[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 42846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15998]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA 2002-12528; Notice 1]


Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Manufacturing, Receipt of Application for 
Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

    Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Manufacturing (Uniroyal) has determined that 
approximately 3,023 P235/70R16 BFGoodrich Radial Long Trail 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), Uniroyal 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.
    During the period of the 8th through the 10th and the 12th through 
the 14th weeks of 2002, the Ardmore, Oklahoma plant of Uniroyal 
GoodrichTire Manufacturing produced and cured a number of tires with 
erroneous marking.
    FMVSS No. 109 (S4.3(d)) requires that each tire shall have 
permanently molded the generic name of each cord material used in the 
plies (both sidewall and tread area) of the tire. (S4.3(e)) 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.
    The noncompliance with S4.3(d) and (e) relates to the mold number. 
The tires were marked: Tread Plies: 2 Polyester + 2 Steel + 1 Nylon, 
instead of the required marking of: Tread Plies: 2 Polyester +2 Steel.
    Uniroyal states that of the total (3,023) tires produced, 1,460 
have been isolated and will be brought into compliance or scrapped. 
Uniroyal does not believe that this marking error will impact motor 
vehicle safety because the tires meet all applicable Federal Motor 
Vehicle Safety performance standards, conform to the original 
specifications, and the noncompliance is one solely of labeling.
    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: June 20, 2002.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 02-15998 Filed 6-24-02; 8:45 am]
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