83_FR_17295 83 FR 17220 - Correction to Decision That Nonconforming Model Year 2000 East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited Double Decker Tri-Axle Buses (With Volvo B7L Chassis) Are Eligible for Importation

83 FR 17220 - Correction to Decision That Nonconforming Model Year 2000 East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited Double Decker Tri-Axle Buses (With Volvo B7L Chassis) Are Eligible for Importation

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 75 (April 18, 2018)

Page Range17220-17221
FR Document2018-08060

NHTSA is correcting an error made in its decision that certain model year (MY) 2000 East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited Double Decker Tri-Axle buses (with Volvo B7L Chassis) 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 applicable FMVSS. The correction is being made to properly identify the subject vehicles as MY 2001 models.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17220-17221]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08060]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2013-0021, Notice 3]


Correction to Decision That Nonconforming Model Year 2000 East 
Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited Double Decker Tri-Axle Buses (With 
Volvo B7L Chassis) Are Eligible for Importation

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Correction to previous import eligibility decision.

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SUMMARY: NHTSA is correcting an error made in its decision that certain 
model year (MY) 2000 East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited Double 
Decker Tri-Axle buses (with Volvo B7L Chassis) 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 applicable FMVSS. The correction is 
being made to properly identify the subject vehicles as MY 2001 models.

DATES: The original eligibility decision became effective on July 30, 
2015. The correction is effective as of April 8, 2018, and applies to 
any vehicle that may have been previously imported under the original 
eligibility decision.

ADDRESSES: 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 that was not 
originally manufactured to conform to all applicable FMVSS shall be 
refused admission into the United States unless NHTSA has decided 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 that 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.
    US Specs, of Havre de Grace, Maryland (``US Specs'') (Registered 
Importer No. RI-03-321), petitioned NHTSA to decide whether MY 2000 
East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited Double Decker Tri-Axle buses 
(with Volvo B7L Chassis) are eligible for importation into the United 
States. NHTSA published a notice of the petition on January 26, 2015 
(80 FR 4033) to afford an opportunity for public comment. No comments 
were received. The reader is referred to that notice for a thorough 
description of the petition.
    A decision granting the referenced petition was published on August 
25, 2015 (80 FR 46645). Under the decision, certain MY 2000 East 
Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited Double Decker Tri-Axle buses (with 
Volvo B7L Chassis) were determined eligible for importation into the 
United States.
    Import eligibility decisions are made on a make, model, and model 
year basis, typically in response to petitions submitted by a RI. As 
specified in 49 CFR 593.6(b)(1), the petitioning RI must, among other 
things, identify the model year and model of the vehicle for which 
import eligibility is sought.
    In its petition, US Specs identified the subject vehicle as a MY 
2000 East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited Double Decker Tri-Axle 
buses, built on a Volvo B7L Chassis. At time of submission, there was 
no reason for NHTSA to question this identification of the vehicle.
    It has since come to the agency's attention that manufacturing 
operations on the subject vehicle were completed in calendar year 2001, 
the same year in which the bus entered service. Absent a model year 
designation from the manufacturer or the vehicle's country of origin, 
the year in which manufacturing operations are completed on the vehicle 
serves as the vehicle's model year, as that term is defined in 49 CFR 
593.4.

Correction

    Accordingly, on the basis of the foregoing, NHTSA hereby corrects 
the decision granting import eligibility to MY 2000 East Lancashire 
Coachbuilders Limited Double Decker Tri-Axle buses (mounted on a Volvo 
B7L Chassis) to identify the subject vehicles as the MY 2001 version.
    Conditions for importation of vehicles eligible under this 
corrected decision remain as outlined in the original decision. The 
importer of a vehicle

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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. VCP-59, the vehicle 
eligibility number assigned to vehicles admissible under the original 
decision, remains as the eligibility number for vehicles admissible 
under the decision as corrected in this notice.

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: delegations of authority at 
49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8.

Claudia W. Covell,
Acting Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-08060 Filed 4-17-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4910-59-P

17220 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 18, 2018 / Notices Section 106 consultation, (4) missing or DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NHTSA decides, on the basis of the incorrect documentation for fiscal petition and any comments that it has constraint (for several levels of National Highway Traffic Safety received, whether the vehicle is eligible documents including Type 1 CEs); (5) Administration for importation. The agency then missing environmental commitments [Docket No. NHTSA–2013–0021, Notice 3] publishes this decision in the Federal identified in technical reports, and Register. commitments not carried forward in Correction to Decision That US Specs, of Havre de Grace, reevaluations; (6) missing Section 4(f) Nonconforming Model Year 2000 East Maryland (‘‘US Specs’’) (Registered Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited Importer No. RI–03–321), petitioned impacts/avoidance analysis; (7) missing Double Decker Tri-Axle Buses (With NHTSA to decide whether MY 2000 documentation to support floodplain Volvo B7L Chassis) Are Eligible for East Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited effects finding; (8) missing Double Decker Tri-Axle buses (with documentation to support the wetlands Importation Volvo B7L Chassis) are eligible for finding; 9) missing documentation for AGENCY: National Highway Traffic importation into the United States. Essential Fish Habitat consideration; Safety Administration (NHTSA), NHTSA published a notice of the (10) missing documentation of Department of Transportation (DOT). petition on January 26, 2015 (80 FR community and other resources impacts ACTION: Correction to previous import 4033) to afford an opportunity for public when addressing ROW changes; and eligibility decision. comment. No comments were received. (11) missing documentation of water The reader is referred to that notice for quality considerations. SUMMARY: NHTSA is correcting an error a thorough description of the petition. The FDOT has informed the Review made in its decision that certain model A decision granting the referenced Team that they have implemented some year (MY) 2000 East Lancashire petition was published on August 25, corrective actions to address missing Coachbuilders Limited Double Decker 2015 (80 FR 46645). Under the decision, Tri-Axle buses (with Volvo B7L Chassis) certain MY 2000 East Lancashire documentation. The FDOT staff that were not originally manufactured to Coachbuilders Limited Double Decker interviews revealed that the SWEPT comply with all applicable Federal Tri-Axle buses (with Volvo B7L Chassis) system was updated to include a control Motor Vehicle Safety Standards were determined eligible for to not allow a project file review to be (FMVSS) are eligible for importation importation into the United States. completed without uploading all into the United States because they have Import eligibility decisions are made supporting documentation. The FDOT safety features that comply with, or are on a make, model, and model year basis, believes that this system improvement capable of being altered to comply with, typically in response to petitions will ensure that supporting all applicable FMVSS. The correction is submitted by a RI. As specified in 49 documentation, that was sometimes being made to properly identify the CFR 593.6(b)(1), the petitioning RI must, missing as SWEPT was initially subject vehicles as MY 2001 models. among other things, identify the model implemented would now be present DATES: The original eligibility decision year and model of the vehicle for which prior to an approval point. The became effective on July 30, 2015. The import eligibility is sought. implementation of these improvements correction is effective as of April 8, In its petition, US Specs identified the was incorporated after the audit project 2018, and applies to any vehicle that subject vehicle as a MY 2000 East file review time frame. may have been previously imported Lancashire Coachbuilders Limited under the original eligibility decision. Double Decker Tri-Axle buses, built on Next Steps a Volvo B7L Chassis. At time of ADDRESSES: For further information submission, there was no reason for The FHWA provided a draft of the contact George Stevens, Office of NHTSA to question this identification of audit report to FDOT for a 14-day Vehicle Safety Compliance, NHTSA the vehicle. review and comment period, later (202–366–5308). It has since come to the agency’s extended to 21-days due to the holidays SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: attention that manufacturing operations occurring during the review period. The on the subject vehicle were completed Audit Team considered FDOT’s Background in calendar year 2001, the same year in comments in this draft audit report. The Under 49 U.S.C. 30141(a)(1)(B), a which the bus entered service. Absent a FHWA will publish a notice in the motor vehicle that was not originally model year designation from the Federal Register for a 30-day comment manufactured to conform to all manufacturer or the vehicle’s country of period in accordance with 23 U.S.C. applicable FMVSS shall be refused origin, the year in which manufacturing 327(g). No later than 60 days after the admission into the United States unless operations are completed on the vehicle close of the comment period, FHWA NHTSA has decided its safety features serves as the vehicle’s model year, as will address all comments submitted to comply with, or are capable of being that term is defined in 49 CFR 593.4. finalize this draft audit report pursuant altered to comply with, all applicable FMVSS based on destructive test data or Correction to 23 U.S.C. 327(g)(B). Subsequently, FHWA will publish the final audit such other evidence that NHTSA Accordingly, on the basis of the decides to be adequate. foregoing, NHTSA hereby corrects the report in the Federal Register. Petitions for eligibility decisions may decision granting import eligibility to [FR Doc. 2018–08100 Filed 4–17–18; 8:45 am] be submitted by either manufacturers or MY 2000 East Lancashire Coachbuilders BILLING CODE 4910–22–P importers who have registered with Limited Double Decker Tri-Axle buses amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES NHTSA pursuant to 49 CFR part 592. As (mounted on a Volvo B7L Chassis) to specified in 49 CFR 593.7, NHTSA identify the subject vehicles as the MY publishes notice in the Federal Register 2001 version. of each petition that it receives, and Conditions for importation of vehicles affords interested persons an eligible under this corrected decision opportunity to comment on the petition. remain as outlined in the original At the close of the comment period, decision. The importer of a vehicle VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Apr 17, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 18, 2018 / Notices 17221 admissible under any final decision • Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket The title, a description of the must indicate on the form HS–7 Management Facility, U.S. Department information collection and respondents, accompanying entry the appropriate of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey and the periodic reporting burden are vehicle eligibility number indicating Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12– set forth below for each of the that the vehicle is eligible for entry. 140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 information collections: VCP–59, the vehicle eligibility number a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 1. Requirement to make a disability assigned to vehicles admissible under Friday, except on Federal holidays. accommodation service request function the original decision, remains as the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John available on the primary website. (14 eligibility number for vehicles C. Wood, Office of the General Counsel, CFR 382.43(d)). admissible under the decision as Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department Each covered carrier must provide a corrected in this notice. of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey mechanism on its website for passengers to request a disability accommodation Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, service for a future flight and provide delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 202–366–9342 (Voice), 202–366–7152 501.8. advance notice of their request. Carriers (Fax), or john.wood@dot.gov (Email). may, but need not, require passengers to Claudia W. Covell, Arrangements to receive this document include contact information on the form in an alternative format may be made by Acting Director, Office of Vehicle Safety in order to follow-up and request more Compliance. contacting the above-named individual. specific information about the [FR Doc. 2018–08060 Filed 4–17–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: passengers’ accommodation needs. BILLING CODE 4910–59–P OMB Control Number: 2105–0571. Carriers may also use the aggregate data Title: Nondiscrimination on the Basis from the online service requests to of Disability in Air Travel. understand and better plan for the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Type of Review: Renewal of volume and types of service requests information collections. they receive across time periods and [Docket No. DOT–OST–2011–0177] Background: This notice covers two routes, but also are not required to do Notice of Submission of Proposed information collection requirements in so. While the content and design of the Information Collections to OMB; the Department’s Air Carrier Access Act online service request form is up to the Agency Request for Renewal of (ACAA) implementing regulation, 14 carriers, the Department anticipates that Previously Approved Information CFR part 382 (part 382), each covered U.S. and foreign carrier Collections: Nondiscrimination on the Nondiscrimination on the Basis of that markets scheduled air Basis of Disability in Air Travel Disability in Air Travel. Specifically, transportation to the general public in pursuant to section 382.43(d), covered the United States would incur initial AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), carriers must provide an online costs associated with developing and Department of Transportation mechanism for passengers to request reviewing a design and implementation (Department or DOT). disability accommodation services (e.g., plan for the request form, developing, ACTION: Notice and request for enplaning/deplaning assistance, deaf/ coding, and integrating the form into the comments. hard of hearing communication website, as well as testing, debugging, assistance, escort to service animal relief and connecting the form with a backend SUMMARY: In accordance with the area, etc.) for a particular flight. database to store the information. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this Pursuant to section 382.43(e), covered final regulatory analysis (FRA) for the notice announces the Department of carriers must also ensure that when a final rule entitled Nondiscrimination on Transportation’s (Department or DOT) user activates a link on a carrier’s the Basis of Disability in Air Travel: intention to renew an Office of primary website to embedded third- Accessibility of Websites and Management and Budget (OMB) control party software or to an external website, Automated Kiosks at U.S. Airports number for certain information a disclaimer is displayed notifying the estimated that it will take an average of collections. The collections involve user that the application or website may 32 labor hours per carrier to develop, requirements for carriers to provide a not be accessible. These requirements implement, integrate, connect, and test mechanism on their websites for became effective on December 12, 2015, the online request form. Initial costs are passengers to provide online and December 12, 2016, respectively. reduced for carriers that rely on a notification of their requests for Covered carriers are U.S. and foreign air request form developed by another disability accommodation services and carriers that operate at least one aircraft entity. There are no recordkeeping or for carriers to ensure that a disclaimer having a designed seating capacity of reporting requirements. However, is activated when a user clicks a link on more than 60 passengers and own or carriers should use the service request a primary website to embedded third- control a primary website that markets information to facilitate appropriate, party software or an external website. passenger air transportation or a tour, or timely assistance to their passengers. The disclaimer must inform the user tour component that must be purchased Respondents: Certificated U.S. and that the software/website in not within with air transportation, to the general foreign air carriers operating to, from, the carrier’s control and may not follow public in the United States.1 and within the United States that the same accessibility policies. operate at least one aircraft having a DATES: Written comments should be 1 While there are approximately 190 U.S. and seating capacity of more than 60 submitted by June 18, 2018. foreign air carriers that conduct passenger-carrying passengers and own or control a service to, from, or in the United States with at least primary website that markets air ADDRESSES: You may submit comments one aircraft having a designed seating capacity of amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES identified by Docket No. DOT–OST– more than 60 seats, not all of those carriers have transportation to the general public in 2011–0177 through one of the following a primary website that markets passenger air the U.S. methods: transportation to the general public in the U.S. The Estimated Number of Respondents: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// Department estimates that approximately 165 of 165 U.S. and foreign carriers, of which those 190 carriers are subject to the Department’s www.regulations.gov. Follow the online web-accessibility requirements as they operate such the Department expects all to have instructions for submitting comments. aircraft and have a primary website that markets to achieved compliance with the • Fax: 1–202–493–2251. U.S. consumers. requirement in a prior year. The VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:31 Apr 17, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18APN1.SGM 18APN1


Document Created: 2018-04-18 02:58:43
Document Modified: 2018-04-18 02:58:43
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionCorrection to previous import eligibility decision.
DatesThe original eligibility decision became effective on July 30, 2015. The correction is effective as of April 8, 2018, and applies to any vehicle that may have been previously imported under the original eligibility decision.
FR Citation83 FR 17220 
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