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inconsequential to motor vehicle safety
for the following reasons:
1. While the noncompliant tires are
mislabeled; the tires do in fact have the
correct marking for the maximum load
in pounds on the intended outboard
sidewall, and the maximum load
marking in both pounds and kg is
correct on the intended inboard
sidewall. The tires also meet or exceed
all other applicable FMVSS.
2. The subject mismarking is
inconsequential as it relates to motor
vehicle safety and is unlikely to have an
adverse impact on motor vehicle safety
since the actual performance of the
subject tires will not be affected by the
mismarking. Bridgestone supports this
belief by stating that the tires met the
performance requirements of FMVSS
No. 139 for endurance and high speed
when tested at the 1350 kg load.
Bridgestone also points out its belief
that NHTSA has previously granted
similar petitions for non-compliances in
sidewall marking.
Bridgestone has additionally informed
NHTSA that it has corrected the
noncompliance so that all future
production tires will comply with
FMVSS No. 139.
In summation, Bridgestone 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.
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Requirement Background:
§ 5.5 Tire markings. Except as
specified in paragraphs (a) through (i) of
§ 5.5, each tire must be marked on each
sidewall with the information specified
in § 5.5(a) through (d) and on one
sidewall with the information specified
in § 5.5(e) through (i) according to the
phase-in schedule specified in § 7 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* * *
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(d) The maximum load rating and for LT
tires, the letter designating the tire load
range;* * *
NHTSA’S Analysis and Decision:
NHTSA believes the true measure of
inconsequentiality with respect to the
noncompliance with FMVSS No. 139
paragraph § 5.5(d), is whether a
consumer and/or retailer who relied on
the incorrect information could
experience a safety problem.
In the case of this noncompliance, the
subject tires are primarily sold in the
domestic replacement market, where the
load in pounds would be the
predominant consumer unit of
measurement. Thus, making the rated
maximum load value marked in English
units and overstated in metric unit’s
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
NHTSA has conducted a series of
focus groups as required by the TREAD
Act, to examine consumer perceptions
and understanding of tire labeling. A
few of the focus group participants had
knowledge of tire labeling beyond the
tire brand name, tire size, and tire
pressure. Since FMVSS No. 139 applies
to tires sold in the U.S., and since
consumers in the U.S. overwhelmingly
rely on units of English measure for
loading information, the safety issue
associated with overloading tires as a
result of the noncompliance is very
small.
NHTSA has reviewed and accepts
Bridgestone’s analyses that the
noncompliance is inconsequential to
motor vehicle safety. Bridgestone has
provided sufficient documentation that
the sidewall mismarkings do comply
with all other safety performance
requirements of the standard, except the
sidewall mismarking.
In consideration of the foregoing,
NHTSA has determined that
Bridgestone has met its burden of
persuasion that the subject FMVSS No.
139 sidewall marking noncompliance in
the tires identified in Bridgestone’s
Noncompliance Information Report is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
Accordingly, Bridgestone’s petition is
granted and Bridgestone is exempted
from the obligation of providing
notification of, and a remedy for, that
noncompliance under 49 U.S.C. 30118
and 30120.
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 approximately
467 tires that Bridgestone no longer
controlled at the time that it determined
that a noncompliance existed in the
subject tires. However, the granting of
this petition does not relieve tire
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 Bridgestone notified them
that the subject noncompliance existed.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120:
delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and
501.8.
Issued On: June 5, 2013.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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The Department of the Treasury will
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Title: Troubled Asset Relief
Program—Making Home Affordable
Participants.
Abstract: Authorized under the
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
(EESA) of 2008 (Public Law 110–343),
the Department of the Treasury has
implemented several aspects of the
Troubled Asset Relief Program. Among
these components is a voluntary
foreclosure prevention program, Making
Home Affordable (MHA) program,
under which the Department will use
TARP capital to lower the mortgage
payments of qualifying borrowers. The
Treasury will do this through
agreements with mortgage servicers to
modify loans on their systems. All
servicers are eligible to participate in
the program.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
12,480.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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June 6, 2013.
The Department of the Treasury will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104–13, on or after the
date of publication of this notice.
DATES: Comments should be received on
or before July 12, 2013 to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, or any other aspect
of the information collection, including
suggestion for reducing the burden, to
(1) Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
Treasury, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, or email at
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV and
(2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer,
1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite
8140, Washington, DC 20220, or email
at PRA@treasury.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 927–5331,
email at PRA@treasury.gov, or the entire
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Community Development Financial
Institutions (CDFI) Fund
OMB Number: 1559–0024.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Title: New Markets Tax Credit
(NMTC) Program Allocation Tracking
System (ATS).
Abstract: The New Markets Tax Credit
Program (NMTC Program) was
established by Congress in 2000 to spur
new or increased investments into
operating businesses and real estate
projects located in low-income
communities. The NMTC Program
attracts investment capital to lowincome communities by permitting
individual and corporate investors to
receive a tax credit against their Federal
income tax return in exchange for
making equity investments in
specialized financial institutions called
Community Development Entities
(CDEs). Via a competitive process, the
Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awards
NMTC allocation awards to select CDEs,
based upon information submitted in
their NMTC Allocation Application.
Entities receiving a NMTC allocation
must enter into an allocation agreement
with the CDFI Fund. The allocation
agreement contains the terms and
conditions, including all reporting
requirements, associated with the
receipt of a NMTC allocation. The CDFI
Fund requires each CDE to use an
electronic data collection and
submission system, known as the
Allocation Tracking System (ATS) to
collect information on investors making
Qualified Equity Investments in
Community Development Entities.
The ATS enhances the allocatee’s
ability to report such information to the
CDFI Fund in a timely fashion. This
information is also used by the Treasury
Department to (1) monitor the issuance
of QEIs to ensure that no allocatee
exceeds its allocation authority; (2)
ensure that QEIs are issued within the
timeframes required by the NMTC
Program regulations and the legal
agreements signed between the CDFI
Fund and the allocatee; and (3) assist
with NMTC Program evaluation efforts.
Affected Public: State, Local, and
Tribal Governments; Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits, Not-forprofit institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
9,426.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Fiscal Service
Surety Companies Acceptable on
Federal Bonds: Amendment—Liberty
Mutual Insurance Company
Bureau of the Fiscal Service,
Fiscal Service, Department of the
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This is Supplement No. 9 to
the Treasury Department Circular 570,
2012 Revision, published July 2, 2012,
at 77 FR 39322.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Surety Bond Branch at (202) 874–6850.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
underwriting limitation for the
following company has been amended:
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
(NAIC # 23043), which was listed in the
Treasury Department Circular 570,
published on July 2, 2012, is hereby
amended to read $1,145,803,000.
Federal bond-approving officers
should annotate their reference copies
of the Treasury Department Circular 570
(‘‘Circular’’), 2012 Revision, to reflect
this change.
The Circular may be viewed and
downloaded through the Internet at
www.fms.treas.gov/c570.
Questions concerning this notice may
be directed to the U.S. Department of
the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal
Service, Financial Accounting and
Services Division, Surety Bond Branch,
3700 East-West Highway, Room 6F01,
Hyattsville, MD 20782.
Dated: June 3, 2013.
Kevin McIntyre,
Acting Director, Financial Accounting and
Services Division.
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Fiscal Service
Surety Companies Acceptable on
Federal Bonds: Amendment—Safeco
Insurance Company of America
Bureau of the Fiscal Service,
Fiscal Service, Department of the
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This is Supplement No. 10 to
the Treasury Department Circular 570,
2012 Revision, published July 2, 2012,
at 77 FR 39322.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Surety Bond Branch at (202) 874–6850.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
June 6, 2013.
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, on or after the date of
publication of this notice.
DATES: Comments should be received on or before July 12, 2013 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other
aspect of the information collection, including suggestion for reducing
the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for Treasury, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or email
at OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV and (2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer,
1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC 20220, or email
at PRA@treasury.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 927-5331, email at PRA@treasury.gov, or the
entire information collection request maybe found at www.reginfo.gov.
Office of Financial Stability
OMB Number: 1505-0216.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
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Title: Troubled Asset Relief Program--Making Home Affordable
Participants.
Abstract: Authorized under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
(EESA) of 2008 (Public Law 110-343), the Department of the Treasury has
implemented several aspects of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Among
these components is a voluntary foreclosure prevention program, Making
Home Affordable (MHA) program, under which the Department will use TARP
capital to lower the mortgage payments of qualifying borrowers. The
Treasury will do this through agreements with mortgage servicers to
modify loans on their systems. All servicers are eligible to
participate in the program.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 12,480.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-13883 Filed 6-11-13; 8:45 am]
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