80 FR 54807 - Notice of Public Information Meeting and Comment Deadline in the Coordinated Remedy Program Proceeding for the Replacement of Certain Takata Air Bag Inflators
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 176 (September 11, 2015)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 176 (September 11, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-22712 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 176 (Friday, September 11, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 54807-54808] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-22712] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA-2015-0055] Notice of Public Information Meeting and Comment Deadline in the Coordinated Remedy Program Proceeding for the Replacement of Certain Takata Air Bag Inflators AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of public information meeting; notice of comment deadline. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NHTSA will hold a public information meeting in the Coordinated Remedy Program Proceeding, including presentation of facts established through this proceeding and possible actions that could aid in prioritizing, organizing, and phasing the multiple recalls to remedy defective Takata air bag inflators pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30120(c)(3) and other authority. This notice also sets the comment deadline for Docket No. NHTSA-2015-0055. DATES: The public information meeting will be held beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET on October 22, 2015, at the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. If you wish to attend the public information meeting, you must register in advance no later than October 18, 2015 (and October 15, 2015 for non-U.S. citizens), by following the instructions in the PROCEDURAL MATTERS section of this notice. Space is limited. NHTSA will consider late registrants to the extent space allows, but cannot ensure that all registrants will be able to attend the public information meeting. To ensure that NHTSA has an opportunity to consider all comments regarding a possible Coordinated Remedy Program, NHTSA must receive those written comments not later than October 28, 2015, submitted following the instructions provided in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the docket number identified in the heading of this document 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, M-30, U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: (202) 493-2251. Regardless of how you submit your comments, you should mention the docket number of this document. You may call the Docket at 202-366-9324. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For registration to attend the public information meeting: Carla Bridges, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 (Telephone: 202-366-5263) (Fax: 202-366-3820). For meeting procedures: Arija Flowers, Office of the Chief Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 (Telephone: 202-366-5263). Information regarding NHTSA's investigation into Takata Air Bag Inflator ruptures is available on NHTSA's Web site at: http://www.safercar.gov/rs/takata/index.html. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As set forth in the Federal Register notice of June 5, 2015 (80 FR 32197), NHTSA has opened a Coordinated Remedy Program Proceeding to consider whether and, if so, how to exercise its authority under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, as amended and recodified (the ``Safety Act''), 49 U.S.C. 30101, et seq., to mitigate and control the risk of serious injury or death due to an air bag inflator rupture, and to ensure that all affected vehicles in the United States are equipped with safe air bags as quickly as possible, by providing national-level leadership in facilitating the prioritization, organization, and phasing of the remedy programs of TK Holdings, Inc. (``Takata'') and all vehicle manufacturers with the affected air bag inflators. Currently, this includes the remedy programs of BMW of North America, LLC (``BMW''), FCA US, LLC (``Chrysler''), Daimler Trucks North America (``DTNA''), Daimler Vans USA, LLC (``Daimler Vans''), Ford Motor Company (``Ford''), General Motors, LLC (``GM''), American Honda Motor Company (``Honda''), Mazda North American Operations (``Mazda''), Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. (``Mitsubishi''), Nissan North America, Inc. (``Nissan''), Subaru of America, Inc. (``Subaru''), and Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing (``Toyota'').\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ In the Federal Register notice published June 5, 2015 (80 FR 32197), that opened the Coordinated Remedy Program Proceeding, Mercedes-Benz, LLC-DBA Sprinter (``M-B Sprinter'') (as to Sprinter Vans only) was listed as an affected vehicle manufacturer. However, the affected M-B Sprinter vehicles are being recalled by Daimler Vans. Similarly, based on relationships of companies and products, DTNA is working with Chrysler to carry out the recalls of the DTNA trucks. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Based on information obtained through the Coordinated Remedy Program Proceeding, NHTSA may issue one or more administrative orders that would coordinate remedy programs associated with defective Takata air bag inflators. 49 U.S.C. 30120(c)(3); 49 CFR 573.14. Coordination of the remedy programs may include ``acceleration,'' prioritization, organization, and/or phasing of some or all such air bag inflator remedy programs to ensure that defective vehicles and equipment are recalled and remedied. 49 U.S.C. 30118-30120; 49 CFR 573, 577. It may further include, among other things, coordination as to air bag inflator sourcing, production, allocation, delivery, installation, and adequacy of the remedy. 49 U.S.C. 30120(c)(3); 49 CFR 573.14. NHTSA has decided to hold a public information meeting on facts established through the Coordinated Remedy Program Proceeding, analyses being conducted by industry and NHTSA, separately and cooperatively, and possible actions that could aid in prioritizing, organizing, and phasing the multiple recalls to remedy defective Takata air bag inflators pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30120(c)(3) and other authority. This may include, among other things, information on supply challenges of [[Page 54808]] multiple manufacturers implementing recalls of the same or substantially similar parts simultaneously; risk factors that support prioritizing certain vehicles for remedy; efforts at maximizing recall completion rates to achieve NHTSA's goal of one-hundred percent remedy rates both in high-priority vehicles and nation-wide; and addressing specific questions and concerns consumers may have about how such a coordinated remedy program would work. NHTSA anticipates that information will be provided in presentations by NHTSA personnel and vehicle manufacturers, and that inflator suppliers and organizations conducting inflator testing may also present information relevant to the investigation into the defective Takata air bag inflators and to the Coordinated Remedy Program Proceeding. NHTSA has determined that given the importance of the subject matter and of public education on this significant defect and recall, it is appropriate to hold a public information meeting to provide updated information relevant to NHTSA's decision-making process in the Coordinated Remedy Program Proceeding. Any interested person may provide written comments regarding a possible Coordinated Remedy Program, including questions or factors the individual believes NHTSA should consider in deciding whether, and if so how, NHTSA should exercise its authority under the Safety Act. Comments must be submitted by October 28, 2015, following the directions in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Procedural Matters: Persons wishing to attend the public information meeting must register by contacting Carla Bridges, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (Telephone: 202-366-5263) (Fax: 202-366-3820), before the close of business on October 18, 2015 (and October 15, 2015 for non-U.S. citizens). Each person wishing to attend must provide his or her name and country of citizenship. Non-U.S. citizens must also provide date of birth, title or position, and passport or diplomatic ID number, along with expiration date. For security purposes, photo identification is required to enter the U.S. Department of Transportation building. To allow sufficient time to clear security and enter the building, NHTSA recommends that meeting participants arrive 30 to 60 minutes prior to the start of the public information meeting. The meeting will be held at a site accessible to individuals with disabilities. Individuals who require accommodations, such as sign language interpreters, should contact Ms. Arija Flowers using the contact information in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above no later than October 14, 2015. A transcript of the proceedings will be placed in the docket for this notice at a later date. Persons who wish to file written comments should submit them so that they are received by NHTSA no later than October 28, 2015, following the submission instructions provided in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30101, et seq., 30118-30120, 30120(c)(3); 49 CFR 573, 577; delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95(a), 501.2(a)(1). Issued: September 3, 2015. Mark R. Rosekind, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2015-22712 Filed 9-10-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-59-P
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409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, will be able to attend the public the risk of serious injury or death due
Washington, DC 20416. information meeting. to an air bag inflator rupture, and to
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice To ensure that NHTSA has an ensure that all affected vehicles in the
of the President’s major disaster opportunity to consider all comments United States are equipped with safe air
declaration for Private Non-Profit regarding a possible Coordinated bags as quickly as possible, by providing
organizations in the State of Missouri, Remedy Program, NHTSA must receive national-level leadership in facilitating
dated 08/07/2015, is hereby amended to those written comments not later than the prioritization, organization, and
include the following areas as adversely October 28, 2015, submitted following phasing of the remedy programs of TK
affected by the disaster. the instructions provided in the Holdings, Inc. (‘‘Takata’’) and all vehicle
Primary Counties: Camden, Jackson, ADDRESSES section of this notice. manufacturers with the affected air bag
New Madrid, Nodaway, Oregon, ADDRESSES: You may submit comments inflators. Currently, this includes the
to the docket number identified in the remedy programs of BMW of North
Pemiscot, Phelps, Saint Clair.
heading of this document by any of the America, LLC (‘‘BMW’’), FCA US, LLC
All other information in the original (‘‘Chrysler’’), Daimler Trucks North
declaration remains unchanged. following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: go to America (‘‘DTNA’’), Daimler Vans USA,
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the LLC (‘‘Daimler Vans’’), Ford Motor
Numbers 59002 and 59008) online instructions for submitting Company (‘‘Ford’’), General Motors, LLC
James E. Rivera, comments. (‘‘GM’’), American Honda Motor
Associate Administrator for Disaster • Mail: Docket Management Facility, Company (‘‘Honda’’), Mazda North
Assistance. M–30, U.S. Department of American Operations (‘‘Mazda’’),
Transportation, West Building Ground Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
[FR Doc. 2015–22928 Filed 9–10–15; 8:45 am]
Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey (‘‘Mitsubishi’’), Nissan North America,
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Inc. (‘‘Nissan’’), Subaru of America, Inc.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. (‘‘Subaru’’), and Toyota Motor
Department of Transportation, West Engineering and Manufacturing
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (‘‘Toyota’’).1
Building Ground Floor, Rm. W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Based on information obtained
National Highway Traffic Safety through the Coordinated Remedy
Administration Washington, DC 20590 between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, Program Proceeding, NHTSA may issue
[Docket No. NHTSA–2015–0055] except Federal holidays. one or more administrative orders that
• Fax: (202) 493–2251. would coordinate remedy programs
Notice of Public Information Meeting Regardless of how you submit your associated with defective Takata air bag
and Comment Deadline in the comments, you should mention the inflators. 49 U.S.C. 30120(c)(3); 49 CFR
Coordinated Remedy Program docket number of this document. 573.14. Coordination of the remedy
Proceeding for the Replacement of You may call the Docket at 202–366– programs may include ‘‘acceleration,’’
Certain Takata Air Bag Inflators 9324. prioritization, organization, and/or
Note that all comments received will phasing of some or all such air bag
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic inflator remedy programs to ensure that
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. be posted without change to http://
www.regulations.gov, including any defective vehicles and equipment are
ACTION: Notice of public information recalled and remedied. 49 U.S.C.
personal information provided.
meeting; notice of comment deadline. 30118–30120; 49 CFR 573, 577. It may
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further include, among other things,
SUMMARY: NHTSA will hold a public registration to attend the public
coordination as to air bag inflator
information meeting in the Coordinated information meeting: Carla Bridges,
sourcing, production, allocation,
Remedy Program Proceeding, including National Highway Traffic Safety
delivery, installation, and adequacy of
presentation of facts established through Administration, 1200 New Jersey
the remedy. 49 U.S.C. 30120(c)(3); 49
this proceeding and possible actions Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 CFR 573.14.
that could aid in prioritizing, (Telephone: 202–366–5263) (Fax: 202– NHTSA has decided to hold a public
organizing, and phasing the multiple 366–3820). For meeting procedures: information meeting on facts established
recalls to remedy defective Takata air Arija Flowers, Office of the Chief through the Coordinated Remedy
bag inflators pursuant to 49 U.S.C. Counsel, National Highway Traffic Program Proceeding, analyses being
30120(c)(3) and other authority. This Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey conducted by industry and NHTSA,
notice also sets the comment deadline Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 separately and cooperatively, and
for Docket No. NHTSA–2015–0055. (Telephone: 202–366–5263). possible actions that could aid in
DATES: The public information meeting Information regarding NHTSA’s prioritizing, organizing, and phasing the
will be held beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET investigation into Takata Air Bag multiple recalls to remedy defective
on October 22, 2015, at the U.S. Inflator ruptures is available on Takata air bag inflators pursuant to 49
Department of Transportation, 1200 NHTSA’s Web site at: http:// U.S.C. 30120(c)(3) and other authority.
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, www.safercar.gov/rs/takata/index.html. This may include, among other things,
DC 20590. If you wish to attend the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As set information on supply challenges of
public information meeting, you must forth in the Federal Register notice of
register in advance no later than October June 5, 2015 (80 FR 32197), NHTSA has 1 In the Federal Register notice published June 5,
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18, 2015 (and October 15, 2015 for non- opened a Coordinated Remedy Program 2015 (80 FR 32197), that opened the Coordinated
Remedy Program Proceeding, Mercedes-Benz, LLC–
U.S. citizens), by following the Proceeding to consider whether and, if DBA Sprinter (‘‘M–B Sprinter’’) (as to Sprinter Vans
instructions in the PROCEDURAL so, how to exercise its authority under only) was listed as an affected vehicle
MATTERS section of this notice. Space the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle manufacturer. However, the affected M–B Sprinter
is limited. NHTSA will consider late vehicles are being recalled by Daimler Vans.
Safety Act of 1966, as amended and Similarly, based on relationships of companies and
registrants to the extent space allows, recodified (the ‘‘Safety Act’’), 49 U.S.C. products, DTNA is working with Chrysler to carry
but cannot ensure that all registrants 30101, et seq., to mitigate and control out the recalls of the DTNA trucks.
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multiple manufacturers implementing The meeting will be held at a site (30 days after the notice of exemption
recalls of the same or substantially accessible to individuals with was filed).
similar parts simultaneously; risk disabilities. Individuals who require CCRY certifies that its projected
factors that support prioritizing certain accommodations, such as sign language annual revenues as a result of this
vehicles for remedy; efforts at interpreters, should contact Ms. Arija transaction will not result in its
maximizing recall completion rates to Flowers using the contact information becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier
achieve NHTSA’s goal of one-hundred in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION and will not exceed $5 million.
percent remedy rates both in high- CONTACT section above no later than CCRY states that the transaction does
priority vehicles and nation-wide; and October 14, 2015. A transcript of the not involve any provision or agreement
addressing specific questions and proceedings will be placed in the docket that limits future interchange with a
concerns consumers may have about for this notice at a later date. third-party connecting carrier.
how such a coordinated remedy Persons who wish to file written If the verified notice contains false or
program would work. NHTSA comments should submit them so that misleading information, the exemption
anticipates that information will be they are received by NHTSA no later is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
provided in presentations by NHTSA than October 28, 2015, following the exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
personnel and vehicle manufacturers, submission instructions provided in the may be filed at any time. The filing of
and that inflator suppliers and ADDRESSES section of this notice. a petition to revoke will not
organizations conducting inflator testing Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30101, et seq., 30118– automatically stay the effectiveness of
may also present information relevant to 30120, 30120(c)(3); 49 CFR 573, 577; the exemption. Petitions to stay must be
the investigation into the defective delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95(a), filed no later than September 18, 2015
Takata air bag inflators and to the 501.2(a)(1). (at least seven days before the
Coordinated Remedy Program Issued: September 3, 2015. exemption becomes effective).
Proceeding. Mark R. Rosekind, An original and 10 copies of all
NHTSA has determined that given the pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
Administrator.
importance of the subject matter and of 35954, must be filed with the Surface
[FR Doc. 2015–22712 Filed 9–10–15; 8:45 am]
public education on this significant Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
defect and recall, it is appropriate to BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
hold a public information meeting to addition, a copy of each pleading must
provide updated information relevant to be served on John D. Heffner,
NHTSA’s decision-making process in DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Strasburger & Price, LLP, 1025
the Coordinated Remedy Program Surface Transportation Board Connecticut Ave. NW., Suite 717,
Proceeding. Washington, DC 20036.
Any interested person may provide [Docket No. FD 35954]
Board decisions and notices are
written comments regarding a possible
Camp Chase Railway Company, LLC— available on our Web site at
Coordinated Remedy Program,
Acquisition and Operation ‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’
including questions or factors the
individual believes NHTSA should Exemption—Camp Chase Railroad Decided: September 4, 2015.
consider in deciding whether, and if so Company By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
how, NHTSA should exercise its Director, Office of Proceedings.
Camp Chase Railway Company, LLC
authority under the Safety Act. (CCRY),1 a noncarrier, has filed a Tia Delano,
Comments must be submitted by verified notice of exemption under 49 Clearance Clerk.
October 28, 2015, following the CFR 1150.31 to acquire from Camp [FR Doc. 2015–22905 Filed 9–10–15; 8:45 am]
directions in the ADDRESSES section of Chase Railroad Company (CCRA), and BILLING CODE 4915–01–P
this notice. to operate, approximately 14 miles of
Procedural Matters: Persons wishing rail line known as the Camp Chase
to attend the public information meeting Industrial Track (the Line). The Line DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
must register by contacting Carla extends between milepost 141.4 in
Bridges, National Highway Traffic Columbus, Ohio, and milepost 155.4 in Surface Transportation Board
Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Lilly Chapel, Ohio.2 [Docket No. FD 35955]
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, This transaction is related to a
(Telephone: 202–366–5263) (Fax: 202– concurrently filed verified notice of Indiana Boxcar Corporation—
366–3820), before the close of business exemption in Indiana Boxcar Continuance in Control Exemption—
on October 18, 2015 (and October 15, Corporation—Continuance in Control Camp Chase Railway Company, LLC
2015 for non-U.S. citizens). Each person Exemption—Camp Chase Railway
wishing to attend must provide his or Company, LLC, FD 35955, wherein Indiana Boxcar Corporation (IBCX), a
her name and country of citizenship. Indiana Boxcar Corporation seeks Board noncarrier, has filed a verified notice of
Non-U.S. citizens must also provide approval to continue in control of exemption pursuant to 49 CFR
date of birth, title or position, and CCRY, upon CCRY’s becoming a Class 1180.2(d)(2) to continue in control of
passport or diplomatic ID number, along III rail carrier. Camp Chase Railway Company, LLC
with expiration date. The transaction may not be (CCRY), upon CCRY’s becoming a Class
For security purposes, photo consummated until September 27, 2015 III rail carrier.
identification is required to enter the This transaction is related to a
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U.S. Department of Transportation 1 CCRY is a new subsidiary of Indiana Boxcar concurrently filed verified notice of
building. To allow sufficient time to Corporation. exemption in Camp Chase Railway
clear security and enter the building, 2 CCRA, previously known as Camp Chase Company, LLC—Acquisition and
NHTSA recommends that meeting Industrial Railroad Corporation, acquired the Line Operation Exemption—Camp Chase
from Consolidated Rail Corporation in 1994. See
participants arrive 30 to 60 minutes Camp Chase Indus. R.R. Corp.—Acquisition and
Railroad Company, Docket No. FD
prior to the start of the public Operation Exemption—Line of Consol. Rail Corp., 35954, wherein CCRY seeks Board
information meeting. FD 32581 (ICC served Oct. 21, 1994). approval to acquire from Camp Chase
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| Dates | The public information meeting will be held beginning at 10:00 a.m. ET on October 22, 2015, at the U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. If you wish to attend the public information meeting, you must register in advance no later than October 18, 2015 (and October 15, 2015 for non-U.S. citizens), by following the instructions in the PROCEDURAL MATTERS section of this notice. Space is limited. NHTSA will consider late registrants to the extent space allows, but cannot ensure that all registrants will be able to attend the public information meeting. | |
| Contact | For registration to attend the public information meeting: Carla Bridges, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 (Telephone: 202-366-5263) (Fax: 202-366-3820). For meeting procedures: Arija Flowers, Office of the Chief Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 (Telephone: 202-366-5263). Information regarding NHTSA's investigation into Takata Air Bag Inflator ruptures is available on NHTSA's Web site at: http://www.safercar.gov/rs/takata/index.html. | |
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