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exemption from both of these

requirements under 49 CFR Part 381,

subpart C (§§ 381.300 through 381.330).

Section 381.310 (c) and (d) require

applicants to submit a written statement

that:

1. Describes the reason the exemption

is needed, including the time period

during which it is needed;

2. Identifies the regulation from

which the applicant would like to be

exempted;

3. Provides an estimate of the total

number of drivers and CMVs that would

be operated under the terms and

conditions of the exemption;

4. Assesses the safety impacts the

exemption may have;

5. Explains how the applicant would

ensure that it could achieve a level of

safety that is equivalent to, or greater

than, the level of safety that would be

obtained by complying with the

regulation; and

6. Describes the impacts (e.g.,

inability to test innovative safety

management control systems, etc.) the

applicant could experience if the

exemption is not granted by the

FMCSA.

7. The application must include a

copy of all research reports, technical

papers, and other publications and

documents the applicant references.

An exemption is limited to two years

from its approval date, but it may be

renewed upon application to the

FMCSA. This document and the

material in the docket constitute all of

the relevant information known to the

agency.

Request for Comments

In accordance with 49 CFR Part 381,

the FMCSA is requesting public

comment on the exemption application

from the BRS and CSX.

We will consider all comments

received before the close of business on

the comment closing date of this notice.

We will file in the public docket

comments received after the comment

closing date and will consider them to

the extent practicable, but the FMCSA

may grant or deny the BRS and CSX

exemption at any time after the close of

the comment period.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 31136 and 31315; and

49 CFR 1.73.

Issued on: May 14, 2001.

Brian M. McLaughlin,

Acting Deputy Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–12618 Filed 5–18–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Announcing the Fifth Quarterly

Meeting of the Crash Injury Research

and Engineering Network

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Meeting announcement.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

Fifth Quarterly Meeting of members of

the Crash Injury Research and

Engineering Network. CIREN is a

collaborative effort to conduct research

on crashes and injuries at nine Level 1

Trauma Centers which are linked by a

computer network. Researchers can

review data and share expertise, which

could lead to a better understanding of

crash injury mechanisms and the design

of safer vehicles.

DATES: The meeting is scheduled from 9

a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 21, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in

Room 6200–04 of the U.S. Department

of Transportation Building, which is

located at 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

CIREN System has been established and

crash cases have been entered into the

database by each Center. CIREN cases

may be viewed from the NHTSA/CIREN

web site at: http://wwwnrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/include/

bio_and_trauma/ciren-final.htm.

NHTSA has held three Annual

Conferences where CIREN research

results were presented. Further

information about the three previous

CIREN conferences is also available

through the NHTSA website. NHTSA

held the first quarterly meeting on May

5, 2000, with a topic of lower extremity

injuries in motor vehicle crashes, the

second quarterly meeting on July 21,

2000, with a topic of side impact

crashes, the third quarterly meeting on

November 30, 2000, with a topic of

thoracic injuries in crashes and the

fourth quarterly meeting on March 16,

2001, with a topic of offset frontal

collisions. Information from the May 5,

July 21, and November 30, 2000,

meetings and the March 16, 2001

meeting are also available through the

NHTSA website.

NHTSA plans to continue holding

quarterly meetings on a regular basis to

disseminate CIREN information to

interested parties. This is the fifth such

meeting. The topic for this meeting is

CIREN Outreach Efforts. Subsequent

meetings have tentatively been

scheduled for September and December

2001. These quarterly meetings will be

in lieu of an annual CIREN conference.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs.

Donna Stemski, Office of HumanCentered Research, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Room 6206, Washington, DC

20590, telephone: (202) 366–5662.

Issued on: May 14, 2001.

Raymond P. Owings,

Associate Administrator for Research and

Development, National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration.

[FR Doc. 01–12617 Filed 5–18–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–U

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Docket No. NHTSA–2001–9562

Notice of Receipt of Petition for

Decision That Nonconforming 1992

Chevrolet Corvette Passenger Cars

Are Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

decision that nonconforming 1992

Chevrolet Corvette passenger cars are

eligible for importation.

SUMMARY: This document announces

receipt by the National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a

petition for a decision that 1992

Chevrolet Corvette passenger cars 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 June 20, 2001.

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 9 am to

5 pm].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle

Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–

5306).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: