Seventh Meeting, Special Committee 213/EUROCAE WG 79: Enhanced Flight Vision Systems/Synthetic Vision Systems (EFVS/SVS), 68307-68308 [E9-30437]
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S5.5 Tire markings. Except as specified in
paragraphs (a) through (i) of S5.5, each tire
must be marked on each sidewall with the
information specified in S5.5(a) through (d)
and on one sidewall with the information
specified in S5.5(e) through (i) according to
the phase-in schedule specified in S7 of this
standard. The markings must be placed
between the maximum section width and the
bead on at least one sidewall, unless the
maximum section width of the tire is located
in an area that is not more than one-fourth
of the distance from the bead to the shoulder
of the tire. If the maximum section width
falls within that area, those markings must
appear between the bead and a point one-half
the distance from the bead to the shoulder of
the tire, on at least one sidewall. The
markings must be in letters and numerals not
less than 0.078 inches high and raised above
or sunk below the tire surface not less than
0.015 inches* * *
(e) The generic name of each cord material
used in the plies (both sidewall and tread
area) of the tire;
(f) The actual number of plies in the
sidewall, and the actual number of plies in
the tread area, if different* * *
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Goodyear explains that the
noncompliance is that, due to a mold
labeling error, the sidewall marking
incorrectly describes the plies in the
tread area of the tires. Specifically, the
tires in question were inadvertently
manufactured with ‘‘Tread 2 Polyester +
2 Steel + 1 Nylon’’ marked on the
sidewall. The labeling should have been
‘‘Tread 2 Polyester + 2 Steel.’’
Goodyear makes the argument that
this noncompliance is inconsequential
to motor vehicle safety because the
noncompliant sidewall marking does
not affect the safety of the tire and that
the tires as built are in compliance with
all other sidewall identification
markings and all applicable tire
performance requirements specified in
FMVSS No. 139.
Goodyear points out that NHTSA has
previously granted petitions for sidewall
marking noncompliances that it believes
are similar to the instant
noncompliance.
Goodyear also stated that it has
corrected the problem that caused these
errors so that they will not be repeated
in future production.
In summation, Goodyear states that it
believes that because the
noncompliances are inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety that no corrective
action is warranted.
NHTSA Decision
The agency agrees with Goodyear that
the noncompliances are inconsequential
to motor vehicle safety. 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
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operational safety of vehicles on which
these tires are mounted.
Although tire construction affects the
strength and durability, neither the
agency nor the tire industry provides
information relating tire strength and
durability to the number of plies and
types of ply cord material in the tread
and sidewall. Therefore, tire dealers and
customers should consider the tire
construction information along with
other information such as the load
capacity, maximum inflation pressure,
and tread wear, temperature, and
traction ratings, to assess performance
capabilities of various tires. In the
agency’s judgment, the incorrect
labeling of the tire construction
information will have an
inconsequential effect on motor vehicle
safety because most consumers do not
base tire purchases or vehicle operation
parameters on the ply material or
number of plies in a tire.
The agency also believes the
noncompliance will have no measurable
effect on the safety of the tire retread,
repair, and recycling industries. The use
of steel cord construction in the
sidewall and tread is the primary safety
concern of these industries. In this case,
since the tire sidewalls are marked
correctly for the number of steel plies,
this potential safety concern does not
exist.
In consideration of the foregoing,
NHTSA has decided that Goodyear has
met its burden of persuasion that the
subject FMVSS No. 139 labeling
noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety. Accordingly,
Goodyear’s petition is granted and the
petitioner is exempted from the
obligation of providing notification of,
and a remedy for, the subject
noncompliance under 49 U.S.C. 30118
and 30120.
Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120:
delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and
501.8)
Issued on: December 17, 2009.
Claude Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Seventh Meeting, Special Committee
213/EUROCAE WG 79: Enhanced
Flight Vision Systems/Synthetic Vision
Systems (EFVS/SVS)
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
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ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special
Committee 213/EUROCAE WG 79:
Enhanced Flight Vision Systems/
Synthetic Vision Systems (EFVS/SVS).
SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice
to advise the public of a meeting of
RTCA Special Committee 213/
EUROCAE WG 79: Enhanced Flight
Vision Systems/Synthetic Vision
Systems (EFVS/SVS).
DATES: The meeting will be held January
26–28, 2010. Sign-in: 8:30 a.m. on
January 26, 2010. Meeting: 9 a.m.–5
p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
FAA Long Beach Aircraft Evaluation
Group (LGB AEG), 3960 Paramount
Blvd., Lakewood, California 90712–
4137, 1st Floor Conference Rooms A, B,
& C, 562–627–5216 (conf. room A).
Objective: Per Terms of Reference,
this meeting will review draft MASPS
for EFVS approach and landing and
potential draft MASPS material for SVS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1)
RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW.,
Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036;
telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202)
833–9434; Web site https://www.rtca.org.
For further meeting information, contact
Harold Moses 202–330–0654; Web site
HMoses@rtca.org
Pursuant
to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92–463, 5
U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is hereby
given for a Special Committee 213/
EUROCAE WG 79: Enhanced Flight
Vision Systems/Synthetic Vision
Systems (EFVS/SVS) meeting. The
agenda will include:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Tuesday, 26 January
• Sign-in at 8:30 a.m.;
• 9 a.m.–5 p.m.—Plenary (including
breaks and lunch);
• Welcome, introductions, review
agenda, minutes approval, and
objectives;
• Plenary work group updates, action
item review;
• Separate work group 1 and 2
discussions if needed.
Wednesday, 27 January
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• 9 a.m.–5 p.m.—Plenary including
breaks and lunch.
Thursday, 28 January
• 9 a.m.–3 p.m.—Plenary (including
breaks and lunch);
• Agree on draft MASPS;
• Review action items;
• Review administrative items.
Attendance is open to the interested
public but limited to space availability.
With the approval of the chairmen,
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members of the public may present oral
statements at the meeting. Persons
wishing to present statements or obtain
information should contact the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section. Members of the public
may present a written statement to the
committee at any time.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
15, 2009.
Francisco Estrada C.,
RTCA Advisory Committee.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[FHWA Docket No. FHWA–2009–0119]
Surface Transportation Project
Delivery Pilot Program; Caltrans Audit
Report
AGENCY: Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice; request for comment.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms.
Ruth Rentch, Office of Project
Development and Environmental
Review, (202)–366–2034,
Ruth.Rentch@dot.gov, or Mr. Michael
Harkins, Office of the Chief Counsel,
(202) 366–4928,
Michael.Harkins@dot.gov, Federal
Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Office hours are from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15
p.m., e.t., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic Access
Section 6005 of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (SAFETEA–LU) established the
Surface Transportation Project Delivery
Pilot Program, codified at 23 U.S.C. 327.
To ensure compliance by each State
participating in the Pilot Program, 23
U.S.C. 327(g) mandates semiannual
audits during each of the first 2 years of
State participation. This notice
announces and solicits comments on the
fourth audit report for the California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 22, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver
comments to Docket Management
Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also
submit comments electronically at
https://www.regulations.gov, or fax
comments to (202) 493–2251.
All comments should include the
docket number that appears in the
heading of this document. All
comments received will be available for
examination and copying at the above
address from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. Those desiring notification of
receipt of comments must include a selfaddressed, stamped postcard or you
may print the acknowledgment page
that appears after submitting comments
electronically. Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments in
SUMMARY:
any one of our dockets by the name of
the individual submitting the comment
(or signing the comment, if submitted
on behalf of an association, business, or
labor union). You may review the DOT’s
complete Privacy Act Statement in the
Federal Register published on April 11,
2000, (Volume 65, Number 70, Pages
19477–78) or you may visit https://
DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
An electronic copy of this notice may
be downloaded from the Office of the
Federal Register’s home page at https://
www.archives.gov and the Government
Printing Office’s Web site at https://
www.access.gpo.gov.
Background
Section 6005 of SAFETEA–LU
(codified at 23 U.S.C. 327) established a
pilot program to allow up to five States
to assume the Secretary of
Transportation’s responsibilities for
environmental review, consultation, or
other actions under any Federal
environmental law pertaining to the
review or approval of highway projects.
In order to be selected for the pilot
program, a State must submit an
application to the Secretary.
On June 29, 2007, Caltrans and FHWA
entered into a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) that established
the assignments to and assumptions of
responsibility to Caltrans. Under the
MOU, Caltrans assumed the majority of
FHWA’s responsibilities under the
National Environmental Policy Act, as
well as the FHWA’s responsibilities
under other Federal environmental laws
for most highway projects in California.
To ensure compliance by each State
participating in the Pilot Program, 23
U.S.C. 327(g) requires the Secretary to
conduct semiannual audits during each
of the first 2 years of State participation;
and annual audits during each
subsequent year of State participation.
The results of each audit must be
presented in the form of an audit report
and be made available for public
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comment. This notice announces the
availability of the fourth audit report for
Caltrans and solicits public comment on
same.
Authority: Section 6005 of Pub. L. 109–59;
23 U.S.C. 315 and 327; 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued on: December 15, 2009.
Victor M. Mendez,
Administrator.
Surface Transportation Project Delivery
Pilot Program
Federal Highway Administration Audit
of California Department of
Transportation, July 27–31, 2009
Introduction
Overall Audit Opinion
Based on the information reviewed, it
is the Federal Highway Administration
(FHWA) audit team’s opinion that as of
July 31, the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) has continued
to make progress toward meeting all
responsibilities assumed under the
Surface Transportation Project Delivery
Pilot Program (Pilot Program), as
specified in the Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) 1 with FHWA
and in the Caltrans Application for
Assumption (Application).
With the completion of FHWA’s
fourth audit, Caltrans has been
operating under the Pilot Program for 2
years. In compliance with the time
specifications for the required audits,
FHWA has completed the four
semiannual audits in the first 2 years of
State participation. As required under
the Pilot Program, FHWA audits of
Caltrans will now be on an annual basis.
During the four audits conducted, the
audit team has completed on-site audits
at 9 of the 12 Caltrans Districts and the
remaining Districts were within the
scope of the Caltrans Regional Offices
that were audited. The audit team
continues to identify significant
differences across the Districts in terms
of the Pilot Program. Examples of such
differences include: Resource
availability and allocation; methods of
implementation; processes and their
improvement; and progress toward
meeting all commitments. It is the audit
team’s opinion that the highly
decentralized nature of Caltrans’
operations is a major contributing factor
to the variation observed. The
decentralized nature of the organization
necessitates clear, consistent, and
ongoing oversight by Caltrans
Headquarters over Districts’
implementation and operation of the
1 Caltrans MOU between FHWA and Caltrans
available at: https://environment.fhwa.dot.gov/
strmlng/safe_cdot_pilot.asp.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Seventh Meeting, Special Committee 213/EUROCAE WG 79: Enhanced
Flight Vision Systems/Synthetic Vision Systems (EFVS/SVS)
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special Committee 213/EUROCAE WG 79: Enhanced
Flight Vision Systems/Synthetic Vision Systems (EFVS/SVS).
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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a
meeting of RTCA Special Committee 213/EUROCAE WG 79: Enhanced Flight
Vision Systems/Synthetic Vision Systems (EFVS/SVS).
DATES: The meeting will be held January 26-28, 2010. Sign-in: 8:30 a.m.
on January 26, 2010. Meeting: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at FAA Long Beach Aircraft
Evaluation Group (LGB AEG), 3960 Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, California
90712-4137, 1st Floor Conference Rooms A, B, & C, 562-627-5216 (conf.
room A).
Objective: Per Terms of Reference, this meeting will review draft
MASPS for EFVS approach and landing and potential draft MASPS material
for SVS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street,
NW., Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036; telephone (202) 833-9339; fax
(202) 833-9434; Web site https://www.rtca.org. For further meeting
information, contact Harold Moses 202-330-0654; Web site
HMoses@rtca.org
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is
hereby given for a Special Committee 213/EUROCAE WG 79: Enhanced Flight
Vision Systems/Synthetic Vision Systems (EFVS/SVS) meeting. The agenda
will include:
Tuesday, 26 January
Sign-in at 8:30 a.m.;
9 a.m.-5 p.m.--Plenary (including breaks and lunch);
Welcome, introductions, review agenda, minutes approval,
and objectives;
Plenary work group updates, action item review;
Separate work group 1 and 2 discussions if needed.
Wednesday, 27 January
9 a.m.-5 p.m.--Plenary including breaks and lunch.
Thursday, 28 January
9 a.m.-3 p.m.--Plenary (including breaks and lunch);
Agree on draft MASPS;
Review action items;
Review administrative items.
Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space
availability. With the approval of the chairmen,
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members of the public may present oral statements at the meeting.
Persons wishing to present statements or obtain information should
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section. Members of the public may present a written statement to the
committee at any time.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 15, 2009.
Francisco Estrada C.,
RTCA Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. E9-30437 Filed 12-22-09; 8:45 am]
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