94-17491. Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company; Receipt of Petition for Determination of Inconsequential Noncompliance  

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    DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
    [Docket No. 94-61; Notice 1]
    
     
    
    Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company; Receipt of Petition for 
    Determination of Inconsequential Noncompliance
    
        The Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Company (Uniroyal) of Greenville, South 
    Carolina, has determined that some of its tires fail to comply with 49 
    CFR 571.109, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 109, 
    ``New Pneumatic Tires,'' and has filed an appropriate report pursuant 
    to 49 CFR Part 573, ``Defect and Noncompliance Reports.'' Uniroyal has 
    also petitioned to be exempted from the notification and remedy 
    requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (15 
    U.S.C. 1381 et seq.) on the basis that the noncompliance is 
    inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety.
        This notice of receipt of a petition is published under Section 157 
    of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 1417) 
    and does not represent any agency decision or other exercise of 
    judgment concerning the merits of the petition.
        Paragraph S4.3.3(b) of FMVSS No. 109 specifies that each tire be 
    labeled with an identification number. The last three digits of this 
    identification number should represent the week and year of 
    manufacture.
        During the period of the 17th through the 20th week of 1994, 
    Uniroyal manufactured approximately 2,800 P175/70R13 MOTOMASTER LE 
    tires with an incorrect week and year of manufacture contained in the 
    tire identification number. The last three digits in the identification 
    number on the subject tires are incorrectly marked ``167,'' ``168,'' 
    ``169,'' and ``120.'' The last three digits in the identification 
    numbers for these tires should be ``174,'' ``184,'' ``194,'' and 
    ``204'' signifying the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th weeks of 1994. All 
    tires are sold only in the replacement market.
        Uniroyal supports its petition for inconsequential noncompliance 
    with the following.
    
        [Uniroyal does] not believe that this error will impact motor 
    vehicle safety since only the week and year of manufacture is 
    incorrect.
    
        Uniroyal offers further rationale in its Part 573 Report.
    
        The dates marked on these tires could be interpreted as the year 
    1987 through 1990 or 1997 through 2000. This tire line was 
    introduced during the fourth quarter of 1992; therefore, there would 
    not be pre-existent tires with these numbers. In the event a recall 
    is necessary prior to the week and year (years 1997 through 2000) 
    marked on these tires, there will be no difficulty in identifying 
    them since there will be no tires that were actually manufactured 
    during these weeks. If it is necessary to recall these tires during 
    or after the weeks marked, the recall population would comprise both 
    the mismarked and properly marked tires.
    
        Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
    arguments on the petition of Uniroyal, described above. Comments should 
    refer to the docket number and be submitted to: Docket Section, 
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Room 5109, 400 Seventh 
    Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. It is requested but not required 
    that six 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 
    petition is granted or denied, the notice will be published in the 
    Federal Register pursuant to the authority indicated below.
        Comment closing date: August 18, 1994.
    
    (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120; delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 
    49 CFR 501.8)
    
        Issued on: July 13, 1994.
    Stanley R. Scheiner,
    Acting Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
    [FR Doc. 94-17491 Filed 7-18-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
07/19/1994
Department:
Transportation Department
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Document Number:
94-17491
Dates:
August 18, 1994.
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: July 19, 1994, Docket No. 94-61, Notice 1