Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 56 / Thursday, March 22, 2012 / Notices 16891 

• Adjourn 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairman, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15, 

2012. 

John Raper, 

Manager, Business Operations Branch, 

Federal Aviation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6838 Filed 3–21–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Commercial Space Transportation 

Advisory Committee—Open Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Commercial Space 

Transportation Advisory Committee 

Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice 

is hereby given of a meeting of the 

Commercial Space Transportation 

Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The 

meeting will take place on Thursday, 

May 10, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and 

Friday, May 11, 2012, from 8 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., at the National Housing 

Center, 1201 15th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20005. This will be the 

55th meeting of the COMSTAC. 

The proposed agenda for May 10 

features a meeting of the full COMSTAC 

in the morning, followed by meetings of 

the working groups as follows: 

—Business/Legal 10 a.m.–12 noon) 

—Operations (1 p.m.–3 p.m.) 

—Export Controls (3 p.m.–5 p.m.) 

The proposed agenda for the morning 

of May 11 features the Systems working 

group (8:30 a.m.–10:30). The working 

groups will then present their reports 

and recommendations, followed by the 

opportunity for public comment. 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written statements for 

the COMSTAC members to consider 

under the advisory process. Statements 

may concern the issues and agenda 

items mentioned above and/or 

additional issues that may be relevant 

for the U.S. commercial space 

transportation industry. Interested 

parties wishing to submit written 

statements should contact Susan 

Lender, DFO, (the Contact Person listed 

below) in writing (mail or email) by May 

3, 2012, so that the information can be 

made available to COMSTAC members 

for their review and consideration 

before the May 10 and 11, 2012 

meetings. Written statements should be 

supplied in the following formats: one 

hard copy with original signature and/ 

or one electronic copy via email. 

Subject to approval, a portion of the 

May 11, 2012, meeting will be closed to 

the public (starting at approximately 

3:45 p.m.). 

An agenda will be posted on the FAA 

Web site at www.faa.gov/go/ast. For 

specific information concerning the 

times and locations of the COMSTAC 

working group meetings, contact the 

Contact Person listed below. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

inform the Contact Person listed below 

in advance of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Lender (AST–100), Office of 

Commercial Space Transportation 

(AST), 800 Independence Avenue SW., 

Room 331, Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 267–8029; Email 

susan.lender@faa.gov. Complete 

information regarding COMSTAC is 

available on the FAA Web site at: 

http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/ 

headquarters_offices/ast/ 

advisory_committee/. 

Issued in Washington, DC, March 14, 2012. 

George C. Nield, 

Associate Administrator for Commercial 

Space Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6832 Filed 3–21–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To 

Release Airport Property at Tulsa 

International Airport, Tulsa, OK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Request to Release 

Airport Property. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invite public comment on the release of 

land at the Tulsa International Airport 

under the provision of Section 817 of 

the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 

of 2012. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

to the FAA at the following address: Mr. 

Edward Agnew, Manager, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, Airports Division, AR/OK 

Airports District Office, 2601 Meacham 

Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas, 76137. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to Mr. Jeff 

Hough, Deputy Airports Director, Tulsa 

International Airport, P.O. Box 581838, 

Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74158. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Roman Pin ̃ on, Project Manager, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Southwest 

Region, Airports Division, AR/OK 

Airports District Office, 2601 Meacham 

Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76137. 

The request to release property may 

be viewed in person at this same 

location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

invites public comment on the request 

to release property at the Tulsa 

International Airport under the 

provision of the FAA Modernization 

and Reform Act of 2012. 

On June 18, 2010, the FAA 

determined that the request to release 

property at Tulsa International Airport 

submitted by the Tulsa Airport 

Authority, Tulsa, Oklahoma, met the 

procedural requirements of the Federal 

Aviation Regulations, Part 155. The 

FAA may approve the request, in whole 

or in part, no later than April 30, 2012. 

The following is a brief overview of 

the request: 

The Tulsa International Airport 

requests the release of 68,167 square feet 

of non-aeronautical property to the 

Tulsa Airport Authority. The current 

property is currently vacant and has no 

ability to have any aviation use 

associated with the land. The parcel 

does not have access to the airfield and 

is in no conflict with the Master Plan in 

this area. The purpose of this release is 

to allow the Tulsa Airport Authority to 

sell the subject land that no longer 

serves any aeronautical purpose to the 

airport to Danny’s Auto Salvage for use 

as an automobile salvage yard. 

Any person may inspect the request 

by appointment at the FAA office listed 

above under FOR FURTHER IMFORMATION

CONTACT. 

In addition, any person may, inspect 

the application, notice and other 

documents germane to the application 

in person at the Tulsa International 

Airport, 8602 South Elwood, Tulsa, 

Oklahoma, 74132. 


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16892 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 56 / Thursday, March 22, 2012 / Notices 

1BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is a vehicle 

manufacturer incorporated under the laws of the 

state of New Jersey. 

2Refer to the BMW petition for specific details on 

the availability of BMW AssistTM. 

3BMW’s petition, which was filed under 49 CFR 

part 556, requests an agency decision to exempt 

BMW as a manufacturer from the notification and 

recall responsibilities of 49 CFR part 573 for 54,200 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 9, 

2012. 

Joseph G. Washington, 

Acting Manager, Airports Division Office. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6833 Filed 3–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2010–0180; Notice 2] 

BMW of North America, LLC, Grant of 

Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Petition Grant. 

SUMMARY: BMW of North America, LLC 

(BMW) 1 a subsidiary of BMW AG, 

Munich, Germany, has determined that 

certain BMW vehicles equipped with 

‘‘run-flat’’ tires do not fully comply with 

paragraphs S4.3(c) and S4.3(d) of 49 

CFR 571.110, Federal Motor Vehicle 

Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, Tire 

selection and rims and motor home/ 

recreation vehicle trailer load carrying 

capacity information for motor vehicles 

with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 

pounds) or less. BMW filed an 

appropriate report, dated November 2, 

2010, pursuant to 49 CFR Part 573, 

Defect and Noncompliance 

Responsibility and Reports. 

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

30120(h) and the rule implementing 

those provisions at 49 CFR part 556, 

BMW 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 BMW’s petition 

was published with a 30-day public 

comment period, on March 7, 2011, in 

the Federal Register (76 FR 12410). 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–2010–0180.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information on this decision 

contact Mr. John Finneran, Office of 

Vehicle Safety Compliance, the National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

(NHTSA), telephone (202) 366–0645, 

facsimile (202) 366–5930. 

Summary of BMW’s Petition: BMW 

estimates that approximately 54,200 

vehicles equipped with ‘‘run flat’’ tires 

are affected. The affected vehicle 

models are certain: Model Year 2008– 

2011 BMW X5 SAV multipurpose 

passenger vehicles, manufactured from 

February 2, 2008 through October 26, 

2010; Model Year 2008–2011 BMW X6 

SAC multipurpose passenger vehicles, 

manufactured from September 19, 2008 

through October 26, 2010; and 2011 

BMW 5–Series, BMW 5–Series Gran 

Turismo, and BMW 7–Series passenger 

cars, manufactured from September 1, 

2010 through October 26, 2010. 

BMW explains that the 

noncompliance is that the tire and 

loading information placards on the 

affected vehicles incorrectly include a 

recommended cold tire inflation 

pressure and size designation for a spare 

tire. Because the vehicles are equipped 

with ‘‘run-flat’’ tires and have no spare 

tire, the word ‘‘none,’’ as required by 

paragraphs S4.3(c) and S4.3(d) is 

required in place of the spare tire size 

and the associated recommended cold 

tire inflation pressure. 

BMW argues that this noncompliance 

is inconsequential to motor vehicle 

safety for the following reasons: 

1. Vehicle owner’s are informed via 

the vehicle Owner’s Manual that if 

‘‘RSC’’ is stamped on the sidewall of the 

tire, then the tire is a ‘‘run-flat’’ tire. 

2. BMW vehicle owners can contact 

BMW Roadside AssistanceTM

representatives by telephone 24 hours/ 

day. These representatives can provide 

vehicle owners, on a vehicle model and 

model year basis, with all available tire 

sizes and specifications for the tires 

originally mounted on their vehicle, 

including the installation of ‘‘run-flat’’ 

tires. 

3. For vehicles equipped with BMW 

AssistTM, passengers can contact BMW 

Roadside AssistanceTM representatives 

directly from within the vehicle.2

BMW reported that the 

noncompliance was brought to their 

attention during inspections of vehicles 

equipped with ‘‘run-flat’’ tires. On 

October 26, 2010, BMW realized that the 

affected vehicles do not conform to 

FMVSS No. 110. 

BMW has additionally informed 

NHTSA that it has corrected the 

noncompliance so that all future 

production vehicles will have compliant 

labels. 

In summation, BMW believes that the 

described noncompliance of its vehicles 

to meet the requirements of FMVSS No. 

110 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, and should be granted. 

NHTSA Decision: The agency agrees 

with BMW that the noncompliance is 

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. 

The agency believes that the true 

measure of inconsequentiality to motor 

vehicle safety in this case is that there 

is no effect of the noncompliances on 

the operational safety of the subject 

vehicles in which the vehicle tire and 

loading information placards 

erroneously indicated that a spare tire 

was available when, in fact, ‘‘run flat’’ 

tires were installed in lieu of the spare 

tire. 

In the agency’s judgment, this 

noncompliance to FMVSS No. 110 will 

have an inconsequential effect on motor 

vehicle safety because: 

In the event of a flat with a ‘‘run flat’’ 

tire, the vehicle operator can continue to 

operate the vehicle. Instructions 

concerning the safe operation of a 

vehicle with a flat ‘‘run flat’’ tire are 

available from the vehicle owner’s 

manual as well as BMW Roadside TM. 

Additionally, all information required 

for maintaining and/or replacing the 

front and rear tires (i.e., tire size 

designations and their respective cold 

tire inflation pressures), as well as the 

seating capacity and vehicle capacity 

weight are correct on the tire and 

loading information placard on the 

subject vehicles. 

In consideration of the foregoing, 

NHTSA has decided that BMW has met 

its burden of persuasion that the subject 

FMVSS No. 110 labeling noncompliance 

is inconsequential to motor vehicle 

safety. Accordingly, GM’s petition is 

granted and the petitioner is exempted 

from the obligation of providing 

notification of, and a remedy for, the 

subject 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, 

these provisions only apply to the 

54,200 3 vehicles that have already 


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