Les Entreprises Michel Corbeil Inc., Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance, 70914 [05-23138]
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[Docket No. NHTSA–2005–22970; Notice 1]
Les Entreprises Michel Corbeil Inc.,
Receipt of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
Les Entreprises Michel Corbeil Inc.
(Corbeil) has determined that certain
school buses that it produced in 2004 do
not comply with S5.1 of 49 CFR
571.221, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (FMVSS) No. 221, ‘‘School bus
body joint strength.’’ Corbeil 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), Corbeil 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 Corbeil’s
petition is published under 49 U.S.C.
30118 and 30120 and does not represent
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any agency decision or other exercise of
judgment concerning the merits of the
petition.
Affected are a total of approximately
295 school buses produced between
May 3, 2004 and June 4, 2004. S5.1 of
FMVSS No. 221 requires that,
* * * each body panel joint * * * when
tested in accordance with the procedure of
S6, shall hold the body panel to the member
to which it is joined when subjected to a
force of 60 percent of the tensile strength of
the weakest joined body panel determined
pursuant to S6.2.
The longitudinal roof joint on some of
the subject school buses fails when
tested according to the requirements of
S5.1.
Corbeil believes that the
noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety and that no
corrective action is warranted. Corbeil
states that during the period of
production of the subject school buses,
‘‘the production used expired glue.’’
Corbeil estimates that 61 of the 295
buses could be affected, based on the
number of expired glue cartridges that
were used.
Corbeil further states,
* * * repairs could affect the structural
integrity of these buses’ roofs. If we proceed
with repairs, we must remove the actual MS
polymer strips on the roof to reach the joints.
This operation requires us to preheat (300–
600 °F) the MS polymer strip (will soften the
MS polymer) but at the same time will cause
a significant urethane chemical modification
and will affect the actual joint strength. The
roof joint is composed of urethane glue and
this glue will be affected if the temperature
is higher than 194 °F * * * If our educated
estimate is that only 61 buses on (sic) the 295
buses involved in this recall are affected,
however they cannot be individually
identified. Also, during the test, the
transverse joint succeeded at 116% of the
requirement and the longitudinal joint failed
only by 9% with 91% of the requirement.
The objective of this recall is to increase the
strength of the joint. We presently suspect
that a retrofit could affect/damage the roof
rather to (sic) reinforce the joint.
Corbeil states that no accidents or
injuries have occurred as a result of this
noncompliance.
Interested persons are invited to
submit written data, views, and
arguments on the petition described
above. 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
PO 00000
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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 https://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 https://
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: December 23,
2005.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120:
delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and
501.8.
Issued on: November 17, 2005.
Daniel C. Smith,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 05–23138 Filed 11–22–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA 2005–22554; Notice 2]
Michelin North America, Inc., Grant of
Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
Michelin North America, Inc.
(Michelin) has determined that certain
tires it produced in 2005 do not comply
with S4.3(d) and S4.3(e) of 49 CFR
571.109, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (FMVSS) No. 109, ‘‘New
pneumatic tires.’’ Pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
30118(d) and 30120(h), Michelin 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 a petition
was published, with a 30-day comment
period, on October 3, 2005 in the
Federal Register (70 FR 57645). NHTSA
received no comments.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2005-22970; Notice 1]
Les Entreprises Michel Corbeil Inc., Receipt of Petition for
Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Les Entreprises Michel Corbeil Inc. (Corbeil) has determined that
certain school buses that it produced in 2004 do not comply with S5.1
of 49 CFR 571.221, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.
221, ``School bus body joint strength.'' Corbeil 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), Corbeil 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 Corbeil'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 295 school buses produced
between May 3, 2004 and June 4, 2004. S5.1 of FMVSS No. 221 requires
that,
* * * each body panel joint * * * when tested in accordance with
the procedure of S6, shall hold the body panel to the member to
which it is joined when subjected to a force of 60 percent of the
tensile strength of the weakest joined body panel determined
pursuant to S6.2.
The longitudinal roof joint on some of the subject school buses
fails when tested according to the requirements of S5.1.
Corbeil believes that the noncompliance is inconsequential to motor
vehicle safety and that no corrective action is warranted. Corbeil
states that during the period of production of the subject school
buses, ``the production used expired glue.'' Corbeil estimates that 61
of the 295 buses could be affected, based on the number of expired glue
cartridges that were used.
Corbeil further states,
* * * repairs could affect the structural integrity of these
buses' roofs. If we proceed with repairs, we must remove the actual
MS polymer strips on the roof to reach the joints. This operation
requires us to preheat (300-600 [deg]F) the MS polymer strip (will
soften the MS polymer) but at the same time will cause a significant
urethane chemical modification and will affect the actual joint
strength. The roof joint is composed of urethane glue and this glue
will be affected if the temperature is higher than 194 [deg]F * * *
If our educated estimate is that only 61 buses on (sic) the 295
buses involved in this recall are affected, however they cannot be
individually identified. Also, during the test, the transverse joint
succeeded at 116% of the requirement and the longitudinal joint
failed only by 9% with 91% of the requirement. The objective of this
recall is to increase the strength of the joint. We presently
suspect that a retrofit could affect/damage the roof rather to (sic)
reinforce the joint.
Corbeil states that no accidents or injuries have occurred as a
result of this noncompliance.
Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments on the petition described above. 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 https://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 https://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: December 23, 2005.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: delegations of authority at
CFR 1.50 and 501.8.
Issued on: November 17, 2005.
Daniel C. Smith,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 05-23138 Filed 11-22-05; 8:45 am]
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