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judges from various backgrounds. The 

awards will be given every 2 yr. The 

winners will be presented awards at the 

completion of the process. 

Frequency: The information will be 

collected biennially. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 5 h per respondent per 

application. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: It is expected that the 

respondents will complete 

approximately 20 applications for an 

estimated total of 100 annual burden 

hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, without reducing 

the quality of the collected information. 

The agency will summarize and/or 

include your comments in the request 

for OMB’s clearance of this information 

collection. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of 

these information collections, including: 

(1) Whether the proposed collections are 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burdens could be 

minimized, including use of electronic 

technology, without reducing the 

quality of the collected information. The 

agency will summarize and/or include 

your comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of these information 

collections. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as 

amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued On: June 14, 2022. 

Michael Howell, 

Information Collection Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13107 Filed 6–16–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–RY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2021–0080; Notice 1] 

FCA US LLC Receipt of Petition for 

Decision of Inconsequential 

Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: FCA US LLC f/k/a Chrysler 

Group LLC (collectively referred to as 

‘‘FCA US’’) has determined that certain 

model year (MY) 2018–2022 Alfa Romeo 

Stelvio motor vehicles do not fully 

comply with Federal Motor Vehicle 

Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 111, Rear 

Visibility. FCA US filed a 

noncompliance report dated September 

21, 2021. FCA US subsequently 

petitioned NHTSA on October 14, 2021, 

for a decision that the subject 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety. This 

notice announces receipt of FCA US’ 

petition. 

DATES: Send comments on or before July 

18, 2022. 

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 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 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. 

When the petition is granted or 

denied, notice of the decision will also 

be published in the Federal Register 

pursuant to the authority indicated at 

the end of this notice. 

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 

docket. 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). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Overview 

FCA US has determined that certain 

MY 2018–2022 Alfa Romeo Stelvio 

motor vehicles do not fully comply with 

the requirements of paragraphs S2 and 

S.5.5.1 of FMVSS No. 111, Rear 

Visibility (49 CFR 571.111). FCA US 

filed a noncompliance report dated 

September 21, 2021, pursuant to 49 CFR 

part 573, Defect and Noncompliance 

Responsibility and Reports. FCA US 

subsequently petitioned NHTSA on 

October 14, 2021, for an exemption from 

the notification and remedy 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 

on the basis that this noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 

30118(d) and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part 

556, Exemption for Inconsequential 

Defect or Noncompliance. 

This notice of receipt of FCA US’ 

petition is published under 49 U.S.C. 

30118 and 30120 and does not represent 

any Agency decision or other exercise of 

judgment concerning the merits of the 

petition. 


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1 FCA US provided photos of the noncompliance 

in its petition which can be viewed in full at https:// 

www.regulations.gov/docket/NHTSA-2021-0080. 

II. Vehicles Involved 

Approximately 43,701 MY 2018–2022 

Alfa Romeo Stelvio motor vehicles 

manufactured between April 12, 2017, 

and August 27, 2021, are potentially 

involved. 

III. Noncompliance 

FCA US explains that the 

noncompliance is that the subject 

vehicles are equipped with rearview 

camera displays that when tested to 

FMVSS No. 111, covers a required 

portion of a test object and therefore, do 

not fully meet the field of view 

requirements outlined in paragraphs S2 

and S5.5.1 of FMVSS No. 111. 

Specifically, the rearview camera 

display includes ‘‘dynamic guidelines’’ 

that project the vehicle to be wider than 

it is. As a result, the ‘‘dynamic 

gridlines’’ partially cover the lower 

inside edges of the front test object 

when the steering wheel is straight. 

IV. Rule Requirements 

Paragraphs S2 and S5.5.1 of FMVSS 

No. 111 include the requirements 

relevant to this petition. Paragraph S2 of 

FMVSS No. 111 specifies that the 

purpose of this standard is to reduce the 

number of deaths and injuries that occur 

when the driver of a motor vehicle does 

not have a clear and reasonably 

unobstructed view to the rear. Paragraph 

S5.5.1 of FMVSS No. 111 requires the 

rearview image to include: (a) A 

minimum of a 150-mm wide portion 

along the circumference of each test 

object located at positions F and G; and 

(b) the full width and height of each test 

object located at positions A through E, 

when tested in accordance with the 

procedures in S14.1 of FMVSS 111. 

V. Summary of FCA US’ Petition 

The following views and arguments 

presented in this section, V. Summary 

of FCA US’ Petition, are the views and 

arguments provided by FCA US. They 

have not been evaluated by the Agency 

and do not reflect the views of the 

Agency. 

In its petition, FCA US describes the 

subject noncompliance and explains 

that it is caused by an incorrect 

calibration in the subject vehicles. 

According to FCA US the subject 

noncompliance is inconsequential to 

motor vehicle safety because the subject 

noncompliance ‘‘does not create an 

unclear or unreasonably obstructed 

view to the rear.’’ FCA US specifies that 

although the subject noncompliance 

exists, the obstruction caused by the 

gridlines while performing the FMVSS 

No. 111 test is ‘‘transitory’’ and does not 

‘‘significantly obstruct the view to the 

rear.’’ 1 Further, the gridlines will move 

rearward as the vehicle does, resulting 

in the test objects to be ‘‘displayed in 

full.’’ 

FCA US quoted an excerpt from the 

notice of final rule for FMVSS No. 111 

in which FCA US says that NHTSA 

‘‘acknowledged that over lays, such as 

gridlines, could provide safety-related 

benefits.’’ 

FCA US concludes that the subject 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety, and that 

its petition to be exempted from 

providing notification of the 

noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the 

noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30120, should be granted. 

NHTSA notes that the statutory 

provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 

30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to 

file petitions for a determination of 

inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to 

exempt manufacturers only from the 

duties found in sections 30118 and 

30120, respectively, to notify owners, 

purchasers, and dealers of a defect or 

noncompliance and to remedy the 

defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any 

decision on this petition only applies to 

the subject vehicles that FCA US no 

longer controlled at the time it 

determined that the noncompliance 

existed. However, any decision on this 

petition does not relieve vehicle 

distributors and dealers of the 

prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale, 

or introduction or delivery for 

introduction into interstate commerce of 

the noncompliant vehicles under their 

control after FCA US notified them that 

the subject noncompliance existed. 

(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: 

delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 

501.8) 

Otto G. Matheke III, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13082 Filed 6–16–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2021–0066; Notice 1] 

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc., 

Receipt of Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: Volkswagen Group of 

America, Inc., (Volkswagen), has 

determined that certain model year 

(MY) 2021 Audi motor vehicles do not 

fully comply with Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems. 

Volkswagen filed a noncompliance 

report dated July 26, 2021. Volkswagen 

subsequently petitioned NHTSA on 

August 25, 2021, for a decision that the 

subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety. This document 

announces receipt of Volkswagen’s 

petition. 

DATES: Send comments on or before July 

18, 2022. 

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 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 


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