Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 149 /Tuesday, August 4, 1998 / Notices 41617

Dated: July 10, 1998.

Paul J. Pluta,

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander,

Eighth Coast Guard District.

[FR Doc. 98–20697 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–15–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–98–4080]

Notice of Receipt of Petition for

Decision That Nonconforming 1976

Triumph Bonneville Motorcycles Are

Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

decision that nonconforming 1976

Triumph Bonneville motorcycles are

eligible for importation.

SUMMARY: This document announces

receipt by the National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a

petition for a decision that 1976

Triumph Bonneville motorcycles 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 September 3, 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.

J.K. Motors, Inc. of Kingsville,

Maryland (‘‘J.K.’’) (Registered Importer

90–006) has petitioned NHTSA to

decide whether a 1976 Triumph

Bonneville motorcycle is eligible for

importation into the United States. The

vehicle that J.K. believes is substantially

similar is the 1976 Triumph Bonneville

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 1976

Triumph Bonneville motorcycle 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.

J.K. submitted information with its

petition intended to demonstrate that

the non-U.S. certified 1976 Triumph

Bonneville motorcycle, as originally

manufactured, conform to many Federal

motor vehicle safety standards in the

same manner as its U.S. certified

counterpart, or is capable of being

readily altered to conform to those

standards.

Specifically, the petitioner claims that

the non-U.S. certified 1976 Triumph

Bonneville is identical to its U.S.

certified counterpart with respect to

compliance with Standard Nos. 106

Brake Hoses, 111 Rearview Mirrors, 116

Brake Fluid, 119 New Pneumatic Tires

for Vehicles other than Passenger Cars,

120 Tire Selection and Rims for

Vehicles other than Passenger Cars, 122

Motorcycle Brake Systems, 123

Motorcycle Controls and Displays, and

205 Glazing Materials.

The petitioner also states that vehicle

identification number plates meeting

the requirements of 49 CFR part 565 are

already affixed to non-U.S. certified

1976 Triumph Bonneville motorcycles.

Petitioner also contends that the

vehicles are capable of being readily

altered to meet the following standard,

in the manner indicated:

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective

Devices and Associated Equipment: (a)

installation of U.S.-model headlamps

and front sidemarker lights; (b)

installation of U.S.-model taillamp

assemblies which incorporate rear

sidemarker lights.

Comments should refer to the docket

number and be submitted to: Docket

Management, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20590. It is requested but not required

that 10 copies be submitted.

All comments received before the

close of business on the closing date

indicated above will be considered, and

will be available for examination in the

docket at the above address both before

and after that date. To the extent

possible, comments filed after the

closing date will also be considered.

Notice of final action on the petition

will be published in the Federal

Register pursuant to the authority

indicated below.

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 29, 1998.

Marilynne Jacobs,

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

[FR Doc. 98–20687 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–98–4079]

Final Decision That Certain

Nonconforming Vehicles Are Eligible

for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Final decision that certain

nonconforming vehicles are eligible for

importation.

SUMMARY: This document announces a

final decision by the Administrator of

the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA) that certain

motor vehicles that are certified by their

manufacturers as complying with

Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety

Standard No. 208, Occupant Restraint

Systems, but do not comply with

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard

(FMVSS) No. 208, Occupant Crash

Protection, are nevertheless eligible for