11188 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 37 / Friday, February 24, 2012 / Notices 

Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of 

the Secretary of Transportation, 725 

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

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. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1:48. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 17, 

2012. 

Patricia Lawton, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4299 Filed 2–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2004–16951] 

Request for Comments of a 

Reinstatement of a Previously 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below is being forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comments. A Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period soliciting comments on the 

following information collection was 

published on November 8, 2011 (76 FR 

69320). No comments were received. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 26, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lauralyn Remo, Air Carrier Fitness 

Division (X–56), Office of Aviation 

Analysis, Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, (202) 366–9721. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Aircraft Accident Liability 

Insurance, 14 CFR Part 205. 

OMB Control Number: 2106–0030. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement of a 

Previously Approved Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: 14 CFR Part 205 contains 

the minimum requirements for air 

carrier accident liability insurance to 

protect the public from losses, and 

directs that certificates evidencing 

appropriate coverage must be filed with 

the Department. 

Respondents: U.S. and foreign air 

carriers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,308. 

Annual Estimated Total Burden on 

Respondents: 1,854 hours. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to 

the Office of Management and Budget, 

Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of 

the Secretary of Transportation, 725 

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

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. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; 

and 49 CFR 1:48. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 17, 

2012. 

Patricia Lawton, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4298 Filed 2–23–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD 2012 0013] 

Requested Administrative Waiver of 

the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel 

GOLIGHTLY; Invitation for Public 

Comments 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C. 

12121, the Secretary of Transportation, 

as represented by the Maritime 

Administration (MARAD), is authorized 

to grant waivers of the U.S.-build 

requirement of the coastwise laws under 

certain circumstances. A request for 

such a waiver has been received by 

MARAD. The vessel, and a brief 

description of the proposed service, is 

listed below. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

March 26, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to 

docket number MARAD–2012–0013. 

Written comments may be submitted by 

hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. You may also 

send comments electronically via the 

Internet at http://www.regulations.gov. 

All comments will become part of this 

docket and will be available for 

inspection and copying at the above 

address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

E.T., Monday through Friday, except 

federal holidays. An electronic version 

of this document and all documents 

entered into this docket is available on 

the World Wide Web at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joann Spittle, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W21–203, 

Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202– 

366–5979, Email Joann.Spittle@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

described by the applicant the intended 

service of the vessel GOLIGHTLY is: 

Intended Commercial Use of Vessel: 

‘‘Private charter day sails in New York 

City and surrounding waters.’’ 

Geographic Region: ‘‘New York.’’ 

The complete application is given in 

DOT docket MARAD–2012–0013 at 

http://www.regulations.gov. Interested 

parties may comment on the effect this 

action may have on U.S. vessel builders 

or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.- 

flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in 

accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and 

MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR part 

388, that the issuance of the waiver will 

have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.- 

vessel builder or a business that uses 

U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a 

waiver will not be granted. Comments 

should refer to the docket number of 

this notice and the vessel name in order 

for MARAD to properly consider the 

comments. Comments should also state 

the commenter’s interest in the waiver 

application, and address the waiver 

criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s 

regulations at 46 CFR part 388. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 37 / Friday, February 24, 2012 / Notices 11189 

1 Yokohama Tire Company (YTC) is a 

replacement equipment manufacturer incorporated 

in the State of California. 

2Tires manufactured after September 1, 2009 

must be labeled with the TIN on the intended 

outboard sidewall of a tire and either the TIN or 

partial TIN on the other sidewall. 49 CFR 571.139 

S5.5.1(b). If a tire manufactured after September 1, 

2009 does not have an intended outboard sidewall, 

one sidewall must be labeled with the TIN and the 

other sidewall must have either a TIN or partial 

TIN. Id. 

Privacy Act 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all 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). 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: February 13, 2012. 

Julie P. Agarwal, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4140 Filed 2–23–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2010–0056; Notice 2] 

Yokohama Tire Corporation, Denial of 

Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Denial of Petition for 

Inconsequential Noncompliance. 

SUMMARY: Yokohama Tire Corporation, 

(YTC),1 replacement tires for passenger 

cars, manufactured between December 

2, 2007, and September 19, 2009, failed 

to comply with paragraph S5.5.1(b) of 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 

(FMVSS) No. 139, New Pneumatic 

Radial Tires for Light Vehicles. YTC has 

filed an appropriate report pursuant to 

49 CFR Part 573, Defect and 

Noncompliance Responsibility and 

Reports (dated January 19, 2010). 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 

30120(h) and the rule implementing 

those provisions at 49 CFR part 556, 

YTC has petitioned for an exemption 

from the notification and remedy 

requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 

on the basis that this noncompliance is 

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. 

Notice of receipt of YTC’s petition 

was published, with a 30-day public 

comment period, on May 20, 2010, in 

the Federal Register (75 FR 28319). No 

comments were received. To view the 

petition and all supporting documents 

log onto the Federal Docket 

Management System Web site at: 

http://www.regulations.gov/. Then 

follow the online search instructions to 

locate docket number ‘‘NHTSA–2010– 

0056.’’ 

For further information on this 

decision, contact Mr. George Gillespie, 

Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, the 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration (NHTSA), telephone 

(202) 366–5299, facsimile (202) 366– 

7002. 

Summary of YTC’s Petition 

YTC petitioned NHTSA for a 

determination that a noncompliance in 

approximately 8,238 size P215/60R15 

93H Yokohama AVID H4S brand 

passenger car replacement tires 

manufactured between December 2, 

2007, and September 19, 2009, at YTC’s 

plant located in Salem, Virginia is 

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. 

YTC explains that the noncompliance 

is that, due to a mold labeling error, the 

markings on the non-compliant tires 

omit the partial tire identification 

number on one of the sidewalls as 

required by paragraph S5.5.1(b). YTC 

also indicates that the non-compliant 

tires include the full Tire Identification 

Number (TIN) on one sidewall but omit 

the partial serial number on the other 

sidewall. YTC reported that this 

noncompliance was brought to their 

attention when ‘‘one of several molds 

were being certified and readied as part 

of a production quantity of replacement 

tires for the USA.’’ 

YTC explained its belief that the Tire 

Identification Number (TIN) and the 

partial TIN are used to properly identify 

tires that are involved in a safety 

campaign. YTC also stated its belief that 

the full TIN is molded on the intended 

outboard sidewall of these tires and 

consumers could be directed to have 

both sidewalls inspected for the TIN if 

any safety campaign would be required 

for these tires in the future. 

In summation, YTC asserts that this 

noncompliance is inconsequential to 

motor vehicle safety because the 

noncompliant sidewall marking does 

not affect the physical characteristics of 

the tires and all other labeling 

requirements have been met. Therefore, 

no corrective action is warranted. 

NHTSA Decision: NHTSA does not 

agree with YTC’s assessment that the 

noncompliance with FMVSS No. 139 is 

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. 

As discussed below, the tire markings 

required by paragraph S5.5.1(b) of 

FMVSS No. 139 provide valuable 

information to assist consumers in 

determining if their tires are the subject 

of a safety recall. 

Paragraph S5.5.1(b) of FMVSS No. 

139 requires that radial tires 

manufactured on or after September 1, 

2009 for motor vehicles having a gross 

vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 10,000 

pounds or less be permanently labeled 

with (1) a full TIN required by 49 CFR 

part 574 on one sidewall of the tire (2) 

except for retreaded tires, either the full 

or a partial TIN containing all characters 

in the TIN, except for the date code, and 

at the discretion of the manufacturer, 

any optional code, must be labeled on 

the other sidewall of the tire.2

The tire recalls in the year 2000 

highlighted the difficulty that 

consumers experienced when 

attempting to determine whether a tire 

is subject to a recall when a tire is 

mounted so that the sidewall bearing 

the TIN faces inward, i.e., underneath 

the vehicle. After a series of 

Congressional hearings about the safety 

of and experiences regarding the 

Firestone tires involved in those recalls, 

Congress passed and the President 

signed into law the Transportation 

Recall Enhancement, Accountability, 

and Documentation (TREAD) Act on 

November 1, 2000. Public Law 106–414. 

114 Stat. 1800. 

One matter addressed by the TREAD 

Act was tire labeling. Section 11 of the 

TREAD Act required a rulemaking to 

improve the labeling of tires to assist 

consumers in identifying tires that may 

be the subject of a recall. 

In response to the TREAD Act’s 

mandate, NHTSA published a final rule 

that, among other things, required that 

the TIN be placed on a sidewall of the 

tire and a full or partial TIN be placed 

on the other sidewall. See 67 FR 69600, 

69628 (November 18, 2002), as amended 

69 FR 31306 (June 3, 2004). In the 

preamble to the 2002 final rule, the 

agency identified the safety problem 

which prompted the issuance of the 

rule. 67 FR at 69602, 69606, and 69610. 

The agency explained that when tires 

are mounted so that the TIN appears on 

the inward facing sidewalls, motorists 

have three difficult and inconvenient 

options for locating and recording the 

TINs. Consumers must either: (1) Slide 

under the vehicle with a flashlight, 

pencil and paper and search the inside 

sidewalls for the TINs; (2) remove each 

tire, find and record the TIN, and then 

replace the tire; or (3) enlist the aid of 

a garage or service station that can 

perform option 1 or place the vehicle on 

a vehicle lift so that the TINs can be 


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