25938 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 93 / Monday, May 15, 1995 / Notices

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

the MacCracken Room, tenth floor,

Federal Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20591, telephone 202–

267–7451.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463; 5 U.S.C. App. II), notice is hereby

given of a meeting of the Aviation

Security Advisory Committee to be held

June 6, 1995, in the MacCracken Room,

tenth floor, Federal Aviation

Administration, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. The

agenda for the meeting will include

reports on the Universal Access

prototype test, Implementation Plan for

Explosive Detection Systems, ACS Plan

for implementation of Internet with

industry and our counterparts in

government, Review of cargo measures,

and the revision of FAR Parts 107/108.

Attendance at the June 6, 1995,

meeting is open to the public but is

limited to space available. Members of

the public may address the committee

only with the written permission of the

chair, which should be arranged in

advance. The chair may entertain public

comment if, in its judgment, doing so

will not disrupt the orderly progress of

the meeting and will not be unfair to

any other person. Members of the public

are welcome to present written material

to the committee at any time. Persons

wishing to present statements or obtain

information should contact the Office of

the Associate Administrator for Civil

Aviation Security, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591,

telephone 202–267–7451.

Issued in Washington, DC on May 9, 1995.

Bruce Butterworth,

Director of Civil Aviation Security Policy and

Planning.

[FR Doc. 95–11894 Filed 5–12–95; 8:45 am]

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Research, Engineering and

Development Advisory Committee;

Joint Meeting With National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA Advisory Council, Aeronautics

Advisory Committee

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is

hereby given of a meeting of the FAA

Research, Engineering and Development

Advisory Committee. The meeting will

be held in conjunction with the NASA

Advisory Council, Aeronautics

Advisory Committee. The joint meeting

will take place on June 5 and 6, 1995,

at the Sheraton Reston Hotel, 11810

Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia

22091.

On both Monday, June 5, and

Tuesday, June 6, the meeting will begin

at 8 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. The agenda

will include review and discussion of

the draft report of the Aeronautics and

Aviation Subcommittee of the National

Science and Technology Council of the

White House Office of Science and

Technology Policy. The draft report is

an integrated, 10-year Federal strategic

plan for investments in aeronautics and

aviation.

Attendance is open to the interested

public but limited to space available.

With the approval of the two committee

chairmen, members of the public may

present oral statements at the meeting.

persons wishing to present oral

statements, or obtain information,

should contact Lee Olson at the Federal

Aviation Administration, AAR–200, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591 (202) 267–7358.

Members of the public may present a

written statement to the committee at

any time.

Issued in Washington, DC on May 8, 1995.

Andres G. Zellweger,

Executive Director, Research, Engineering and

Development Advisory Committee.

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National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Petition for Exemption From the

Vehicle Theft Protection Standard;

General Motors Corporation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Grant of petition for exemption.

SUMMARY: This notice grants in full the

petition of General Motors Corporation

(GM) for an exemption from the partsmarking requirements of the vehicle

theft prevention standard for the

Chevrolet Lumina and Buick Regal car

lines for model year (confidential). This

petition is granted because the agency

has determined that the antitheft

devices to be placed on these car lines

as standard equipment are likely to be

as effective in reducing and deterring

motor vehicle theft as compliance with

the parts-marking requirements.

DATES: The exemption granted by this

notice is effective beginning with the

(confidential) model year.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Barbara A. Gray, Office of Market

Incentives, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street,

SW, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Gray’s

telephone number is (202) 366–1740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

January 5, 1995, General Motors

Corporation (‘‘GM’’) filed with NHTSA

a petition for exemption from the partsmarking requirements of the Federal

motor vehicle theft prevention standard

(49 CFR Part 541) for the Chevrolet

Lumina and Buick Regal car lines. Both

car lines are currently designated as

high-theft car lines subject to the partsmarking requirements of the theft

prevention standard, 49 CFR Part 541,

Appendix A. GM submitted its petition

pursuant to 49 CFR Part 543, Exemption

From Vehicle Theft Prevention

Standard, and requested an exemption

based on the installation of a theft

deterrent device as standard equipment

for the Chevrolet Lumina and Buick

Regal car lines. At the same time, GM

requested confidential treatment for

much of the information submitted in

support of its petition, including the

model year and date of introduction of

the car lines. In a letter dated February

13, 1995, NHTSA granted the

petitioner’s request for confidential

treatment.

In its petition, GM provided a detailed

description of the identity, design and

location of the components of the

antitheft device for the Chevrolet

Lumina and Buick Regal car lines,

including diagrams of the components

and their location in the vehicle. GM

stated that the system, known as ‘‘PASSKey II,’’ is a second-generation version

of the ‘‘PASS-Key’’ system introduced

by GM in 1988. According to GM, the

‘‘PASS-Key II’’ system continues to

provide the same kind of functions and

protection as its predecessor. On

February 7, 1992, NHTSA notified GM

that the differences between the first

and second generation systems were de

minimis.

GM stated that in the ‘‘PASS-Key II’’

system, the resistance value measured

in the key pellet is compared to a fixed

resistance in the vehicle’s decoder

module. If the key pellet’s resistance

matches that in the decoder module, the

starter enable relay is energized and a

signal is transmitted to the engine

control module (‘‘ECM’’). Recognition of

that signal by the ECM permits fuel to

flow. Should the resistance in the key

pellet not match that in the decoder

module, the system will shut down for

a period of three minutes (plus or minus

18 seconds), preventing any further

attempt to make resistance comparisons

during that time. The length of

shutdown time is controlled by a timer

within the decoder module and is not a

programmable feature. After the module