Pacific Coast Retreaders, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance, 14288 [E6-4018]

Download as PDF 14288 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 54 / Tuesday, March 21, 2006 / Notices Geographic Region: Pacific Ocean, east coast of Hawaii Island between Upolu Point and Ka Lae Point, not more than five miles offshore. Dated: March 10, 2006. By order of the Maritime Administrator. Joel C. Richard, Secretary, Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. E6–4020 Filed 3–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–81–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA 2006–23684; Notice 2] Continental Tire North America, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Continental Tire North America, Inc. (Continental Tire) has determined that certain tires it produced in 2004 and 2005 do not comply with the labeling requirements specified in S5.5(d) of 49 CFR 571.139, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 139, ‘‘New pneumatic radial tires for light vehicles.’’ Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h), Continental Tire 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 January 31, 2006, in the Federal Register (71 FR 5116). NHTSA received no comments. Affected are a total of approximately 2,500 model 235/85R16 C Grabber TR tires manufactured in 2004 and 2005. S5.5(d) of FMVSS No. 139 requires that each tire must be marked on each sidewall with the maximum load rating. The noncompliant tires are marked on the sidewall ‘‘max load single 1380 kg (3042 lbs)’’ whereas the correct marking should be ‘‘max load single 1400 kg (3085 lbs).’’ Continental Tire has corrected the problem that caused these errors so that they will not be repeated in future production. 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 is correct. A consumer acting on the incorrect information would underload the vehicle by 20 kg per tire. This incorrect load capacity molding does not affect the safety, performance and durability of the tire; the tire was built as designed. VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:01 Mar 20, 2006 Jkt 208001 The agency agrees with Continental Tire’s statement that the mismarking does not present a serious safety concern. The agency believes that the true measure of inconsequentiality to motor vehicle safety in this case is that there is no effect of the noncompliance on the operational safety of vehicles on which these tires are mounted. In the agency’s judgment, the incorrect labeling will have an inconsequential effect on motor vehicle safety because, as Continental Tire states, a consumer acting on the incorrect information would underload the vehicle by 20 kg per tire which does not present a safety issue. In addition, the tires are certified to meet all the performance requirements of FMVSS No. 139, which is a compliance option for these tires. All other informational markings as required by FMVSS No. 139 are present. In consideration of the foregoing, NHTSA has decided that the petitioner has met its burden of persuasion that the noncompliance described is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. Accordingly, Continental Tire’s petition is granted and the petitioner is exempted from the obligation of providing notification of, and a remedy for, the noncompliance. Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120; delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and 501.8). Issued on: March 14, 2006. Daniel C. Smith, Associate Administrator for Enforcement. [FR Doc. E6–4019 Filed 3–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA 2006–23553; Notice 2] Pacific Coast Retreaders, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance Pacific Coast Retreaders, Inc. (Pacific Coast) has determined that certain tires that it imported do not comply with S6.5(b) of 49 CFR 571.119, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 119, ‘‘New pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars.’’ Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h), Pacific Coast 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 PO 00000 Frm 00125 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 period, on January 19, 2006, in the Federal Register (71 FR 3152). NHTSA received no comments. Affected are a total of approximately 780 tires produced in March 2005 by Linglong Rubber Company in China and imported by Pacific Coast in April 2005. One requirement of S6.5 of FMVSS No. 119, tire markings, is that the tire identification shall comply with 49 CFR part 574, ‘‘Tire Identification and Recordkeeping,’’ which includes the marking requirements of 574.5(b) DOT size code. The subject tires are missing the required tire size code. Pacific Coast has corrected the problem that caused these errors so that they will not be repeated in future production. Pacific Coast believes that the noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety and that no corrective action is warranted. Pacific Coast explains that, as a result of mold cleaning and repair, some of the tire size code symbols were not restamped after repair, and worn symbols were not retraced. Pacific Coast states that ‘‘the tire size is embossed in very larger (sic) raised characters on both sidewalls and [is] easily identifiable from a great distance.’’ The petitioner states that as a result, there is no confusion as to the tire size. NHTSA agrees with Pacific Coast that the noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. As Pacific Coast points out, the tires do have markings which provide the correct size. Therefore, there should be no confusion by the user of this information. In consideration of the foregoing, NHTSA has decided that the petitioner has met its burden of persuasion that the noncompliance described is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. Accordingly, Pacific Coast’s petition is granted and the petitioner is exempted from the obligation of providing notification of, and a remedy for, the noncompliance. Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120; delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and 501.8). Issued on: March 14, 2006. Daniel C. Smith, Associate Administrator for Enforcement. [FR Doc. E6–4018 Filed 3–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P E:\FR\FM\21MRN1.SGM 21MRN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 14288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4018]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA 2006-23553; Notice 2]


Pacific Coast Retreaders, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of 
Inconsequential Noncompliance

    Pacific Coast Retreaders, Inc. (Pacific Coast) has determined that 
certain tires that it imported do not comply with S6.5(b) of 49 CFR 
571.119, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 119, ``New 
pneumatic tires for vehicles other than passenger cars.'' Pursuant to 
49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h), Pacific Coast 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 January 19, 
2006, in the Federal Register (71 FR 3152). NHTSA received no comments.
    Affected are a total of approximately 780 tires produced in March 
2005 by Linglong Rubber Company in China and imported by Pacific Coast 
in April 2005. One requirement of S6.5 of FMVSS No. 119, tire markings, 
is that the tire identification shall comply with 49 CFR part 574, 
``Tire Identification and Recordkeeping,'' which includes the marking 
requirements of 574.5(b) DOT size code. The subject tires are missing 
the required tire size code. Pacific Coast has corrected the problem 
that caused these errors so that they will not be repeated in future 
production.
    Pacific Coast believes that the noncompliance is inconsequential to 
motor vehicle safety and that no corrective action is warranted. 
Pacific Coast explains that, as a result of mold cleaning and repair, 
some of the tire size code symbols were not restamped after repair, and 
worn symbols were not re-traced. Pacific Coast states that ``the tire 
size is embossed in very larger (sic) raised characters on both 
sidewalls and [is] easily identifiable from a great distance.'' The 
petitioner states that as a result, there is no confusion as to the 
tire size.
    NHTSA agrees with Pacific Coast that the noncompliance is 
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. As Pacific Coast points out, 
the tires do have markings which provide the correct size. Therefore, 
there should be no confusion by the user of this information.
    In consideration of the foregoing, NHTSA has decided that the 
petitioner has met its burden of persuasion that the noncompliance 
described is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. Accordingly, 
Pacific Coast's petition is granted and the petitioner is exempted from 
the obligation of providing notification of, and a remedy for, the 
noncompliance.

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

    Issued on: March 14, 2006.
Daniel C. Smith,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. E6-4018 Filed 3-20-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-59-P
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.