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a. Current Systems: GES and CDS threestage designs 

b. Independence between CRSS and CISS 

samples 

5. The CISS Sample Design 

a. Scope 

b. Frame, Stratification, Formation and 

Selection of each of the three stages (PSU, PJ 

and PAR) 

c. Sample Allocation 

6. The CRSS Sample Design 

a. Scope 

b. Frame, Stratification, Formation and 

Selection of each of the three stages (PSU, PJ 

and PAR) 

c. Sample Allocation 

7. Improvements in CISS/CRSS 

a. Scalability and Flexibility 

b. Precision of Estimates 

c. MOS aligned with Data Needs 

8. Ongoing and Upcoming Activities in 

Survey Modernization 

a. Estimation Protocols 

b. Calibration 

c. Analytic Guidelines 

9. Questions 

The webinar will be open to the 

public. NHTSA will present the new 

sample designs starting at 1:30 p.m. The 

presentation will be about one hour. 

After the presentation NHTSA has 

scheduled 30 minutes to answer 

questions from the participants on the 

sample designs. 

Participants may access the Webinar 

via the Internet and telephone. The 

telephone access number and other 

information on how to participate via 

the Internet will be posted on the 

NHTSA Web site at www.nhsta.gov one 

week before the event. For questions, 

contact Raj Subramanian at 

raj.subramanian@dot.gov or 202–366– 

3385. 

Under authority delegated by 49 CFR 

1.95. 

Terry Shelton, 

Associate Administrator, National Center for 

Statistics and Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08477 Filed 4–13–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Petition for Exemption From the 

Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention 

Standard; Maserati North America Inc. 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Grant of petition for exemption. 

SUMMARY: This document grants in full 

the Maserati North America Inc.’s, 

(Maserati) petition for an exemption of 

the Ghibli vehicle line in accordance 

with 49 CFR part 543, Exemption from 

Vehicle 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 (Theft Prevention 

Standard). 

DATES: The exemption granted by this 

notice is effective beginning with the 

2016 model year (MY). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Carlita Ballard, Office of International 

Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer 

Programs, NHTSA, W43–439, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590. Ms. Ballard’s phone number is 

(202) 366–5222. Her fax number is (202) 

493–2990. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a 

petition dated February 5, 2015, 

Maserati requested an exemption from 

the parts-marking requirements of the 

Theft Prevention Standard for the Ghibli 

vehicle line beginning with MY 2016. 

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 an 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, Maserati provided a 

detailed description and diagram of the 

identity, design, and location of the 

components of the antitheft device for 

the Ghibli vehicle line. Maserati stated 

that all of its vehicles will be equipped 

with a passive, Sentry Key Immobilizer 

System (SKIS), a Vehicle Alarm System 

(VTA) and a Keyless Ignition System as 

standard equipment beginning with the 

2016 model year. Key components of its 

SKIS antitheft device will include an 

Engine Power Control Module, Fuel 

Delivery and a Starter Motor Circuit. 

Maserati’s keyless ignition system will 

consist of a Key Fob with Remote 

Keyless Entry (RKE) Transmitter, RFHub 

and Keyless Ignition Node (KIN). Key 

components of Maserati’s VTA system 

are a hood ajar switch, security 

indicator, RFHub/Kin and FOBIK, an 

intrusion and inclination sensor, door 

ajar switches, an intrusion module and 

a central body controller. Maserati also 

stated that its VTA system will include 

an audible and visual feature that will 

provide perimeter protection that will 

monitors the vehicle doors, ignition 

switch and deck lid for unauthorized 

tampering, and an ultrasonic intrusion 

sensor, designed to detect motion 

within the vehicle. Maserati further 

stated that if unauthorized tampering 

with any of these protected areas is 

detected, the vehicle’s horn/siren will 

sound and some of its exterior lamps 

will flash. 

Maserati stated that the immobilizer 

device is automatically activated when 

the ignition is changed from the run 

position to the off position. Once 

activated, only the use of a valid key can 

disable immobilization and allow the 

vehicle to run. Specifically, Maserati 

stated that the device is deactivated by 

performing an unlock actuation via the 

RKE transmitter or by starting the 

vehicle with a valid RFHub key. 

Maserati stated that to start the vehicle, 

the driver must press and hold the brake 

pedal while pressing the START/STOP 

button. The system takes over and 

engages the starter causing the starter 

motor to run and disengage 

automatically when the engine is 

running. Maserati stated that the RFHub 

contains and controls the SKIS, 

preventing the engine from running 

more than 2 seconds unless a valid 

FOBIK key is used to start the engine. 

Maserati also stated that the vehicle’s 

key fob with RKE transmitter, RFHub 

and the KIN contains over 50,000 

possible electronic key combinations 

and allows the driver to operate the 

ignition switch with the push of a 

button as long as the RKE transmitter is 

in the passenger compartment. 

Maserati’s submission is considered a 

complete petition as required by 49 CFR 

543.7, in that it meets the general 

requirements contained in § 543.5 and 

the specific content requirements of 

§ 543.6. 

In addressing the specific content 

requirements of 543.6, Maserati 

provided information on the reliability 

and durability of its proposed device. 

To ensure reliability and durability of 

the device, Maserati conducted tests 

based on its own specified standards. 

Maserati provided a detailed list of the 

tests conducted (i.e., low and high 

temperature exposure on system 

components, resistance for humidity, 

ice, water immersion, dust exposure, 

and drop shock on surfaces). Maserati 

also stated that the VTA, including the 

immobilizer device and its related 

components must meet design and 

durability requirements for full vehicle 

useful life (10 years/120k miles). 

Maserati stated that it believes that its 

device is reliable and durable because it 

complied with specified requirements 

for each test. 

Maserati stated that based on MY 

2010 theft data published by NHTSA, its 


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antitheft and immobilizer-installed 

vehicles have historically experienced 

extremely low to zero theft rates. 

Maserati informed the agency that its 

immobilizer antitheft device has been 

installed on its Quattroporte vehicles as 

standard equipment since MY 2007 and 

believes that its advanced. Maserati 

compared its Quattroporte vehicle line 

to its Ghibli vehicle line. Maserati stated 

that its Ghibli vehicle line incorporates 

identical vehicle/system architecture as 

its Quattroporte vehicle line. Maserati 

further stated that the vehicle 

powertrain, electrical and other vehicle 

systems are similar in construction and 

design as the Ghibli vehicle line. Theft 

rate data reported in Federal Register 

notices published by the agency show 

that the theft rate for the Quattroporte 

vehicle line, using an average of three 

MYs’ data (2010–2012) is 0.0000, which 

is significantly lower than the median 

theft rate established by the agency. 

There is no available theft data for the 

Ghibli vehicle line. Maserati believes 

that the low theft rate experienced by 

the immobilizer-installed Quattroporte 

vehicle line demonstrates the 

effectiveness of the proposed 

immobilizer device to be installed on 

the Ghibli vehicle line. 

Based on the supporting evidence 

submitted by Maserati on its device, the 

agency believes that the antitheft device 

for the Ghibli vehicle line is likely to be 

as effective in reducing and deterring 

motor vehicle theft as compliance with 

the parts-marking requirements of the 

Theft Prevention Standard (49 CFR 541). 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 33106 and 49 CFR 

543.7 (b), the agency grants a petition 

for exemption from the parts-marking 

requirements of Part 541 either in whole 

or in part, if it determines that, based 

upon substantial evidence, the standard 

equipment antitheft device is likely to 

be as effective in reducing and deterring 

motor vehicle theft as compliance with 

the parts-marking requirements of Part 

541. The agency finds that Maserati has 

provided adequate reasons for its belief 

that the antitheft device for the Maserati 

Ghibli vehicle line is likely to be as 

effective in reducing and deterring 

motor vehicle theft as compliance with 

the parts-marking requirements of the 

Theft Prevention Standard (49 CFR part 

541). This conclusion is based on the 

information Maserati provided about its 

device. 

The agency concludes that the device 

will provide the five types of 

performance listed in § 543.6(a)(3): 

Promoting activation; attract attention to 

the efforts of an unauthorized person to 

enter or move a vehicle by means other 

than a key; preventing defeat or 

circumvention of the device by 

unauthorized persons; preventing 

operation of the vehicle by 

unauthorized entrants; and ensuring the 

reliability and durability of the device. 

For the foregoing reasons, the agency 

hereby grants in full Maserati’s petition 

for exemption for the Maserati Ghibli 

vehicle line from the parts-marking 

requirements of 49 CFR part 541. The 

agency notes that 49 CFR part 541, 

Appendix A–1, identifies those lines 

that are exempted from the Theft 

Prevention Standard for a given model 

year. 49 CFR part 543.7(f) contains 

publication requirements incident to the 

disposition of all Part 543 petitions. 

Advanced listing, including the release 

of future product nameplates, the 

beginning model year for which the 

petition is granted and a general 

description of the antitheft device is 

necessary in order to notify law 

enforcement agencies of new vehicle 

lines exempted from the parts-marking 

requirements of the Theft Prevention 

Standard. 

If Maserati decides not to use the 

exemption for this line, it must formally 

notify the agency. If such a decision is 

made, the line must be fully marked 

according to the requirements under 49 

CFR parts 541.5 and 541.6 (marking of 

major component parts and replacement 

parts). 

NHTSA notes that if Maserati wishes 

in the future to modify the device on 

which this exemption is based, the 

company may have to submit a petition 

to modify the exemption. Part 543.7(d) 

states that a Part 543 exemption applies 

only to vehicles that belong to a line 

exempted under this part and equipped 

with the antitheft device on which the 

line’s exemption is based. Further, Part 

543.9(c)(2) provides for the submission 

of petitions ‘‘to modify an exemption to 

permit the use of an antitheft device 

similar to but differing from the one 

specified in that exemption.’’ 

The agency wishes to minimize the 

administrative burden that Part 

543.9(c)(2) could place on exempted 

vehicle manufacturers and itself. The 

agency did not intend in drafting Part 

543 to require the submission of a 

modification petition for every change 

to the components or design of an 

antitheft device. The significance of 

many such changes could be de 

minimis. Therefore, NHTSA suggests 

that if the manufacturer contemplates 

making any changes, the effects of 

which might be characterized as de 

minimis, it should consult the agency 

before preparing and submitting a 

petition to modify. 

Under authority delegated in 49 CFR Part 

1.95. 

Raymond R. Posten, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08490 Filed 4–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2015–0104; Notice No. 

15–09] 

Hazardous Materials: Explosive 

Approvals—Applicant Contact 

Information and Compliance With 

Special Provision 347 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Proposed termination of 

explosive approvals. 

SUMMARY: PHMSA proposes to terminate 

the explosive approvals listed herein. 

PHMSA attempted to contact all of the 

below listed approval holders during 

the month of October 2014 via certified 

mail utilizing the addresses on file. The 

certified letters were returned by the 

United States Postal Service (USPS) as 

‘‘undeliverable.’’ With the failure of the 

explosive approval holders to provide 

PHMSA with a valid company name 

and mailing address, the approvals 

listed below will be terminated 30 days 

after this notice is published in the 

Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Ryan Paquet, Director, Approvals and 

Permits Division, Office of Hazardous 

Materials Safety, (202) 366–4512, 

PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

In this notice, PHMSA’s Office of 

Hazardous Materials Safety (OHMS) is 

proposing to terminate the approvals 

listed below for the approval holders’ 

failure to provide PHMSA with current 

valid contact information and failure to 

provide evidence that UN 6(d) testing 

has been performed in accordance with 

§ 172.102 and Special Provision 347. 

II. Background 

On January 19, 2011, PHMSA 

published a final rule (76 FR 3308; HM– 

215K) titled ‘‘Hazardous Materials: 

Harmonization with the United Nations 

Recommendations, International 

Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, and 

the International Civil Aviation 

Organization Technical Instructions for 


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