Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 9 / Friday, January 13, 1995 / Notices 3299

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. 95–002; Notice 1]

Notice of Receipt of Petition for

Decision that Nonconforming 1972

Volkswagen Van-Type Wagons Are

Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition for

decision that nonconforming 1972

Volkswagen Van-Type Wagons 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 1972 Volkswagen

Van-Type Wagon 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.

DATES: The closing date for comments

on the petition is February 13, 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:

Ted Bayler, 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.

G&K Automotive Conversion, Inc. of

Santa Ana, California (‘‘G&K’’)

(Registered Importer 90–007) has

petitioned NHTSA to decide whether

1972 Volkswagen Van-Type Wagons are

eligible for importation into the United

States. The vehicle which G&K believes

is substantially similar is the 1972

Volkswagen Van-Type Wagon that was

manufactured for importation into, and

sale in, the United States and certified

by its manufacturer, Volkswagenwerke

A.G., as conforming to all applicable

Federal motor vehicle safety standards.

The petitioner claims that it carefully

compared the non-U.S. certified 1972

Volkswagen Van-Type Wagon to its U.S.

certified counterpart, and found the two

vehicles to be substantially similar with

respect to compliance with most Federal

motor vehicle safety standards.

G&K submitted information with its

petition intended to demonstrate that

the non-U.S. certified 1972 Volkswagen

Van-Type Wagon, as originally

manufactured, conforms to many

Federal motor vehicle safety standards

in the same manner as its U.S. certified

counterpart, or is capable of being

readily altered to conform to those

standards.

Specifically, the petitioner claims that

the non-U.S. certified 1972 Volkswagen

Van-Type Wagon is identical to its U.S.

certified counterpart with respect to

compliance with Standard Nos.

102 Transmission Shift Lever Sequence

* * *, 103 Deferring and Defogging

Systems, 104 Windshield, Wiping and

Washing Systems, 106 Brake Hoses,

107 Reflecting Surfaces, 111 Rearview

Mirror, 205 Glazing Materials, 209 Seat

Belt Assemblies, 210 Seat Belt

Assembly Anchorages, and 211 Wheel

Nuts, Wheel Discs and Hubcaps.

Petitoner 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: inscription of the appropriate

symbol on the controls for the lights,

hazard warning signal, windshield

wiper, and windshield washer.

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective

Devices and Associated Equipment: (a)

Installation of U.S.-model sealed beam

headlamps and front sidemarkers; (b)

installation of U.S.-model taillamp

lenses and rear sidemarkers.

Standard No. 116 Brake Fluid:

Installation of a label with the required

information on or near the brake fluid

cap.

Standard No. 206 Door Locks and

Door Retention Components:

Installation of U.S.-model rear door

locks.

Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash

Protection: Installation of a seat belt

warning system with a lighted symbol.

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, S.W.,

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: January 6, 1995.

William A. Boehly,

Associate Administrator for Enforcement.

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