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57814 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 234 / Thursday, December 7, 2017 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant • Mail: Send comments by mail Barbie Perdue, 865–632–6113, to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal addressed to U.S. Department of [email protected]. Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– Transportation, Docket Operations, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 463), FMCSA is giving notice of the M–30, West Building Ground Floor, The meeting agenda includes the charter renewal for the MRB. The MRB Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey following items: was established to provide FMCSA with Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. • Hand Delivery: Deliver comments 1. Introductions and Webinar Logistics medical advice and recommendations 2. Remarks of Wayne Davis, RERC Chair on medical standards and guidelines for by hand to U.S. Department of 3. Summary of Rate Change Discussion from the physical qualifications of operators Transportation, Docket Operations, November 29 meeting of CMVs, medical examiner education, M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 4. Council Discussion and Advice and medical research. Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey The webinar is open to the public, to The MRB is composed of five Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. register for webinar go to http:// members selected from medical The Docket Section is open on dpregister.com/171222. No oral institutions and private practice. The weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except comments from the public will be membership shall reflect expertise in a Federal Holidays. • Electronically: Submit comments accepted during the webinar session. variety of medical specialties relevant to electronically by logging onto the The public may provide written the driver fitness requirements of the Federal Docket Management System comments to the RERC at any time Federal Motor Carrier Safety (FDMS) Web site at https:// through links on TVA’s Web site at Administration. See the MRB’s Web site www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online www.tva.com/rerc or by mailing written for details on pending tasks at http:// www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mrb. instructions for submitting comments. comments to the Regional Energy • Comments may also be faxed to Resource Council, Tennessee Valley Issued on: November 30, 2017. (202) 493–2251. Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Larry W. Minor, Comments must be written in the WT–9–D, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. Associate Administrator for Policy. English language, and be no greater than Dated: December 1, 2017. [FR Doc. 2017–26371 Filed 12–6–17; 8:45 am] 15 pages in length, although there is no Joseph J. Hoagland, BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P limit to the length of necessary Vice President, Enterprise Relations and attachments to the comments. If Innovation, Tennessee Valley Authority. comments are submitted in hard copy [FR Doc. 2017–26365 Filed 12–6–17; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION form, please ensure that two copies are BILLING CODE 8120–08–P provided. If you wish to receive National Highway Traffic Safety confirmation that comments you have Administration submitted by mail were received, please DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION enclose a stamped, self-addressed [Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0073; Notice 1] postcard with the comments. Note that Federal Motor Carrier Safety all comments received will be posted Administration FCA US LLC, Receipt of Petition for without change to https:// Decision of Inconsequential www.regulations.gov, including any [Docket No. FMCSA–2006–26367] Noncompliance personal information provided. All comments and supporting Medical Review Board Advisory AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Committee; Charter Renewal materials received before the close of Safety Administration (NHTSA), business on the closing date indicated Department of Transportation (DOT). AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety above will be filed in the docket and Administration (FMCSA), Department ACTION: Receipt of petition. will be considered. All comments and of Transportation (DOT). supporting materials received after the SUMMARY: FCA US LLC (FCA US), (f/k/ closing date will also be filed and will ACTION: Announcement of Charter a Chrysler Group LLC) has determined be considered to the fullest extent Renewal of the Medical Review Board that certain Mopar Service seat belt Advisory Committee (MRB). possible. assemblies sold to FCA dealers as When the petition is granted or SUMMARY: FMCSA announces the replacement equipment in certain denied, notice of the decision will also charter renewal of the MRB, a Federal model year (MY) 1992–2018 FCA US be published in the Federal Register Advisory Committee that provides the motor vehicles do not fully comply with pursuant to the authority indicated at Agency with medical advice and Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard the end of this notice. recommendations on medical standards (FMVSS) No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies. All comments, background and guidelines for the physical FCA US filed a noncompliance report documentation, and supporting qualifications of operators of dated July 25, 2017. FCA US also materials submitted to the docket may commercial motor vehicles (CMVs), petitioned NHTSA on August 17, 2017, be viewed by anyone at the address and medical examiner education, and for a decision that the subject times given above. The documents may medical research. This charter renewal noncompliance is inconsequential as it also be viewed on the Internet at https:// took effect on November 25, 2017, and relates to motor vehicle safety. www.regulations.gov by following the will expire after 2 years. DATES: The closing date for comments online instructions for accessing the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. on the petition is January 8, 2018. dockets. The docket ID number for this Shannon L. Watson, Senior Advisor to ADDRESSES: Interested persons are petition is shown in the heading of this the Associate Administrator for Policy, invited to submit written data, views, notice. Federal Motor Carrier Safety and arguments on this petition. DOT’s complete Privacy Act Administration, U.S. Department of Comments must refer to the docket and Statement is available for review in a Transportation, 1200 New Jersey notice number cited in the title of this Federal Register notice published on Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, notice and submitted by any of the April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477–78). (202) 366–2551, [email protected]. following methods: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:50 Dec 06, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\07DEN1.SGM 07DEN1 sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 234 / Thursday, December 7, 2017 / Notices 57815 I. Overview: FCA US LLC (FCA US), • 1992–2002 Dodge Viper (‘‘SR’’) V. Summary of FCA US’s Petition: As (f/k/a Chrysler Group LLC) has • 2003–2010 Dodge Viper (‘‘ZB’’) background, FCA US stated that the • 1993–1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee (‘‘ZJ’’) determined that certain Mopar Service • packaging for the Mopar Service Seat 2014–2018 Ram ProMaster (‘‘VF’’) Belts should have been accompanied by seat belt assemblies sold to FCA dealers • 2015–2018 Ram ProMaster City (‘‘VM’’) as replacement equipment in certain • 2015–2018 Jeep Renegade (‘‘BU’’) the I-Sheets, but there was insufficient model year (MY) 1992–2018 FCA US • 2015–2017 Fiat 500x (‘‘FB’’) information to confirm that the I-Sheets, motor vehicles do not fully comply with • 2014–2017 Fiat 500L (‘‘BF’’) in fact, accompanied the affected paragraphs S4.1(k) and S4.1(l) of • 2016–2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia (‘‘GA’’) products that were sent to FCA US Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard • 2015–2017 Alfa Romeo 4C (‘‘4C’’) dealers. • (FMVSS) No. 209, Seat Belt Assemblies. 2017 Fiat 124 Spider (‘‘BA’’) FCA US described the subject FCA US filed a noncompliance report III. Noncompliance: FCA US explains noncompliance and stated its belief that dated July 25, 2017, pursuant to 49 CFR that the noncompliance is that the the noncompliance is inconsequential part 573, Defect and Noncompliance Mopar Service Seat Belt assemblies sold as it relates to motor vehicle safety. Responsibility and Reports. FCA US to FCA US dealerships for use or for In support of its petition, FCA US also petitioned NHTSA on August 17, subsequent resale to dealership submitted the following reasoning: 2017, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) customers for the subject vehicles, were FCA US understands that S4.1 and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556, for sold without the proper inclusion of the concerns, among other things, the an exemption from the notification and ‘‘I-Sheets’’ (i.e., ‘‘Installation threading of webbing and location and remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. instructions’’ and ‘‘Usage and drilling of anchorage holes. Moreover, Chapter 301 on the basis that this maintenance instructions’’), and S4.l(k) is specifically aimed at preventing the mismatch of a seat belt noncompliance is inconsequential as it therefore, do not meet all applicable assembly in the wrong model vehicle or relates to motor vehicle safety. requirements specified in paragraphs the wrong seating position and This notice of receipt of FCA US S4.1(k) and 4.1(l) of FMVSS No. 209. petition is published under 49 U.S.C. IV. Rule Text: Paragraph S4.1(k) and preventing improper installation of a 30118 and 30120 and does not represent S4.1(l) of FMVSS No. 209 states, in seat belt at the correct position. These any agency decision or other exercise of pertinent part: provisions were once correctly aimed at addressing the concern of aftermarket, judgment concerning the merits of the S4 Requirements. petition. universal seatbelt assemblies being S4.1 . added into vehicles that were not II. Equipment and Vehicles Involved: (k) Installation instructions. A seat belt Approximately 728,100 Mopar Service assembly, other than a seat belt assembly originally equipped with seatbelt seat belt assemblies sold to FCA dealers installed in a motor vehicle by an automobile assemblies.