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Honda has additionally informed
NHTSA that it has corrected the
noncompliance so that all future
vehicles will comply with FMVSS No.
138.
In summation, Honda believes that
the described noncompliance of its
vehicles 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.
I. NHTSA’s Analysis and Decision
Honda is petitioning NHTSA for
exemption on the basis that the
noncompliance is inconsequential to
safety because the accessory wheels and
tires have adequate load carrying
capacity at the lower tire pressure of the
17-inch OEM tires and because the
handling and stability of the vehicle is
not adversely affected at this lower
pressure as confirmed by Honda’s own
dynamic testing. Honda used similar
arguments that were accepted by
NHTSA in granting the Part 556
exemption for the TPMS noncompliance
involving certain 2008 and 2009 Honda
Civics (see 77 FR 43145 on July 23,
2012).
NHTSA agrees with Honda that the
accessory tires inflated to 230 kPa (33
psi) that is the lower pressure for the
OEM 17-inch tires will have adequate
load carrying capacity to accommodate
the maximum weight of the subject
vehicles. Similar to the agency’s
previous conclusion in responding to
the Honda Civic petition and as
required by FMVSS No. 110, the tire’s
load ratings must be equal to or exceed
the load applied when the vehicle is at
its maximum loaded weight. FMVSS
No. 110, section S4.2.1.1, states that,
‘‘The vehicle maximum load on the tire
shall not be greater than the applicable
maximum load rating as marked on the
sidewall of the tire.’’ According to
Honda, for a 2011 or 2012 Acura TSX,
each front tire would be required to
support a maximum load of 546.6
kilograms (1,207.2 lbs) to accommodate
the GAWR of the front axle. Likewise,
for each rear tire, a load rating of 514.9
kilograms (1,135 lbs) or more would be
needed to support the GAWR of the rear
axle.
Data from the Japan Automotive Tyre
Manufacturers’ Association, a reference
recognized in FMVSS No. 110, indicate
that for each P225/45ZR 18 95Y
accessory tire, the load rating is
calculated to be 575 kilograms
(1,268lbs) at the lower pressure of the
original tires, 230 kPa (33psi). This load
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rating is greater than the highest (front)
tire load on the affected vehicle based
on the GAWR. Furthermore, the
manufacturer of the optional tires would
have to meet FMVSS No. 139 which
specifies a low inflation pressure
performance test in which the tires are
loaded to the maximum tire load
carrying capacity while underinflated to
a pressure of only 140kPa (20 psi),
which is less than the TPMS telltale
activation pressure for the OEM tires of
the subject vehicles. Therefore, adequate
load carrying capacity remains for the
accessory tires on these vehicles.
Honda’s second argument is that the
handling and stability of the subject
vehicles are not adversely affected by
the accessory tires and wheels. While
NHTSA cannot confirm Honda’s inhouse results, we believe it is the
responsibility of each vehicle
manufacturer to maintain certification
to all applicable FMVSSs for all
optional equipment such as any wheels
and tires it authorizes. Honda provided
the 212 complete wheel sets to dealers
with replacement vehicle tire placards
as required by FMVSS No. 110,
specifying the correct tire size and
inflation pressure. It follows that Honda
believed a vehicle so equipped would
continue to comply with NHTSA’s
safety standards. For example, the
subject vehicles with the accessory
wheel sets should continue to comply
with the requirements of FMVSS No.
126, Electronic stability control systems.
In consideration of the foregoing,
NHTSA has decided that Honda has met
its burden of persuasion that the FMVSS
No. 138 noncompliance is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
Accordingly, Honda’s petition is hereby
granted and Honda 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
decision only apply to the subject 212
subject vehicles that Honda no longer
controlled at the time it determined that
the noncompliance existed. However,
the granting of this petition does not
relieve vehicle distributors and dealers
of the prohibitions on the sale, offer for
sale, or introduction or delivery for
introduction into interstate commerce of
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the noncompliant vehicles under their
control after Honda 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)
Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
Acting Director, Office of Vehicle Safety
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
December 23, 2014.
The Department of the Treasury will
submit the following information
collection requests to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Pub. L. 104–13, on or after the
date of publication of this notice.
DATES: Comments should be received on
or before January 29, 2015 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, or any other aspect
of the information collection, including
suggestions 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 may be
found at www.reginfo.gov.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
OMB Number: 1545–0928.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: TD 9099—Disclosure of Relative
Values of Optional Forms of Benefit.
Abstract: This document contains
final regulations that consolidate the
content requirements applicable to
explanations of qualified joint and
survivor annuities and qualified
preretirement survivor annuities
payable under certain retirement plans,
and specify requirements for disclosing
the relative value of optional forms of
benefit that are payable from certain
retirement plans in lieu of a qualified
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joint and survivor annuity. These
regulations affect plan sponsors and
administrators, and participants in and
beneficiaries of, certain retirement
plans.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
385,000.
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OMB Number: 1545–1920.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Repayment of a Federal
Government Buyout and Possible
Suspension of Severance Pay.
Form: 12311.
Abstract: Form 12311 outlines the
regulations requiring those employees
being rehired by the government and
received a buyout from their previous
job to make repayment of the buyout
before they will be hired again.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 530.
OMB Number: 1545–1772.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Title: User Fee for Employee Plan
Determination Letter Request.
Form: 8717.
Abstract: The Omnibus Reconciliation
Act of 1990 requires payment of a ‘‘user
fee’’ with each application for a
determination letter. Because of this
requirement, the Form 8717 was created
to provide filers the means to make
payment and indicate the type of
request.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
445,770.
OMB Number: 1545–0014.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Application for Registration for
Certain Excise Tax Activities.
Form: 637.
Abstract: Form 637 is used to apply
for excise tax registration. The
registration applies to a person required
to be registered under IRC section 4101
for purposes of the federal excise tax on
taxable fuel imposed by IRC 4041 and
4081; and to certain manufacturers or
sellers and purchasers that must register
under IRC 4222 to be exempt from the
excise tax on taxable articles. The data
is used to determine if the applicant
qualifies for exemption. Taxable fuel
producers are required by IRC 4101 to
register with the Service before
incurring any tax liability.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
27,020.
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OMB Number: 1545–1939.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Notice 2005–32—Notification
Requirement for Transfer of Partnership
Interest in Electing Investment
Partnership (EIP).
Abstract: The American Jobs Creation
Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108–357, 118 Stat.
1418 (the Act), was enacted on October
22, 2004. The Treasury Department and
the Internal Revenue Service intend to
issue regulations implementing sections
833 and 834 of the Act, which amended
sections 704, 734, 743, and 6031 of the
Internal Revenue Code. This notice
provides interim procedures for
partnerships and their partners to
comply with the mandatory basis
provisions of sections 734 and 743, as
amended by the Act. This notice also
provides interim procedures for electing
investment partnerships (EIPs) and their
partners to comply with sections 743(e)
and 6031(f), as provided in section
833(b) of the Act.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
552,100.
OMB Number: 1545–0967.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Declaration and Signature for
Electronic and Magnetic Media Filing.
Form: 8879–F.
Abstract: The Form 8879–F is used to
secure taxpayer signatures and
declarations in conjunction with
electronic and magnetic media filing of
trust and fiduciary income tax returns
and, if applicable, consent to electronic
funds withdrawal. The form together
with the electronic and magnetic media
transmission will comprise the
taxpayer’s income tax return.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
2,164,379.
OMB Number: 1545–1150.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Form 990–EZ—Short Form
Return of Organization Exempt From
Income Tax.
Form: 990–EZ and schedules.
Abstract: Form 990–EZ and schedules
are needed to determine that IRS section
501(a) tax- exempt organizations fulfill
the operating conditions within the
limitations of their tax exemption. IRS
uses the information from this form to
determine if the filers are operating
within the rules of their exemption.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Notfor-profit institutions.
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Estimated Annual Burden Hours:
52,028,163.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
December 22, 2014.
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 January 29, 2015 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 may be
found at www.reginfo.gov.
Internal Revenue Service
OMB Number: 1545–0001.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently cleared collection.
Title: Employer’s Annual Railroad
Retirement Tax Return.
Form: CT–1, CT–1X.
Abstract: Railroad employers are
required to file an annual return to
report employer and employee Railroad
Retirement Tax Act (RRTA). Form CT–
1 is used for this purpose. IRS uses the
information to insure that the employer
has paid the correct tax.
Affected Public: Private sector:
Businesses or other for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
39,455.
OMB Number: 1545–0096.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently cleared collection.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
December 23, 2014.
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following
information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13, on or after the date of
publication of this notice.
DATES: Comments should be received on or before January 29, 2015 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions 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 may be found at www.reginfo.gov.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
OMB Number: 1545-0928.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: TD 9099--Disclosure of Relative Values of Optional Forms of
Benefit.
Abstract: This document contains final regulations that consolidate
the content requirements applicable to explanations of qualified joint
and survivor annuities and qualified preretirement survivor annuities
payable under certain retirement plans, and specify requirements for
disclosing the relative value of optional forms of benefit that are
payable from certain retirement plans in lieu of a qualified
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joint and survivor annuity. These regulations affect plan sponsors and
administrators, and participants in and beneficiaries of, certain
retirement plans.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 385,000.
OMB Number: 1545-1920.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Title: Repayment of a Federal Government Buyout and Possible
Suspension of Severance Pay.
Form: 12311.
Abstract: Form 12311 outlines the regulations requiring those
employees being rehired by the government and received a buyout from
their previous job to make repayment of the buyout before they will be
hired again.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 530.
OMB Number: 1545-1772.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Title: User Fee for Employee Plan Determination Letter Request.
Form: 8717.
Abstract: The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990 requires payment
of a ``user fee'' with each application for a determination letter.
Because of this requirement, the Form 8717 was created to provide
filers the means to make payment and indicate the type of request.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 445,770.
OMB Number: 1545-0014.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Application for Registration for Certain Excise Tax
Activities.
Form: 637.
Abstract: Form 637 is used to apply for excise tax registration.
The registration applies to a person required to be registered under
IRC section 4101 for purposes of the federal excise tax on taxable fuel
imposed by IRC 4041 and 4081; and to certain manufacturers or sellers
and purchasers that must register under IRC 4222 to be exempt from the
excise tax on taxable articles. The data is used to determine if the
applicant qualifies for exemption. Taxable fuel producers are required
by IRC 4101 to register with the Service before incurring any tax
liability.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 27,020.
OMB Number: 1545-1939.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Notice 2005-32--Notification Requirement for Transfer of
Partnership Interest in Electing Investment Partnership (EIP).
Abstract: The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, Pub. L. 108-357,
118 Stat. 1418 (the Act), was enacted on October 22, 2004. The Treasury
Department and the Internal Revenue Service intend to issue regulations
implementing sections 833 and 834 of the Act, which amended sections
704, 734, 743, and 6031 of the Internal Revenue Code. This notice
provides interim procedures for partnerships and their partners to
comply with the mandatory basis provisions of sections 734 and 743, as
amended by the Act. This notice also provides interim procedures for
electing investment partnerships (EIPs) and their partners to comply
with sections 743(e) and 6031(f), as provided in section 833(b) of the
Act.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses and other for-profits.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 552,100.
OMB Number: 1545-0967.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Title: Declaration and Signature for Electronic and Magnetic Media
Filing.
Form: 8879-F.
Abstract: The Form 8879-F is used to secure taxpayer signatures and
declarations in conjunction with electronic and magnetic media filing
of trust and fiduciary income tax returns and, if applicable, consent
to electronic funds withdrawal. The form together with the electronic
and magnetic media transmission will comprise the taxpayer's income tax
return.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 2,164,379.
OMB Number: 1545-1150.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Title: Form 990-EZ--Short Form Return of Organization Exempt From
Income Tax.
Form: 990-EZ and schedules.
Abstract: Form 990-EZ and schedules are needed to determine that
IRS section 501(a) tax- exempt organizations fulfill the operating
conditions within the limitations of their tax exemption. IRS uses the
information from this form to determine if the filers are operating
within the rules of their exemption.
Affected Public: Private Sector: Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 52,028,163.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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