[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 93 (Monday, May 16, 2005)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 25788-25789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9706]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

49 CFR Part 571

[Docket No. NHTSA-2004-15400]


Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Tires

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Final rule; correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) No. 109, New 
pneumatic tires, specifies performance requirements for certain types 
of passenger car tires. Three paragraphs of regulatory text related to 
tire testing procedures have been inadvertently removed through 
administrative error. This document corrects this inadvertent removal.

DATES: Effective June 15, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. George Feygin, Office of Chief 
Counsel, NCC-112. Telephone: 202-366-2992; Fax: 202-366-3820; E-mail:

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[email protected]; 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FMVSS No. 109 specifies tire dimensions and 
laboratory test requirements for bead unseating resistance, strength, 
endurance, and high speed performance; defines tire load ratings; and 
specifies labeling requirements for certain types of passenger car 
tires.
    On March 16, the Rubber Manufacturers Association informed the 
agency that paragraphs S5.4.2.4, S5.5, and S5.5.1 of FMVSS No. 109 were 
missing from the 2003 and 2004 versions of the CFR.\1\ S5.4.2.4 
specifies the last step of tire endurance testing. S5.5 provides the 
heading for high speed performance. S5.5.1 specifies the first step for 
high speed performance testing.
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    \1\ See Docket No. 2003-15400-34 at: http://dms.dot.gov/search/searchResultsSimple.cfm.
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    The agency examined the recent CFR amendments affecting FMVSS No. 
109 and concluded that the three paragraphs have been inadvertently 
removed from the CFR.\2\ Without these paragraphs, the relevant tire 
performance testing specifications are incomplete. This document 
corrects the CFR by adding the inadvertently removed paragraphs of 
FMVSS No. 109.
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    \2\ Interested parties can examine the current and previous 
versions of the CFR in PDF format at: http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html#page1.
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    This correction will not impose or relax any substantive 
requirements or burdens on manufacturers. Therefore, NHTSA finds for 
good cause that any notice and opportunity for comment on these 
correcting amendments are not necessary.

List of Subjects in 49 CFR Part 571

    Motor vehicle safety; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; 
Tires.


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49 CFR Part 571 is corrected by making the following correcting 
amendment:

PART 571--[CORRECTED]

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1. The authority citation continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 2011, 30115, 30166 and 30177; 
delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.


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2. Amend Sec.  571.109 by adding S5.4.2.4, S5.5, and S5.5.1 to read as 
follows:


Sec.  571.109  Standard No. 109; New pneumatic tires.

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    S5.4.2.4 Immediately after running the tire the required time, 
measure its inflation pressure. Allow the tire to cool for one hour. 
Then deflate the tire, remove it from the test rim, and inspect it for 
the conditions specified in S4.2.2.5(a).
    S5.5 High speed performance.
    S5.5.1 After preparing the tire in accordance with S5.4.1, mount 
the tire and wheel assembly in accordance with S5.4.2.1, and press it 
against the test wheel with a load of 88 percent of the tire's maximum 
load rating as marked on the tire sidewall.
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    Issued: May 10, 2005.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 05-9706 Filed 5-13-05; 8:45 am]
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