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no longer controlled at the time it 

determined that the noncompliance 

existed. However, the granting of this 

petition does not relieve Grote 

distributors and dealers of the 

prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale, 

or introduction or delivery for 

introduction into interstate commerce of 

the noncompliant air brake tubing under 

their control after Grote 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) 

Jeffrey M. Giuseppe, 

Acting Director, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01037 Filed 1–22–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2013–0124; Notice 2] 

Custom Glass Solutions Upper 

Sandusky Corporation, Grant of 

Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Grant of petition. 

SUMMARY: Custom Glass Solutions 

Upper Sandusky Corporation (Custom 

Glass), a subsidiary of Guardian 

Industries Corporation, has determined 

that certain laminated glass panes, other 

than windscreens, do not fully comply 

with paragraph S6 of Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

FMVSS 205, Glazing Materials. Custom 

Glass has filed an appropriate report 

dated September 17, 2013, pursuant to 

49 CFR part 573, Defect and 

Noncompliance Responsibility and 

Reports. 

ADDRESSES: For further information on 

this decision contact Luis Figueroa, 

Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, the 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration (NHTSA), telephone 

(202) 366–5298, facsimile (202) 366– 

5930. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Custom Glass’s Petition: Pursuant to 

49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) and the 

rule implementing those provision at 49 

CFR part 556, Custom Glass submitted 

a petition 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 the petition was 

published, with a 30-day public 

comment period, on September 25, 2014 

in the Federal Register (79 FR 57654). 

No comments were received. To view 

the petition and all supporting 

documents log onto the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Web site 

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

follow the online search instructions to 

locate docket number ‘‘NHTSA–2013– 

0124.’’ 

II. Glazing Involved: Approximately 

160 laminated glass panes, other than 

windscreens, intended for the cabs of 

approximately twenty mining vehicles 

being manufactured by Atlas Copco in 

Australia. The panes consist of two 4.0 

mm tempered panes manufactured by 

Auto Temp, Inc. (ATI) that were bonded 

together with a 0.76 mm PVB layer by 

Custom Glass and then shipped to 

Angus Palm, Watertown, South Dakota 

between August 1, 2013 and September 

4, 2013. 

III. Noncompliance: Custom Glass 

explains that the noncompliance is that 

the labeling on the subject laminated 

glass panes does not fully meet the 

requirements of paragraph S6 of FMVSS 

No. 205. The panes were labeled with 

the incorrect manufacturer’s code mark, 

incorrect manufacturer’s trademark, and 

incorrect manufacturer’s model number, 

and were incorrectly marked as 

Tempered. 

IV. Rule Text: Refer to the entire text 

of Paragraph S6 of FMVSS No. 205 for 

requirements and contextual 

restrictions. 

V. Summary of Custom Glass’s 

Analyses: Custom Glass stated its belief 

that the subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety 

based on the following reasoning: 

The parts are incorrectly labeled with 

the manufacturer’s code mark and 

manufacturer’s trademark belonging to 

the tempered glazing supplier, ATI. The 

correct manufacturer’s code mark, 

which should have been affixed to the 

parts at issue, is DOT 22. The correct 

manufacturer’s model number is M85L2 

(which identifies laminated glass 

construction with an 8.5 mm nominal 

thickness, from which Guardian 

fabricates automotive parts for use 

anywhere in a motor vehicle except 

windshields). The panes are marked 

with the correct item-of-glazing number. 

Although the subject laminated glass 

panes are affixed with the incorrect 

manufacturer’s code mark, 

manufacturer’s model number and 

manufacturer’s trademark, the 

laminated glass parts were fabricated is 

in full compliance with the technical 

requirements of FMVSS No. 205 that 

currently apply to laminated glass for 

use anywhere in a motor vehicle except 

windshields (item-of-glazing number 

‘‘2,’’ i.e., ‘‘AS–2’’) 

Custom Glass also asserts that the 

subject noncompliance could not result 

in the wrong part being used in an OEM 

or ARG application given that the part 

would be ordered by its unique part 

number and not the manufacturer’s 

model number (which corresponds to 

the glass construction from which the 

part is fabricated). The parts are also 

easily traceable back to Custom Glass 

since they are the only glazing supplier 

for this particular vehicle. 

Custom Glass has additionally 

informed NHTSA that it has corrected 

the noncompliance so that all future 

production vehicles delivered with 

laminated glass will comply with 

FMVSS No. 205. 

In summation, Custom Glass believes 

that the described noncompliance of the 

subject laminated glass parts is 

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety, 

and that its petition, to exempt from 

providing recall notification of 

noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C. 

30118 and remedying the recall 

noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C. 

30120 should be granted. 

NHTSA Decision 

NHTSA Analysis: FMVSS No. 205 

specifies labeling and performance 

requirements for automotive glazing. 

Paragraph S6 of FMVSS No. 205 

requires glazing material manufacturers 

to certify, in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

30115, each piece of glazing material to 

which this standard applies. A prime 

glazing material manufacturer certifies 

its glazing by adding to the marks 

required in Section 7 of ANSI Z26.1 

(1996), the symbol ‘‘DOT’’ and a 

manufacturer’s code mark assigned by 

the NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance. Section 7 of ANSI Z26.1 

(1996) requires manufacturers to mark 

automotive glazing with the item of 

glazing number, e.g., ‘‘AS–1’’, the 

manufacturer’s distinctive designation 

or trademark, and a model number that 

will identify the type of construction of 

the glazing material. Section 7 of ANSI 

Z26.1 (1996) states that the item of 

glazing number is to be placed in close 

proximity to other required markings. 

In its petition Custom Glass stated 

that labeling on the affected glazing that 

did meet all applicable requirements of 

FMVSS No. 205 and ANSI Z26.1 (1996). 

Specifically, the glazing was marked 

with the incorrect manufacturer’s code 

mark, incorrect manufacturer’s 

trademark, and incorrect manufacturer’s 

model number (i.e., M number). The 

glazing was also incorrectly marked 

‘‘Tempered’’ as opposed to 


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‘‘Laminated’’. The noncompliance is 

limited to laminated glass panes, other 

than windscreens, to be used in the cabs 

of approximately twenty mining 

vehicles manufactured by Atlas Copco 

in Australia. 

NHTSA believes that the subject 

labeling errors are inconsequential to 

motor vehicle safety because; the 

marking of glazing as ‘‘Tempered’’ or 

‘‘Laminated’’ is not required by FMVSS 

No. 205, the probability of anyone in the 

United States obtaining the subject 

incorrectly marked glazing as 

replacement glazing is very unlikely 

since the affected glazing is specifically 

designed for use in mining vehicles 

manufactured by Atlas Copco in 

Australia. In addition, there is no 

concern that the wrong model number 

on the subject glazing would result in an 

incorrect replacement part being used 

because replacement parts are ordered 

by referring to the glazing part number 

or by identifying the vehicle for which 

the replacement glazing is intended. 

Custom Glass is the only glazing 

supplier for the vehicles and any 

replacement glazing acquired from 

Custom Glass in the future is expected 

to be marked correctly, and the subject 

glazing appears to comply with all other 

applicable requirements of FMVSS No. 

205. 

NHTSA Decision: In consideration of 

the foregoing, NHTSA has decided that 

Custom Glass has met its burden of 

persuasion that the FMVSS No. 205 

noncompliance is inconsequential to 

motor vehicle safety. Accordingly, 

Custom Glass’s petition is hereby 

granted and Custom Glass is exempted 

from the obligation of providing 

notification of, and a remedy for, that 

noncompliance under 49 U.S.C. 30118 

and 30120. 

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, this 

decision only applies to the subject 

laminated glass parts that Custom Glass 

no longer controlled at the time it 

determined that the noncompliance 

existed. However, the granting of 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 motor laminated glass 

parts under their control after Custom 

Glass 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) 

Jeffrey M. Giuseppe, 

Acting Director, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01038 Filed 1–22–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2014–0127] 

Pipeline Safety: Information Collection 

Activities 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: On October 28, 2014, in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, the Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration (PHMSA) published a 

notice in the Federal Register (79 FR 

64249) inviting comments on two 

information collections that will be 

expiring on May 31, 2015. PHMSA will 

request an extension with no change for 

the information collections identified by 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control numbers 2137–0049 and 

2137–0594. 

PHMSA received one comment in 

response to that notice. PHMSA is 

publishing this notice to provide the 

public with an additional 30 days to 

comment on the renewal of the 

information collections referenced 

above and announce that the 

Information Collections will be 

submitted to OMB for approval. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before February 

23, 2015 to be assured of consideration. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cameron Satterthwaite by telephone at 

202–366–1319, by email at 

cameron.satterthwaite@dot.gov, by fax 

at 202–366–4566, or by mail at U.S. 

Department of Transportation, PHMSA, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., PHP–30, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the docket number 

PHMSA–2014–0127 by any of the 

following methods: 

• Fax: 1–202–395–5806. 

• Mail: Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Records 

Management Center, Room 10102 

NEOB, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503, ATTN: Desk 

Officer for the U.S. Department of 

Transportation\PHMSA. 

• Email: Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB, at the 

following email address: OIRA_

Submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Requests for a copy of the Information 

Collection should be directed to 

Cameron Satterthwaite by telephone at 

202–366–1319, by fax at 202–366–4566, 

by email at cameron.satterthwaite@

dot.gov, or by mail at U.S. Department 

of Transportation, PHMSA, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., PHP–30, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal 

Regulations requires PHMSA to provide 

interested members of the public and 

affected agencies an opportunity to 

comment on information collection and 

recordkeeping requests. This notice 

identifies two information collection 

renewal requests that PHMSA will be 

submitting to OMB for approval. The 

information collections are titled: 

‘‘Recordkeeping for Natural Gas 

Pipeline Operators’’ (2137–0049) and 

‘‘Customer-Owned Service Lines’’ 

(2137–0594). 

Summary of Comments Received 

During the 60-day comment period, 

PHMSA received one comment from an 

anonymous submitter that emphasized 

the general importance of public 

participation regarding pipeline safety 

requirements. 

Proposed Information Collection 

Revisions and Request for Comments 

The following information is provided 

for each revised information collection: 

(1) Title of the information collection; 

(2) OMB control number; (3) Type of 

request; (4) Abstract of the information 

collection activity; (5) Description of 

affected public; (6) Estimate of total 

annual reporting and recordkeeping 

burden; and (7) Frequency of collection. 

PHMSA will request a three-year term of 

approval for each information collection 

activity. This is a notice of PHMSA’s 

request to renew the following 

information collections: 

1. Title: Recordkeeping Requirements 

for Gas Pipeline Operators. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0049. 

Current Expiration Date: 05/31/2015. 

Type of Request: Renewal of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: Under Title 49, CFR parts 

191 and 192, a person owning or 

operating a natural gas pipeline facility 

is required to maintain records, make 


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