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29, 2006, in the FHWA Record of 

Decision (ROD) issued on September 3, 

2008, and in other documents in the 

FHWA administrative record. The FEIS, 

ROD, and other documents in the 

FHWA administrative record file are 

available by contacting the FHWA or the 

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission at 

the addresses provided above. The 

FHWA ROD can be viewed and 

downloaded from the project Web site at 

http://www.paturnpike.com. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions as of the issuance date 

of this notice and all laws under which 

such actions were taken, including but 

not limited to: 

1. National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–4351]. 

2. Federal-Aid Highway Act [23 

U.S.C. 109]. 

3. Section 4(f) of the Department of 

Transportation Act of 1966 [49 U.S.C. 

303]. 

4. Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401– 

7671(q). 

5. Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

[16 U.S.C. 470(f) et seq.] 

6. Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 

1531–1544 and Section 1536]. 

7. Clean Water Act (Section 404, 

Section 401, Section 319) [33 U.S.C. 

1251–1377]. 

8. Executive Orders 11990 (Protection 

of Wetlands); 11988 (Floodplain 

Management); and 12898 (Federal 

Actions to Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and Low 

Income Populations). 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Issued on: September 8, 2008. 

Renee Sigel, 

Division Administrator, Harrisburg. 

[FR Doc. E8–21412 Filed 9–16–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket Number: 2008 0087] 

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping 

Requirements; Agency Information 

Collection Activity Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection abstracted below has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. The nature of the information 

collection is described as well as its 

expected burden. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on March 21, 2008. No comments were 

received. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 17, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean 

McKeever, Maritime Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 

(202) 366–5737; or e-mail: 

jean.mckeever@dot.gov. Copies of this 

collection also can be obtained from that 

office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Maritime Administration (MARAD) 

Title: Application for Construction 

Reserve Fund and Annual Statements. 

OMB Control No.: 2133–0032. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Affective Public: Owners or operators 

in the domestic or foreign commerce. 

Forms: None. 

Abstract: This information collection 

consists of an application required for 

all citizens who own and operate 

vessels in the U.S. foreign or domestic 

commerce and desire tax benefits under 

the Construction Reserve Fund (CRF) 

program. The annual statement sets 

forth a detailed analysis of the status of 

the CRF when each tax return is filed. 

Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 153 

hours. 

Addressee: Send comments to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503, Attention: 

MARAD Desk Officer. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection; ways 

to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

A comment to OMB is best assured of 

having its full effect, if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication. 

Dated: September 11, 2008. 

By the Order of the Maritime 

Administrator. 

Leonard Sutter, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. E8–21697 Filed 9–16–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2008–0144] 

Notice of Receipt of Petitions for 

Decision That Nonconforming 1997– 

2001 Jeep Cherokee Multipurpose 

Passenger Vehicles Are Eligible for 

Importation 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petitions for 

decision that nonconforming 1997–2001 

Jeep Cherokee multipurpose passenger 

vehicles are eligible for importation. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

receipt by the National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA) of two 

petitions for a decision that certain 

1997–2001 Jeep Cherokee multipurpose 

passenger vehicles (MPVs) that were not 

originally manufactured to comply with 

all applicable Federal motor vehicle 

safety standards (FMVSS) are eligible 

for importation into the United States 

because (1) they are substantially 

similar to vehicles that were originally 

manufactured for 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 petitions is October 17, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

the docket and notice numbers above 

and be submitted by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 


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• Fax: 202–493–2251 

Instructions: 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 your 

comments were received, please enclose 

a stamped, self-addressed postcard with 

the comments. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Please see the Privacy Act heading 

below. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

How to Read Comments submitted to 

the Docket: You may read the comments 

received by Docket Management at the 

address and times given above. You may 

also view the documents from the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the dockets. The docket ID 

number and title of this notice are 

shown at the heading of this document 

notice. Please note that even after the 

comment closing date, we will continue 

to file relevant information in the 

Docket as it becomes available. Further, 

some people may submit late comments. 

Accordingly, we recommend that you 

periodically search the Docket for new 

material. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance, NHTSA (202–366–3151). 

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 FMVSS 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 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 FMVSS. 

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. 

Auto Boutique, Ltd., of Costa Mesa, 

California (ABL) (Registered Importer 

08–356), petitioned NHTSA to decide 

whether 1997–2001 Japanese market 

right-hand drive (RHD) Jeep Cherokee 

MPVs are eligible for importation into 

the United States. Shortly after ABL’s 

petition was filed, U.S. Drive Right 

(USDR), of Spring Arbor, Michigan 

(Registered Importer 08–355) separately 

petitioned NHTSA to decide whether 

1997 and 1998 RHD and left-hand drive 

(LHD) Jeep Cherokee MPVs are eligible 

for importation into the United States. 

Because the two petitions both pertain 

to the 1997 and 1998 RHD Jeep 

Cherokee MPVs, NHTSA is soliciting 

comments on both petitions in this 

notice. The vehicles that ABL and USDR 

believe to be substantially similar are 

corresponding model year Jeep 

Cherokee MPVs that were manufactured 

for sale in the United States and 

certified by their manufacturer as 

conforming to all applicable FMVSS. 

Both petitioners stated that they 

compared corresponding year non-U.S. 

certified Jeep Cherokee MPVs to their 

U.S.-certified counterparts, and found 

the vehicles to be substantially similar 

with respect to compliance with most 

FMVSS. 

ABL submitted information with its 

petition intended to demonstrate that 

non-U.S. certified 1997–2001 RHD Jeep 

Cherokee MPVs, as originally 

manufactured, conform to many FMVSS 

in the same manner as their U.S. 

certified counterparts, or are capable of 

being readily altered to conform to those 

standards. 

Specifically, ABL claims that nonU.S. certified 1997–2001 RHD Jeep 

Cherokee MPVs are identical to their 

U.S.-certified counterparts with respect 

to compliance with Standard Nos. 101 

Controls and Displays, 102 

Transmission Shift Lever Sequence, 

Starter Interlock, and Transmission 

Braking Effect, 103 Windshield 

Defrosting and Defogging Systems, 104 

Windshield Wiping and Washing 

Systems, 105 Hydraulic and Electric 

Brake Systems, 106 Brake Hoses, 108 

Lamps, Reflective Devices and 

Associated Equipment, 111 Rearview 

Mirrors, 113 Hood Latch System, 114 

Theft Protection, 116 Motor Vehicle 

Brake Fluids, 118 Power-Operated 

Window, Partition, and Roof Panel 

Systems, 119 New Pneumatic Tires for 

Vehicles Other than Passenger Cars, 120 

Tire Selection and Rims for Motor 

Vehicles Other than Passenger Cars, 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, 208 Occupant Crash 

Protection, 209 Seat Belt Assemblies, 

210 Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages, 212 

Windshield Mounting, 214 Side Impact 

Protection, 216 Roof Crush Resistance, 

219 Windshield Zone Intrusion, 225 

Child Restraint Anchorage Systems, 301 

Fuel System Integrity, and 302 

Flammability of Interior Materials. 

ABL additionally states that a vehicle 

identification plate must be affixed to 

the vehicles near the left windshield 

post to meet the requirements of 49 CFR 

part 565. 

USDR submitted information with its 

petition intended to demonstrate that 

non-U.S. certified 1997 and 1998 RHD 

and LHD Jeep Cherokee MPVs, as 

originally manufactured, conform to 

many FMVSS in the same manner as 

their U.S. certified counterparts, or are 

capable of being readily altered to 

conform to those standards. 

Specifically, the USDR claims that 

non-U.S. certified 1997 and 1998 RHD 

and LHD Jeep Cherokee MPVs are 

identical to their U.S.-certified 

counterparts with respect to compliance 

with Standard Nos. 102 Transmission 

Shift Lever Sequence, Starter Interlock, 

and Transmission Braking Effect, 103 

Windshield Defrosting and Defogging 

Systems, 104 Windshield Wiping and 

Washing Systems, 105 Hydraulic and 

Electric Brake Systems, 106 Brake 

Hoses, 111 Rearview Mirrors, 113 Hood 

Latch System, 114 Theft Protection, 116 

Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids, 118 PowerOperated Window, Partition, and Roof 

Panel Systems, 119 New Pneumatic 

Tires for Vehicles Other than Passenger 

Cars, 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 

Mounting, 214 Side Impact Protection, 

216 Roof Crush Resistance, 219 

Windshield Zone Intrusion, 301 Fuel 


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System Integrity, and 302 Flammability 

of Interior Materials. 

USDR 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: Replacement or conversion of 

the speedometer to read in miles per 

hour. 

Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective 

Devices and Associated Equipment: 

Installation of U.S.-model (1) 

headlamps; (2) front and rear mounted 

side marker lamps; (3) front and rear 

mounted side reflex reflectors; (4) rear 

mounted reflex reflectors; and (5) tail 

lamps. 

Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and 

Rims for Motor Vehicles Other than 

Passenger Cars: Installation of a tire 

information placard. 

Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash 

Protection: Inspection of all vehicles 

and replacement of any non-U.S.-model 

seat belt audible warning system and 

telltale components with U.S. model 

components on vehicles that are not 

already so equipped. 

USDR states that the vehicle’s 

restraint system components include 

airbags and combination lap and 

shoulder belts at the front outboard 

designated seating positions and 

combination lap and shoulder belts at 

the rear outboard designated seating 

positions. USDR also states that the rear 

center seating position is equipped with 

a lap belt. 

USDR additionally states that a 

vehicle identification plate must be 

affixed to the vehicles near the left 

windshield post to meet the 

requirements of 49 CFR part 565. 

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 addresses 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 petitions 

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: September 11, 2008. 

Claude H. Harris, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

[FR Doc. E8–21637 Filed 9–16–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety; 

Notice of Applications for Modification 

of Special Permit 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: List of Applications for 

Modification of Special Permit. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

procedures governing the application 

for, and the processing of, special 

permits from the Department of 

Transportation’s Hazardous Material 

Regulations (49 CFR Part 107, Subpart 

B), notice is hereby given that the Office 

of Hazardous Materials Safety has 

received the application 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. Request of 

modifications of special permits (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’’ demote a 

modification request. There applications 

have been separated from the new 

application for special permits to 

facilitate processing. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 2, 2008. 

ADDRESS COMMENTS TO: Record Center, 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

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 special permit number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the applications are available 

for inspection in the Records Center, 

East Building, PHH–30, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue Southeast, Washington 

DC or at http://dms.dot.gov. 

This notice of receipt of applications 

for modification of special permit is 

published in accordance with Part 107 

of the Federal hazardous materials 

transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 

49 CFR 1.53(b)). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

10, 2008. 

Delmer F. Billings, 

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials, 

Special Permits and Approvals. 

Application 

number Docket number Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of special permit thereof 

Modification Special Permits 

11516–M ...... Bridgeview Aerosol, LLC 

Bridgeview, IL.

49 CFR 173.306(a)(3) ...... To modify the special permit to authorize an 

additional Division 2.2 material. 

11721–M ...... Coleman Company, Inc. The 

Maize, KS.

49 CFR 178.65–4(c)(1) .... To modify the special permit to authorize an 

additional Division 2.1 flammable gas. 

12412–M ...... RSPA–00– 

6827 

Brenntag Southwest Sand Springs, 

OK.

49 CFR 177.834(h); 

172.203(a); 172.302(c).

To modify the special permit to allow residue to remain in hoses while in transportation. 

12574–M ...... RSPA–00– 

8318 

Weldship Corporation Bethlehem, 

PA.

49 CFR 

172.302(c)(2),(3),(4),(5); 

Subpart F of Part 180.

To modify the special permit to conform 

with CGA in that only one pressure relief 

device is required for certain gases. 

14546–M ...... PHMSA–07– 

28832 

Linde North America Inc. formerly 

BOC Gases) Murray Hill, NJ.

49 CFR 180.209 .............. To modify the special permit to remove the 

five year visual inspection requirement. 

14652–M ...... PHMSA–08– 

0043 

Magnum Mud Equipment Co., Inc. 

Houma, LA.

49 CFR 171.14(d)(4) ........ To modify the special permit to authorize 

cargo vessel as an additional mode of 

transportation. 


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