48746 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 201 / Thursday, October 19, 2017 / Notices 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 33106 and 49 

CFR 543.7(b), the agency grants a 

petition for exemption from the partsmarking requirements of Part 541 either 

in whole or in part, if it determines that, 

based upon substantial evidence, the 

standard equipment antitheft device is 

likely to be as effective in reducing and 

deterring motor vehicle theft as 

compliance with the parts-marking 

requirements of Part 541. The agency 

finds that Nissan has provided adequate 

reasons for its belief that the antitheft 

device for the Infiniti QX50 vehicle line 

is likely to be as effective in reducing 

and deterring motor vehicle theft as 

compliance with the parts-marking 

requirements of the Theft Prevention 

Standard (49 CFR part 541). This 

conclusion is based on the information 

Nissan provided about its device. 

For the foregoing reasons, the agency 

hereby grants in full Nissan’s petition 

for exemption for the Nissan Infiniti 

QX50 vehicle line from the partsmarking requirements of 49 CFR part 

541. The agency notes that 49 CFR part 

541, Appendix A–1, identifies those 

lines that are exempted from the Theft 

Prevention Standard for a given model 

year. 49 CFR part 543.7(f) contains 

publication requirements incident to the 

disposition of all Part 543 petitions. 

Advanced listing, including the release 

of future product nameplates, the 

beginning model year for which the 

petition is granted and a general 

description of the antitheft device is 

necessary in order to notify law 

enforcement agencies of new vehicle 

lines exempted from the parts-marking 

requirements of the Theft Prevention 

Standard. 

If Nissan decides not to use the 

exemption for this line, it must formally 

notify the agency. If such a decision is 

made, the line must be fully marked 

according to the requirements under 49 

CFR parts 541.5 and 541.6 (marking of 

major component parts and replacement 

parts). 

NHTSA notes that if Nissan wishes in 

the future to modify the device on 

which this exemption is based, the 

company may have to submit a petition 

to modify the exemption. Part 543.7(d) 

states that a Part 543 exemption applies 

only to vehicles that belong to a line 

exempted under this part and equipped 

with the antitheft device on which the 

line’s exemption is based. Further, Part 

543.9(c)(2) provides for the submission 

of petitions ‘‘to modify an exemption to 

permit the use of an antitheft device 

similar to but differing from the one 

specified in that exemption.’’ 

The agency wishes to minimize the 

administrative burden that Part 

543.9(c)(2) could place on exempted 

vehicle manufacturers and itself. The 

agency did not intend in drafting Part 

543 to require the submission of a 

modification petition for every change 

to the components or design of an 

antitheft device. The significance of 

many such changes could be de 

minimis. Therefore, NHTSA suggests 

that if the manufacturer contemplates 

making any changes, the effects of 

which might be characterized as de 

minimis, it should consult the agency 

before preparing and submitting a 

petition to modify. 

Issued in Washington, DC, under authority 

delegated in 49 CFR part 1.95. 

Raymond R. Posten, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22658 Filed 10–18–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 1024–A; Extension 

of Comment Period 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: This document extends the 

comment period for a notice and request 

for comments that was published in the 

Federal Register on Monday, August 28, 

2017. The notice and request for 

comments relates to the Application for 

Recognition of Exemption Under 

Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal 

Revenue Code. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

notice and request for comments 

published on August 28, 2017 (82 FR 

40228), is extended to November 28, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to L. Brimmer, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to LaNita Van Dyke 

at (202) 317–6009, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the Internet at 

Lanita.VanDyke@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice 

and request for comments that appeared 

in the Federal Register on Monday, 

August 28, 2017 (82 FR 40228) 

announced that written comments are to 

be received by October 23, 2017. In 

order to provide the public with a 

sufficient opportunity to submit 

comments, the due date to receive 

written comments has been extended to 

Tuesday, November 28, 2017. 

Approved: October 12, 2017. 

L. Brimmer, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22596 Filed 10–16–17; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Cooperative Studies Scientific 

Evaluation Committee; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

gives notice under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act that the Cooperative 

Studies Scientific Evaluation Committee 

will hold a meeting on December 13, 

2017, at the American Association of 

Airport Executives, 601 Madison Street, 

Alexandria, VA. The meeting will begin 

at 8:30 a.m. and end at 3:30 p.m. 

The Committee advises the Chief 

Research and Development Officer on 

the relevance and feasibility of proposed 

projects and the scientific validity and 

propriety of technical details, including 

protection of human subjects. 

The session will be open to the public 

for approximately 30 minutes at the 

start of the meeting for the discussion of 

administrative matters and the general 

status of the program. The remaining 

portion of the meeting will be closed to 

the public for the Committee’s review, 

discussion, and evaluation of research 

and development applications. 

During the closed portion of the 

meeting, discussions and 

recommendations will deal with 

qualifications of personnel conducting 

the studies, staff and consultant 

critiques of research proposals and 

similar documents, and the medical 

records of patients who are study 

subjects, the disclosure of which would 

constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. As 

provided by section 10(d) of Public Law 

92–463, as amended, closing portions of 

this meeting is in accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (c)(9)(B). 

The Committee will not accept oral 

comments from the public for the open 

portion of the meeting. Those who plan 

to attend or wish additional information 

should contact Dr. Grant Huang, Acting 

Director, Cooperative Studies Program 

(10P9CS), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, at (202) 443– 


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