[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 14, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34414-34415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9244]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2006-24928; Notice 1]


Continental Tire North America, Receipt of Petition for Decision 
of Inconsequential Noncompliance

    Continental Tire North America (Continental) has determined that 
certain tires it produced in 2004 and 2005 do not comply with S5.5(f) 
of 49 CFR 571.139, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 
139, ``New pneumatic radial tires for light vehicles.'' Continental 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), Continental 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 Continental'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 2,627 model 235/55R17 99H 
Conti Pro Contact replacement tires manufactured during 2004 and 2005. 
S5.5(f) of FMVSS No. 139 requires the actual number of plies in the 
tread area to be molded on both sidewalls of each tire. The 
noncompliant tires are marked on the sidewall ``TREAD PLIES 1 RAYON + 2 
STEEL + 2 NYLON'' whereas the correct marking should be ``TREAD PLIES 1 
RAYON + 2 STEEL + 1 NYLON.''
    Continental Tire believes that the noncompliance is inconsequential 
to motor vehicle safety and that no corrective action is warranted. 
Continental Tire states,

All other sidewall identification markings and safety information 
are correct. This noncompliant sidewall marking does not affect the 
safety, performance and durability of the tire; the tires were built 
as designed.

    Continental has corrected the problem that caused these errors so 
that they will not be repeated in future production.
    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

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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: July 14, 2006.

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

    Issued on: June 8, 2006.
Daniel C. Smith,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
 [FR Doc. E6-9244 Filed 6-13-06; 8:45 am]
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