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could complement existing modes of

transportation * * *.’’ The Secretary

has assigned responsibility for preparing

the report to the Federal Railroad

Administrator, working closely with the

MSAC. The Secretary’s report to the

Congress will discuss the extent to

which the above and other potential

magnetic levitation projects warrant

immediate application, taking into

account such factors as ability to be

financed, benefits vs. costs, extent of

public commitment and support, and

national significance.

This meeting will focus on the

financing of near-term applications of

maglev technology. Experts with

backgrounds in the financing of publicprivate partnerships have been invited

to address the Committee.

Jolene M. Molitoris,

Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–7564 Filed 3–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Announcing a Meeting of the Crash

Avoidance Research Subcommittee of

the Motor Vehicle Safety Research

Advisory Committee

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Meeting Announcement.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

public meeting of the Crash Avoidance

Research Subcommittee of the Motor

Vehicle Safety Research Advisory

Committee (MVSRAC). The MVSRAC

was established in accordance with the

provisions of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act to obtain dependent

advice on motor vehicle safety research.

Discussions at this meeting will include

specific topics in NHTSA’s Crash

Avoidance research programs.

DATE AND TIME: The meeting is

scheduled from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon on

April 14, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

room 6244–6248 of the U. S.

Department of Transportation Building,

which is located at 400 Seventh Street,

S.W., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In May

1987, the Motor Vehicle Safety Research

Advisory Committee was established.

The purpose of the Committee is to

provide an independent source of ideas

for motor vehicle safety research. The

MVSRAC will provide information,

advice and recommendations to NHTSA

on matters relating to motor vehicle

safety research, and provide a forum for

the development, consideration, and

communication of motor vehicle safety

research, as set forth in the MVSRAC

Charter. The Crash Avoidance Research

Subcommittee will provide information,

advice, and recommendation to NHTSA

on matters relating to NHTSA crash

avoidance research.

The meeting is open to the public, but

attendance may be limited due to space

availability. Participation by the public

will be determined by the Committee

Chairperson.

A public reference file (Number 88–

01) has been established to contain the

products of the Committee and will be

open to the public during the hours of

9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s

Technical Reference Division in room

5108 at 400 Seventh Street, S.W.,

Washington, DC 20590, telephone: (202)

366–2768.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.

Donna Stemski, Office of Crash

Avoidance Research and Development,

400 Seventh Street, S.W., room 6206,

Washington, DC 20590, telephone: (202)

366–5662.

Issued on: March 18, 1997.

Joseph N. Kanianthra,

Chairperson, Crash Avoidance

Subcommittee, Motor Vehicle Safety Research

Advisory Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–7555 Filed 3–25–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

[Docket No. 97–017; Notice 1]

Notice of Receipt of Petition for

Decision That Nonconforming 1990

Porsche 928 S4 Passenger Cars Are

Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

decision that nonconforming 1990

Porsche 928 S4 passenger cars are

eligible for importation.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

by the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA) of a petition

for a decision that a 1990 Porsche 928

S4 that was not originally manufactured

to comply with all applicable Federal

motor vehicle safety standards is

eligible for importation into the United

States because (1) it is substantially

similar to a vehicle that was originally

manufactured for importation into and

sale in the United States and that was

certified by its manufacturer as

complying with the safety standards,

and (2) it is capable of being readily

altered to conform to the standards.

DATES: The closing date for comments

on the petition is April 25, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to

the docket number and notice number,

and be submitted to: Docket Section,

Room 5109, National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, 400 Seventh St.,

SW, Washington, DC 20590. [Docket

hours are from 9:30 am to 4 pm]

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.

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.

Champagne Imports, Inc. of Lansdale,

Pennsylvania (‘‘Champagne’’)

(Registered Importer 90–009) has

petitioned NHTSA to decide whether

1990 Porsche 928 S4 passenger cars are

eligible for importation into the United

States. The vehicle which Champagne

believes is substantially similar is the

1990 Porsche 928 S4 that was

manufactured for importation into, and

sale in, the United States and certified

by its manufacturer as conforming to all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards.

The petitioner claims that it carefully

compared the non-U.S. certified 1990

Porsche 928 S4 to its U.S. certified

counterpart, and found the two vehicles

to be substantially similar with respect

to compliance with most Federal motor

vehicle safety standards.