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Code · REGISTER · 2000-06-22 · National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT · Notices

Notices. Notice of decision by NHTSA that certain nonconforming motor vehicles are eligible for importation

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BILLING CODE 4910-59-P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA-2000-7436] Decision That Certain Nonconforming Motor Vehicles Are Eligible for Importation AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of decision by NHTSA that certain nonconforming motor vehicles are eligible for importation. SUMMARY: This document announces decisions by NHTSA that certain motor vehicles not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards are eligible for importation into the United States because they are substantially similar to vehicles originally manufactured for importation into and/or sale in the United States and certified by their manufacturers as complying with the safety standards, and they are capable of being readily altered to conform to the standards.
DATES: These decisions are effective as of June 22, 2000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Entwistle, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202-366-5306). 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 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, 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** . NHTSA received petitions from registered importers to decide whether the vehicles listed in Annex A to this notice are eligible for importation into the United States. To afford an opportunity for public comment, NHTSA published notice of these petitions as specified in Annex A. The reader is referred to those notices for a thorough description of the petitions. No comments were received in response to these notices.
Based on its review of the information submitted by the petitioners, NHTSA has decided to grant the petitions. Vehicle Eligibility Number for Subject Vehicles The importer of a vehicle admissible under any final decision must indicate on the form HS-7 accompanying entry the appropriate vehicle eligibility number indicating that the vehicle is eligible for entry. Vehicle eligibility numbers assigned to vehicles admissible under this decision are specified in Annex A. Final Decision Accordingly, on the basis of the foregoing, NHTSA hereby decides that each motor vehicle listed in Annex A to this notice, which was not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards, is substantially similar to a motor vehicle manufactured for importation into and/or sale in the United States, and certified under 49 U.S.C. 30115, as specified in Annex A, and is capable of being readily altered to conform to all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
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 19, 2000. Marilynne Jacobs, Director, Office of Vehicle Safety, Compliance. Annex A—Nonconforming Motor Vehicles Decided To Be Eligible for Importation 1. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6353 Nonconforming Vehicle: 1992-1999 Honda Accord Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 1992-1999 Honda Accord Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 56833 (October 21, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number:
VSP-319 2. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6352 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1987-1995 Nissan Pathfinder Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1987-1995 Nissan Pathfinder Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 56832 (October 21, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-316 3. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6039 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1994-1999 Mercedes-Benz C Class Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1994-1999 Mercedes-Benz C Class Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 42758 (August 5, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number:
VSP-331 4. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6038 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1998-1999 Audi A6 Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1998-1999 Audi A6 Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 42756 (August 5, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-332 5. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6351 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1994-1999 Mercedes-Benz E320 Station Wagons Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1994-1999 Mercedes-Benz E320 Station Wagons Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 56569 (October 20, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number:
VSP-318 6. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6062 Nonconforming Vehicle: 1996 Toyota RAV4 Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicle: 1996 Toyota RAV4 Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 43812 (August 11, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-328 7. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6081 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1999-2000 Ferrari Modena 360 Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1999-2000 Ferrari Modena 360 Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 44262 (August 13, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number:
VSP-327 8. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6350 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1978-1980 Toyota Land Cruiser Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1978-1980 Toyota Land Cruiser Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 56564 (October 20, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-320 9. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6340 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1991-1992 Toyota Previa Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1991-1992 Toyota Previa Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 56380 (October 19, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number:
VSP-326 10. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6339 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1990-1992 Audi 100 Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1990-1992 Audi 100 Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 56381 (October 19, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-317 11. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6384 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1994 Eagle Vision Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1994 Eagle Vision Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 58126 (October 28, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-323 12.
Docket No. NHTSA-99-6349 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1993-1996 Mercedes-Benz SL Series Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1993-1996 Mercedes-Benz SL Series Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 56568 (October 20, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-329 13. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6348 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1998-1999 Mercedes-Benz S Class Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1998-1999 Mercedes-Benz S Class Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 56566 (October 20, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number:
VSP-325 14. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6601 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1990-1991 Toyota MR2 Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1990-1991 Toyota MR2 Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 69585 (December 13, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-324 15. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6347 Nonconforming Vehicles: 2000 Harley Davidson FX, FL, and XL motorcycles Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 2000 Harley Davidson FX, FL, and XL motorcycles Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 56566 (October 20, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number:
VSP-321 16. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6383 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1998 Jaguar XK-8 Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1998 Jaguar XK-8 Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 58125 (October 28, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-330 17. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6524 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1996 Ford Escort (Nicaragua) Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1996 Ford Escort Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 67601 (December 2, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-322 18.
Docket No. NHTSA-99-6668 Nonconforming Vehicles; 1991 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1991 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 73118 (December 29, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-333 19. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6525 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1994 Saab 9000 Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1994 Saab 9000 Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 69069 (December 9, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-334 20.
Docket No. NHTSA-99-6526 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1998-200V Volvo S70 Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1998-2000 Volvo S70 Notice of Petition published at: 64 FR 67600 (December 2, 1999) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-335 21. Docket No. NHTSA-99-6820 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1997-2000 Audi A8 Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1997-2000 Audi A8 Notice of Petition published at: 65 FR 5019 (February 2, 2000) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-337 22. Docket No.
NHTSA-2000-6941 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1998 Jeep Wrangler Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1998 Jeep Wrangler Notice of Petition published at: 65 FR 8759 (February 22, 2000) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-341 23. Docket No. NHTSA-2000-7002 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1976-1985 Rolls Royce Corniche Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1976-1985 Rolls Royce Corniche Notice of Petition published at: 65 FR 19040 (April 10, 2000) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-339 24.
Docket No. NHTSA-2000-7112 Nonconforming Vehicles: 1987-1989 Bentley Substantially similar U.S.-certified vehicles: 1987-1989 Bentley Notice of Petition published at: 65 FR 19428 (April 11, 2000) Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-340 [FR Doc. 00-15851 Filed 6-21-00; 8:45 am]
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Notice of decision by NHTSA that certain nonconforming motor vehicles are eligible for importation
U.S.C.§ 30141
U.S.C.§ 30115
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