Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 2012 Ahlm SBT 16-25 Trailers Are Eligible for Importation

Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 2012 Ahlm SBT 16-25 Trailers Are Eligible for Importation

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Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 2012 Ahlm SBT 16-25 Trailers Are Eligible for Importation

Claude H. Harris
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
November 1, 2013

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65759-65760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26100]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2013-0036; Notice 1]

Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming
2012 Ahlm SBT 16-25 Trailers Are Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: 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
2012 Ahlm SBT 16-25 trailers 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 December 2,
2013.

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 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: George Stevens, Office of Vehicle
Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202-366-5308).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B), a motor vehicle, including a
trailer, 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 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.
Skytop Rover Co. of Philadelphia, PA (Registered Importer 06-343)
has petitioned NHTSA to decide whether nonconforming 2012 Ahlm SBT 16-
25 trailers are eligible for importation into

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the United States. Skytop Rover submitted information with its petition
intended to demonstrate that 2012 Ahlm SBT 16-25 trailers are capable
of being altered to comply with all standards to which they were not
originally manufactured to conform. The petitioner contends that the
nonconforming 2012 Ahlm SBT 16-25 trailers meet or are capable of being
altered to meet the following standards, in the manner indicated:
Standard No. 106--Brake Hoses: Conforming hoses were purchased and
installed during manufacture.
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated
Equipment: The vehicle was equipped with a conforming 12-volt
electrical system during manufacture. Conforming conspicuity tape and
lights were installed during manufacture in a manner conforming to the
standard.
Standard No. 119 New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles Other Than
Passenger Cars: The vehicle is equipped with tires conforming to the
requirements of the standard.
Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles Other
Than Passenger Cars: The vehicle will have a tire and rim information
placard installed to meet the requirements of the standard.
Standard No. 121 Air Brake Systems: The vehicle was manufactured
with an integrated axle, suspension, and brake package installed. The
petitioner submitted test reports to validate that the system conforms
to the requirements of the standard.
Standard No. 223 Rear Impact Guards: The petitioner provided test
results for the rear impact guard to show that it conforms to the
standard.
Standard No. 224 Rear Impact Protection: The vehicle was
manufactured with a conforming rear impact guard, with the required
label, installed in a manner consistent with the impact guard
manufacturer's instructions.
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 1.95 and 501.8.

Issued on: October 29, 2013.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2013-26100 Filed 10-31-13; 8:45 am]
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