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application by expedited procedures.

Such procedures may consist of the

adoption of a show-cause order, a

tentative order, or in appropriate cases

a final order without further

proceedings.

Docket Number: OST–96–2040.

Date filed: December 31, 1996.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: January 28, 1997.

Description: Application of Delta Air

Lines, Inc., pursuant to 49 U.S.C.

Sections 41102 and 41108, and Subpart

Q of the Regulations, applies for

renewal of its certificate of public

convenience and necessity for Route

526, issued by Order 87–5–5, served

May 8, 1987, and renewed by Order 92–

6–21 (served June 12, 1992), authorizing

Delta to engage in foreign air

transportation of persons, property and

mail between the terminal points

Cincinnati, Ohio and London (Gatwick),

England.

Paulette V. Twine,

Chief, Documentary Services.

[FR Doc. 97–608 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

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Coast Guard

[CGD 96–071]

Chemical Transportation Advisory

Committee; Vacancies

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Request for applications.

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is seeking

applications for appointment to

membership on the Chemical

Transportation Advisory Committee

(CTAC). CTAC provides advice and

makes recommendations to the Coast

Guard on matters relating to the safe

transportation and handling of

hazardous materials in bulk on U.S. flag

vessels and barges in U.S. ports and

waterways.

DATES: Applications and any supporting

information must be received on or

before April 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Application forms may be

obtained by writing Commandant (G–

MSO–3), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 Second

Street SW., Washington, DC 20593–

0001; by calling (202) 267–0087; or by

faxing (202) 267–4570. Completed

application forms must be submitted to

the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Commander Kevin S. Cook, Executive

Director of CTAC, or Lieutenant J.J.

Plunkett, Assistant to the Executive

Director, telephone (202) 267–0087, fax

(202) 267–4570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Chemical Transportation Advisory

Committee (CTAC) is a Federal advisory

committee constituted under 5 U.S.C.

App. 2. It provides advice and makes

recommendations to the Assistant

Commandant for Marine Safety and

Environmental Protection on matters

relating to the safe transportation and

handling of hazardous materials in bulk

on U.S. flag vessels and barges in U.S.

ports and waterways. The advice and

recommendations of CTAC also assist

the U.S. Coast Guard in formulating U.S.

positions prior to meetings of the

International Maritime Organization.

CTAC meets at least once a year at

Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington,

DC. It may also meet for extraordinary

purposes. Its subcommittees and

working groups may meet to consider

specific problems as required.

The Coast Guard will consider

applications for ten positions that expire

or become vacant in September 1997. To

be eligible, applicants should have

experience in chemical manufacturing,

marine transportation of chemicals,

occupational safety and health, or

environmental protection issues

associated with chemical transportation.

Each member serves for a term of 3

years. A few members may serve

consecutive terms. All members serve at

their own expense, and receive no

salary, reimbursement of travel

expenses, or other compensation from

the Federal Government.

In support of the Department of

Transportation’s policy on ethnic and

gender diversity, the Coast Guard is

especially seeking applications from

qualified women and minority group

members.

Applicants may be required to

complete an Executive Branch

Confidential Financial Disclosure

Report (SF 450).

Dated: January 3, 1997.

Joseph J. Angelo,

Director of Standards, Marine Safety and

Environmental Protection.

[FR Doc. 97–604 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

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National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. 96–106; Notice 2]

Decision That Nonconforming 1997

Mercedes-Benz Gelaendewagen Type

463 Multi-Purpose Passenger Vehicles

Are Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA

that nonconforming 1997 MercedesBenz Gelaendewagen Type 463 multipurpose passenger vehicles (MPVs) are

eligible for importation.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

decision by NHTSA that 1997

Mercedes-Benz Gelaendewagen Type

463 MPVs not originally manufactured

to comply with all applicable Federal

motor vehicle safety standards are

eligible for importation into the United

States because they have safety features

that comply with, or are capable of

being altered to comply with, all such

standards.

DATES: The decision is effective January

10, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle

Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–

5306).

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 Federal motor vehicle safety

standards 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 Federal motor

vehicle safety standards. 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 Federal motor vehicle

safety standards 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 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 determination in the

Federal Register.
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Europa International, Inc. of Santa Fe,

New Mexico (‘‘Europa’’) (Registered

Importer No. R–91–002) petitioned

NHTSA to decide whether 1997

Mercedes-Benz Gelaendewagen Type

463 MPVs are eligible for importation

into the United States. NHTSA

published notice of the petition on

October 9, 1996 (61 FR 52990) to afford

an opportunity for public comment. As

described in the notice of the petition,

Europa claimed that the 1997 MercedesBenz Gelaendewagen Type 463 MPV

has safety features that comply with

Standard Nos. 102 Transmission Shift

Lever Sequence * * * (based on visual

inspection and operation), 103

Defrosting and Defogging Systems

(based on visual inspection), 104

Windshield Wiping and Washing

Systems (based on operation), 113

Hood Latch Systems (based on

information in owner’s manual

describing operation of secondary latch

mechanism), 116 Brake Fluids (based

on visual inspection of certification

markings and information in owner’s

manual describing fluids installed at

factory), 119 New Pneumatic Tires for

Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars

(based on visual inspection of

certification markings), 124

Accelerator Control Systems (based on

operation and comparison to U.S.-

certified vehicles), 201 Occupant

Protection in Interior Impact (based on

test data and certification of vehicle to

European standard), 202 Head

Restraints (based on Standard No. 208

test data for prior model year vehicle

with same head restraint and

certification of vehicle to European

standard), 204 Steering Control

Rearward Displacement (based on test

film for prior model year vehicle), 205

Glazing Materials (based on visual

inspection of certification markings),

207 Seating Systems (based on test

results and certification of vehicle to

European standard), 209 Seat Belt

Assemblies (based on wiring diagram of

seat belt warning system and visual

inspection of certification markings),

211 Wheel Nuts, Wheel Discs and

Hubcaps (based on visual inspection),

214 Side Impact Protection (based on

test results for prior model year vehicle),

and 219 Windshield Zone Intrusion

(based on test results and certification

information for prior model year

vehicle).

The petitioner also contended that the

1997 Mercedes-Benz Gelaendewagen

Type 463 MPV is capable of being

altered to comply with the following

standards, in the manner indicated:

Standard No. 101 Controls and

Displays: (a) substitution of a lens

marked ‘‘Brake’’ for a lens with an ECE

symbol on the brake failure indicator

lamp; (b) installation of a speedometer/

odometer calibrated in miles per hour.

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective

Devices and Associated Equipment: (a)

installation of U.S.-model sealed beam

headlamps; (b) installation of U.S.-

model side marker lamps and reflectors;

(c) installation of a high mounted stop

lamp. The petitioner asserted that

testing performed on the taillamp

reveals that it complies with the

standard, even though it lacks a DOT

certification marking, and that all other

lights are DOT certified.

Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors:

inscription of the required warning

statement on the convex surface of the

passenger side rearview mirror.

Standard No. 114 Theft Protection:

installation of a warning buzzer in the

steering lock electrical circuit.

Standard No. 118 Power-Operated

Window Systems: rewiring of the power

window system so that the window

transport is inoperative when the front

doors are open.

Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and

Rims for Vehicles other than Passenger

Cars: installation of a tire information

placard. The petitioner asserted that

even though the tire rims lack a DOT

certification marking, they comply with

the standard, based on their

manufacturer’s certification that they

comply with the German TUV

regulations, as well as their certification

by the British Standards Association

and the Rim Association of Australia.

Standard No. 206 Door Locks and

Door Retention Components:

installation of interior locking buttons

on all door locks and modification of

rear door locks to disable latch release

controls when locking mechanism is

engaged.

Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash

Protection: (a) installation of complying

driver’s and passenger’s side air bag

systems; (b) installation of a seat belt

warning system; (c) placement of an air

bag warning label on the visors of

vehicles manufactured after November

1996. The petitioner stated that the

vehicle will meet frontal impact test

requirements with structural

modifications described in a submission

that has been granted confidentiality by

NHTSA’s Office of Chief Counsel under

49 CFR Part 512.

Standard No. 210 Seat Belt

Assembly Anchorages: insertion of

instructions on the installation and use

of child restraints in the owner’s manual

for the vehicle. The petitioner certified

that the vehicle complies with this

standard on the basis of tests performed

to the standard’s requirements by an

independent testing and engineering

laboratory.

Standard No. 212 Windshield

Retention: application of cement to the

windshield’s edges.

Standard No. 301 Fuel System

Integrity: installation of a rollover valve.

Standard No. 302 Flammability of

Interior Materials: treatment of fabric

seating surfaces with a flame-proof

spray.

The petitioner additionally stated that

a vehicle identification number (VIN)

plate must be attached to the vehicle’s

dash so that it is visible to an observer

at the driver’s side ‘‘A’’ pillar, as

required by 49 CFR Part 565. The

petitioner also stated that a vehicle

rollover warning statement must be

inserted in the owner’s manual and on

a sticker affixed to the driver’s side visor

of short wheelbase Gelaendewagens, as

required by 49 CFR 575.105.

No comments were received in

response to the notice of the petition.

Based on its review of the information

submitted by the petitioner, NHTSA has

decided to grant the petition.

Vehicle Eligibility Number for Subject

Vehicles

The importer of a vehicle admissible

under any final determination must

indicate on the form HS–7

accompanying entry the appropriate

vehicle eligibility number indicating

that the vehicle is eligible for entry.

VCP–15 is the vehicle eligibility number

assigned to vehicles admissible under

this determination.

Final Determination

Accordingly, on the basis of the

foregoing, NHTSA hereby decides that

1997 Mercedes-Benz Gelaendewagen

Type 463 MPVs are eligible for

importation into the United States

because they have safety features that

comply with, or are capable of being

altered to comply with, all applicable

Federal motor vehicle safety standards.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. § 30141 (a)(1)(B) and

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

at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.

Issued on January 6, 1997.

Marilynne Jacobs,

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

[FR Doc. 97–602 Filed 1–9–97; 8:45 am]

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