram of the 

identity, design and location of the 

components of the antitheft device for 

the i-MiEV vehicle line. Mitsubishi will 

install a passive, transponder-based, 


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