[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 12 (Thursday, January 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3152-3153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-522]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2006-23553; Notice 1]


Pacific Coast Retreaders, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision 
of Inconsequential Noncompliance

    Pacific Coast Retreaders, Inc. (Pacific Coast) has determined that 
certain tires that it imported do not comply with S6.5(b) of 49 CFR 
571.119, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 119, ``New 
pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars.'' Pacific Coast 
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), Pacific Coast 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 Pacific Coast'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.
    Affected are a total of approximately 780 tires produced in March 
2005 by Linglong Rubber Company in China and imported by Pacific Coast 
in April 2005. One requirement of S6.5 of FMVSS No. 119, tire markings, 
is that the tire identification shall comply with 49 CFR Part 574, 
``Tire Identification and Recordkeeping,'' which includes the marking 
requirements of 574.5(b) DOT size code. The subject tires are missing 
the required tire size code.
    Pacific Coast believes that the noncompliance is inconsequential to 
motor vehicle safety and that no corrective action is warranted. 
Pacific Coast explains that, as a result of mold cleaning and repair, 
some of the tire size code symbols were not restamped after repair, and 
worn symbols were not re-traced. Pacific Coast states that ``the tire 
size is embossed in very larger (sic) raised characters on both 
sidewalls and [is] easily identifiable from a great distance.'' The 
petitioner states that as a result, there is no confusion as to the 
tire size.
    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments on this petition. 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://

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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 21, 2006.

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

    Issued on: January 12, 2006.
Daniel C. Smith,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. E6-522 Filed 1-18-06; 8:45 am]
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