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CFR 571.106, Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 106,
‘‘Brake Hoses.’’ Pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
30118(d) and 30120(h), Spares has
petitioned for a determination that this
noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety and has filed an
appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR
part 573, ‘‘Defect and Noncompliance
Reports.’’ Notice of receipt of the
petition was published, with a 30 day
comment period, on October 8, 2004 in
the Federal Register (69 FR 60460).
NHTSA received two comments.
A total of approximately 17,000
aftermarket air brake hose assemblies
produced between November 2000 and
June 2004 are affected. S7.2.3 of FMVSS
No. 106 requires that ‘‘each air brake
hose assembly made with end fittings
that are attached by crimping or swaging
* * * shall be labeled by means of a
band around the brake hose assembly
* * * [with the DOT symbol and the
name of the manufacturer] or, at the
option of the manufacturer, by means of
labeling [of at least one end fitting
which is etched, stamped or embossed
with a designation that identifies the
manufacturer].’’ The affected brake
hoses do not have the manufacturer’s
label or a designation of the
manufacturer as required by S7.2.3.
Spares manufactured these brake hose
assemblies from its incorporation date
in November 2000 until June 2004,
when production was stopped because
Spares discovered the noncompliance.
Spares believes that the
noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety and that no
corrective action is warranted. Spares
explains that the units are assembled by
Spares using Goodyear-labeled hoses
and RB Royal-labeled fittings. Spares
states that the ‘‘brake hose assemblies
meet all functional performance
requirements of the standard for the
hose, the fittings, and the assembly and
therefore will perform exactly as
intended.’’
Spares further states that there have
been no complaints from any distributor
or consumer concerning the functioning
of the brake hose assemblies. Spares has
begun notifying all of its distributors of
the labeling defect and will provide a
band for each noncomplying hose
currently remaining in the distributors’
possession. Also, Spares has corrected
the problem.
The agency received two public
comments. One was received from an
individual who stated he has many
years of experience in brake systems
and components for air braked vehicles.
He agreed with Spares’ assertion that
the lack of a labeling band is
inconsequential to safety as long as all
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performance requirements of FMVSS
No. 106 are met. The comment said in
part:
Spares appears to be doing the right thing
in supplying labeling bands to their
distributor for application onto existing
inventory. It would be very difficult, if not
impossible, to notify vehicle owners about
hoses sold in the aftermarket * * *.
However, the fact that it may be
difficult to notify vehicle owners does
not lessen the consequence of the
noncompliance to motor vehicle safety
and therefore is not persuasive.
A second comment was from a private
individual who supported not granting
the petition. However, this commenter
did not address the issue to be
considered in determining whether to
grant this petition, that is, is the effect
of the noncompliance on motor vehicle
safety. Therefore, this comment also was
considered not to be persuasive.
This matter presents an unusual and
unique notification issue. The air brake
hose assemblies are not labelled to
designate the manufacturer. NHTSA has
reviewed the petition and has
determined that the noncompliance is
not inconsequential to motor vehicle
safety. All brake hose assembly
manufacturers are required to label their
assemblies by either a band around the
brake hose or by marking the end fitting
with a designation that identifies the
assembly manufacturer. This label is
critical, since in cases where the
assembly has a defect or a
noncompliance the label would be the
only way to identify and track the
affected assemblies. Thus, the agency
maintains a manufacturer identification
database to ensure that each
manufacturer has a unique identifier, so
that in the event of a defect or
noncompliance the manufacturer can be
easily identified and consumers will be
able to easily identify a product that
may be the subject of a recall.
In consideration of the foregoing,
NHTSA has decided that the petitioner
has not met its burden of persuasion
that the noncompliance described is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
Accordingly, Spares’ petition is hereby
denied.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120;
delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and
501.8.
Issued on: January 10, 2005.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
January 6, 2005.
The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Copies of
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau
Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information
collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the
Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room
11000, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before February 14,
2005, to be assured of consideration.
Departmental Offices/Office of Foreign Assets Control
OMB Number: 1505-0167.
Form Numbers: TD F 90-22.52.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Cuban Remittance Affidavit.
Description: Submissions will provide the U.S. Government with
information to be used in enforcing the prohibitions on the
transmission of funds to Cuba by persons subject to U.S. jurisdiction.
Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 2,100,000.
Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper: 1 minute.
Frequency of Response: Other (variable).
Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 65,000 hours.
Clearance Officer: Lois K. Holland, Departmental Offices, Room
2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220, (202) 622-1563.
OMB Reviewer: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC
20503, (202) 395-7316.
Lois K. Holland,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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