3920 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 12 / Thursday, January 19, 1995 / Notices

[FR Doc. 95–1265 Filed 1/18–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

Federal Highway Administration

Environmental Impact Statement; Blue

Earth, Steele and Waseca Counties,

Minnesota

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this

notice to advise the public that an

Environmental Impact Statement is

being prepared as part of the U.S. 14

Corridor Study for a transportation

improvement project in Blue Earth,

Steele and Wasceca Counties,

Minnesota.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. James McCarthy, Design Engineer,

U.S. Department of Transportation,

Federal Highway Administration, Suite

490 Metro Square Building, Saint Paul,

Minnesota 55101, telephone number

(612) 290–3241. Mr. Curt Fakler, Project

Manager, Minnesota Department of

Transportation, District 7, 501 South

Victory Drive, P.O. Box 4039, Mankato,

Minnesota 56001–4039, telephone

number (507) 389–6011.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed project is identified as State

Project (SP) 8837–81003 and involves

improvements to the existing two-lane

roadway in Blue Earth, Steele and

Waseca Counties. The corridor limits

are on U.S. 14 from the east junction of

the T.H. 60 to I–35 in Owatonna. The

total length of the corridor study is 50

Kilometers. The proposed

improvements are considered necessary

to meet current and projected traffic

volumes on the U.S. 14 Corridor. Build

alternatives being considered include

reconstruction along the present U.S. 14

with the upgraded 2-Lane roadway,

divided 4-Lane reconstruction of the

U.S. 14 with bypasses of the Cities of

Janesville and Waseca, and a new 4-

Lane alignment between Waseca and

Owatonna approximately four

kilometers south of the present U.S. 14.

The Minnesota Department of

Transportation held a Public Scoping

Meeting on May 20, 1993, and a Public

Information Meeting on August 5, 1993.

The Scoping Document/Draft Scoping

Decision (April 1993) and Scoping

Decision (March 1994) documents have

been sent to Federal, State and local

agencies that may have an interest in the

project to inform them of the proposed

project and scoping meeting, to solicit

their comments and concerns, and to

inform them of the alternatives being

considered in the Environmental Impact

Statement. During the initial scoping

process three alternate new alignments

for U.S. 14 were eliminated due to

impacts or inadequate performance. The

Draft Environmental Impact Statement

is expected to be available for review in

the Spring of 1995.

Issued on: January 6, 1995.

James A. Cheattham,

Acting Division Administrator, St. Paul,

Minnesota.

[FR Doc. 95–1228 Filed 1–18–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. 94–101; Notice 2]

Decision that Nonconforming 1991

Toyota Land Cruiser Multi-Purpose

Passenger Vehicles are Eligible for

Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA

that nonconforming 1991 Toyota Land

Cruiser multi-purpose passenger

vehicles (MPVs) are eligible for

importation.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

decision by NHTSA that 1991 Toyota

Land Cruiser MPVs 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 be vehicle

originally manufactured for importation

into and sale in the United States and

certified by it manufacturer as

complying with the safety standards

(the U.S.-certified version of the 1991

Toyota Land Cruiser), and they are

capable of being readily altered to

conform to the standards.

DATES: This decision is effective January

19, 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. They 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 1991 Toyota Land Cruiser

MPVs are eligible for importation into

the United States. NHTSA published

notice of the petition on November 21,

1994 (59 FR 60043) 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 of 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 102 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

1991 Toyota Land Cruiser not originally

manufactured to comply with all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards is substantially similar to a

1991 Toyota Land Cruiser 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.