[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 2707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-858]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2004-19996; Notice 1]


Dynamic Tire Corp., Receipt of Petition for Decision of 
Inconsequential Noncompliance

    Dynamic Tire Corp. (Dynamic Tire) has determined that certain tires 
it imported and which were manufactured by Tianjin Wanda Tyre Group 
Co., LTD do not comply with S6.5(b) of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standard (FMVSS) No. 119, ``New pneumatic tires for vehicles other than 
passenger cars.'' Dynamic Tire has filed an appropriate report pursuant 
to 49 CFR Part 573, ``Defect and Noncompliance Reports.''
    Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h), Dynamic Tire has 
petitioned for an exemption from the notification and remedy 
requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the basis that this 
noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
    This notice of receipt of Dynamic Tire's petition 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 
petition.
    A total of approximately 67,864 tires produced between August 1, 
2004 to December 4, 2004 are affected. S6.5(b) of FMVSS No. 119 
requires that each tire shall be marked on each sidewall with ``the 
tire identification number required by part 574 of this chapter.'' Part 
574.5(d) requires the date code to be listed such that the first two 
symbols must identify the week of the year and third and fourth symbols 
must identify the year. The noncompliant tires reversed the order of 
these symbols.
    Dynamic Tire believes that the noncompliance is inconsequential to 
motor vehicle safety and that no corrective action is warranted. 
Dynamic Tire states that ``the production week * * * begins with the 
31st week of 2004 which eliminates any possibility of confusion between 
week and year designation.'' Dynamic Tire further states that the tires 
comply with all other requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standards.
    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments on the petition described above. Comments must refer to the 
docket and notice number cited at the beginning of this notice and be 
submitted by any of the following methods. Mail: Docket Management 
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, Nasif Building, Room PL-
401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery: 
Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the Nasif Building, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Washington, DC. It is requested, but not required, that 
two copies of the comments be provided. The Docket Section is open on 
weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Federal Holidays. Comments may 
be submitted electronically by logging onto the Docket Management 
System Web site at http://dms.dot.gov. Click on ``Help'' to obtain 
instructions for filing the document electronically. Comments may be 
faxed to 1-202-493-2251, or may be submitted to the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal: go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 
instructions for submitting comments.
    The petition, supporting materials, and all comments received 
before the close of business on the closing date indicated below will 
be filed and will be considered. All comments and supporting materials 
received after the closing date will also be filed and will be 
considered to the extent possible. When the petition is granted or 
denied, notice of the decision will be published in the Federal 
Register pursuant to the authority indicated below.
    Comment closing date: February 14, 2005.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: delegations of authority at 
CFR 1.50 and 501.8.

    Issued on: January 10, 2005.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 05-858 Filed 1-13-05; 8:45 am]
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