Decision That Certain Nonconforming Motor Vehicles Are Eligible for Importation |
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Jeffrey M. Giuseppe
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
28 September 2016
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 188 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66736-66737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-23320]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0086]
Decision That Certain Nonconforming Motor Vehicles Are Eligible
for Importation
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Grant of petitions.
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SUMMARY: This document announces decisions by NHTSA that certain motor
vehicles not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) are eligible for
importation into the United States because they are substantially
similar to vehicles originally manufactured for 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 or because they have safety features that
comply with, or are capable of being altered to comply with, all
applicable FMVSS.
DATES: These decisions became effective on the dates specified in Annex
A.
ADDRESSES: For further information contact Mr. George Stevens, Office
of Vehicle Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202-366-5308).
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 FMVSS 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/or 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 FMVSS.
Where there is no substantially similar U.S.-certified motor
vehicle, 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B) permits a nonconforming motor vehicle
to be admitted into the United States if its safety features 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.
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.
Comments: No substantive comments were received in response to the
petitions identified in Appendix A.
NHTSA 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 FMVSS, is either 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 FMVSS or
has safety features that comply with, or are capable of being altered
to comply with, all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
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.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B) and (b)(1); 49
CFR 593.7; delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8.
Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
Annex A--Nonconforming Motor Vehicles Decided To Be Eligible For
Importation
1. Docket No. NHTSA-2014-0058
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2008 Aston Martin Vantage V8 passenger
vehicles.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2008 Aston Martin
Vantage V8 passenger vehicles.
Notice of Petition Published at: 81 FR 26867 (May 4, 2016)
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-582 (effective date July 1, 2016)
2. Docket No. NHTSA-2015-0082
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2009 Mercedes-Benz G Class Long Wheelbase
(LWB) (463 Chassis) multipurpose passenger vehicles.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2009 Mercedes-Benz G
Class Long Wheelbase (LWB) (463 Chassis) multipurpose passenger
vehicles.
Notice of Petition Published at: 81 FR 26869 (May 4, 2016)
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-583 (effective date July 1, 2016)
3. Docket No. NHTSA-2015-0084
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2012 Jeep Wrangler multipurpose passenger
vehicles manufactured for the Mexican market.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2012 Jeep Wrangler
multipurpose passenger vehicles.
Notice of Petition Published at: 81 FR 29616 (May 12, 2016)
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-584 (effective date July 1, 2016)
4. Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0060
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2011 Ducati Multistrada motorcycles.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2011 Ducati
Multistrada motorcycles.
Notice of Petition Published at: 81 FR 46998 (July 19, 2016)
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-585 (effective date August 26, 2016)
5. Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0005
Nonconforming Vehicles: 1994-1995 Lamborghini Diablo SE30 passenger
cars.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 1994-1995 Lamborghini
Diablo SE30 passenger cars.
Notice of Petition Published at: 81 FR 47490 (July 21, 2016)
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-586 (effective date September 1,
2016)
6. Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0055
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2008-2011 Ferrari 599 passenger cars.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2008-2011 Ferrari 599
passenger cars.
Notice of Petition Published at: 81 FR 47491 (July 21, 2016)
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Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-587 (effective date September 1,
2016)
7. Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0059
Nonconforming Vehicles: 2014 Bentley Flying Spur 4-door (Saloon) and
2-door (Continental) passenger cars.
Substantially Similar U.S. Certified Vehicles: 2014 Bentley Flying
Spur 4-door (Saloon) and 2-door (Continental) passenger cars.
Notice of Petition Published at: 81 FR 50788 (August 2, 2016)
Vehicle Eligibility Number: VSP-588 (effective date September 15,
2016)
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