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system so that the window transport is

inoperative when the ignition is

switched off.

Standard No. 206 Door Locks and

Door Retention Components:

replacement of the rear door locks and

lock buttons with U.S.-model parts.

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)

installation of an ignition switchactuated seat belt warning lamp and

buzzer; (c) replacement of the driver’s

side aid bag with a U.S.-model

component; (d) installation of a U.S.-

model knee bolster on the driver’s side.

The petitioner states that lap and

shoulder restraints are also furnished at

the two front designated seating

positions and the rear outboard seating

positions, and that a lap belt is

furnished at the rear center seating

position.

Standard No. 214 Side Door Strength:

installation of reinforcing beams.

Standard No. 301 Fuel System

Integrity: installation of a rollover valve

in the fuel tank vent line between the

fuel tank and the evaporative emissions

collection canister.

Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on the petition

described above. Comments should refer

to the docket number and be submitted

to: Docket Section, National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration, Room

5109, 400 Seventh Street, S.W.,

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: December 21, 1994.

William A. Boehly,

Associate Administrator for Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 95–108 Filed 1–3–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

[Docket No. 94–51; Notice 2]

Decision That Nonconforming 1990

Mercedes-Benz 560SEL Passenger

Cars are Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA

that nonconforming 1990 Mercedes/

Benz 560SEL passenger cars are eligible

for importation.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

decision by NHTSA that 1990

Mercedes-Benz 560SEL 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

a vehicle originally manufactured for

importation into and sale in the United

States and certified by its manufacturer

as complying with the safety standards

(the U.S.-certified version of the 1990

Mercedes-Benz 560SEL), and they are

capable of being readily altered to

conform to the standards.

DATE: This decision is effective January

4, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted

Bayler, Office of Vehicle Safety

Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–5306).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A)

(formerly section 108(c)(3)(A)(i) of the

National Traffic and Motor Vehicle

Safety Act (the Act)), 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 (formerly section 114 of the

Act), 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 (Registered Importer R–

90–009) petitioned NHTSA to decide

whether 1990 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL

passenger cars are eligible for

importation into the United States.

NHTSA published notice of the petition

on October 12, 1994 (59 FR 51657) to

afford an opportunity for public

comment. The reader is referred to that

notice for a thorough description of the

petition. No comments were received in

response to the notice. Based on its

review of the information submitted by

the petitioner, 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 89 is the vehicle

eligibility number assigned to vehicles

admissible under this decision.

Final Determination

Accordingly, on the basis of the

foregoing, NHTSA hereby decides that a

1990 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL (Model ID

126.039) not originally manufactured to

comply with all applicable Federal

motor vehicle safety standards is

substantially similar to a 1990

Mercedes-Benz 560SEL originally

manufactured for importation into and

sale in the United States and certified

under 49 U.S.C. § 30115; 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 December 21, 1994.

William A. Boehly,

Associate Administrator for Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 95–103 Filed 1–3–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

[Docket No. 94–81; Notice 2]

Decision That Nonconforming 1995

Mercedes-Benz Gelaendewagen G320

(Long Wheel Base Type 463) MultiPurpose Passenger Vehicles are

Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA

that nonconforming 1995 Mercedes-