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understanding within the regulated 

community concerning requirements for 

internal rail flaw inspections. The 

Concrete Crossties NPRM was published 

on August 26, 2010 (75 FR 52490), and 

the final rule was issued on April 1, 

2011 (76 FR 18073), with an effective 

date of July 1, 2011. FRA received two 

petitions for reconsideration in response 

to the final rule, and as a result 

published a second final rule on June 

15, 2011 (76 FR 34890), delaying the 

effective date of the final rule until 

October 1, 2011. 

Task 08–01—(Completed) Report on 

the Nation’s railroad bridges. Report to 

FRA on the current state of railroad 

bridge safety management; update the 

findings and conclusions of the 1993 

Summary Report of the FRA Railroad 

Bridge Safety Survey. 

Task No. 08–04—(Completed) 

Positive Train Control. Provide advice 

regarding development of implementing 

regulations for PTC systems and their 

deployment under the RSIA. The PTC 

consensus rule text was approved by 

majority RSAC vote by electronic ballot 

on September 24, 2009, and the final 

rule was published on January 15, 2010 

(75 FR 2598). Final rule amendments 

were published on September 27, 2010 

(75 FR 59108). An NPRM proposing 

amendments to the PTC Final Rule that 

would remove various regulatory 

requirements that require railroads to 

either conduct further analyses or meet 

certain risk-based criteria in order to 

avoid PTC system implementation on 

track segments that do not transport 

poison- or toxic-by-inhalation 

hazardous materials traffic, and are not 

used for intercity or commuter rail 

passenger transportation, as of 

December 31, 2015, was published on 

August 24, 2011 (76 FR 52918), with 

comments due by October 24, 2011. 

Task No. 08–05—(Completed) 

Railroad Bridge Safety Assurance. 

Develop a rule encompassing the 

requirements of Section 417 of the RSIA 

(Railroad Bridge Safety Assurance), of 

RSIA bridge failure. Final rule 

published July 15, 2010 (75 FR–41282). 

Task No. 08–06—(Completed) Hours 

of Service Recordkeeping and 

Reporting. Develop revised 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements for hours of service of 

railroad employees. Final rule 

published May 27, 2009, with an 

effective date of July 16, 2009. (74 FR 

25330). 

Task No. 09–01—(Completed) 

Passenger Hours of Service. Provide 

advice regarding development of 

implementing regulations for the hours 

of service of operating employees of 

commuter and intercity passenger 

railroads under the RSIA. The NPRM 

was published on March 22, 2011 (76 

FR 16200), and the final rule was 

published on August 12, 2011 (76 FR 

50360), with an effective date of October 

15, 2011. 

Please refer to the notice published in 

the Federal Register on March 11, 1996 

(61 FR 9740), for more information 

about the RSAC. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Railroad 

Safety/Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9625 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2012–0040, Notice 1] 

Notice of Receipt of Petition for 

Decision That Nonconforming LeftHand Drive 2006 Land Rover Range 

Rover Multi-Purpose 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 left-hand 

drive (LHD) 2006 Land Rover Range 

Rover multi-purpose passenger vehicles 

(MPVs) manufactured prior to 

September 1, 2006 for sale in the United 

Kingdom and other foreign markets 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 2006 Land Rover 

Range Rover MPV) and they are capable 

of being readily altered to conform to 

the standards. 

DATES: The closing date for comments 

on the petition is May 23, 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 


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1Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese 

corporation that manufacturers and imports motor 

vehicles. 

2Toyota Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc., is an 

Indiana corporation that manufactures motor 

vehicles 

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. 

Wallace Environmental Testing 

Laboratories, Inc. of Houston, Texas 

(WETL) (Registered Importer 90–005) 

has petitioned NHTSA to decide 

whether nonconforming LHD 2006 Land 

Rover Range Rover MPVs are eligible for 

importation into the United States. The 

vehicles which WETL believes are 

substantially similar are 2006 Land 

Rover Range Rover MPVs 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 LHD 2006 Land Rover 

Range Rover MPVs to their U.S.- 

certified 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 LHD 2006 Land Rover 

Range Rover MPVs, 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 LHD 2006 

Land Rover Range Rover MPVs 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, 106 Brake Hoses, 113 

Hood Latch System, 116 Motor Vehicle 

Brake Fluids, Standard No. 118 PowerOperated Window, Partition, and Roof 

Panel Systems, 119 New Pneumatic 

Tires for Vehicles other than passenger 

Cars, 124 Accelerator Control Systems, 

135 Light Vehicle Brake Systems, 201 

Occupant Protection in Interior Impact, 

202 Head Restraints, 203 Impact 

Protection for the Driver from the 

Steering Control System, 204 Steering 

Control Rearward Displacement, 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 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 

vehicles are capable of being readily 

altered to meet the following standards, 

in the manner indicated: 

Standard No. 101 Controls Telltales, 

and Indicators: inscription of the word 

‘‘brake’’ on the brake telltale in place of 

the international ECE warning symbol. 

Inspection of all vehicles and 

installation of U.S.-model speedometer 

and odometer, or modification of the 

existing speedometer and odometer to 

conform with the requirements of this 

standard, if required. 

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective 

Devices and Associated Equipment: 

installation of U.S.-model headlamps 

and tail lamps that incorporate side 

marker lamps. The petitioner states that 

the vehicle is already equipped with a 

center high mounted stop lamp. 

Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors: 

inscription of the required warning 

statement on the face of the passenger 

side rearview mirror. 

Standard No. 114 Theft Protection: 

reprogramming of the instrument cluster 

to activate the warning buzzer whenever 

the key is left in the ignition and the 

driver’s door is opened. 

Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and 

Rims for Vehicles other than Passenger 

Cars: installation of a tire and rim 

information placard. 

Standard No. 301 Fuel System 

Integrity: installation of a U.S.-model 

rollover valve. 

The petitioner states that each vehicle 

will be inspected prior to importation 

for compliance with the Theft 

Prevention Standard in 49 CFR part 541 

and that anti-theft devices will be 

installed on all 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 and 

that a certification label must be affixed 

to the driver’s door jamb to meet the 

requirements of 49 CFR part 567. 

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: April 16, 2012. 

Claude H. Harris, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2011–0058; Notice 1] 

Toyota Motor Corporation, Inc., on 

Behalf of Toyota Corporation, and 

Toyota Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc., 

Receipt of Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

Toyota Motor North America, Inc., on 

behalf of Toyota Motor Corporation,1

and Toyota Manufacturing, Indiana, 

Inc.2 (collectively referred to as 

‘‘Toyota’’) has determined that certain 

model year 2011 Toyota Sienna 

passenger cars manufactured between 

January 3, 2011 and February 11, 2011, 

do not fully comply with paragraph 

S9.5(a)(3) of Federal Motor Vehicle 

Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 225, Child 

restraint anchorage systems. Toyota has 

filed an appropriate report pursuant to 

49 CFR part 573, Defect and 

Noncompliance Responsibility and 

Reports (dated March 17, 2011). 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 

30120(h) (see implementing rule at 49 

CFR part 556), Toyota has petitioned for 

an exemption from the notification and 

remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

Chapter 301 on the basis that this 

noncompliance is inconsequential to 

motor vehicle safety. 

This notice of receipt of Toyota’s 

petition is published under 49 U.S.C. 


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