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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Department of Transportation (DOT).
Receipt of petition.
This document announces the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) receipt of a petition for a decision that model year (MY) 2014 to 2018 Bentley GT Continental passenger cars (PCs) 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 are substantially similar to vehicles that ( printed page 64963) were originally manufactured for sale in the United States and that were certified by their manufacturer as complying with the safety standards (the U.S.-certified version of the 2014 to 2018 Bentley GT Continental PCs) and are capable of being readily altered to conform to the standards.
The closing date for comments on the petition is December 26, 2019.
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and arguments on this petition. Comments must refer to the docket and notice number cited in the title of this notice and may be submitted by any of the following methods:
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DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement is available for review in a Federal Register notice published on April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477-78).
Robert Mazurowski, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, NHTSA (202-366-1012).
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 sale in the United States, certified under 49 U.S.C. 30115, and of the same MY as the model of the motor vehicle to be compared, and is capable of being readily altered to conform to all applicable FMVSS.
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 of each petition that it receives in the Federal Register , 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 .
G&K Automotive Conversion, Inc, (Registered Importer R-90-007), of Santa Ana, California has petitioned NHTSA to decide whether nonconforming 2014 to 2018 Bentley GT Continental PCs are eligible for importation into the United States. The vehicles which G&K Automotive Conversion, Inc. (G&K Automotive Conversion) believes are substantially similar are MY 2014 to 2018 Bentley GT Continental PCs sold in the United States and certified by their manufacturer as conforming to all applicable FMVSS.
The petitioner claims that it compared non-U.S. certified MY 2014 to 2018 Bentley GT Continental PCs to their U.S. certified counterparts, and found the vehicles to be substantially similar with respect to compliance with most FMVSS.
G&K Automotive Conversion submitted information with its petition intended to demonstrate that non-U.S. certified MY 2014 to 2018 Bentley GT Continental PCs, as originally manufactured, conform to many applicable FMVSS in the same manner as their U.S.-certified counterparts, or are capable of being readily altered to conform to those standards. Specifically, the petitioner claims that the non-U.S. certified MY 2014 to 2018 Bentley GT Continental PCs, as originally manufactured, conform to: FMVSS Nos. 102, Transmission Shift Position Sequence, Starter Interlock, and Transmission Braking Effect, 103, Windshield Defrosting and Defogging Systems, 104, Windshield Wiping and Washing Systems, 106, Brake Hoses, 113, Hood Latch System, 114, Theft Protection and Rollaway Prevention, 116, Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids, 118, Power-Operated Window, Partition, and Roof Panel System, 124, Accelerator Control Systems, 126, Electronic Stability Control Systems, 135, Light Vehicle Brake Systems, 138, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems, 139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light Vehicles, 201, Occupant Protection in Interior Impact, 202, Head Restraints; Applicable at the Manufacturers Option until September 1, 2009, 204, Steering Control Rearward Displacement, 205, Glazing Materials, 206, Door Locks and Door Retention Components, 207, Seating Systems, 208, Occupant Crash Protection, 209, Seat Belt Assemblies, 210, Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages, 212, Windshield Mounting, 214, Side Impact Protection, 216, Roof Crush Resistance; Applicable unless a Vehicle is Certified to § 571.216a, 219, Windshield Zone Intrusion, 301, Fuel system integrity, and 302, Flammability of Interior Materials.
The petitioner also contends that the subject non-U.S certified vehicles are capable of being readily altered to meet the following FMVSS, in the manner indicated:
FMVSS No. 101, Controls and Displays: Programming of the speedometer. FMVSS No. 108, Lamps, Reflective Devices and Associated Equipment: Replacement of front and rear side markers, and replacement of headlamps. FMVSS No. 110, Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or Less: Installation of the required tire information placard. FMVSS No. 111, ( printed page 64964) Rear Mirrors: Inscription of the required warning statement on the face of the passenger mirror. FMVSS No. 225, Child Restraint Anchorage Systems: Installation of child restraint anchorages. FMVSS No. 401, Interior trunk release: Installation of interior trunk release.
The petitioner additionally states that a vehicle identification plate must be affixed to the vehicle, near the left windshield pillar, to meet the requirements of 49 CFR part 565, as well as, a reference and certification label added to the left front door post area to meet the requirements of 49 CFR part 567.
Otto G. Matheke III,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-25481 Filed 11-22-19; 8:45 am]
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