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Dated: July 5, 2006.
Murray Bloom,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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[Docket No. NHTSA 2006–24707; Notice 2]
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Pilkington Glass of Canada Ltd., Grant
of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
Pilkington Glass of Canada Ltd.
(Pilkington) has determined that certain
aftermarket windshields that it
manufactured in 2005 and 2006 do not
comply with S6.2 and S6.3 of 49 CFR
571.205, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (FMVSS) No. 205, ‘‘Glazing
Materials.’’ Pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
30118(d) and 30120(h), Pilkington 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 May 19, 2006, in the Federal
Register (71 FR 29214). NHTSA
received no comments.
Affected are a total of approximately
760 aftermarket number GW1549GBY
windshields manufactured between
September 9, 2005 and March 31, 2006.
Pilkington explains that the exact
number of noncompliant windshields is
unknown, but that 8.1 percent of the
windshields that remain in the
company’s possession are
noncompliant, and applying that
percentage to the 9,383 windshields that
have been distributed produces a result
of approximately 760 windshields. S6.2
and S6.3 of FMVSS No. 205 require that
each windshield be marked with certain
information including a manufacturer’s
model number and manufacturer’s code
mark. The affected windshields are
marked with either an illegible model
number or an illegible manufacturer’s
code. Pilkington has corrected the
problem that caused these errors so that
they will not be repeated in future
production.
Pilkington believes that the
noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety and that no
corrective action is warranted. The
petitioner states that the windshields
are clearly inscribed ‘‘Pilkington’’ and
‘‘Made in Canada,’’ which would allow
a distributor or consumer to clearly
identify the manufacturer. Pilkington
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further states that consumers do not
need the illegible information to operate
their vehicles safely, and ‘‘repair shops
typically do not use the model number
in deciding upon the size or model of
the replacement glass. Instead, [they]
generally use various manuals and web
sites * * * such as * * * National Auto
Glass Specifications.’’ Pilkington also
states that it has taken action to prevent
additional sales of these windshields by
notifying wholesalers and distributors to
return windshields with the
noncompliant markings.
NHTSA agrees with Pilkington that
the noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety. The manufacturer
can be identified by the words
‘‘Pilkington’’ and ‘‘Made in Canada,’’
which are inscribed on the windshield.
To identify the proper replacement
glass, a repair facility would presumably
follow the typical practice of using
references such as the National Auto
Glass Specifications web site and
manuals. Therefore this noncompliance
does not present a safety problem in
terms of replacement or recall. The
windshields meet all other FMVSS
requirements.
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, Pilkington’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 July 5, 2006.
Daniel C. Smith,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA–2006–23998; Notice 2]
Pipeline Safety: Grant of Waiver;
Rockies Express Pipeline
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA); DOT.
ACTION: Grant of waiver.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: PHMSA is granting Rockies
Express Pipeline, L.L.C. (Rockies
Express) a waiver of compliance from
the pipeline safety regulation that
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prescribes the design factor to be used
in the design formula for steel pipe.
This waiver allows the Rockies Express
pipeline to operate at hoop stresses up
to 80 percent of the specified minimum
yield strength (SMYS) in Class 1
locations. The waiver also grants
Rockies Express relief from equipment
requirements for pressure relieving and
limiting stations.
Before granting the waiver, PHMSA
performed a thorough technical review
of Rockies Express’s application and
supporting documents. PHMSA
requested and received supplementary
information pertaining to numerous
technical aspects of its metallurgy,
pipeline design, and engineering
practices. These materials are available
in the docket PHMSA–2006–23998 at
https://dms.dot.gov. PHMSA also sought
comments from the public and received
positive feedback from the impacted
States along the pipeline and the
Technical Pipeline Safety Standards
Committee.
The waiver is subject to and
conditional upon supplemental safety
criteria set forth in this notice. The
supplemental safety criteria address the
life cycle management of the subject
pipeline and require Rockies Express to
adhere to maintenance, inspection,
monitoring, control, and reporting
standards exceeding existing regulatory
requirements.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Rockies Express is a joint
development of Kinder Morgan Energy
Partners, L.P. and Sempra Pipelines &
Storage, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy.
Rockies Express is obtaining
regulatory approvals to construct a new
1,323-mile interstate natural gas
pipeline. When it is complete, the 42inch diameter pipeline will transport
natural gas from basins in Colorado and
Wyoming to markets in the upper
Midwest and Eastern United States. The
pipeline will cross portions of
Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska,
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.
Rockies Express plans to construct the
pipeline in three phases. The first or
western segment of the pipeline will be
approximately 710 miles long. It will
start at the hub in Cheyenne, Wyoming
and extend to an interconnection with
the Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line
Company in Audrain County, Missouri.
Four additional compressor stations will
be installed at the Cheyenne Hub to
support operations. The second or
central segment of the pipeline will be
approximately 425 miles long and
extend from the terminus of the western
segment of the pipeline in Audrain
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA 2006-24707; Notice 2]
Pilkington Glass of Canada Ltd., Grant of Petition for Decision
of Inconsequential Noncompliance
Pilkington Glass of Canada Ltd. (Pilkington) has determined that
certain aftermarket windshields that it manufactured in 2005 and 2006
do not comply with S6.2 and S6.3 of 49 CFR 571.205, Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 205, ``Glazing Materials.''
Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h), Pilkington 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 May 19, 2006,
in the Federal Register (71 FR 29214). NHTSA received no comments.
Affected are a total of approximately 760 aftermarket number
GW1549GBY windshields manufactured between September 9, 2005 and March
31, 2006. Pilkington explains that the exact number of noncompliant
windshields is unknown, but that 8.1 percent of the windshields that
remain in the company's possession are noncompliant, and applying that
percentage to the 9,383 windshields that have been distributed produces
a result of approximately 760 windshields. S6.2 and S6.3 of FMVSS No.
205 require that each windshield be marked with certain information
including a manufacturer's model number and manufacturer's code mark.
The affected windshields are marked with either an illegible model
number or an illegible manufacturer's code. Pilkington has corrected
the problem that caused these errors so that they will not be repeated
in future production.
Pilkington believes that the noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety and that no corrective action is warranted. The
petitioner states that the windshields are clearly inscribed
``Pilkington'' and ``Made in Canada,'' which would allow a distributor
or consumer to clearly identify the manufacturer. Pilkington further
states that consumers do not need the illegible information to operate
their vehicles safely, and ``repair shops typically do not use the
model number in deciding upon the size or model of the replacement
glass. Instead, [they] generally use various manuals and web sites * *
* such as * * * National Auto Glass Specifications.'' Pilkington also
states that it has taken action to prevent additional sales of these
windshields by notifying wholesalers and distributors to return
windshields with the noncompliant markings.
NHTSA agrees with Pilkington that the noncompliance is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. The manufacturer can be
identified by the words ``Pilkington'' and ``Made in Canada,'' which
are inscribed on the windshield. To identify the proper replacement
glass, a repair facility would presumably follow the typical practice
of using references such as the National Auto Glass Specifications web
site and manuals. Therefore this noncompliance does not present a
safety problem in terms of replacement or recall. The windshields meet
all other FMVSS requirements.
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,
Pilkington'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 July 5, 2006.
Daniel C. Smith,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. E6-10763 Filed 7-10-06; 8:45 am]
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