Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 98 / Monday, May 21, 2001 / Notices 28023

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–2001–9560]

Notice of Receipt of Petition for

Decision That Nonconforming 2000–

2001 Audi TT Passenger Cars Are

Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

decision that nonconforming 2000–2001

Audi TT 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 2000–2001

Audi TT 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:

Background

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

J.K. Technologies of Baltimore,

Maryland (‘‘J.K.’’) (Registered Importer

90–006) has petitioned NHTSA to

decide whether 2000–2001 Audi TT

Passenger Cars are eligible for

importation into the United States. The

vehicles which J.K. believes are

substantially similar are 2000–2001

Audi TT Passenger Cars that were

manufactured for importation into, and

sale in, the United States and certified

by their manufacturer as conforming to

all applicable Federal motor vehicle

safety standards.

The petitioner claims that it carefully

compared non-U.S. certified 2000–2001

Audi TT passenger cars to their U.S.-

certified counterparts, and found the

vehicles to be substantially similar with

respect to compliance with most Federal

motor vehicle safety standards.

J.K. submitted information with its

petition intended to demonstrate that

non-U.S. certified 2000–2001 Audi TT

passenger cars, as originally

manufactured, conform to many Federal

motor vehicle safety standards in the

same manner as their U.S. certified

counterparts, or are capable of being

readily altered to conform to those

standards.

Specifically, the petitioner claims that

non-U.S. certified 2000–2001 Audi TT

passenger cars are identical to their U.S.

certified counterparts with respect to

compliance with Standard Nos. 102

Transmission Shift Lever Sequence .

***, 103 Defrosting and Defogging

Systems, 104 Windshield Wiping and

Washing Systems, 105 Hydraulic Brake

Systems, 106 Brake Hoses, 109 New

Pneumatic Tires, 113 Hood Latch

Systems, 116 Brake Fluid, 124

Accelerator Control Systems, 201

Occupant Protection in Interior Impact,

202 Head Restraints, 204 Steering

Control Rearward Displacement, 205

Glazing Materials, 206 Door Locks and

Door Retention Components, 207

Seating Systems, 209 Seat Belt

Assemblies, 210 Seat Belt Assembly

Anchorages, 212 Windshield Retention,

216 Roof Crush Resistance, 219

Windshield Zone Intrusion, 301 Fuel

System Integrity, and 302 Flammability

of Interior Materials.

Petitioner also contends that the

vehicles are capable of being readily

altered to meet the following standards,

in the manner indicated:

Standard No. 101 Controls and

Displays: (a) Substitution of the word

‘‘Brake’’ for the international ECE

warning symbol on the markings for the

brake failure indicator lamp; (b)

replacement of the speedometer with

one calibrated in miles per hour. The

petitioner states that the entire

instrument cluster will be replaced with

a U.S.-model component.

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective

Devices and Associated Equipment: (a)

Installation of U.S.-model headlamps

and front sidemarker lamps; (b)

installation of U.S.-model taillamp

assemblies which incorporate rear

sidemarker lamps; (c) installation of a

high mounted stop lamp on vehicles

that are not already so equipped.

Standard No. 110 Tire Selection and

Rims: Installation of a tire information

placard.

Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirror:

Replacement of the passenger side

rearview mirror with a U.S.-model

component.

Standard No. 114 Theft Protection:

Installation of a warning buzzer and a

warning buzzer microswitch in the

steering lock assembly.

Standard No. 118 Power Window

Systems: Installation of a relay in the

power window system so that the

window transport is inoperative when

the ignition is switched off on vehicles

that are not already so equipped.

Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash

Protection: (a) Installation of a seat belt

warning buzzer, wired to the driver’s

seat belt latch; (b) inspection of all

vehicles and replacement of the driver’s

and passenger’s side air bags, knee

bolsters, control units, sensors, and seat

belts with U.S-model components on

vehicles that are not already so

equipped. The petitioner states that the

vehicles are equipped at the front and

rear outboard designated seating

positions with combination lap and

shoulder belts that are self-tensioning

and that release by means of a single red

pushbutton.

Standard No. 214 Side Impact

Protection: Inspection of all vehicles

and installation of reinforcing door

beams on vehicles that are not already

so equipped.

Petitioner states that the bumpers and

bumper support structure on all

vehicles must be inspected for

compliance with the Bumper Standard

found at 49 CFR part 581, and replaced,

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if necessary, to assure compliance with

that standard.

The petitioner also states that a

vehicle identification plate must be

affixed to the vehicles near the left

windshield post and a reference and

certification label must be affixed in the

area of the left front door post to meet

the requirements of 49 CFR part 565.

The agency notes that Audi TT is

manufactured in both coupe and

convertible models.

Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on the petition

described above. Comments should refer

to the docket 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). 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: May 16, 2001.

Marilynne Jacobs,

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

[FR Doc. 01–12730 Filed 5–18–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–2001–9649]

Notice of Receipt of Petition for

Decision That Nonconforming 1995–

2000 KTM Duke II Motorcycles Are

Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

decision that nonconforming 1995–2000

KTM Duke II motorcycles are eligible for

importation.

SUMMARY: This document announces

receipt by the National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a

petition for a decision that 1995–2000

KTM Duke II motorcycles 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:

Background

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

Northern California Diagnostic

Laboratories, Inc. of Napa, California

(NCDL’’) (Registered Importer 92–011)

has petitioned NHTSA to decide

whether non-U.S. certified 1995–2000

KTM Duke II motorcycles are eligible for

importation into the United States.

The vehicles which NCDL believes

are substantially similar are 1995–2000

KTM Duke II motorcycles that were

manufactured for importation into, and

sale in, the United States and certified

by their manufacturer as conforming to

all applicable Federal motor vehicle

safety standards.

The petitioner claims that it carefully

compared non-U.S. certified 1995–2000

KTM Duke II motorcycles to their U.S.

certified counterparts, and found the

vehicles to be substantially similar with

respect to compliance with most Federal

motor vehicle safety standards.

NCDL submitted information with its

petition intended to demonstrate that

non-U.S. certified 1995–2000 KTM

Duke II motorcycles, as originally

manufactured, conform to many Federal

motor vehicle safety standards in the

same manner as their U.S. certified

counterparts, or are capable of being

readily altered to conform to those

standards.

Specifically, the petitioner claims that

non-U.S. certified 1995–2000 KTM

Duke II motorcycles are identical to

their U.S. certified counterparts with

respect to compliance with Standard

Nos. 106 Brake Hoses, 111 Rearview

Mirrors, 116 Brake Fluid, 119 New

Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles other than

Passenger Cars, and 122 Motorcycle

Brake Systems. 

The petitioner also states that vehicle

identification number plates that meet

the requirements of 49 CFR part 565 are

already affixed to non-U.S. certified

1995–2000 KTM Duke II motorcycles.

Petitioner additionally contends that

the vehicles are capable of being readily

altered to meet the following standard,

in the manner indicated:

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective

Devices and Associated Equipment: (a)

Installation of a red reflector on each

side of vehicle at its rear end; (b)

installation of an amber reflector on

each side of the vehicle at its front end.

The petitioner states that the vehicle is

equipped with a headlamp system, a tail

lamp system, a stop lamp system, a

white license plate lamp, a red rear

reflector, and turn signals that are in

conformity with the standard.

Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and

Rims for Vehicles other than Passenger

Cars: Installation of a tire information

label.

Standard No. 123 Motorcycle Controls

and Displays: Modification of the

speedometer to conform to the standard.

The petitioner states that all other

controls and displays on the vehicle,

including the supplemental engine stop

control, conform to the standard.

Comments should refer to the docket

number and be submitted to: Docket

Management, Room PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC