Federal Register / Vol. 68, No. 72 / Tuesday, April 15, 2003 / Proposed Rules
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 49 CFR Part 541
[Docket No. NHTSA0314452; Notice 01] RIN 2127AJ00
Preliminary Theft Data; Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Publication of preliminary theft data; request for comments. SUMMARY: This document requests comments on data about passenger motor vehicle thefts that occurred in calendar year (CY) 2001 including theft rates for existing passenger motor vehicle lines manufactured in model year (MY) 2001. The theft data preliminarily indicate that the vehicle theft rate for CY/MY 2001 vehicles (3.26 thefts per thousand vehicles) increased by 12.8 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 2000 vehicles (2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles). Publication of these data fulfills NHTSAs statutory obligation to periodically obtain accurate and timely theft data, and publish the information for review and comment. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 16, 2003. ADDRESSES: All comments should refer to the docket number and notice number cited in the heading of this document and be submitted, preferably with two copies to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Dockets, Room PL401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Docket hours are from 10 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Deborah Mazyck, Office of Planning and Consumer Standards, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Mazycks telephone number is (202) 3660846. Her fax number is (202) 4932290. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA administers a program for reducing motor vehicle theft. The central feature of this program is the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard, 49 CFR part 541. The standard specifies
performance requirements for inscribing or affixing vehicle identification numbers (VINs) onto certain major original equipment and replacement parts of high-theft lines of passenger motor vehicles. The agency is required by 49 U.S.C. 33104(b)(4) to periodically obtain, from the most reliable source, accurate and timely theft data, and publish the data for review and comment. To fulfill the 33104(b)(4) mandate, this document reports the preliminary theft data for CY 2001, the most recent calendar year for which data are available. In calculating the 2001 theft rates, NHTSA followed the same procedures it used in calculating the MY 2000 theft rates. (For 2000 theft data calculations, see 67 FR 53756, August 19, 2002). As in all previous reports, NHTSAs data were based on information provided to the agency by the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The NCIC is a governmental system that receives vehicle theft information from nearly 23,000 criminal justice agencies and other law enforcement authorities throughout the United States. The NCIC data also include reported thefts of selfinsured and uninsured vehicles, not all of which are reported to other data sources. The 2001 theft rate for each vehicle line was calculated by dividing the number of reported thefts of MY 2001 vehicles of that line stolen during calendar year 2001, by the total number of vehicles in that line manufactured for MY 2001, as reported by manufacturers to the Environmental Protection Agency. The preliminary 2001 theft data show an increase in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 2000. The preliminary theft rate for MY 2001 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 2001 increased to 3.26 thefts per thousand vehicles produced, an increase of 12.8 percent from the rate of 2.89 thefts per thousand vehicles experienced by MY 2000 vehicles in CY 2000. For MY 2001 vehicles, out of a total of 217 vehicle lines, 68 lines had a theft rate higher than 3.5826 per thousand vehicles, the established median theft rate for MYs 1990/1991. (See 59 FR 12400, March 16, 1994). Of the 68 vehicle lines with a theft rate higher than 3.5826, 56 are passenger car
lines, 12 are multipurpose passenger vehicle lines, and none are light-duty truck lines. In Table I, NHTSA has tentatively ranked each of the MY 2001 vehicle lines in descending order of theft rate. Public comment is sought on the accuracy of the data, including the data for the production volumes of individual vehicle lines. Comments must not exceed 15 pages in length (49 CFR part 553.21). Attachments may be appended to these submissions without regard to the 15 page limit. This limitation is intended to encourage commenters to detail their primary arguments in a concise fashion. If a commenter wishes to submit certain information under a claim of confidentiality, three copies of the complete submission, including purportedly confidential business information, should be submitted to the Chief Counsel, NHTSA, at the street address given above, and two copies from which the purportedly confidential information has been deleted should be submitted to Dockets. A request for confidentiality should be accompanied by a cover letter setting forth the information specified in the agencys confidential business information regulation. 49 CFR part 512. All comments received before the close of business on the comment closing date indicated above for this document will be considered, and will be available for examination in the docket at the above address both before and after that date. To the extent possible, comments filed after the closing date will also be considered. Comments on this document will be available for inspection in the docket. NHTSA will continue to file relevant information as it becomes available for inspection in the docket after the closing date, and it is recommended that interested persons continue to examine the docket for new material. Those persons desiring to be notified upon receipt of their comments in the rules docket should enclose a selfaddressed, stamped postcard in the envelope with their comments. Upon receiving the comments, the docket supervisor will return the postcard by mail.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33101, 33102 and 33104; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.
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PRELIMINARY REPORT OF THEFT RATES FOR 2001 MODEL YEAR PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLES STOLEN IN CALENDAR YEAR 2001
Manufacturer Make/model (line) Thefts 1,1,047 1,1,1,1,209 1,Production (Mfrs) 2001 10,792 113,333 15,999 14,092 38,651 101,410 109,015 48,393 18,713 11,413 20,084 102,990 28,278 38,599 182,220 52,492 64,115 20,102 87,019 41,817 37,284 73,13,667 155,039 73,543 24,754 28,030 217,438 53,810 230,246 137,253 186,788 39,668 30,959 42,803 112,455 87,909 18,818 57,340 79,034 17,969 68,518 15,301 83,052 46,102,260 46,39,491 4,501 50,141 338,673 11,329 10,935 43,842 74,516 117,647 4,080 62,963 163,771 33,204 57,927 68,832 98,867 20,Theft rate (per 1000 vehicles produced) 22.9800 12.7236 12.4383 10.5024 10.3490 10.3244 10.2280 9.2369 8.1227 7.5353 7.4188 7.0784 6.8251 6.6841 6.5415 6.4772 6.2700 6.2680 6.1596 6.1219 6.1152 6.0292 5.9880 5.6340 5.6050 5.5342 5.4133 5.2444 5.2245 5.2221 5.2162 5.1438 5.1181 5.0418 5.0066 4.9763 4.8731 4.8687 4.8358 4.8134 4.8081 4.7304 4.7287 4.7056 4.4912 4.4558 4.3988 4.3712 4.3414 4.2918 4.2541 4.2213 4.1682 4.0629 4.0604 4.0238 3.9916 3.9723 3.9610 3.9216 3.8435 3.8407 3.7345 3.7116 3.7047 3.6817 3.6297
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1 This vehicle was manufactured under the Chrysler nameplate for sale in a U.S. Territory only (Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico) and the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas and St. Croix). 2 This vehicle was manufactured for sale only in Puerto Rico and represents the U.S. version of the Montero Sport line.
Stephen R. Kratzke, Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. [FR Doc. 039186 Filed 41403; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 491059P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 50 CFR Part 600
[Docket No. 020424095209501; I.D. 032801B] RIN 0648AP25
Fishing Capacity Reduction Program for the Crab Species Covered by the Fishery Management Plan for the Bering Sea/Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crabs
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce. ACTION: Reopening proposed rule public comment period. SUMMARY: This document reopens for 15 days the public comment period for a proposed rule establishing a fishing capacity reduction program for the crab species managed under the Bering Sea/ Aleutian Islands King and Tanner Crab Fishery Management Plan. The reopenings intent is to seek additional public comment about, and clarification of, issues in previous public comments about the proposed rule. DATES: Comments will be accepted until April 30, 2003.
Mail or fax written comments to Michael L. Grable. The mailing address is: Michael L. Grable, Chief, Financial Services Division, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 209103282. The fax number is (301) 7131306. NMFS will not accept e-mail or internet comments. If a comment involves any aspect of the collection of information requirements, send the comment both to Michael L. Grable and to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503. Anyone who wants the Environmental Assessment, Regulatory Impact Review, and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for this proposed rule may obtain it from Michael L. Grable. Anyone who wants to contact the Restricted Access Management Program (which issues crab species fishing licenses) may do so at this address: Restricted Access Management Program, National Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau AK 998021668. The fax number is (907) 5867354. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael L. Grable, (301) 7132390. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

ADDRESSES:

Islands King and Tanner Crab Fishery Management Plan. The rule proposed to reduce crab fishing capacity by paying bidders whose bids the program accepts to surrender their crab fishing interests for revocation or restriction. A loan, repaid by post-reduction crab landing fees, would finance 100% of program cost. On December 30, 2002, NMFS corrected (67 FR 79550) the proposed rule and, on January 28, 2003, responded to public comment by extending (68 FR 4161) the proposed rules comment period until February 27, 2003. NMFS is reopening the comment period for 15 days to seek additional public comment about, and clarification of, issues in previous public comments about the proposed rule. Reduction Vessel and Reduction Vessel Fishing History The rule proposed to require each program bidders reduction fishing interest to include the bidders: (1) Crab reduction permit, (2) Reduction vessel fishing history, (3) Non-crab reduction permit, and (4) Reduction vessel fishing privilege. Proposed rule 600.1018(a) defines the first two of these bid elements as follows: (1) Crab reduction permit means a non-interim crab license [under the license limitation program] endorsed for one or more reduction endorsement fisheries, regardless of whether it is also endorsed for the Norton Sound fishery, and (2) Reduction vessel fishing history means, for each bid, the reduction vessels complete history of documented

I. Proposed Rule Background General NMFS published the proposed rule in the Federal Register (67 FR 76329) on December 12, 2002. The rule proposed a fishing capacity reduction program (program) for the crab species (crab) managed under the Bering Sea/Aleutian

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