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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NTHSA–2007–27505]
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards: New Pneumatic Tires for
Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DoT.
ACTION: Denial of petition for
rulemaking.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document responds to a
petition for rulemaking regarding
Federal motor vehicle safety standard
(FMVSS) No. 119, Pneumatic Tires for
Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars.
Pacific Coast Retreaders (PCR), a
distributor of new truck tires that are
manufactured in China, petitioned the
agency on February 1, 2006, to amend
FMVSS No. 119, paragraph S5.1, Tire
and rim matching information (b).
Specifically, PCR petitioned the agency
to accept tire load rating data for two
bias ply truck tire sizes, 10–20 and 11–
22.5, from the Chinese tire
standardization organization Guo Biao
9744–1997 (GB 9744). NHTSA has
determined that this petition is moot
with regard to the 10–20 size tires
because the maximum load rating
labeled on these tires, in the single and
dual wheel configurations, meets the
requirements of FMVSS No. 119. With
regard to the 11–22.5 size tires, the
agency denies the request by the
petitioner that FMVSS No. 119,
paragraph S5.1(b) be amended to
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include the GB 9744 maximum load
rating for this single tire size. The
agency does not consider amending the
standard to include the specifications of
a tire standardization organization for
one tire size.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Samuel Daniel, Office of Crash
Avoidance Standards, NVS–122,
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 400 Seventh Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20590, telephone
(202) 366–4921, facsimile (202) 366–
7002, electronic mail
sam.daniel@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
PCR, a distributor of new truck tires
manufactured in China, petitioned the
agency on February 1, 2006, to accept
the Chinese tire marking standards for
two bias ply truck tire sizes, 10–20 and
11–22.5. The petitioner stated that the
requirements in FMVSS No. 119,
paragraph S5.1(b) are outdated and ‘‘are
well behind the changes in the
intermodal transportation industry.’’
The petitioner further stated that the
Chinese tire marking standards from GB
9744 are not included in the list of
marking standards referenced by
NHTSA in FMVSS No. 119. However,
PCR did not explicitly request that the
GB 9744 publication be added to
FMVSS No. 119.
The petitioner provided a copy of a
page from the Chinese GB 9744
publication with information on the tire
load limits at various cold inflation
pressures, similar to a page of truck tire
load-pressure values from the
publications listed in paragraph S5.1(b)
of FMVSS No. 119. The publications
that are already listed are as follows:
Tire and Rim Association (TRA);
European Tyre and Rim Technical
Organization (ETRTO); Japan
Automobile Tyre Manufacturers
Association, Inc. (JATMA); Deutsche
Industrie Norm; British Standards
Institution; Scandinavian Tire and Rim
Organization (STRO); and the Tyre and
Rim Association of Australia. The table
on the page from the GB 9744
publication specifies a maximum load
rating of 2,160 kg (4,752 pounds) for the
10–20 size tire load range F (12 plyrated) in the dual wheel (four tires per
axle) configuration. However, the Tire
and Rim Association (TRA), which is
the United States voluntary standards
organization, in its 2005 Year Book
specifies a maximum load rating of
2,180 kg (4,805 pounds) for the same
tire size and configuration. The TRA
publication also lists the value of the
maximum load rating for the 11–22.5
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size tire at 2,180 kg (4,805 pounds) for
the load range F tires mounted on 15
degree drop center rims, whereas the GB
9744 document lists the value of the
maximum load rating at 2,160 kg (4,752
pounds), according to the petitioner, or
20 kg pounds less than the TRA value.
The petition states that the two
subject tire sizes are used in the
intermodal transportation industry on
dual axle, dual wheel (8 tires and rims)
trailers and container chassis with a
total load rating for the two axles of
15,455 kg (34,000 pounds). Based on the
maximum tire load rating, the TRA
maximum load capacity for eight 10–20
or 11–22.5 bias ply, load range F tires
is 17,436 kg (38,440 pounds) and the
maximum load capacity for eight similar
tires based on the GB 9744 data
obtained from the petitioner is 17,280 kg
(38,016 pounds). Both load capacities
are, according to the petitioner, well
above the maximum allowable load
limit (34,000 pounds) for the intermodal
trailers and container chassis. The
petitioner further stated that the small
difference in maximum load rating
between the GB 9744 and the TRA
specifications is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety.
FMVSS No. 119 establishes the safety
performance requirements for tires used
on vehicles other than passenger cars.
The requirements for tire endurance,
strength, high speed performance,
treadwear indicators, and tire markings
are specified in paragraph S6 of the
standard and are tested in accordance
with the conditions and procedures
specified in paragraph S7.
Paragraph S5.1(b) of FMVSS No. 119
lists the publications that may be used
by tire manufacturers for rim matching,
tire size, and maximum tire load rating
with corresponding inflation pressure.
Paragraph S6.6, Maximum load rating,
requires that the maximum load rating
labeled on a tire in accordance with
paragraph S6.5, Tire markings, meet or
exceed the lowest load rating value
specified in the publications listed in
Section 5.1(b) for that tire size.
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B. Discussion
FMVSS No. 119 allows tire
manufacturers to use any one of the
seven publications in S5.1(b) to obtain
rim, and tire load and inflation pressure
information for the labeling
requirements of paragraph S6.5.
The petitioner provided one page of
the GB 9744 publication, which
included one of the two bias ply tire
sizes discussed in the petition. The
agency does not recognize specifications
for one or two tire sizes from a technical
reference year book, but would consider
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recognition of an entire standardization
publication.
If the organization that publishes GB
9744 would like its publication to be
considered for inclusion in the list of
publications in FMVSS No. 119,
paragraph S5.1(b), that organization is
invited to submit information to
NHTSA. The type of information
contained in these publications includes
its membership, objectives, and the
organizations that provide technical
support, in addition to its tire and rim
specifications. PCR submitted a petition
for rulemaking requesting that GB 9744
maximum tire load ratings for two tire
sizes be accepted by NHTSA. However,
PCR did not indicate whether it had any
communication with the organization
that publishes GB 9744 prior to
submitting the petition. NHTSA does
not consider recognizing tire
standardization organizations upon the
request of tire distributors.
The petitioner believes that the
agency is accepting tire markings
(paragraph S6.5, Tire markings) from
sources that are not on the list in
paragraph S5.1(b). The agency does not
accept tire maximum load ratings that
do not comply with the requirements in
paragraph S6.6, which state that the
maximum load rating for a particular
tire size must be equal to or greater than
the lowest maximum load rating for that
tire size published in the list of
technical reference year books in
paragraph S5.1(b).
C. Agency Determination
After review of the tire specifications
from the sources listed in FMVSS No.
119, the Scandinavian Tire and Rim
Technical Organization publication has
the lowest values for the maximum load
rating of the 10–20 size tire with 2,305
kg (5,071 pounds) for the single
application rating and 2,120 kg (4,664
pounds) for the dual rating. The GB
9744 values for the maximum load
rating for 10–20 bias ply tire, load range
F, 2,465 kg (5,434 pounds) for the single
rating and 2,160 kg (4,752 pounds) for
the dual rating, are greater than the
values specified in the Scandinavian
Tire and Rim Technical Organization
publication for that size tire. Tire
manufacturers may label the 10–20 size
tires with the GB 9744 value for the
rated maximum load without violating
the requirements of FMVSS No. 119,
S6.6 Maximum load rating. Therefore,
PCR’s petition is moot with regard to the
10–20 tire size.
The Tire and Rim Association value
for maximum load rating is the lowest
value for 11–22.5 size tires 2,180 kg
(4,805 pounds) specified in the
publications listed in paragraph S5.1(b)
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of FMVSS No. 119. The documents
forwarded to the agency by the
petitioner do not include maximum
load data for the 11–22.5 tire size, but
NHTSA was informed by the petitioner
that the 11–22.5 tire size has the same
maximum load rating as the 10–20 tire
size. Therefore, labeling an 11–22.5 size
tire with the GB 9744 value for
maximum load rating would not comply
with the standard as currently written.
The PCR petition with respect to the
11–22.5 size tires is denied because the
agency does not consider adding
specifications for a single tire size to the
accepted reference documents in
paragraph S5.1(b) of FMVSS No. 119.
Issued: March 6, 2007.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NTHSA-2007-27505]
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: New Pneumatic Tires for
Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DoT.
ACTION: Denial of petition for rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: This document responds to a petition for rulemaking regarding
Federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) No. 119, Pneumatic Tires
for Vehicles Other Than Passenger Cars. Pacific Coast Retreaders (PCR),
a distributor of new truck tires that are manufactured in China,
petitioned the agency on February 1, 2006, to amend FMVSS No. 119,
paragraph S5.1, Tire and rim matching information (b). Specifically,
PCR petitioned the agency to accept tire load rating data for two bias
ply truck tire sizes, 10-20 and 11-22.5, from the Chinese tire
standardization organization Guo Biao 9744-1997 (GB 9744). NHTSA has
determined that this petition is moot with regard to the 10-20 size
tires because the maximum load rating labeled on these tires, in the
single and dual wheel configurations, meets the requirements of FMVSS
No. 119. With regard to the 11-22.5 size tires, the agency denies the
request by the petitioner that FMVSS No. 119, paragraph S5.1(b) be
amended to include the GB 9744 maximum load rating for this single tire
size. The agency does not consider amending the standard to include the
specifications of a tire standardization organization for one tire
size.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Samuel Daniel, Office of Crash
Avoidance Standards, NVS-122, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590,
telephone (202) 366-4921, facsimile (202) 366-7002, electronic mail
sam.daniel@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
PCR, a distributor of new truck tires manufactured in China,
petitioned the agency on February 1, 2006, to accept the Chinese tire
marking standards for two bias ply truck tire sizes, 10-20 and 11-22.5.
The petitioner stated that the requirements in FMVSS No. 119, paragraph
S5.1(b) are outdated and ``are well behind the changes in the
intermodal transportation industry.'' The petitioner further stated
that the Chinese tire marking standards from GB 9744 are not included
in the list of marking standards referenced by NHTSA in FMVSS No. 119.
However, PCR did not explicitly request that the GB 9744 publication be
added to FMVSS No. 119.
The petitioner provided a copy of a page from the Chinese GB 9744
publication with information on the tire load limits at various cold
inflation pressures, similar to a page of truck tire load-pressure
values from the publications listed in paragraph S5.1(b) of FMVSS No.
119. The publications that are already listed are as follows: Tire and
Rim Association (TRA); European Tyre and Rim Technical Organization
(ETRTO); Japan Automobile Tyre Manufacturers Association, Inc. (JATMA);
Deutsche Industrie Norm; British Standards Institution; Scandinavian
Tire and Rim Organization (STRO); and the Tyre and Rim Association of
Australia. The table on the page from the GB 9744 publication specifies
a maximum load rating of 2,160 kg (4,752 pounds) for the 10-20 size
tire load range F (12 ply-rated) in the dual wheel (four tires per
axle) configuration. However, the Tire and Rim Association (TRA), which
is the United States voluntary standards organization, in its 2005 Year
Book specifies a maximum load rating of 2,180 kg (4,805 pounds) for the
same tire size and configuration. The TRA publication also lists the
value of the maximum load rating for the 11-22.5
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size tire at 2,180 kg (4,805 pounds) for the load range F tires mounted
on 15 degree drop center rims, whereas the GB 9744 document lists the
value of the maximum load rating at 2,160 kg (4,752 pounds), according
to the petitioner, or 20 kg pounds less than the TRA value.
The petition states that the two subject tire sizes are used in the
intermodal transportation industry on dual axle, dual wheel (8 tires
and rims) trailers and container chassis with a total load rating for
the two axles of 15,455 kg (34,000 pounds). Based on the maximum tire
load rating, the TRA maximum load capacity for eight 10-20 or 11-22.5
bias ply, load range F tires is 17,436 kg (38,440 pounds) and the
maximum load capacity for eight similar tires based on the GB 9744 data
obtained from the petitioner is 17,280 kg (38,016 pounds). Both load
capacities are, according to the petitioner, well above the maximum
allowable load limit (34,000 pounds) for the intermodal trailers and
container chassis. The petitioner further stated that the small
difference in maximum load rating between the GB 9744 and the TRA
specifications is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
FMVSS No. 119 establishes the safety performance requirements for
tires used on vehicles other than passenger cars. The requirements for
tire endurance, strength, high speed performance, treadwear indicators,
and tire markings are specified in paragraph S6 of the standard and are
tested in accordance with the conditions and procedures specified in
paragraph S7.
Paragraph S5.1(b) of FMVSS No. 119 lists the publications that may
be used by tire manufacturers for rim matching, tire size, and maximum
tire load rating with corresponding inflation pressure. Paragraph S6.6,
Maximum load rating, requires that the maximum load rating labeled on a
tire in accordance with paragraph S6.5, Tire markings, meet or exceed
the lowest load rating value specified in the publications listed in
Section 5.1(b) for that tire size.
B. Discussion
FMVSS No. 119 allows tire manufacturers to use any one of the seven
publications in S5.1(b) to obtain rim, and tire load and inflation
pressure information for the labeling requirements of paragraph S6.5.
The petitioner provided one page of the GB 9744 publication, which
included one of the two bias ply tire sizes discussed in the petition.
The agency does not recognize specifications for one or two tire sizes
from a technical reference year book, but would consider recognition of
an entire standardization publication.
If the organization that publishes GB 9744 would like its
publication to be considered for inclusion in the list of publications
in FMVSS No. 119, paragraph S5.1(b), that organization is invited to
submit information to NHTSA. The type of information contained in these
publications includes its membership, objectives, and the organizations
that provide technical support, in addition to its tire and rim
specifications. PCR submitted a petition for rulemaking requesting that
GB 9744 maximum tire load ratings for two tire sizes be accepted by
NHTSA. However, PCR did not indicate whether it had any communication
with the organization that publishes GB 9744 prior to submitting the
petition. NHTSA does not consider recognizing tire standardization
organizations upon the request of tire distributors.
The petitioner believes that the agency is accepting tire markings
(paragraph S6.5, Tire markings) from sources that are not on the list
in paragraph S5.1(b). The agency does not accept tire maximum load
ratings that do not comply with the requirements in paragraph S6.6,
which state that the maximum load rating for a particular tire size
must be equal to or greater than the lowest maximum load rating for
that tire size published in the list of technical reference year books
in paragraph S5.1(b).
C. Agency Determination
After review of the tire specifications from the sources listed in
FMVSS No. 119, the Scandinavian Tire and Rim Technical Organization
publication has the lowest values for the maximum load rating of the
10-20 size tire with 2,305 kg (5,071 pounds) for the single application
rating and 2,120 kg (4,664 pounds) for the dual rating. The GB 9744
values for the maximum load rating for 10-20 bias ply tire, load range
F, 2,465 kg (5,434 pounds) for the single rating and 2,160 kg (4,752
pounds) for the dual rating, are greater than the values specified in
the Scandinavian Tire and Rim Technical Organization publication for
that size tire. Tire manufacturers may label the 10-20 size tires with
the GB 9744 value for the rated maximum load without violating the
requirements of FMVSS No. 119, S6.6 Maximum load rating. Therefore,
PCR's petition is moot with regard to the 10-20 tire size.
The Tire and Rim Association value for maximum load rating is the
lowest value for 11-22.5 size tires 2,180 kg (4,805 pounds) specified
in the publications listed in paragraph S5.1(b) of FMVSS No. 119. The
documents forwarded to the agency by the petitioner do not include
maximum load data for the 11-22.5 tire size, but NHTSA was informed by
the petitioner that the 11-22.5 tire size has the same maximum load
rating as the 10-20 tire size. Therefore, labeling an 11-22.5 size tire
with the GB 9744 value for maximum load rating would not comply with
the standard as currently written.
The PCR petition with respect to the 11-22.5 size tires is denied
because the agency does not consider adding specifications for a single
tire size to the accepted reference documents in paragraph S5.1(b) of
FMVSS No. 119.
Issued: March 6, 2007.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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