[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11728-11729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4529]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2005-20428; Notice 1]


Hankook Tire America Corp., Receipt of Petition for Decision of 
Inconsequential Noncompliance

    Hankook Tire America Corp. (Hankook Tire) has determined that 
certain tires it produced in 2003 and 2004 do not comply with S6.5(d) 
of 49 CFR 571.119, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 
119, New pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars.
    Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h), Hankook Tire 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.
    A total of approximately 41,716 tires are involved, which were 
produced during the period April 1, 2003 through December 20, 2004. 
S6.5(d) of FMVSS No. 119 requires that the maximum load rating and 
corresponding inflation pressure of the tires be marked on the tire in 
both English and metric units. The noncompliant tires do not have the 
metric markings.
    Hankook believes that the noncompliance is inconsequential to motor 
vehicle safety and that no corrective action is warranted. Hankook 
states that the noncompliance does not

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relate to motor vehicle safety, and that the problem has been corrected 
either by discontinuation or change of the mold of the affected tires.
    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, Nassif Building, Room PL-
401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, 20590-0001. Hand 
Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the Nassif 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: April 8, 2005.

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

    Issued on: March 3, 2005.
Ronald L. Medford,
Senior Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety.
[FR Doc. 05-4529 Filed 3-8-05; 8:45 am]
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