18660 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 70 / Wednesday, April 12, 1995 / Notices

The petitioner further contends that

the vehicle is capable of being readily

altered to meet the following standards,

in the manner indicated:

Standard No. 101 Controls and

Displays: (a) Substitution of a lens

marked ‘‘Brake’’ for a lens with an ECE

symbol on the brake failure indicator

lamp; (b) inscription of the letters

‘‘ABS’’ on the antilock brake system

warning light; (c) recalibration of the

speedometer/odometer from kilometers

to miles per hour.

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective

Devices, and Associated Equipment: (a)

Installation of U.S.-model sealed beam

headlamps; (b) installation of

sidemarker lamps and reflectors; (c)

installation of a high-mounted stop

lamp.

Standard No. 110 Tire Selection and

Rims: Installation of a tire information

placard.

Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors:

(a) Replacement of the driver’s side

rearview mirror with one having a flat

reflective surface; (b) inscription of the

required warning statement on the

passenger side rearview mirror.

Standard No. 114 Theft Protection:

Installation of a warning buzzer system.

Standard No. 115 Vehicle

Identification Number: Installation of a

VIN plate on the left side of the vehicle

that is readable from outside the driver’s

side of the windshield.

Standard No. 118 Power-Operated

Window Systems: disconnection of the

driver’s side door jamb switch so that

the window transport is inoperative

when the ignition is switched off.

Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash

Protection: (a) Installation of an air bag

warning label; (b) installation of a seat

belt warning buzzer. The petitioner

states that the vehicle is equipped with

both driver’s and passenger side air

bags, Type 2 seat belts in the front and

rear outboard seating positions, and a

Type 1 seat belt in the rear center

seating position.

Additionally, the petitioner claims

that reinforcing material must be

installed for the 1994 and 1995 Ford

Escort RS Cosworth to comply with the

Bumper Standard found in 49 CFR part

581.

Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on the petition

described above. Comments should refer

to the docket number and be submitted

to: Docket Section, National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration, Room

5109, 400 Seventh Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20590. 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)(B) and

(b)(1); 49 CFR 593.8; delegations of authority

at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.

Issued on: April 6, 1995.

Marilynne E. Jacobs,

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

[FR Doc. 95–8963 Filed 4–11–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–M

[Docket No. 95–24; Notice 1]

Receipt of Petition for Decision That

Nonconforming 1994 Porsche 964

Turbo Passenger Cars Are Eligible for

Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

decision that nonconforming 1994

Porsche 964 Turbo passenger cars are

eligible for importation.

SUMMARY: This notice announces receipt

by the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA) of a petition

for a decision that a 1994 Porsche 964

Turbo that was not originally

manufactured to comply with all

applicable Federal motor vehicle safety

standards is eligible for importation into

the United States because (1) it is

substantially similar to a vehicle that

was originally manufactured for

importation into and sale in the United

States and that was certified by its

manufacturer as complying with the

safety standards, and (2) it is capable of

being readily altered to conform to the

standards.

DATE: The closing date for comments on

the petition is May 12, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to

the docket number and notice number,

and be submitted to: Docket Section,

Room 5109, National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, 400 Seventh St.,

SW, Washington, DC 20590. [Docket

hours are from 9:30 am to 4 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)

(formerly section 108(C)(3)(a)(I)(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. The agency then

publishes this decision in the Federal

Register.

Wallace Environmental Testing

Laboratories, Inc. of Houston, Texas

(‘‘Wallace’’) (Registered Importer R–90–

005) has petitioned NHTSA to decide

whether 1994 Porsche 964 Turbo

passenger cars are eligible for

importation into the United States. The

vehicle which Wallace believes is

substantially similar is the 1994 Porsche

911 Turbo. Wallace has submitted

information indicating that the 1994

Porsche 911 Turbo was certified as

conforming to all applicable Federal

motor vehicle safety standards and was

offered for sale in the United States.

The petitioner contends that it

carefully compared the 964 and the 911

Turbos, and found the two models to be

substantially similar with respect to

compliance with most applicable

Federal motor vehicle safety standards.

Wallace submitted information with

its petition intended to demonstrate that

the 1994 Porsche 964 Turbo, as

originally manufactured, conforms to

many Federal motor vehicle safety

standards in the same manner as the

1994 Porsche 911 Turbo that was

offered for sale in the United States, or

is capable of being readily altered to

conform to those standards.

Specifically, the petitioner claims that

the 1994 Porsche 964 Turbo is identical

to the certified 1994 Porsche 911 Turbo

with respect to compliance with
Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 70 / Wednesday, April 12, 1995 / Notices 18661

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, 107 Reflecting Surfaces, 109 New

Pneumatic Tires, 113 Hood Latch

Systems, 116 Brake Fluid, 124

Accelerator Control Systems, 201

Occupant Protection in Interior Impact,

202 Head Restraints, 203 Impact

Protection for the Driver from the

Steering Control System, 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, 211 Wheel Nuts, Wheel

Discs and Hubcaps, 212 Windshield

Retention, 214 Side Impact Protection,

216 Roof Crush Resistance, 219

Windshield Zone Intrusion, 301 Fuel

System Integrity, and 302 Flammability

of Interior Materials.

Petitioner also contends that the

vehicle is capable of being readily

altered to meet the following standards,

in the manner indicated:

Standard No. 101 Controls and

Displays: (a) Substitution of a lens

marked ‘‘Brake’’ for a lens with an ECE

symbol on the brake failure indicator

lamp; (b) recalibration of the

speedometer/odometer from kilometers

to miles per hours.

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective

Devices and Associated Equipment: (a)

Installation of U.S.-model headlamp

assemblies; (b) installation of U.S.-

model turn signal lenses; (c) installation

of a high mounted stop lamp.

Standard No. 110 Tire Selection and

Rims: Installation of a tire information

placard.

Standard No. 111 Rearview Mirrors:

Inscription of the required warning

statement on the passenger side

rearview mirror.

Standard No. 114 Theft Protection:

Installation of a warning buzzer.

Standard No. 115 Vehicle

Identification Number: Installation of a

VIN plate that can be read from outside

the left windshield pillar, and a VIN

reference label on the edge of the door

or latch post nearest the driver.

Standard No. 118 Power Window

Systems: Rewiring of the power window

system so that the window transport is

inoperative when the ignition is

switched off.

Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash

Protection: Installation of a safety belt

warning system and a microswitch in

the driver’s seat belt latch. The

petitioner states that the 1994 Porsche

964 Turbo is equipped with a passive

restraint system consisting of driver and

passenger side air bags and knee

bolsters that are identical to those found

on the U.S. certified 1994 Porsche 911

Turbo. The petitioner also states that all

four seating positions in the 1994

Porsche 964 Turbo are equipped with

Type 2 seat belts that comply with the

standard.

Additionally, the petitioner states that

the 1994 Porsche 964 Turbo must be

equipped with front and rear bumper

shocks to comply with the Bumper

Standard found in 49 CFR part 581.

Interested persons are invited to

submit comments on the petition

described above. Comments should refer

to the docket number and be submitted

to: Docket Section, National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration, Room

5109, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590. 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: April 6, 1995.

Marilynne E. Jacobs,

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.

[FR Doc. 95–8962 Filed 6–11–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–M

Research and Special Programs

Administration

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety;

Notice of Applications for Modification

of Exemptions or Applications to

Become a Party to an Exemption

AGENCY: Research and Special Programs

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: List of applications for

modification of exemptions or

applications to become a party to an

exemption.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

procedures governing the application

for, and the processing of, exemptions

from the Department of Transportation’s

Hazardous Materials Regulations (49

CFR Part 107, Subpart B), notice is

hereby given that the Office of

Hazardous Materials Safety has received

the applications described herein. This

notice is abbreviated to expedite

docketing and public notice. Because

the sections affected, modes of

transportation, and the nature of

application have been shown in earlier

Federal Register publications, they are

not repeated here. Requests for

modifications of exemptions (e.g. to

provide for additional hazardous

materials, packaging design changes,

additional mode of transportation, etc.)

are described in footnotes to the

application number. Application

numbers with the suffix ‘‘M’’ denote a

party to request. These applications

have been separated from the new

applications for exemptions to facilitate

processing.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before April 27, 1995.

ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Dockets Unit,

Research and Special Programs

Administration, U.S. Department of

Transportation, Washington, DC 20590.

Comments should refer to the

application number and be submitted in

triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of

comments is desired, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard showing

the exemption number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the applications are available

for inspection in the Dockets Unit,

Room 8426, Nassif Building, 400 7th

Street SW., Washington, DC.