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consult the guidelines in preparing your 

comments. OMB’s guidelines may be 

accessed at http://www.whitehouse.gov/ 

omb/fedreg/reproducible.html. DOT’s 

guidelines may be accessed at http://

www.bts.gov/programs/statistical_

policy_and_research/data_quality_

guidelines. 

How can I be sure that my comments 

were received? 

If you wish Docket Management to 

notify you upon its receipt of your 

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containing your comments. Upon 

receiving your comments, Docket 

Management will return the postcard by 

mail. 

How do I submit confidential business 

information? 

If you wish to submit any information 

under a claim of confidentiality, you 

should submit three copies of your 

complete submission, including the 

information you claim to be confidential 

business information, to the Chief 

Counsel, NHTSA, at the address given 

above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. In addition, you should 

submit two copies, from which you 

have deleted the claimed confidential 

business information, to Docket 

Management at the address given above 

under ADDRESSES. When you send a 

comment containing information 

claimed to be confidential business 

information, you should include a cover 

letter setting forth the information 

specified in our confidential business 

information regulation. (49 CFR part 

512). To facilitate social distancing 

during COVID–19, NHTSA is 

temporarily accepting confidential 

business information electronically. 

Please see https://www.nhtsa.gov/ 

coronavirus/submission-confidentialbusiness-information for details. 

Will the Agency consider late 

comments? 

We will consider all comments that 

Docket Management receives before the 

close of business on the comment 

closing date indicated above under 

DATES. To the extent possible, we will 

also consider comments that Docket 

Management receives after that date. If 

Docket Management receives a comment 

too late for us to consider for this 

rulemaking, we will consider that 

comment as an informal suggestion for 

future rulemaking action. 

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by other people? 

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instructions for accessing the dockets. 

Please note that, even after the 

comment closing date, we will continue 

to file relevant information in the 

Docket as it becomes available. Further, 

some people may submit late comments. 

Accordingly, we recommend that you 

periodically check the Docket for new 

material. 

Issued under authority delegated in 

49 CFR 1.95 and 501.4. 

Steven S. Cliff, 

Acting Administrator. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2020–0054; Notice 1] 

Notice of Receipt of Petition for 

Decision That Nonconforming Model 

Year 2019 Schuler Spezialfahrzeuge 

GmbH Trailers Are Eligible for 

Importation 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration (NHTSA) receipt of a 

petition for a decision that model year 

(MY) 2019 Schuler Spezialfahrzeuge 

GmbH trailers that were not originally 

manufactured to comply with all 

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety 

standards (FMVSS), are eligible for 

importation into the United States 

because they are capable of being 

readily altered to conform to the 

standards. 

DATES: The closing date for comments 

on the petition is September 29, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written data, views, 

and arguments on this petition. 

Comments must refer to the docket and 

notice number cited in the title of this 

notice and may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

• Mail: Send comments by mail 

addressed to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver comments 

by hand to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. The 

Docket Section is open on weekdays 

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Federal 

Holidays. 

• Electronically: Submit comments 

electronically by logging onto the 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) website at https://

www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Comments may also be faxed to 

(202) 493–2251. 

Comments must be written in the 

English language, and be no greater than 

15 pages in length, although there is no 

limit to the length of necessary 

attachments to the comments. If 

comments are submitted in hard copy 

form, please ensure that two copies are 

provided. If you wish to receive 

confirmation that comments you have 

submitted by mail were received, please 

enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard along with the comments. Note 

that all comments received will be 

posted without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

All comments and supporting 

materials received before the close of 

business on the closing date indicated 

above will be filed in the docket and 

will be considered. All comments and 

supporting materials received after the 

closing date will also be filed and will 

be considered to the fullest extent 

possible. 

All comments, background 

documentation, and supporting 

materials submitted to the docket may 

be viewed by anyone at the address and 

times given above. The documents may 

also be viewed on the internet at https:// 

www.regulations.gov by following the 

online instructions for accessing the 

dockets. The docket ID number for this 

petition is shown in the heading of this 

notice. 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement is available for review in a 

Federal Register notice published on 

April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477–78). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Mazurowski, Office of Vehicle 

Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366– 

1012). 

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 FMVSS shall be refused 

admission into the United States unless 

NHTSA has decided that the motor 

vehicle is substantially similar to a 

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for importation into and sale in the 

United States, certified under 49 U.S.C. 

30115, and of the same MY as the model 

of the motor vehicle to be compared, 

and is capable of being readily altered 

to conform to all applicable FMVSS. 

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 of each petition that it 

receives in the Federal Register, 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. 

Skytop Rover Co., Inc., (Registered 

Importer R–6–343), of Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania has petitioned NHTSA to 

decide whether nonconforming MY 

2019 Schuler Spezialfahrzeuge GmbH 

trailers are eligible for importation into 

the United States. The vehicles which 

America’s Import & Export Authority 

Inc. believes are capable of being readily 

altered to conform to all applicable 

FMVSS. 

Skytop Rover Co., Inc. submitted 

information with its petition intended to 

demonstrate that non-U.S. certified MY 

2019 Schuler Spezialfahrzeuge GmbH 

trailers, as originally manufactured, 

conform to many applicable FMVSS, or 

are capable of being readily altered to 

conform to those standards. 

Specifically, the petitioner claims that 

the non-U.S. certified MY 2019 Schuler 

Spezialfahrzeuge GmbH trailers, as 

originally manufactured, are only 

subject to: FMVSS Nos. 108, Lamps, 

Reflective Devices and Associated 

Equipment, 119, New Pneumatic Tires, 

120, Tire and Rim Selection, 121, Air 

Brake Systems, 223, Rear Impact 

Guards, 224, Rear Impact Protection. 

The petitioner also contends that the 

subject non-U.S. certified vehicles meet 

the following FMVSS: 

FMVSS No. 108, Lamps, Reflective 

Devices and Associated Equipment: The 

petitioner claims the vehicle meets all 

aspects of this standard. The petitioner 

provided pictures of the lighting and 

retro-reflective tape on the vehicle as 

equipped however the images revealed 

no retroreflective tape applied to the 

upper corners of the rear extremity of 

the vehicle. 

FMVSS No. 119, New Pneumatic 

Tires: The petitioner claims the vehicle 

is equipped with tires that bear the 

relevant ‘‘DOT’’ markings/symbols and 

all required information for U.S. DOT 

certification. 

FMVSS No. 121, Air Brake Systems: 

The petitioner claims the vehicle meets 

all aspects of this standard. The 

petitioner provided a test report limited 

in scope to service brake and park brake 

actuation and release timing tests. The 

test report showed results that are 

within the requirements for brake 

actuation specified for this FMVSS. The 

petitioner did not provide any further 

substantiation of compliance with this 

standard. 

FMVSS Nos. 223, Rear Impact Guards 

and 224, Rear Impact Protection: The 

petitioner claims the rearmost structural 

element of the trailer has a ground 

clearance of less than 22 inches and 

therefor is excluded from the 

requirements of FMVSS No. 224. The 

petitioner also states that a rear impact 

guard is not required therefor FMVSS 

No. 223 is not applicable. The petitioner 

provided photographs depicting the 

measurements of the ground clearance 

of the rearmost structural member of the 

trailer that appear to support this claim. 

The petitioner also contends that the 

subject non-U.S. certified vehicles are 

capable of meeting the requirements set 

forth in 49 CFR part 565, Vehicle 

Identification Number Requirements 

and 49 CFR, part 567, Certification by 

affixing a safety certification label to the 

trailer on the ‘‘Left Front Half at 

Shoulder Height’’ that contains the VIN 

number of the vehicle to fully comply 

with these standards. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), 

(a)(1)(B), and (b)(1); 49 CFR 593.7; 

delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 

and 501.8. 

Otto G. Matheke III, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

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