Federal Register/Vol. 68, No. 72/Tuesday, April 15, 2003

Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 72 / Tuesday, April 15, 2003 / Proposed Rules 18181 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION performance requirements for inscribing lines, 12 are multipurpose passenger or affixing vehicle identification vehicle lines, and none are light-duty National Highway Traffic Safety numbers (VINs) onto certain major truck lines. Administration original equipment and replacement In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively parts of high-theft lines of passenger ranked each of the MY 2001 vehicle 49 CFR Part 541 motor vehicles. lines in descending order of theft rate. The agency is required by 49 U.S.C. [Docket No. NHTSA–03–14452; Notice 01] Public comment is sought on the 33104(b)(4) to periodically obtain, from accuracy of the data, including the data RIN 2127–AJ00 the most reliable source, accurate and for the production volumes of timely theft data, and publish the data individual vehicle lines. Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle for review and comment. To fulfill the Theft Prevention Standard § 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document Comments must not exceed 15 pages reports the preliminary theft data for CY in length (49 CFR part 553.21). AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 2001, the most recent calendar year for Attachments may be appended to these Safety Administration (NHTSA), which data are available. submissions without regard to the 15 Department of Transportation. In calculating the 2001 theft rates, page limit. This limitation is intended to ACTION: Publication of preliminary theft NHTSA followed the same procedures it encourage commenters to detail their data; request for comments. used in calculating the MY 2000 theft primary arguments in a concise fashion. rates. (For 2000 theft data calculations, If a commenter wishes to submit SUMMARY: This document requests see 67 FR 53756, August 19, 2002). As certain information under a claim of comments on data about passenger in all previous reports, NHTSA’s data confidentiality, three copies of the motor vehicle thefts that occurred in were based on information provided to complete submission, including calendar year (CY) 2001 including theft the agency by the National Crime purportedly confidential business rates for existing passenger motor Information Center (NCIC) of the information, should be submitted to the vehicle lines manufactured in model Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Chief Counsel, NHTSA, at the street year (MY) 2001. The theft data NCIC is a governmental system that address given above, and two copies preliminarily indicate that the vehicle receives vehicle theft information from from which the purportedly confidential theft rate for CY/MY 2001 vehicles (3.26 nearly 23,000 criminal justice agencies information has been deleted should be thefts per thousand vehicles) increased and other law enforcement authorities submitted to Dockets. A request for by 12.8 percent from the theft rate for throughout the United States. The NCIC confidentiality should be accompanied CY/MY 2000 vehicles (2.89 thefts per data also include reported thefts of self- by a cover letter setting forth the thousand vehicles). insured and uninsured vehicles, not all information specified in the agency’s Publication of these data fulfills of which are reported to other data confidential business information NHTSA’s statutory obligation to sources. regulation. 49 CFR part 512. periodically obtain accurate and timely The 2001 theft rate for each vehicle All comments received before the theft data, and publish the information line was calculated by dividing the close of business on the comment for review and comment. number of reported thefts of MY 2001 closing date indicated above for this DATES: Comments must be submitted on vehicles of that line stolen during document will be considered, and will or before June 16, 2003. calendar year 2001, by the total number be available for examination in the of vehicles in that line manufactured for ADDRESSES: All comments should refer docket at the above address both before MY 2001, as reported by manufacturers to the docket number and notice and after that date. To the extent to the Environmental Protection number cited in the heading of this possible, comments filed after the Agency. document and be submitted, preferably closing date will also be considered. The preliminary 2001 theft data show with two copies to: U.S. Department of Comments on this document will be an increase in the vehicle theft rate Transportation, Dockets, Room PL–401, available for inspection in the docket. when compared to the theft rate 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, NHTSA will continue to file relevant experienced in CY/MY 2000. The DC 20590. Docket hours are from 10 am information as it becomes available for preliminary theft rate for MY 2001 to 5 pm, Monday through Friday. inspection in the docket after the passenger vehicles stolen in calendar closing date, and it is recommended that FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. year 2001 increased to 3.26 thefts per interested persons continue to examine Deborah Mazyck, Office of Planning and thousand vehicles produced, an the docket for new material. Consumer Standards, NHTSA, 400 increase of 12.8 percent from the rate of Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles Those persons desiring to be notified 20590. Ms. Mazyck’s telephone number experienced by MY 2000 vehicles in CY upon receipt of their comments in the is (202) 366–0846. Her fax number is 2000. For MY 2001 vehicles, out of a rules docket should enclose a self- (202) 493–2290. total of 217 vehicle lines, 68 lines had addressed, stamped postcard in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA a theft rate higher than 3.5826 per envelope with their comments. Upon administers a program for reducing thousand vehicles, the established receiving the comments, the docket motor vehicle theft. The central feature median theft rate for MYs 1990/1991. supervisor will return the postcard by of this program is the Federal Motor (See 59 FR 12400, March 16, 1994). Of mail. Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard, 49 the 68 vehicle lines with a theft rate Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33101, 33102 and CFR part 541. The standard specifies higher than 3.5826, 56 are passenger car 33104; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50. VerDate Jan<31>2003 17:23 Apr 14, 2003 Jkt 200001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\15APP1.SGM 15APP1 18182 Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 72 / Tuesday, April 15, 2003 / Proposed Rules PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THEFT RATES FOR 2001 MODEL YEAR PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES STOLEN IN CALENDAR YEAR 2001 2001 Theft Thefts Production rate (per 1000 Manufacturer Make/model (line) 2001 (Mfr’s) 2001 vehicles produced) 1 .......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER ............................... CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY MPV .... 248 10,792 22.9800 2 .......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER ............................... DODGE INTREPID .................................... 1,442 113,333 12.7236 3 .......... GENERAL MOTORS ................................. CHEVROLET METRO ............................... 199 15,999 12.4383 4 .......... HONDA ...................................................... ACURA INTEGRA ..................................... 148 14,092 10.5024 5 .......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER ............................... PLYMOUTH NEON ................................... 400 38,651 10.3490 6 .......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER ............................... DODGE NEON .......................................... 1,047 101,410 10.3244 7 .......... DAIMLERCHRYSLER ............................... DODGE STRATUS .................................... 1,115 109,015 10.2280 8 .......... MITSUBISHI .............................................. MIRAGE ..................................................... 447 48,393 9.2369 9 .......... SUZUKI ...................................................... ESTEEM .................................................... 152 18,713 8.1227 10 ........ DAIMLERCHRYSLER ............................... CHRYSLER LHS ....................................... 86 11,413 7.5353 11 ........ GENERAL MOTORS................................. PONTIAC FIREBIRD/TRANS AM/FOR- 149 20,084 7.4188 MULA. 12 ........ MITSUBISHI .............................................. GALANT .................................................... 729 102,990 7.0784 13 ........ GENERAL MOTORS ................................. CHEVROLET CAMARO ............................ 193 28,278 6.8251 14 ........ MITSUBISHI .............................................. MONTERO ................................................ 258 38,599 6.6841 15 ........ GENERAL MOTORS ................................. PONTIAC GRAND AM .............................. 1,192 182,220 6.5415 16 ........ GENERAL MOTORS ................................. BUICK REGAL .......................................... 340 52,492 6.4772 17 ........ MITSUBISHI .............................................. MONTERO SPORT ................................... 402 64,115 6.2700 18 ........ JAGUAR .................................................... S–TYPE ..................................................... 126 20,102 6.2680 19 ........ FORD MOTOR CO ................................... FORD ESCORT ........................................ 536 87,019 6.1596 20 ........ FORD MOTOR CO ................................... LINCOLN LS .............................................. 256 41,817 6.1219 21 ........ DAIMLERCHRYSLER ............................... CHRYSLER 300M ..................................... 228 37,284 6.1152 22 ........ GENERAL MOTORS ................................

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