[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45105-45106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12879]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2006-25555; Notice 1]


Foreign Tire Sales, Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of 
Inconsequential Noncompliance

    Foreign Tire Sales, Inc. (FTS) has determined that certain tires 
that it imported in 2005 and 2006 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.'' FTS 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), FTS 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 FTS'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 18,900 Danzig and Direction 
size 10.00-20 bias ply container chassis tires manufactured by Wendeng 
Sanfeng Tyre Co., Ltd. of Wendeng City, China, and imported between 
August 2005 and April 2006. S6.5(d) of FMVSS No. 119 requires that each 
tire shall be marked on each sidewall with ``[t]he maximum load rating 
and corresponding inflation pressure of the tire * * * .'' The subject 
tires are not market with the maximum load rating and corresponding 
inflation values for single tire use. FTS has corrected the problem 
that caused these errors so that they will not be repeated in future 
production.
    FTS believes that the noncompliance is inconsequential to motor 
vehicle safety and that no corrective action is warranted. FTS states 
that there is no safety issue relating to single use because the tires 
are clearly labeled ``dual use only'' and ``trailer service only,'' and 
because FTS's ``customers understand that said tires are to be used on 
container chassis only.''
    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: September 7, 2006.

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

    Issued on: August 3, 2006.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
 [FR Doc. E6-12879 Filed 8-7-06; 8:45 am]
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