Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 138 / Monday, July 20, 1998 / Notices 38877

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–98–4072]

Decision That Certain Nonconforming

Motor Vehicles Are Eligible for

Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA

that certain nonconforming motor

vehicles are eligible for importation.

SUMMARY: This notice announces

decisions by NHTSA that certain motor

vehicles 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/

or sale in the United States and certified

by their manufacturers as complying

with the safety standards, and they are

capable of being readily altered to

conform to the standards.

DATES: These decisions are effective as

of July 20, 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.

NHTSA received petitions from

registered importers to decide whether

the vehicles listed in Annex A to this

notice are eligible for importation into

the United States. To afford an

opportunity for public comment,

NHTSA published notice of these

petitions as specified in Annex A. The

reader is referred to those notices for a

thorough description of the petitions.

No comments were received in response

to these notices. Based on its review of

the information submitted by the

petitioners, NHTSA has decided to grant

the petitions.

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. Vehicle eligibility

numbers assigned to vehicles admissible

under this decision are specified in

Annex A.

Final Decision

Accordingly, on the basis of the

foregoing, NHTSA hereby decides that

each motor vehicle listed in Annex A to

this notice, which was not originally

manufactured to comply with all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards, is substantially similar to a

motor vehicle manufactured for

importation into and/or sale in the

United States, and certified under 49

U.S.C. 30115, as specified in Annex A,

and is 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: July 15, 1998.

Marilynne Jacobs,

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

Annex A—Nonconforming Motor

Vehicles Decided To Be Eligible for

Importation

1. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3627

Nonconforming Vehicle: 1990–1993

Mercedes-Benz 250E and 1994–

1995 E250

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicle: 1990–1993 Mercedes-Benz

300E and 1994–1995 E300

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

13911 (March 23, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–245

2. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3628

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1994

Mercedes-Benz C220

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1994 Mercedes-Benz C220

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

13910 (March 23, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–246

3. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3630

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1993–1998

Kawasaki ZZR1100

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1993–1998 Kawasaki

ZX1100

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

13909 (March 23, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–247

4. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3658

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1995

Bentley Turbo R

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1995 Bentley Turbo R

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

15480 (March 31, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–243

5. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3660

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1992–1996

Ducati 600SS

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1992–1996 Ducati 750SS

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

15480 (March 31, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–241

6. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3661

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1994–1998

Mercedes-Benz E320

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1994–1998 Mercedes-Benz

E320

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

15482 (March 31, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–240

7. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3674

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1995–1997

BMW 5 Series

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1995–1997 BMW 5 Series

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

17041 (April 7, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–249

8. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3678

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1995–1997

BMW 3 Series

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1995–1997 BMW 3 Series

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

17042 (April 7, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–248

9. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3708

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1998 Harley

Davidson FX, FL, and XL

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1998 Harley Davidson FX,

FL, and XL

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

18250 (April 14, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–253

10. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3709

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1995 Jeep

Wrangler manufactured for Middle

Eastern and other foreign markets

Substantially similar U.S.-certified
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1RFRHA seeks exemptions from the offer of

financial assistance (OFA) provisions of 49 U.S.C.

10904 and the public use provisions of 49 U.S.C.

10905. These exemption requests will be addressed

in the final decision.

vehicles: 1995 Jeep Wrangler

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

18249 (April 14, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–255

11. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3710

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1993 Jeep

Cherokee manufactured for Middle

Eastern and other foreign markets

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1995 Jeep Cherokee

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

18248 (April 14, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–254

12. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3715

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1981–1988

Toyota Landcruiser

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1981–1988 Toyota

Landcruiser

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

18489 (April 15, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–252

13. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3716

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1995–1998

Ford Windstar

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1995–1998 Ford Windstar

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

18491 (April 15, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–250

14. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3717

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1990

Volkswagen Transporter

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

18490 (April 15, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–251

15. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3806

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1995 Ferrari

456

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1995 Ferrari 456

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

25895 (May 11, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–256

16. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3809

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1997–1998

Mercedes-Benz SLK

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1997–1998 Mercedes-Benz

SLK

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

27117 (May 15, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–257

17. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3811

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1990–1993

Bentley Continental R

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1990–1993 Bentley

Continental R

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

27116 (May 16, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–258

18. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3822

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1996–1998

BMW Z3

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1996–1998 BMW Z3

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

27343 (May 18, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–260

19. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3823

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1995 Ferrari

F355

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1995 Ferrari F355

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

27344 (May 18, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–259

20. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3851

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1995

Mercedes-Benz C280

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1995 Mercedes-Benz C280

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

27616 (May 19, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–262

21. Docket No. NHTSA–98–3852

Nonconforming Vehicles: 1997

Porsche Boxster

Substantially similar U.S.-certified

vehicles: 1997 Porsche Boxster

Notice of Petition published at: 63 FR

27617 (May 19, 1998)

Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP–261

[FR Doc. 98–19251 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Ex Parte No. 558 (Sub–No. 1)]

Railroad Cost of Capital—1997

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board.

ACTION: Notice of decision.

SUMMARY: On July 20, 1998, the Board

served a decision to update its estimate

of the railroad industry’s cost of capital

for 1997. The composite cost of capital

rate for 1997 is found to be 11.8%,

based on a current cost of debt of 7.2%;

a cost of common equity capital of

13.8%; a cost of preferred equity capital

of 6.1%; and a 29.67% debt, 70.28%

common equity, 0.05% preferred equity

capital structure mix. The cost of capital

finding made in this proceeding will be

used in a variety of Board proceedings.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This action is effective

July 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leonard J. Blistein, (202) 565–1529.

[TDD for the hearing impaired: (202)

565–1695.]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The cost

of capital finding in this decision shall

be used to evaluate the adequacy of

railroad revenues for 1997 under the

standards and procedures promulgated

in Standards for Railroad Revenue

Adequacy, 3 I.C.C.2d 261 (1986). This

finding may also be used in other Board

proceedings involving, for example, the

prescription of maximum reasonable

rate levels and proposed abandonments

of rail lines. Additional information is

contained in the Board’s decision. To

obtain a copy of the full decision, write

to, call, or pick up in person from: DC

NEWS & DATA, INC., Room 210, 1925

K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20423.

Telephone: (202) 289–4357. [Assistance

for the hearing impaired is available

through TDD services (202) 565–1695.]

The decision is also available on the

Board’s internet site at www.stb.dot.gov.

Environmental and Energy

Considerations

This action will not significantly

affect either the quality of the human

environment or the conservation of

energy resources.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), we

conclude that our action in this

proceeding will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. The purpose

and effect of this action are to update

the annual railroad industry cost of

capital finding by the Board. No new

reporting or other regulatory

requirements are imposed, directly or

indirectly, on small entities.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 10704(a).

Decided: July 9, 1998.

By the Board, Chairman Morgan and Vice

Chairman Owen.

Vernon A. Williams,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–19286 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4915–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Surface Transportation Board

[STB Docket No. AB–547X]

Roaring Fork Railroad Holding

Authority—Abandonment Exemption—

in Garfield, Eagle and Pitkin Counties,

CO

On June 30, 1998, Roaring Fork

Railroad Holding Authority (RFRHA)

filed with the Surface Transportation

Board (Board) a petition under 49 U.S.C.

10502 for exemption from the

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 10903–10905 1 to

abandon its line of railroad known as

the Aspen Branch, extending from

milepost 360.22 near Glenwood Springs