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The OMB has promulgated 

regulations describing what must be 

included in such a document. Under 

OMB’s regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), 

an agency must ask for public comment 

on the following: 

(i) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(iii) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

(iv) How to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g. permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks for public 

comments on the following proposed 

collections of information: 

Title: 49 CFR 575.104; Uniform Tire 

Quality Grading Standard. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0519. 

Affected Public: All passenger car tire 

manufacturers and brand name owners 

offering passenger car tires for sale in 

the United States. 

Form Number: The collection of this 

information uses no standard form. 

Abstract: Part 575 requires tire 

manufacturers and tire brand owners to 

submit reports to NHTSA regarding the 

UTQGS grades of all passenger car tire 

lines they offer for sale in the United 

States. This information is used by 

consumers of passenger car tires to 

compare tire quality in making their 

purchase decisions. The information is 

provided in several different ways to 

insure that the consumer can readily see 

and understand the tire grade: (1) The 

grades are molded into the sidewall of 

the tire so that they can be reviewed on 

both the new tire and the old tire that 

is being replaced; (2) a paper label is 

affixed to the tread face of the new tire 

that provides the grade of that particular 

tire line along with an explanation of 

the grading system; (3) tire 

manufacturers provide dealers with 

brochures for public distribution listing 

the grades of all of the tirelines they 

offer for sale; and (4) NHTSA compiles 

the grading information of all 

manufacturers’ tirelines into a booklet 

that is available to the public both in 

printed form and on the Web site. 

Estimated Annual Burden: NHTSA 

estimates that a total of 88,320 manhours are required to write the 

brochures, engrave the new passenger 

car tire molds, and affix the paper labels 

to the tires. Based on an average hourly 

rate of $22 per hour for rubber workers 

in the United States, the cost to the 

manufacturers is $1,943,040 to perform 

those items listed above. The largest 

portion of the cost burden imposed by 

the UTQGS program arises from the 

testing necessary to determine the 

grades that should be assigned to the 

tires. An average of 125 convoys, driven 

7,200 miles each, consisting of four 

vehicles and four drivers, are run each 

year for treadwear testing. NHTSA 

estimates it cost $0.60 per vehicle mile 

including salaries, overhead and 

reports. This brings the annual 

treadwear testing cost to $2,160,000. For 

the traction testing, it is estimated that 

1,750 tires are tested annually with an 

estimated cost of $38,500 for use of the 

government test facility. Using a factor 

of 3.5 times to cover salary and 

overhead of test contractors, the 

estimated cost of traction testing is 

$134,750. A separate temperature grade 

testing for tires is required, since the test 

is no more an extension of the high 

speed performance test of 49 CFR 

571.109 which was required for safety 

certification. Section 571.109 is 

replaced by § 571.139, which has 

different test speeds. For the 

temperature testing, it is estimated that 

1,750 tires are tested annually with an 

estimated average cost per test of $423. 

Therefore, the estimated UTQGS 

temperature annual testing is $740,250. 

Thus the total estimated cost for UTQGS 

testing is $3,035,000. The cost of 

printing the tread labels is 

approximately $21,340,000 and the 

estimate for printing brochures is at 

$999,000. This yields a total annual 

financial burden of approximately 

$25,374,000 (approximately $25.5 

million) on the tire manufacturers. 

Estimated Annual Burden to the 

Government: The estimated annual cost 

of UTQGS to the Federal government is 

$1,278,000. The cost consists of 

approximately $152,000 for data 

management, $730,000 for enforcement 

testing, and about $396,000 for general 

administration of the program. 

Number of Respondents: There are 

approximately 160 individual tire 

brands sold in the United States. The 

actual number of respondents is much 

less than 160 due to company 

acquisitions, mergers, and in most cases, 

the manufacturer will report for the 

various individual brand names that 

they produce tires for. The actual 

number of respondents is approximately 

45 individual responses. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Issued on: October 19, 2010. 

Joseph S. Carra, 

Acting Associate Administrator for 

Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26714 Filed 10–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2010–47] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR 

part 43. The purpose of this notice is to 

improve the public’s awareness of, and 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

regulatory activities. Neither publication 

of this notice nor the inclusion or 

omission of information in the summary 

is intended to affect the legal status of 

the petition or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number 

involved and must be received on or 

before November 1, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2010–1057 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 


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• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

Web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 

9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katherine Haley, Office of Rulemaking, 

ARM–203, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 493–5708, facsimile 

(202) 267–5075; e-mail 

Katherine.L.Haley@faa.gov. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 18, 

2010. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2010–1057. 

Petitioner: Gulfstream Aerospace 

Corporation. 

Sections of 14 CFR Affected: § 91.817. 

Description of Relief Sought: 

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation seeks 

relief to allow certain flight tests to 

exceed Mach 1. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26594 Filed 10–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) received 

a request for a waiver of compliance 

with certain requirements of its safety 

standards. The individual petition is 

described below, including the party 

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions 

involved, the nature of the relief being 

requested, and the petitioner’s 

arguments in favor of relief. 

Northeast Illinois Commuter Railroad 

Corporation 

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2010– 

0150] 

The Northeast Illinois Commuter 

Railroad Corporation (Metra) seeks a 

waiver of compliance with the 

Locomotive Safety Standards, 49 CFR 

229.21, 229.23(d), 229.27(a)(3), and 

229.29(a). Also, from the Passenger 

Equipment Safety Standards, 49 CFR 

238.19, 238.303, 238.305, and 238.307 

as they pertain to record-keeping and 

employee signatures. Metra seeks to 

keep locomotive Daily Inspection, 

Periodic Inspection, Annual Tests, and 

Biennial tests records in a centralized 

database, and provide for employees 

performing these inspections to utilize 

electronic signatures. These electronic 

records would be available at the 

various mechanical facilities where hard 

copies of the records are now 

maintained. FRA does not see a need to 

grant a waiver from the record-keeping 

requirements of the Passenger 

Equipment Safety Standards which 

already allows for electronic recordkeeping. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment, they 

should notify FRA, in writing, before 

the end of the comment period and 

specify the basis for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver 

Petition Docket Number FRA–2010- 

0150) and may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

• Web site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Operations Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received within 45 

days of the date of this notice will be 

considered by FRA before final action is 

taken. Comments received after that 

date will be considered as far as 

practicable. All written communications 

concerning these proceedings are 

available for examination during regular 

business hours (9 a.m.—5 p.m.) at the 

above facility. All documents in the 

public docket are also available for 

inspection and copying on the Internet 

at the docket facility’s Web site at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of any written 

communications and comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 18, 

2010. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for 

Regulatory and Legislative Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2010–26682 Filed 10–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) has 

received a request for a waiver of 

compliance from certain requirements 

of its safety standards. The individual 

petition is described below, including 

the party seeking relief, the regulatory 

provisions involved, the nature of the 

relief being requested, and the 

petitioner’s arguments in favor of relief. 

BNSF Railway Company and 

Ferrocarril Mexican Railway Company 

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2010– 

0126)] 

The BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) 

and Ferrocarril Mexican Railway 

Company (FXE) seek a test waiver of 

compliance from the requirements of 49 

CFR 232.205 Class I Brake Test, Initial 

terminal inspection; 232.409— 

Inspection and testing of end-of-train 

devices; and 215.13—Pre-departure 

Inspection. This test waiver is necessary 

to allow tests and inspections 

conducted at Rio Escondido and 


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