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101–508) and Part 158 of the Federal

Aviation Regulations (14 CFR Part 158).

On May 6, 1998, the FAA determined

that the application to impose and use

the revenue from a PFC submitted by

the Airport was substantially complete

within the requirements of § 158.25 of

Part 158. The FAA will approve or

disapprove the application, in whole or

in part, no later than September 1, 1998.

The following is a brief overview of

the application.

Level of the proposed PFC: $3.00.

Proposed charge effective date:

December 1, 1998.

Proposed charge expiration date: July

1, 2006.

Total estimated PFC revenue:

$958,587.

PFC application number: 98–03–C–

00–SJT.

Brief description of proposed projects:

Projects To Impose and Use PFC’s

Reconstruct Portion of Taxiway A, PFC

Application, Airport Lighting

Upgrades, Ramp/Runway Sweeper,

Install REIL on Runway 18 and PAPI

on Runway 3, Renovate/Expand

Terminal Building, and Relocate

ARFF Facility

Proposed class or classes of air

carriers to be exempted from collecting

PFC’s: FAR Part 135 charter operators

who operate aircraft with a seating

capacity of less than 10 passengers.

Any person may inspect the

application in person at the FAA office

listed above under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT and at the FAA

regional Airports office located at:

Federal Aviation Administration,

Southwest Region, Airports Division,

Planning and Programming Branch,

ASW–610D, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort

Worth, Texas 76137–4298.

In addition, any person may, upon

request, inspect the application, notice

and other documents germane to the

application in person at San Angelo

Municipal Airport.

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on May 6,

1998.

Naomi L. Saunders,

Manager, Airports Division.

[FR Doc. 98–13090 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Notice of Strategic Plan Public Meeting

Agenda

SUMMARY: This notice provides the

agenda for a public meeting being held

by the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA) for a

discussion of safety issues and proposed

strategies to comprise an updated

agency strategic plan. The objective of

the meeting is to receive comments and

information from interested

organizations and the general public.

DATES AND TIMES: As previously

announced by NHTSA in the Federal

Register on April 2, 1998, concerning

availability of the NHTSA Draft

Strategic Plan for public comment

[Reference Docket No. 98–NHTSA–98–

3651; Notice 1], NHTSA will hold a oneday public meeting devoted primarily to

obtaining comments and information

related to traffic safety issues and

proposed program strategies from

interested organizations and individuals

as well as the general public on June 9,

1998, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending

at approximately 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be

held at the U.S. Department of

Transportation, Nassif Building, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Room 2230,

Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice provides a summary of the

agenda for the public meeting to be held

on June 9, 1998. The purpose of this

meeting is to enable NHTSA to obtain

views on safety problems and policies

that will influence strategic planning

being conducted by the agency, and

information on potential program

strategies that NHTSA should consider

in designing and adopting a strategic

plan to guide traffic safety initiatives as

the agency enters the new millennium.

The agency’s intention to hold this

public meeting was first announced on

April 2, 1998 (63 FR 16291). For

additional information about the draft

plan and the reasons for the meeting,

please consult that announcement.

Starting at 8:30 a.m. and concluding

by 5:00 p.m., NHTSA’s Administrator

and Associate Administrators will

provide a brief overview of key

components of the Draft Strategic Plan

as an introduction to the morning and

afternoon sessions of the meeting,

followed by roundtable discussions

moderated by agency program managers

for the purpose of examining major

safety areas and obtaining views on

effective strategies, as depicted in the

following meeting agenda:

Opening Remarks by Administrator

Overview of Strategic Plan

Vehicle Safety—Issues and Strategies:

Introduction to vehicle safety,

consumer information,

enforcement, research initiatives

and crash/injury information

Discussions:

—Vehicle crashworthiness

—Biomechanics research

—Innovative data (CIREN, CODES)

—Vehicle crash avoidance (including

heavy truck program)

—Intelligent Transportation Systems

(ITS)

—National data systems (FARS,

NASS, GES)

—Consumer information on vehicle

safety

—Enforcement program activities.

Break for Lunch

Agency Customer Service—Issues and

Strategies:

—Outreach, program training,

products for customers, safety data

quality, customer diversity,

continuous improvement

Behavioral Safety—Issues and

Strategies:

—Introduction to highway safety

issues, technical assistance,

research, product/services delivery,

partnerships and information needs

Discussions:

—Safety belts, child safety, outreach/

education

—Pedestrian, bicycles, motorcycle,

school bus safety

—Injury & health, EMS/trauma, health

data

—Safe Communities, grant programs,

state/local delivery

—Alcohol, other drugs, teenager

drinking, repeat offenders

—Police enforcement, speeding,

aggressive driving

—Older/younger drivers, driver

education, licensing, NDR

—ONEDOT: Overall intermodal

safety, roadway safety (FHWA),

driver fatigue, commercial carriers,

rail-highway safety (FRA).

Conclusion

NHTSA has based its decisions about

the agenda on the goal of affording an

opportunity for safety community and

public comment on the most important

elements of the agency’s proposed

strategic approach to improving traffic

safety. Familiarity with the Draft

Strategic Plan will facilitate

participation. As NHTSA announced in

the Federal Register notice of April 2,

1998, copies of the Draft Strategic Plan

may be obtained by writing to: NHTSA

Office of Plans and Policy, Strategic

Planning Division, 400 Seventh Street,

S.W., Room 5208, Washington, D.C.

20590. Copies of the plan are also

available on the NHTSA Home Page

[http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov]. Public

comments on the draft plan are

available for review (please refer to the

April 2, 1998, notice for details on how

to access the official docket via the

Internet).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

details on the Draft Strategic Plan or the

public meeting, please contact Joseph

Cameron (202–366–2579), Elza Chapa

(202–366–0014) or Louise Davis (202–

366–1574), NHTSA Office of Plans and

Policy. FAX number: 202–366–2559.

Issued: May 12, 1998.

William H. Walsh,

Associate Administrator for Plans and Policy,

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration.

[FR Doc. 98–13155 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–98–3822]

Notice of Receipt of Petition for

Decision That Nonconforming 1996–

1998 BMW Z3 Passenger Cars Are

Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

decision that nonconforming 1996–1998

BMW Z3 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 1996–1998 BMW Z3

passenger cars that were not originally

manufactured to comply with all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards are eligible for importation

into the United States because (1) they

are substantially similar to vehicles that

were originally manufactured for

importation into and sale in the United

States and that were certified by their

manufacturer as complying with the

safety standards, and (2) they are

capable of being readily altered to

conform to the standards.

DATES: The closing date for comments

on the petition is June 17, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to

the docket number and notice number,

and be submitted to: Docket

Management, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh St., SW, Washington, DC

20590. [Docket hours are from 10 am to

5 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 of Lansdale,

Pennsylvania (‘‘Champagne’’)

(Registered Importer 90–009) has

petitioned NHTSA to decide whether

1996–1998 BMW Z3 passenger cars are

eligible for importation into the United

States. The vehicles which Champagne

believes are substantially similar are

1996–1998 BMW Z3 passenger cars that

were manufactured for importation into,

and sale in, the United States and

certified by their manufacturer,

Bayerische Motoren Werke, A.G., as

conforming to all applicable Federal

motor vehicle safety standards. The petitioner claims that it carefully

compared non-U.S. certified 1996–1998

BMW Z3 passenger cars to their U.S.

certified counterparts, and found the

vehicles to be substantially similar with

respect to compliance with most Federal

motor vehicle safety standards. Champagne submitted information

with its petition intended to

demonstrate that non-U.S. certified

1996–1998 BMW Z3 passenger cars, as

originally manufactured, conform to

many Federal motor vehicle safety

standards 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 1996–1998 BMW Z3

passenger cars are identical to their U.S.

certified counterparts with respect to

compliance with Standards Nos. 102

Transmission Shift Lever Sequence

* * *, 103 Defrosting and Defogging

Systems, 104 Windshield Wiping and

Washing Systems, 105 Hydraulic Brake

Systems, 106 Brake Hoses, 109 New

Pneumatic Tires, 113 Hood Latch

Systems, 116 Brake Fluid, 124

Accelerator Control Systems, 201

Occupant Protection in Interior Impact,

202 Head Restraints, 204 Steering

Control Rearward Displacement, 205

Glazing Materials, 206 Door Locks and

Door Retention Components, 207

Seating Systems, 209 Seat Belt

Assemblies, 210 Seat Belt Assembly

Anchorages, 212 Windshield Retention,

216 Roof Crush Resistance, 219

Windshield Zone Intrusion, and 302

Flammability of Interior Materials.

Additionally, the petitioner states that

non-U.S. certified 1996–1998 BMW Z3

passenger cars comply with the Bumper

Standard found in 49 CFR Part 581 and

with the Theft Prevention Standard

found in 49 CFR Part 541.

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) substitution of a lens

marked ‘‘Brake’’ for a lens with a

noncomplying symbol on the brake

failure indicator lamp; (b) installation of

a seat belt warning lamp that displays

the appropriate symbol; (c) recalibration

of the speedometer/odometer from

kilometers to miles per hour.

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective

Devices and Associated Equipment: (a)

installation of U.S.-model headlamp

assemblies that incorporate headlamps

with DOT markings; (b) installation of

U.S.-model front and rear sidemarker/

reflector assemblies; (c) installation of

U.S.-model taillamp assemblies.

Standard No. 110 Tire Selection and

Rims: installation of a tire information

placard.

Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirror:

replacement of the passenger side

rearview mirror with a U.S.-model

component.

Standard No. 114 Theft Protection:

installation of a warning buzzer

microswitch in the steering lock

assembly and a warning buzzer.

Standard No. 118 Power Window

Systems: rewiring of the power window

system so that the window transport is

inoperative when the ignition is

switched off.

Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash

Protection: (a) installation of a U.S.-

model seat belt in the driver’s position,

or a belt webbing-actuated microswitch

inside the driver’s seat belt retractor; (b)