Document ID: NHTSA-2010-0006-0003
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Rule
Title: Receipt of Petition: Decision that Nonconforming 2000 East Lancs Lolyne Double Decker Bus Mounted on Volvo B7L Chassis is Eligible forImportation
Posted Date: 2010-06-28T04:00Z

[Federal Register: June 28, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 123)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0006; Notice 1]

 
Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision that Nonconforming 
2000 East Lancs Lolyne Double Decker Bus Mounted on Volvo B7L Chassis 
is Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of petition.

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SUMMARY: This document announces receipt by the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of a petition for a decision that 
2000 East Lancs Lolyne double decker buses mounted on Volvo B7L chasses 
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 they have safety features 
that comply with, or are capable of being altered to comply with, all 
such standards.

DATES: The closing date for comments on the petition is July 28, 2010.

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.
     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

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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)(B), a motor vehicle that was not 
originally manufactured to conform to all applicable FMVSS, and has no 
substantially similar U.S.-certified counterpart, shall be refused 
admission into the United States unless NHTSA has decided that the 
motor vehicle has safety features that comply with, or are capable of 
being altered to comply with, all applicable FMVSS based on destructive 
test data or such other evidence as NHTSA decides to be adequate.
    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 notices 
in the Federal Register for each petition that it receives, and affords 
interested persons an opportunity to comment on the petitions. At the 
close of the comment period, NHTSA decides, on the basis of the 
petitions and any comments that it has received, whether the vehicle(s) 
is eligible for importation. The agency then publishes their decision 
in the Federal Register.
    J.K. Technologies, LLC, of Baltimore, Maryland (J.K.) (Registered 
Importer 90-006) has petitioned NHTSA to decide whether nonconforming 
2000 East Lancs Lolyne double decker buses mounted on Volvo B7L chasses 
are eligible for importation into the United States.
    J.K. submitted information with its petition intended to 
demonstrate that non-U.S. certified 2000 East Lancs Lolyne double 
decker buses mounted on Volvo B7L chasses, as originally manufactured, 
conform to many FMVSS, or are capable of being altered to conform to 
those standards.
    Specifically, the petitioner claims that non-U.S. certified 2000 
East Lancs Lolyne double decker buses mounted on Volvo B7L chasses, as 
originally manufactured, comply 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, 106 Brake Hoses, 111 Rearview Mirrors, 119 
New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles other than Passenger Cars, 121 Air 
Brake Systems, 124 Accelerator Control Systems, 205 Glazing Materials, 
207 Seating Systems, 209 Seat Belt Assemblies, 210 Seat Belt Assembly 
Anchorages, 217 Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release, 
and 302 Flammability of Interior Materials.
    With regard to Standard No. 121 Air Brake Systems, the petition 
asserts: ``All elements of the braking system comply with the 
applicable FMVSS 121 requirements.'' Because it is aware that Volvo 
Buses has not, to date, manufactured any buses for sale in the United 
States or certified any buses as complying with all applicable FMVSS, 
NHTSA is concerned that the brake system on the vehicles that are the 
subject of the petition may not, in fact, have been originally 
manufactured to comply with all requirements of Standard No. 121. As a 
consequence, the agency is soliciting specific comments with respect to 
this issue.
    Petitioner also contends that the vehicle is capable of being 
altered to meet the following standards, in the manners indicated:
    Standard No. 101 Controls and Displays: modification of: (a) The 
speedometer face so that speed is displayed in miles per hour; (b) the 
low pressure warning system dash placards for the primary and secondary 
braking systems; and (c) the safety belt telltale lamp label to ensure 
that the controls and displays meet the requirements of this standard.
    Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated 
Equipment: installation of the following U.S.-conforming model 
components: (a) Front sidemarker lamps; (b) headlamps; (c) tail lamps 
with integral rear side marker lamps; (d) clearance lamps; and (e) side 
mounted reflectors in place of existing nonconforming reflectors.
    Standard No. 120 New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles Other than 
Passenger Cars: installation of a tire information placard.
    Standard No. 208 Occupant Crash Protection: Installation of an 
audible seat belt warning system to meet the requirements of this 
standard.
    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 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: June 21, 2010.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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