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Cooper points out that NHTSA has
previously granted similar petitions for
non-compliances in sidewall marking.
In summation, Cooper believes that
the described noncompliance of its tires
to meet the requirements of FMVSS No.
139 is inconsequential to motor vehicle
safety, and that its petition, to exempt
from providing recall notification of
noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C.
30118 and remedying the recall
noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C.
30120 should be granted.
NHTSA Decision: The agency agrees
with Cooper that the noncompliance is
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 noncompliances on
the operational safety of the vehicles on
which these tires are mounted. The
safety of people working in the tire
retread, repair, and recycling industries
must also be considered. 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 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 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 do not contain
steel plies, this potential safety concern
does not exist.
NHTSA notes that the statutory
provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to
file petitions for a determination of
inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to
exempt manufacturers only from the
duties found in sections 30118 and
30120, respectively, to notify owners,
purchasers, and dealers of a defect or
noncompliance and to remedy the
defect or noncompliance. Therefore, this
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decision only applies to the 6,964 2 tires
that Cooper no longer controlled at the
time that it determined that a
noncompliance existed in the subject
tires.
In consideration of the foregoing,
NHTSA has decided that Cooper has
met its burden of persuasion that the
subject FMVSS No. 139 labeling
noncompliances are inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety. Accordingly,
Cooper’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: February 15, 2012.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Innovative Technology
Administration
Advisory Council on Transportation
Statistics; Notice of Meeting
Research and Innovative
Technology Administration (RITA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces, pursuant to
Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 72–363;
5 U.S.C. app. 2), a meeting of the
Advisory Council on Transportation
Statistics (ACTS). The meeting will be
held on Tuesday, March 6, from 9 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. EST in the Oklahoma City
Room at the U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., Washington, DC. Section 5601(o) of
the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A
Legacy for Users (SAFETEA–LU) directs
the U.S. Department of Transportation
to establish an Advisory Council on
Transportation Statistics subject to the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. app. 2) to advise the Bureau of
2 Cooper’s petition, which was filed under 49 CFR
part 556, requests an agency decision to exempt
Cooper as a manufacturer from the notification and
recall responsibilities of 49 CFR part 573 for the
affected tires. However, a decision on this petition
cannot relieve distributors and dealers of the
prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale, or
introduction or delivery for introduction into
interstate commerce of the noncompliant tires
under their control after Cooper notified them that
the subject noncompliance existed.
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Transportation Statistics (BTS) on the
quality, reliability, consistency,
objectivity, and relevance of
transportation statistics and analyses
collected, supported, or disseminated by
the Bureau and the Department.
The following is a summary of the
draft meeting agenda: (1) USDOT
welcome and introduction of Council
Members; (2) Overview of prior meeting;
(3) Discussion of the FY 2013 budget; (4)
Update on BTS data programs and
future plans; (5) Council Members
review and discussion of BTS programs
and plans; (6) Public Comments and
Closing Remarks. Participation is open
to the public. Members of the public
who wish to participate must notify
Courtney Freiberg at
Courtney.Freiberg@dot.gov, not later
than February 24, 2012. Members of the
public may present oral statements at
the meeting with the approval of
Patricia Hu, Director of the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics. Noncommittee
members wishing to present oral
statements or obtain information should
contact Courtney Freiberg via email no
later than February 17, 2012.
Questions about the agenda or written
comments may be emailed or submitted
by U.S. Mail to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Research and Innovative
Technology Administration, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics, Attention:
Courtney Freiberg, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room # E34–429,
Washington, DC 20590,
Courtney.Freiberg@dot.gov, or faxed to
(202) 366–3640. BTS requests that
written comments be received by
February 17, 2012. Access to the DOT
Headquarters building is controlled;
therefore, all persons who plan to attend
the meeting must notify Courtney
Freiberg at 202–366–1270 prior to
February 27, 2012. Individuals
attending the meeting must report to the
main DOT entrance on New Jersey
Avenue SE. for admission to the
building. Attendance is open to the
public, but limited space is available.
Persons with a disability requiring
special services, such as an interpreter
for the hearing impaired, should contact
Courtney Freiberg at 202–366–1270 at
least seven calendar days prior to the
meeting. Notice of this meeting is
provided in accordance with the FACA
and the General Services
Administration regulations (41 CFR part
102–3) covering management of Federal
advisory committees.
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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 22, 2012 / Notices
Issued in Washington, DC, on the 10th day
of February, 2012.
Deborah Johnson,
Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of
Transportation Statistics.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 714X)]
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CSX Transportation, Inc.—
Abandonment Exemption—in
Vermillion County, IL.
CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), has
filed a verified notice of exemption
under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F—
Exempt Abandonments to abandon an
approximately 0.4-mile rail line on its
Northern Region, Chicago Division,
Woodland Subdivision, between
mileposts QSK 3.6 and QSK 4.0 at the
end of the track, in Danville, Vermillion
County, IL. The line traverses United
States Postal Service Zip Code 61832.
CSXT has certified that: (1) No local
traffic has moved over the line for at
least 2 years; (2) there is no overhead
traffic on the line; (3) no formal
complaint filed by a user of rail service
on the line (or by a state or local
government entity acting on behalf of
such user) regarding cessation of service
over the line either is pending with the
Surface Transportation Board (Board) or
with any U.S. District Court or has been
decided in favor of complainant within
the 2-year period; and (4) the
requirements at 49 CFR 1105.7(c)
(environmental report), 49 CFR 1105.11
(transmittal letter), 49 CFR 1105.12
(newspaper publication), and 49 CFR
1152.50(d)(1) (notice to governmental
agencies) have been met.
As a condition to this exemption, any
employee adversely affected by the
abandonment shall be protected under
Oregon Short Line Railroad—
Abandonment Portion Goshen Branch
Between Firth & Ammon, in Bingham &
Bonneville Counties, Idaho, 360 I.C.C.
91 (1979). To address whether this
condition adequately protects affected
employees, a petition for partial
revocation under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
must be filed.
Provided no formal expression of
intent to file an offer of financial
assistance (OFA) has been received, this
exemption will be effective on March
23, 2012, unless stayed pending
reconsideration. Petitions to stay that do
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not involve environmental issues,1
formal expressions of intent to file an
OFA under 49 CFR 1152.27(c)(2),2 and
trail use/rail banking requests under 49
CFR 1152.29 must be filed by March 5,
2012. Petitions to reopen or requests for
public use conditions under 49 CFR
1152.28 must be filed by March 13,
2012, with the Surface Transportation
Board, 395 E Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20423–0001.
A copy of any petition filed with the
Board should be sent to CSXT’s
representative: Louis E. Gitomer, 600
Baltimore Ave., Suite 301, Towson, MD
21204.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio.
CSXT has filed a combined
environmental and historic report
which addresses the effects, if any, of
the abandonment on the environment
and historic resources. OEA will issue
an environmental assessment (EA) by
February 27, 2012. Interested persons
may obtain a copy of the EA by writing
to OEA (Room 1100, Surface
Transportation Board, Washington, DC
20423–0001) or by calling OEA at (202)
245–0305. Assistance for the hearing
impaired is available through the
Federal Information Relay Service at 1–
800–877–8339. Comments on
environmental and historic preservation
matters must be filed within 15 days
after the EA becomes available to the
public.
Environmental, historic preservation,
public use, or trail use/rail banking
conditions will be imposed, where
appropriate, in a subsequent decision.
Pursuant to the provisions of 49 CFR
1152.29(e)(2), CSXT shall file a notice of
consummation with the Board to signify
that it has exercised the authority
granted and fully abandoned the line. If
consummation has not been effected by
CSXT’s filing of a notice of
consummation by February 22, 2013,
and there are no legal or regulatory
barriers to consummation, the authority
to abandon will automatically expire.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: February 13, 2012.
1 The Board will grant a stay if an informed
decision on environmental issues (whether raised
by a party or by the Board’s Office of Environmental
Analysis (OEA) in its independent investigation)
cannot be made before the exemption’s effective
date. See Exemption of Out-of-Serv. Rail Lines, 5
I.C.C.2d 377 (1989). Any request for a stay should
be filed as soon as possible so that the Board may
take appropriate action before the exemption’s
effective date.
2 Each OFA must be accompanied by the filing
fee, which is currently set at $1,500. See 49 CFR
1002.2(f)(25).
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By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell,
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[Docket No. FD 35595]
Wellsboro & Corning Railroad, LLC—
Acquisition and Operation
Exemption—Wellsboro & Corning
Railroad Company
Wellsboro & Corning Railroad, LLC
(WCLLC), a noncarrier, has filed a
verified notice of exemption under 49
CFR 1150.31 to acquire from Wellsboro
& Corning Railroad Company and to
operate approximately 35.5 miles of rail
line between milepost 109.90 at
Wellsboro, Pa., and milepost 74.70 at
Erwin, NY, in Tioga County, PA, and
Steuben County, NY.
WCLLC states that it intends to
interchange traffic with Norfolk
Southern Railway Company and
Canadian Pacific Railway Company.
The transaction is scheduled to be
consummated on or after March 7, 2012
(30 days after the notice of exemption
was filed).
WCLLC certifies that its projected
annual revenues as a result of this
transaction will not result in its
becoming a Class II or Class I rail carrier
and will not exceed $5 million.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions to stay must be
filed no later than February 29, 2012 (at
least 7 days before the exemption
becomes effective).
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
35595, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on Louis E. Gitomer, 600
Baltimore Ave., Suite 301, Towson, MD
21204.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: February 13, 2012.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
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This notice announces, pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 72-363; 5 U.S.C. app. 2), a
meeting of the Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics (ACTS).
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 6, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
EST in the Oklahoma City Room at the U.S. Department of Transportation,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC. Section 5601(o) of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy
for Users (SAFETEA-LU) directs the U.S. Department of Transportation to
establish an Advisory Council on Transportation Statistics subject to
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2) to advise the
Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) on the quality, reliability,
consistency, objectivity, and relevance of transportation statistics
and analyses collected, supported, or disseminated by the Bureau and
the Department.
The following is a summary of the draft meeting agenda: (1) USDOT
welcome and introduction of Council Members; (2) Overview of prior
meeting; (3) Discussion of the FY 2013 budget; (4) Update on BTS data
programs and future plans; (5) Council Members review and discussion of
BTS programs and plans; (6) Public Comments and Closing Remarks.
Participation is open to the public. Members of the public who wish to
participate must notify Courtney Freiberg at Courtney.Freiberg@dot.gov,
not later than February 24, 2012. Members of the public may present
oral statements at the meeting with the approval of Patricia Hu,
Director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Noncommittee
members wishing to present oral statements or obtain information should
contact Courtney Freiberg via email no later than February 17, 2012.
Questions about the agenda or written comments may be emailed or
submitted by U.S. Mail to: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research
and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, Attention: Courtney Freiberg, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Room E34-429, Washington, DC 20590,
Courtney.Freiberg@dot.gov, or faxed to (202) 366-3640. BTS requests
that written comments be received by February 17, 2012. Access to the
DOT Headquarters building is controlled; therefore, all persons who
plan to attend the meeting must notify Courtney Freiberg at 202-366-
1270 prior to February 27, 2012. Individuals attending the meeting must
report to the main DOT entrance on New Jersey Avenue SE. for admission
to the building. Attendance is open to the public, but limited space is
available. Persons with a disability requiring special services, such
as an interpreter for the hearing impaired, should contact Courtney
Freiberg at 202-366-1270 at least seven calendar days prior to the
meeting. Notice of this meeting is provided in accordance with the FACA
and the General Services Administration regulations (41 CFR part 102-3)
covering management of Federal advisory committees.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on the 10th day of February, 2012.
Deborah Johnson,
Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics.
[FR Doc. 2012-3849 Filed 2-21-12; 8:45 am]
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