02-24937. Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Manufacturing, Receipt of Application for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA 2002-13357; Notice 1]


Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Manufacturing, Receipt of Application for 
Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

    Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Manufacturing (Uniroyal) has determined that 
a total 11,262 P155/80R 13 79S Uniroyal Tiger Paw AWP tires do not meet 
the labeling requirements mandated by Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standard (FMVSS) No. 109, ``New Pneumatic Tires.''
    Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h), Uniroyal has 
petitioned for a determination that this noncompliance is 
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety and has filed an appropriate 
report pursuant to 49 CFR Part 573, ``Defect and Noncompliance 
Reports.''
    This notice of receipt of an application is published under 49 
U.S.C. 30118 and 30120 and does not represent any agency decision or 
other exercise of judgment concerning the merits of the application.
    During the period of the 5th through the 48th weeks of 2000, the 
Woodburn, Indiana plant of Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Manufacturing 
produced and cured a total of 11,262 tires with erroneous marking. Of 
this total, no more than 3,796 may have been delivered to end users. 
The remaining tires have been isolated in Uniroyal warehouses and will 
be brought into compliance.
    FMVSS No. 109 (S4.3(e)) requires that each tire shall have 
permanently molded into or onto both sidewalls the actual number of 
plies in the sidewall, and the actual number of plies in the tread area 
if different.
    The noncompliance with S4.3(e) relates to the mold number. The 
tires were marked: SIDEWALL 2 Plies instead of the required marking of: 
SIDEWALL 1 Ply.
    Uniroyal does not believe that this marking error will impact motor 
vehicle safety because the tires meet all applicable Federal Motor 
Vehicle Safety performance standards, and the noncompliance is one of 
labeling.
    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments on the application described above. Comments should refer to 
the docket number and be submitted to: U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Docket Management, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20590. It is requested that two copies be submitted.
    All comments received before the close of business on the closing 
date indicated below will be considered. The application and supporting 
materials, and all comments received after the closing date, will also 
be filed and will be considered to the extent possible. When the 
application is granted or denied, the notice will be published in the 
Federal Register pursuant to the authority indicated below. Comment 
closing date: (30 days after Publication Date).

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 301118, 301120; delegations of authority at 
49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8.

    Issued on: September 26, 2002.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 02-24937 Filed 9-30-02; 8:45 am]
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