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Invasive Species. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). 

Issued on: February 17, 2021. 

Karen M. Brunelle, 

Director, Office of Project Development, 

Federal Highway Administration, 

Tallahassee, Florida. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2020–0072; Notice 1] 

PT. Multistrada Arah Sarana Tbk, 

Receipt of Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: PT. Multistrada Arah Sarana, 

Tbk (MASA) has determined that 

certain Achilles, Corsa, Radar, and 

Milestar brand tires in various sizes do 

not fully comply with Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for 

Light Vehicles, and Part 574, Tire 

Identification and Recordkeeping. 

MASA filed a noncompliance report 

dated June 1, 2020, and subsequently 

petitioned NHTSA on June 25, 2020, for 

a decision that the subject 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety. This 

notice announces receipt of MASA’s 

petition. 

DATES: Send comments on or before 

March 29, 2021. 

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 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 

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 

docket. 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). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Overview: MASA has determined 

that certain Achilles, Corsa, Radar, and 

Milestar brand tires in various sizes do 

not fully comply with the requirements 

of paragraph S5.5.1 of FMVSS No. 139, 

New Pneumatic Radial Tires for Light 

Vehicles (49 CFR 571.139) and S574.5 of 

Part 574, Tire Identification and 

Recordkeeping (49 CFR 574). MASA 

filed a noncompliance report dated June 

1, 2020, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, 

Defect and Noncompliance 

Responsibility and Reports, and 

subsequently petitioned NHTSA on 

June 25, 2020, for an exemption from 

the notification and remedy 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 

on the basis that this noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 

30118(d) and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part 

556, Exemption for Inconsequential 

Defect or Noncompliance. 

This notice of receipt of MASA’s 

petition 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 

petition. 

II. Tires Involved: Approximately 

1,673,307 of the following Achilles, 

Corsa, Radar, and Milestar brand tires in 

various sizes, manufactured between 

January 3, 2016, and March 14, 2020, 

are potentially involved: 

• Achilles 868 All Seasons, ATR 

Sport 2, Desert Hawk H/T2, 122, ATR– 

K Sport, and Desert Hawk UHP. 

• Radar Renegade H/T and Renegade 

A/T. 

• Corsa All Terrain XL and Highway 

Terrain. 

• Milestar MS932XP, Patagonia M/T, 

and Grantland. 

III. Noncompliance: MASA explains 

that the noncompliance is that the 

optional code in tire identification 

numbers (TIN), on the subject tires, 

exceeds the number of characters 

allowed and therefore does not fully 

comply with Part 574.5(g)(3), as 

required by S5.5.1 of FMVSS No. 139. 

Specifically, MASA introduced a 

modified optional code sequence, which 

utilized up to 6 characters in the tire 

identification number third grouping, 

when the optional code should be no 

more than 4 characters. 

IV. Rule Requirements: Paragraph 

S5.5.1 of FMVSS No. 139 and part 

574.5(g)(3) includes the requirements 

relevant to this petition. Each tire must 

be labeled with the tire identification 

number required by 49 CFR part 574 on 

the intended outboard sidewall of the 

tire. For new tires, the third group, 

consisting of no more than four 

symbols, may be used at the option of 

the manufacturer or retreader as a 


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descriptive code for the purpose of 

identifying significant characteristics of 

the tire. 

V. Summary of MASA’s Petition: The 

following views and arguments 

presented in this section, V. Summary 

of MASA’s Petition, are the views and 

arguments provided by MASA. They 

have not been evaluated by the Agency 

and do not reflect the views of the 

Agency. MASA described the subject 

noncompliance and stated their belief 

that the noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety. 

In support of its petition, MASA 

submitted the following reasoning: 

1. Operational Safety: 

a. MASA stated their belief that a TIN 

marking noncompliance does not create 

any operational safety risk for the 

vehicle. The tires comply with 

applicable FMVSS performance 

requirements and all other applicable 

regulations. A summary of production 

tire compliance audit testing will be 

provided to NHTSA separately from this 

filing. 

b. The incorrect TIN marking with 

additional characters in the optional 

code has no bearing on tire 

performance. 

c. The subject tires are properly 

marked with all other markings required 

under FVMSS No. 139, such as 

paragraph S5.5(c), maximum 

permissible inflation pressure, and 

paragraph S5.5(d), maximum load 

rating. The necessary information is 

available on the sidewall of the tire to 

ensure proper application and usage. 

d. The subject tires contain the DOT 

symbol on both sidewalls, thus, 

indicating conformance to applicable 

FMVSS. 

2. Identification and Traceability: 

a. All information required by 49 CFR 

574.5 for the TIN (plant code +size 

code+ option code+ date code) is 

present on the sidewall of the tire. 

b. For identification and traceability 

purposes, the key information of the 

plant code and manufacturing date is 

present on the tire. 

c. The existence of extra characters in 

the optional code does not inhibit the 

ability of a tire distributor, the tire 

dealer, or the consumer to register the 

tires. 

d. ln the event that dealer/owner 

notifications are required, the TIN, as 

molded on the subject tires, is sufficient 

to ensure proper communication and 

identification of the tires. 

e. To date, there is no record of a 

distributor, dealer, consumer, or other 

concerned party raising a question about 

tires with the extraneous characters 

7. Summary: Based on the 

information presented, the tires molded 

with extraneous TIN optional code 

characters do not present a risk for 

motor vehicle safety. Additionally, 

identification and traceability of the 

subject tires could be accomplished in 

the event of a need to conduct a dealer/ 

owner notification. Production records 

link plant code, size code, and optional 

code with the manufacturing dates for 

all concerned brands and tire sizes. 

MASA concluded by expressing the 

belief that the subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety, and that its petition to be 

exempted from providing notification of 

the noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the 

noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30120, should be granted. 

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, any 

decision on this petition only applies to 

the subject tires that MASA no longer 

controlled at the time it determined that 

the noncompliance existed. However, 

any decision on this petition does not 

relieve equipment 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 MASA 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) 

Otto G. Matheke III, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Community Development Financial 

Institutions Fund 

Community Development Financial 

Institutions Rapid Response Program 

(CDFI RRP) 

Funding Opportunity Title: Notice of 

Funds Availability (NOFA) inviting 

Applications for grants to support, 

prepare for, and respond to the 

economic impacts of the COVID–19 

pandemic through the Community 

Development Financial Institutions 

Fund (CDFI Fund) CDFI Rapid Response 

Program (CDFI RRP). 

Announcement Type: Announcement 

of funding opportunity. 

Funding Opportunity Number: CDFI– 

2021–RRP. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 21.024. 

DATES: 

TABLE 1—CDFI RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM CRITICAL DEADLINES FOR APPLICANTS

Description Deadline 

Time 

(eastern 

time—ET) 

Submission method 

Last day to enter EIN and DUNS numbers in AMIS ........... March 22, 2021 ...... 11:59 p.m ....... AMIS. 

Last day to submit SF–424 Mandatory (Application for 

Federal Assistance).

March 22, 2021 ...... 11:59 p.m ....... Electronically via Grants.gov. 

Last day to contact CDFI Fund with questions about the 

CDFI Rapid Response Program.

March 23, 2021 ...... 5:00 p.m ......... Service Request 1 via AMIS or CDFI Fund 

Helpdesk: 202–653–0421. 

Last day to contact AMIS–IT Help Desk (regarding AMIS 

technical problems only).

March 25, 2021 ...... 5:00 p.m ......... Service Request via AMIS or 202–653– 

0422 or AMIS@cdfi.treas.gov. 

Last day to submit CDFI Rapid Response Program Application.March 25, 2021 ...... 11:59 p.m ....... AMIS. 


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