Schedule of Fees Authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30141

This document adopts fees for Fiscal Year 1997 and until further notice, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 30141, relating to the registration of importers and the importation of motor vehicles not certified as conforming to the Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS). NHTSA has adopted its proposal that the annual fee for the registration of a new importer be increased from $456 to $501, and the annual fee for renewal of registration be increased from $240 to $332. The fee required to reimburse the U.S. Customs Service for bond processing costs increases by $0.20, from $4.95 to $5.15 per bond. The fee payable for a determination that a nonconforming vehicle is capable of conversion to meet the FMVSS is increased from $104 to $199 if the determination results from a petition arguing that the nonconforming vehicle is substantially similar to conforming vehicles. With respect to vehicles that have no substantially similar counterpart, the fee rises from $520 to $721. In addition, the fee payable by the importer of each vehicle that benefits by a determination is increased from $93 to $134, regardless of whether the determination is made pursuant to a petition or by NHTSA on its own initiative.