[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33411]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA 2000-8459; Notice 1]


Continental General Tire, Inc., Receipt of Application for 
Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

    Continental General Tire, Inc., (Continental) has determined that 
approximately 22,500 P235/75R15 Grabber AT OWL passenger car tires do 
not meet the labeling requirements mandated by Federal Motor Vehicle 
Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 109, ``New Pneumatic Tires.''
    Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h), Continental has 
petitioned for a determination that this noncompliance is 
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety and has filed an appropriate 
report pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, ``Defect and Noncompliance 
Reports.''
    This notice of receipt of an application is published under 49 
U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 and does not represent any agency decision or 
other exercise of judgment concerning the merits of the application.
    FMVSS No. 109 requires that each tire shall have permanently molded 
into or onto both sidewalls the actual number of plies in the sidewall, 
and the actual number of plies in the tread area if different. 
(S4.3(e)).
    The noncompliance with S4.3(e) relates to the mold number. Mold 
numbers 33316 and 33317 ran for the production period of March 28, 1999 
through August 25, 2000 with an incorrect sidewall stamping. The 
stamping at the rim line read: ``Tread 5 plies--2 Steel + 2 Polyester 
+1 Nylon.'' It should have read: Tread 4 Plies--2 Steel + 2 Polyester.
    Continental states that the sidewalls of the tire have all the 
proper markings, except the subject plies, per 49 CFR Section 571.109 
and that in all applications the tire service information is correct 
and no unsafe conditions would be created due to the noncompliance.
    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments on the application described above. Comments should refer to 
the docket number and be submitted to: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Management, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20590. It is requested that two copies be 
submitted.
    All comments received before the close of business on the closing 
date indicated below will be considered. The application and supporting 
materials, and all comments received after the closing date, will also 
be filed and will be considered to the extent possible. When the 
application is granted or denied, the notice will be published in the 
Federal Register pursuant to the authority indicated below. Comment 
closing date: (30 days after Publication Date).

(49 U.S.C. 301118, 301120; delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 
and 501.8)

    Issued on: December 26, 2000.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 00-33411 Filed 12-29-00; 8:45 am]
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