[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 17954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5123]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2006-24322; Notice 1]


Yokohama Tire Corporation, Receipt of Petition for Decision of 
Inconsequential Noncompliance

    Yokohama Tire Corporation (Yokohama) has determined that certain 
tires that it produced in 2005 and 2006 do not comply with S4.3.2 of 49 
CFR 571.109, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 109, 
``New pneumatic tires.'' Yokohama 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), Yokohama 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 Yokohama'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 1,918 Yokohama brand T155/
70D17 110M Y870B temporary-use-only tires produced from August 2005 to 
February 2006. S4.3.2 of FMVSS No. 109 refers to 49 CFR part 574.5, 
which requires \3/4\ inch maximum width spacing between the 
manufacturer's identification mark/tire size code grouping and the 
subsequent tire type code and date of manufacture. The subject tires 
have a spacing that exceeds \3/4\ inch. Yokohama has corrected the 
problem that caused these errors so that they will not be repeated in 
future production.
    Yokohama believes that the noncompliance is inconsequential to 
motor vehicle safety and that no corrective action is warranted. 
Yokohama states that the noncompliant spacing ``does not impair the 
purpose or the use of the identification number and does not pose a 
threat to motor vehicle safety.'' Yokohama says that all other aspects 
of the tire identification number comply with the standard.
    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://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: May 8, 2006.

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

    Issued on: April 4, 2006.
Daniel C. Smith,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
 [FR Doc. E6-5123 Filed 4-6-06; 8:45 am]
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