Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming 2001 PT Gemala Saranaupaya 1600 Double Axle Trailers Are Eligible for Importation |
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Topics: Gemala Saranaupaya, PT
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Claude H. Harris
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
January 21, 2014
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 21, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3470-3471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00924]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2013-0063; Notice 1]
Notice of Receipt of Petition for Decision That Nonconforming
2001 PT Gemala Saranaupaya 1600 Double Axle Trailers Are Eligible for
Importation
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (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
2001 PT Gemala Saranaupaya 1600 double axle 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 February 20,
2014.
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).
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.
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.
Wallace Environmental Testing Laboratories, Inc. (WETL), of
Houston, Texas (Registered Importer R-09-005) has petitioned NHTSA to
decide whether nonconforming 2001 PT Gemala Saranaupaya 1600 double
axle trailers are eligible for importation into the United States. WETL
believes these vehicles are capable of being modified to meet all
applicable FMVSS.
WETL submitted information with its petition intended to
demonstrate that 2001 PT Gemala Saranaupaya 1600 double axle 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 2001 PT Gemala
Saranaupaya 1600 double axle trailers meet or are capable of being
readily altered to meet the following standards, in the manner
indicated:
Standard No. 106--Brake Hoses: Installation of conforming brake
hoses.
Standard No. 108 Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated
Equipment: The trailer will require the following modifications to
comply with the requirements. On the rear, 3 lamps will be installed as
close as practical to the top of the vehicle at the same height and as
close as practical to the center line with lamp centers spaced not less
than 6 inches or more than 12 inches. The two red lamps on the rear and
two amber lamps on the front must be replaced with lamps conforming to
the requirements. The brake and turn signal lamps must be replaced as
well.
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Standard No. 119 New Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles Other than
Passenger Cars: Installation of tires conforming to the requirements of
the standard.
Standard No. 120 Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles Other
than Passenger Cars: Installation of a tire and rim information placard
in order to meet the requirements of the standard.
Standard No. 121 Air Brake Systems: Installation of a brake system
designed specifically for the vehicle in order to meet the requirements
of FMVSS No. 121. Test reports intended to validate that the system
conforms to the requirements of the standard were submitted as part of
this petition.
Standard No. 224 Rear Impact Protection: Installation of a rear
impact guard that conforms to the equipment requirements of FMVSS No.
223 Rear Impact Guards in a manner consistent with the manufacturer's
installation instructions.
49 CFR part 565 Vehicle Identification Number Requirements:
Installation of a vehicle identification number (VIN) label to conform
to the requirements of this standard.
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 593.7;
delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-00924 Filed 1-17-14; 8:45 am]
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