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(b) The lens is marked with an 

industry standard bulb type: The 

headlamp lenses in question are clearly 

marked ‘‘9005’’ (the ANSI designation), 

which are well-known alternative 

designations for the HB3 bulb. This 

designation is recognized throughout 

the automotive industry, and is used by 

lighting manufacturers interchangeably 

with a lamp’s HB type. 

(c) The risk of consumer confusion is 

remote: A consumer can use the 9005 

ANSI alternative to properly identify 

and purchase the correct replacement 

headlamp bulb for the affected vehicles. 

Hyundai searched a number of national 

automotive parts stores (Autozone, 

O’Reilly, Advanced Auto Parts, and Pep 

Boys), and found that all HB3 

replacement bulbs in these stores were 

marked with the 9005 ANSI 

designation. In fact, the packaging on 

the replacement bulbs was more 

commonly marked with the ANSI 

designation than the HB type. 

(d) NHTSA precedent supports 

granting this petition: NHTSA has 

previously ruled that the 

noncompliance at issue here (lamps 

marked with the ANSI designation 

rather than the HB type) is 

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. 

On January 18, 2017, the Agency 

granted GM’s petition for 

inconsequential noncompliance 

regarding their high-beam headlamp 

lenses on model year 2012–2015 

Chevrolet Sonic passenger cars that 

were not marked with ‘‘HB3’’ (the HB 

bulb type), as required by paragraph 

S6.5.3.4.1 of FMVSS No. 108. NHTSA 

granted the petition stating: 

We agree with GM that the ANSI ‘9005’ 

designation is a well-known alternative 

designation for the HB3 light source and that 

the replacement light source packaging is 

commonly marked with both the HB type 

and ANSI designation. As such, we believe 

that consumers can properly identify and 

purchase the correct replacement upper beam 

light source for the affected vehicles. 

See General Motors, LLC, Grant of 

petition for Decision of Inconsequential 

Noncompliance, (NHTSA–2015–0035). 

Hyundai concluded by expressing the 

belief 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’S Decision 

NHTSA’s Analysis: We agree with 

Hyundai that the ANSI ‘‘9005’’ 

designation is a well-known alternative 

designation for the HB3 light source and 

that replacement light source packaging 

is commonly marked with both the HB 

type and ANSI designation. As such, we 

believe that consumers can properly 

identify and purchase the correct 

replacement upper beam light source for 

the affected vehicles. Further, the 

unique bulb holder design incorporated 

into the headlamps would prevent 

consumers from installing a light source 

other than an HB3/9005 so there would 

be no effect on headlamp performance. 

NHTSA’s Decision: In consideration 

of the foregoing, NHTSA finds that 

Hyundai has met its burden of 

persuasion that the subject FMVSS No. 

108 noncompliance is inconsequential 

to motor vehicle safety. Accordingly, 

Hyundai’s petition is hereby granted 

and Hyundai is consequently exempted 

from the obligation of providing 

notification of, and a free remedy for, 

that noncompliance under 49 U.S.C. 

30118 and 30120. 

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, this 

decision only applies to the subject 

vehicles that Hyundai no longer 

controlled at the time it determined that 

the noncompliance existed. However, 

the granting of 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 Hyundai 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. 

Jeffrey M. Giuseppe, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22515 Filed 10–17–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2017–0110] 

Pipeline Safety: Information Collection 

Activities, Revision to Gas Distribution 

Annual Report 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: PHMSA is preparing to 

request Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the revision 

of the gas distribution annual report 

currently approved under OMB control 

number 2137–0629. PHMSA proposes 

revising Part A and certain parts of the 

instructions. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

PHMSA invites comments on the 

proposed revisions to the form and 

instructions. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 18, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted in the following ways: 

E-Gov Web site: http://

www.regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

West Building, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the 

ground level of DOT, West Building, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: Identify the docket 

number, PHMSA–2017–0110, at the 

beginning of your comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. You 

should know that 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.). 

Therefore, you may want to review 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement 

in the Federal Register published on 

April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19476) or visit 


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http://www.regulations.gov before 

submitting any such comments. 

Docket: For access to the docket or to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http://

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 

Room W12–140 on the ground level of 

DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

If you wish to receive confirmation of 

receipt of your written comments, 

please include a self-addressed, 

stamped postcard with the following 

statement: Comments on: PHMSA– 

2017–0110.’’ The docket clerk will date 

stamp the postcard prior to returning it 

to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that 

due to delays in the delivery of U.S. 

mail to Federal offices in Washington, 

DC, we recommend that persons 

consider an alternative method 

(internet, fax, or professional delivery 

service) of submitting comments to the 

docket and ensuring their timely receipt 

at DOT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela Dow by telephone at 202–366– 

1246, by fax at 202–366–4566, or by 

mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., PHP–30, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Background 

Section 1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of 

Federal Regulations, requires PHMSA to 

provide interested members of the 

public and affected agencies an 

opportunity to comment on information 

collection and recordkeeping requests. 

This notice identifies an information 

collection request for the gas 

distribution annual report that PHMSA 

will be submitting to OMB for approval. 

B. Gas Distribution Annual Report 

PHMSA intends to revise the gas 

distribution annual report (PHMSA F 

7100.1–1) and its instructions. PHMSA 

specifically proposes removing ‘‘Other’’ 

as a selection for Operator Type in Part 

A7 and adding guidance for the proper 

selection to the instructions. By 

eliminating ‘‘Other’’ as a selection, 

PHMSA would obtain more accurate 

data about the types of gas distribution 

operators. 

PHMSA proposes changing the 

instructions for PHMSA Form 7100.1–1, 

Gas Distribution System Annual Report, 

related to calculating the percent of lost 

and unaccounted for (LAUF) gas and 

negative percent values. PHMSA 

proposes calculating percent LAUF gas 

by dividing the LAUF volume by the gas 

consumption volume. PHMSA also 

proposes allowing a negative value to be 

reported for percent LAUF gas. These 

changes would harmonize the PHMSA 

and Energy Information Administration 

methodologies for calculating percent 

LAUF gas. 

C. Summary of Impacted Collections 

The following information is provided 

below for the impacted information 

collection: (1) Title of the information 

collection; (2) OMB control number; (3) 

Current expiration date; (4) Type of 

request; (5) Abstract of the information 

collection activity; (6) Description of 

affected public; (7) Estimate of total 

annual reporting and recordkeeping 

burden; and (8) Frequency of collection. 

PHMSA requests comments on the 

following information collection: 

1. Title: Annual Report for Gas 

Distribution Pipeline Operators. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0629. 

Current Expiration Date: 1/31/2018. 

Type of Request: Revision. 

Abstract: PHMSA intends to revise 

the form and instructions for the gas 

distribution annual report (PHMSA F 

7100.1–1). 

Affected Public: Gas distribution 

pipeline operators. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Total Annual Responses: 1,446. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 24,582. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Comments are invited on: 

(a) The need for the proposed 

collection of information, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility in helping the agency to 

achieve its pipeline safety goals; 

(b) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 11, 

2017, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.97. 

Alan K. Mayberry, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22552 Filed 10–17–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2017–0155] 

Notice of Order Soliciting Community 

Proposals 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of Order Soliciting 

Community Proposals (Order 2017–10– 

7). 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation is soliciting proposals 

from communities or consortia of 

communities interested in receiving 

grants under the Small Community Air 

Service Development Program. The full 

text of the Department’s order, 

including Appendices, is included in 

this Notice. As noted in the order, an 

application for a grant under this 

program must include a Grant Proposal 

of no more than 20 pages (one-sided 

only), a completed Application for 

Federal Domestic Assistance (SF424), a 

Summary Information Schedule, and 

any letters from the applicant 

community showing support. 

DATES: Applications must be submitted 

no later than December 15, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Communities must submit 

applications electronically through 

http://www.grants.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brooke Chapman, Associate Director, 

Small Community Air Service 

Development Program, Office of 

Aviation Analysis, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., W86–307, Washington, DC 

20590, (202) 366–0577. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By this 

order, the U.S. Department of 

Transportation (the Department or DOT) 

invites proposals from communities 

and/or consortia of communities 

interested in obtaining a federal grant 

under the Small Community Air Service 

Development Program (‘‘Small 

Community Program’’ or ‘‘SCASDP’’) to 

address air service and airfare issues in 

their communities. As discussed below, 

the Department has $10 million 

available for FY 2017 grant awards to 

carry out this program. 

Applications of no more than 20 onesided pages each (excluding the 

completed Application for Federal 

Domestic Assistance (SF424), Summary 

Information schedule, and any letters 

from the community or an air carrier 

showing support for the application), 

including all required information, must 

be submitted to www.grants.gov no later 

than 4:00 PM EST on December 15, 

2017. Applicants are strongly 

encouraged to submit applications in 

advance of the deadline. Please be 


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