25894 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 90 / Monday, May 11, 1998 / Notices

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motions to Modify

Scope: May 28, 1998.

Description: Application of Chileinter

Airlines S.A. for a foreign air carrier

permit, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 41302 to

allow it to engage in charter foreign air

transportation of persons, property, and

mail between a point or points in Chile

and a point or points in the United

States, via intermediate points, as

provided by the U.S.-Chile Air

Transport Agreement of 1989, as

amended, and to operate additional ad

hoc charters pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part

212.

Paulette V. Twine,

Federal Register Liaison.

[FR Doc. 98–12370 Filed 5–8–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Intent to Prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement and to Hold an

Environmental Scoping Meeting for

Cleveland Hopkins International

Airport, Cleveland, OH

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice to hold a public scoping

meeting.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) is issuing this

notice to advise the public that

environmental documentation,

including an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS), will be developed to

address environmental and related

impacts expected with the proposed

expansion of Cleveland Hopkins

International Airport, Cleveland, Ohio.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ernest Gubry, Federal Aviation

Administration, Detroit Airports District

Office, Willow Run Airport, East, 8820

Beck Road, Belleville, Michigan 48111,

734–487–7280.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA

will prepare an EIS concurrently with

the finalization of a Master Plan for

Cleveland Hopkins International

Airport. Currently, the City of Cleveland

has a proposal for the relocation and

extension of Runway 5L/23R and the

extension of Runway 5R. Associated

with this development would be the

relocation of Brook Park Road,

development of new air traffic control

procedures, and development of

methods for providing noise

compatibility with the surrounding

communities. The EIS will also evaluate

the cumulative impacts anticipated to

occur as a result of the implementation

of foreseeable future improvements at

Cleveland Hopkins International

Airport.

Comments and suggestions are invited

from federal, state, and local agencies,

and other interested parties to ensure

that the full range of issues related to

these proposed projects are addressed

and all significant issues are identified.

Copies of materials to be evaluated can

be obtained by contacting the FAA

information contact listed above.

Comments and suggestions may be

mailed to the same address.

Public Scoping Meeting

To facilitate receipt of comments, two

scoping meetings will be held on

Wednesday, June 17, 1998. A resource

agency meeting will be held from 1:00

p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Cleveland

Convention Center, 500 Lakeside (Room

212A), Cleveland, Ohio 44114. A public

workshop and scoping meeting will be

held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the

Cleveland Convention Center, 500

Lakeside (Room 212B), Cleveland, Ohio

44114, to solicit comments and input

from the general public on the

environmental analysis process. If you

plan on attending the resource agency

meeting, please contact Mr. Ernest

Gubry. Written comments and

recommendations may be sent to Mr.

Gubry’s office at the above noted

address prior to June 30, 1998.

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on May 4,

1998.

Benito De Leon,

Manager, Planning/Programming Branch,

FAA, Great Lakes Region.

[FR Doc. 98–12441 Filed 5–8–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–98–3803]

Decision That Nonconforming 1993

Audi 100 Passenger Cars Are Eligible

for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA

that nonconforming 1993 Audi 100

passenger cars are eligible for

importation.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

decision by NHTSA that 1993 Audi 100

passenger cars not originally

manufactured to comply with all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards are eligible for importation

into the United States because they are

substantially similar to vehicles

originally manufactured for importation

into and sale in the United States and

certified by their manufacturer as

complying with the safety standards

(the U.S. certified version of the 1993

Audi 100), and they are capable of being

readily altered to conform to the

standards.

DATES: This decision is effective May

11, 1998.

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.

J.K. Motors of Kingsville, Maryland

(‘‘J.K.’’) (Registered Importer 90–006)

petitioned NHTSA to decide whether

1993 Audi 100 passenger cars are

eligible for importation into the United

States. NHTSA published notice of the

petition under Docket No. NHTSA 98–

3453 on February 18, 1998 (63 FR 8252)

to afford an opportunity for public

comment. The reader is referred to that

notice for a thorough description of the

petition.

One comment was received in

response to the notice of the petition,

from Volkswagen of America, Inc.

(‘‘Volkswagen’’), the United States

representative of Audi AG, the vehicle’s
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manufacturer. In this comment,

Volkswagen disputed J.K.’’s claim that

the non-U.S. certified 1993 Audi 100

complies with the Bumper Standard

found in 49 CFR Part 581. Volkswagen

also contended that the vehicle is only

equipped with a driver’s side air bag,

and lacks a knee bolster on the driver’s

side that is necessary to meet the

unbelted test requirements of Standard

No. 208, Occupant Crash Protection.

Volkswagen additionally observed that

the vehicle is not equipped with a

passenger side air bag or knee bolster,

which it asserts are necessary for

compliance with Standard No. 208.

Volkswagen also stated that the U.S.

certified version of the 1993 Audi 100

has been designated a high theft line

vehicle under the Theft Prevention

Standard at 49 CFR Part 541.

Volkswagen contended that the U.S.

certified 1993 Audi 100 received an

exemption from the parts marking

requirements of the standard on the

basis that it is equipped with an antitheft system which differs from the

system found on the non-U.S. certified

version of the vehicle. As a

consequence, Volkswagen asserted that

the non-U.S. certified 1993 Audi 100

would have to be modified prior to

importation so that it is equipped with

the same anti-theft system as that found

on its U.S. certified counterpart.

NHTSA accorded J.K. an opportunity

to respond to Volkswagen’s comment. In

its response, J.K. stated that all vehicles

imported under the petition will be

inspected to ensure that those

manufactured on or after September 1,

1993 are equipped with dual air bags.

Additionally, J.K. stated that knee

bolsters will be installed on vehicles

that lack these components to achieve

compliance with Standard No. 208.

With respect to the Theft Prevention

Standard compliance issue raised by

Volkswagen, J.K. asserted that all cars

produced after 1987 that it has imported

for use in the United States are marked

in the required locations regardless of

whether they have been designated as a

high theft line or are equipped with an

alarm system. J.K. also stated that a U.S.

model anti-theft alarm system will be

installed, where necessary, prior to the

importation of any vehicles to be

imported under the petition.

NHTSA believes that J.K.’s response

adequately addresses the comments that

Volkswagen has made regarding the

petition. NHTSA further notes that the

modifications described by J.K., which

have been performed with relative ease

on thousands of motor vehicles

imported over the years, would not

preclude non-U.S. certified 1993 Audi

100 passenger cars from being found

‘‘capable of being readily altered to

comply with applicable motor vehicle

safety standards.’’ Accordingly, NHTSA

has decided to grant the petition.

Vehicle Eligibility Number for Subject

Vehicles

The importer of a vehicle admissible

under any final decision must indicate

on the form HS–7 accompanying entry

the appropriate vehicle eligibility

number indicating that the vehicle is

eligible for entry. VSP–244 is the

vehicle eligibility number assigned to

vehicles admissible under this notice of

final decision.

Final Decision

Accordingly, on the basis of the

foregoing, NHTSA hereby decides that

1993 Audi 100 passenger cars not

originally manufactured to comply with

all applicable Federal motor vehicle

safety standards are substantially

similar to 1993 Audi 100 Quattro

passenger cars originally manufactured

for importation into and sale in the

United States and certified under 49

U.S.C. 30115, and are capable of being

readily altered to conform to all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards.

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: May 6, 1998.

Marilynne Jacobs,

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

[FR Doc. 98–12438 Filed 5–8–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–98–3806]

Notice of Receipt of Petition for

Decision That Nonconforming 1995

Ferrari 456 Passenger Cars Are

Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

decision that nonconforming 1995

Ferrari 456 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 1995 Ferrari 456

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.

DATE: The closing date for comments on

the petition is June 10, 1998.

ADDRESS: 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.

J.K. Motors of Kingsville, Maryland

(‘‘J.K.’’) (Registered Importer 90–006)

has petitioned NHTSA to decide

whether 1995 Ferrari 456 passenger cars

are eligible for importation into the

United States. The vehicle which J.K.

believes is substantially similar is the

1995 Ferrari 456 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.