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which are intended to facilitate both 

recipient management and FTA 

oversight by documenting the State’s 

and designated recipient’s procedures 

and policies for administering the 

Section 5339 program. One commenter 

expressed concern that FTA is 

proposing a PMP for a program that 

does not warrant this high level of 

management. The commenter strongly 

suggested the FTA reconsider the 

requirement for a PMP. In response, 

FTA notes that a PMP or SMP, for the 

case of a State recipient, is required for 

any program in which the recipient will 

be managing subrecipients, as it 

facilitates both recipient management 

and FTA oversight by documenting the 

designated recipient’s procedures and 

policies for administering the Section 

5339 program. The primary purpose of 

the PMP/SMP is to serve as the basis for 

FTA to perform recipient-level 

management reviews of the program, 

and to provide public information on 

the recipient’s administration of the 

Section 5339 program. It may also be 

used internally by the recipient as a 

program guide for local project 

applicants. 

One commenter sought clarification 

regarding whether a PMP is required 

from a single designated recipient 

within a large Urbanized Area. If there 

is only one designated recipient, then a 

PMP is not required. However, if the 

designated recipient is managing and 

overseeing multiple subrecipients, then 

a PMP is required. 

H. Chapter VII—Other Provisions 

This chapter describes cross-cutting 

Federal requirements that apply to the 

Section 5339 Program. The FTA did not 

receive any substantive comments on 

this chapter and did not make any 

substantive edits. 

I. Appendices 

The appendices include instructions 

for preparing a grant application and a 

budget, an application checklist, and 

several forms and representative 

documents that recipients will need 

when applying for Section 5339 funds. 

One commenter recommended 

including a sample sub-agreement 

between designated recipients and 

potential subrecipients. The FTA notes 

that the designated recipient must still 

manage the grant in TEAM. The FTA 

has no role in the relationship between 

subrecipients and designated recipients 

other than determining if the 

subrecipient is eligible for FTA funding. 

Therefore, there is not a ‘‘one-size fits 

all’’ sample agreement between 

subrecipients and designated recipients. 

Therese M. McMillan, 

Acting Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2015–0015; Notice 1] 

Continental Tire the Americas, LLC, 

Receipt of Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: Continental Tire the 

Americas, LLC, (CTA), has determined 

that certain Continental replacement 

passenger car tires do not fully comply 

with paragraph S5.5(f) of Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

139, New Pneumatic Radial Tires for 

Light Vehicles. CTA has filed an 

appropriate report dated January 7, 

2015, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, 

Defect and Noncompliance 

Responsibility and Reports. 

DATES: The closing date for comments 

on the petition is May 18, 2015. 

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 at the beginning of 

this notice and submitted by any of the 

following methods: 

• Mail: Send comments by mail 

addressed to: 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 Deliver: Deliver comments by 

hand to: 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 Federal Holidays. 

• Electronically: Submit comments 

electronically by: Logging onto the 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) Web site at http://

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 your comments were 

received, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard with the comments. 

Note that all comments received will be 

posted without change to 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Documents submitted to a docket may 

be viewed by anyone at the address and 

times given above. The documents may 

also be viewed on the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov by following the 

online instructions for accessing the 

dockets. DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement is available for review in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000, (65 FR 19477–78). 

The petition, supporting materials, 

and all comments received before the 

close of business on the closing date 

indicated below will be filed and will be 

considered. All comments and 

supporting materials received after the 

closing date will also be filed and will 

be considered to the extent possible. 

When the petition is granted or denied, 

notice of the decision will be published 

in the Federal Register pursuant to the 

authority indicated below. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. CTA’s Petition: Pursuant to 49 

U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) (see 

implementing rule at 49 CFR part 556), 

CTA 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. 

This notice of receipt of CTA’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: Affected are 

approximately 116,500 Continental 

ExtremeContact DWS size 225/45R17 

91W, Continental ExtremeContact DW 

size 225/45R17 91W and General G-Max 

AS–03 size 225/45R17 91W passenger 

car tires. 

III. Noncompliance: CTA explains 

that the noncompliance is that due to 

mold labeling errors, the sidewall 

markings on the subject tires do not 

correctly describe the actual number of 

plies in the tread area of the tires as 

required by paragraph S5.5(f) of FMVSS 

No. 139. Specifically, the Continental 

ExtremeContact DWS size 225/45R17 

91W tires were manufactured with 


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‘‘Tread 4 Plies: 1 Polyester + 2 Steel + 

1 Polyamide.’’ The correct labeling and 

stamping should have been ‘‘Tread 5 

Plies: 1 Polyester + 2 Steel + 2 

Polyamide.’’ The Continental 

ExtremeContact DW size 225/45R17 

91W tires were manufactured with 

‘‘Tread 4 Plies: 1 Polyester + 2 Steel + 

1 Polyamide.’’ The correct labeling and 

stamping should have been ‘‘Tread 5 

Plies: 1 Polyester + 2 Steel + 2 

Polyamide.’’ The General G-Max AS–03 

size 225/45R17 91W tires were 

manufactured with ‘‘Plies: Tread: 1 

Polyester + 2 Steel + 1 Polyamide.’’ The 

correct labeling and stamping should 

have been ‘‘Plies: Tread: 1 Polyester + 

2 Steel + 2 Polyamide.’’ 

IV. Rule Text: Paragraph S5.5 of 

FMVSS No. 110 requires in pertinent 

part: 

S5.5 Tire Markings. Except as specified in 

paragraphs (a) through (i) of S5.5, each tire 

must be marked on each sidewall with the 

information specified in S5.5(a) through (d) 

and on one sidewall with the information 

specified in S5.5(e) through (i) according to 

the phase-in schedule specified in S7 of this 

standard . . . 

(f) The actual number of plies in the 

sidewall, and the actual number of plies in 

the tread area, if different; 

V. Summary of CTA’s Analyses: CTA 

stated its belief that the subject 

noncompliance is inconsequential to 

motor vehicle safety for the following 

reasons: 

(A) CTA believes that the mislabeling 

of the number of plies on the subject 

tires has no impact on the operational 

performance of the subject tires or on 

the safety of vehicles on which these 

tires are to be mounted. CTA states that 

the subject tires also meet or exceed all 

of the performance requirements 

specified by FMVSS No. 139. 

(B) CTA states that they are unaware 

of any accidents or injuries that have 

occurred as a result of this 

noncompliance. 

(C) CTA states that NHTSA has 

previously granted similar petitions for 

Inconsequential Noncompliance’s in the 

past. 

CTA has additionally informed 

NHTSA that it has corrected the subject 

noncompliance. 

In summation, CTA believes that the 

described noncompliance of the subject 

tires is inconsequential to motor vehicle 

safety, and that its petition, to exempt 

CTA 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 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 CTA 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 CTA 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 Giuseppe, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compiance. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2015–0029; Notice 1] 

Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Receipt of 

Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, 

(MBUSA) on behalf of itself and its 

parent company Daimler AG (DAG), 

collectively referred to as ‘‘Mercedes’’ 

has determined that certain model year 

(MY) 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class (205 

Platform) passenger vehicles do not 

fully comply with paragraph S10.18.4 of 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 

(FMVSS) No. 108, Lamps, Reflective 

Devices, and Associated Equipment. 

Mercedes has filed an appropriate report 

dated February 9, 2015, pursuant to 49 

CFR part 573, Defect and 

Noncompliance Responsibility and 

Reports. 

DATES: The closing date for comments 

on the petition is May 18, 2015. 

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 at the beginning of 

this notice and submitted by any of the 

following methods: 

• Mail: Send comments by mail 

addressed to: 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 Deliver: Deliver comments by 

hand to: 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 Federal Holidays. 

• Electronically: Submit comments 

electronically by: logging onto the 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) Web site at http://

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 your comments were 

received, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard with the comments. 

Note that all comments received will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

Documents 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 

http://www.regulations.gov by following 

the online instructions for accessing the 

dockets. DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement is available for review in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000, (65 FR 19477–78). 

The petition, supporting materials, 

and all comments received before the 

close of business on the closing date 

indicated below will be filed and will be 

considered. All comments and 

supporting materials received after the 

closing date will also be filed and will 

be considered to the extent possible. 

When the petition is granted or denied, 

notice of the decision will be published 

in the Federal Register pursuant to the 

authority indicated below. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Mercedes’ Petition: Pursuant to 49 

U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) (see 

implementing rule at 49 CFR part 556), 

Mercedes submitted a petition for an 

exemption from the notification and 

remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. 


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