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Hercules Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance; Correction

Publication: Federal Register
Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Byline: Otto G. Matheke III
Date: 29 December 2022
Subjects: American Government , Safety, Tires
Topic: Hercules 
[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 249 (Thursday, December 29, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80257-80258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28335]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2021-0096; Notice 2]


Hercules Tire & Rubber Company, Receipt of Petition for Decision 
of Inconsequential Noncompliance; Correction

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: NHTSA published a document in the Federal Register of August 
10, 2022, concerning request for comments on a petition for a decision 
of inconsequential noncompliance submitted by Hercules Tire & Rubber 
Company, (Hercules), for certain radial trailer tires that do not fully 
comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 119, New 
Pneumatic Tires for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of More Than 4,536 
Kilograms (10,000 Pounds), Specialty Tires, and Tires for Motorcycles. 
The document contained the incorrect docket number and the incorrect 
FMVSS in section ``III. Noncompliance.''

DATES: The comment period for the notice published August 10, 2022, at 
87 FR 48760, is extended. Comments should be received on or before 
January 30, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written data, 
views, and arguments on this petition. Comments must refer to the 
docket and notice number cited in the title of this notice and may be 
submitted by any of the following methods:
     Mail: Send comments by mail addressed to the U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 
20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver comments by hand to the U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 
20590. The Docket Section is open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 
except for Federal Holidays.
     Electronically: Submit comments electronically by logging 
onto the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) website at https://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Comments may also be faxed to (202) 493-2251.
    Comments must be written in the English language, and be no greater 
than 15 pages in length, although there is no limit to the length of 
necessary attachments to the comments. If comments are submitted in 
hard copy form, please ensure that two copies are provided. If you wish 
to receive confirmation that comments you have submitted by mail were 
received, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard with the 
comments. Note that all comments received will be posted without change 
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided.
    All comments and supporting materials received before the close of 
business on the closing date indicated

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above will be filed in the docket and will be considered. All comments 
and supporting materials received after the closing date will also be 
filed and will be considered to the fullest extent possible.
    When the petition is granted or denied, notice of the decision will 
also be published in the Federal Register pursuant to the authority 
indicated at the end of this notice.
    All comments, background documentation, and supporting materials 
submitted to the docket may be viewed by anyone at the address and 
times given above. The documents may also be viewed on the internet at 
https://www.regulations.gov by following the online instructions for 
accessing the dockets. The docket ID number for this petition is shown 
in the heading of this notice.
    DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement is available for review in a 
Federal Register notice published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jayton Lindley, General Engineer, 
NHTSA, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, (325) 655-0547.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Correction: In the Federal Register of 
August 10, 2022, in FR Doc. 2022-17131, appearing at 87 FR 48760, on 
page 48760, in the first column, correct the docket number heading to 
read: [Docket No. NHTSA-2021-0096; Notice 1]
    On page 48761, in the first column, correct the ``III. 
Noncompliance'' section to read:
    III. Noncompliance: Hercules explains that the noncompliance is due 
to a mold error in which the subject tires contain a tire 
identification number (TIN) with the second and third numerical symbols 
in the date code transposed and therefore, do not meet the requirements 
of paragraph S6.5(b) of FMVSS No. 119. Specifically, the TIN on the 
subject tires incorrectly states the date code as ``4280,'' when it 
should state ``4820.''

Otto G. Matheke III,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-28335 Filed 12-28-22; 8:45 am]
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