Transportation Department, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
This document publishes the final data on thefts of model year (MY) 1998 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 1998. The final 1998 theft data indicate a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1997. The final theft rate for MY 1998 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 1998 (2.53 thefts per thousand vehicles produced) decreased by 17.05 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 1997 vehicles (3.05 thefts per thousand vehicles produced). Publication of these data fulfills NHTSA's statutory obligation to periodically obtain accurate and timely theft data and publish the information for review and comment.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA-99-6586; Notice 02] RIN 2127-AH76 AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Publication of final theft data. SUMMARY: This document publishes the final data on thefts of model year (MY) 1998 passenger motor vehicles that occurred in calendar year (CY) 1998. The final 1998 theft data indicate a decrease in the vehicle theft rate when compared to the theft rate experienced in CY/MY 1997. The final theft rate for MY 1998 passenger vehicles stolen in calendar year 1998 (2.53 thefts per thousand vehicles produced) decreased by 17.05 percent from the theft rate for CY/MY 1997 vehicles (3.05 thefts per thousand vehicles produced). Publication of these data fulfills NHTSA's statutory obligation to periodically obtain accurate and timely theft data and publish the information for review and comment. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Rosalind Proctor, Office of Planning and Consumer Programs, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Proctor's telephone number is (202) 366-0846. Her fax number is (202) 493-2290. 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 and affixing vehicle identification numbers (VI…
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