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privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Robert C. Lauby, 

Associate Administrator for Safety, Chief 

Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–01054 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. 2017–0027] 

Notice of Request for Revisions of an 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

intention of the Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) to request the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) to approve the revisions of the 

following information collection: Paul 

S. Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before March 23, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that your 

comments are not entered more than 

once into the docket, submit comments 

identified by the docket number by only 

one of the following methods: 

1. Website: www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the U.S. Government 

electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S. 

Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) 

electronic docket is no longer accepting 

electronic comments.) All electronic 

submissions must be made to the U.S. 

Government electronic docket site at 

www.regulations.gov. Commenters 

should follow the directions below for 

mailed and hand-delivered comments. 

2. Fax: 202–366–7951. 

3. Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M–30, 

West Building, Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M–30, 

West Building, Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001 

between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except federal 

holidays. 

Instructions: You must include the 

agency name and docket number for this 

notice at the beginning of your 

comments. Submit two copies of your 

comments if you submit them by mail. 

For confirmation that FTA has received 

your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that 

all comments received, including any 

personal information, will be posted 

and will be available to internet users, 

without change, to www.regulations.gov. 

You may review DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published April 11, 2000, or 

you may visit www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to read 

background documents and comments 

received, go to www.regulations.gov at 

any time. Background documents and 

comments received may also be viewed 

at the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M–30, 

West Building, Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001 

between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vanessa Williams, Office of Program 

Management (202) 366–4818 or email: 

Vanessa.Williams@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested 

parties are invited to send comments 

regarding any aspect of this information 

collection, including: (1) The necessity 

and utility of the information collection 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy 

of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the collected information; and (4) 

ways to minimize the collection burden 

without reducing the quality of the 

collected information. Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval of this 

information collection. 

Title: 49 U.S.C. Section 5320 Paul S. 

Sarbanes Transit in Parks Program 

OMB Number: 2132–0574 

Background: Section 3021 of the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 

Transportation Equity Act—A Legacy 

for Users (SAFETEA–LU), as amended, 

established the Paul S. Sarbanes Transit 

in Parks Program (Transit in Parks 

Program—49 U.S.C. 5320). The program 

was administered by FTA in partnership 

with the Department of the Interior 

(DOI) and the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture’s Forest Service. The 

program provided grants to Federal land 

management agencies that manage an 

eligible area, including but not limited 

to the National Park Service, the Fish 

and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of 

Land Management, the Forest Service, 

the Bureau of Reclamation; and State, 

tribal and local governments with 

jurisdiction over land in the vicinity of 

an eligible area, acting with the consent 

of a Federal land management agency, 

alone or in partnership with a Federal 

land management agency or other 

governmental or non- governmental 

participant. The purpose of the program 

was to provide for the planning and 

capital costs of alternative 

transportation systems that will enhance 

the protection of national parks and 

Federal lands; increase the enjoyment of 

visitors’ experience by conserving 

natural, historical, and cultural 

resources; reduce congestion and 

pollution; improve visitor mobility and 

accessibility; enhance visitor 

experience; and ensure access to all, 

including persons with disabilities. The 

Paul S. Sarbanes Transit in the Parks 

program was repealed under the Moving 

Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century 

Act (MAP–21). However, funds 

previously authorized for programs 

repealed by MAP–21 remain available 

for their originally authorized purposes 

until the period of availability expires, 

the funds are fully expended, the funds 

are rescinded by Congress, or the funds 

are otherwise reallocated. 

Estimated Annual Burden on 

Respondents: Approximately 4 hours for 

each of the 15 respondents. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 60 

hours. 

Frequency: Annually. 

William Hyre, 

Deputy Associate Administrator for 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00880 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2017–0010; Notice 2] 

Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC, Denial of 

Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Denial of petition. 

SUMMARY: Sumitomo Rubber USA, LLC 

(SRUSA), has determined that certain 

Sumitomo Kelly brand commercial 

truck tires do not fully comply with 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 

(FMVSS) No. 119, New Pneumatic Tires 

for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 

more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 

pounds) and Motorcycles. SRUSA filed 

a noncompliance report dated January 3, 

2017. SRUSA also petitioned NHTSA on 

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subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Abraham Diaz, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance, the National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

telephone (202) 366–5310, facsimile 

(202) 366–3081. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Overview: Sumitomo Rubber USA, 

LLC (SRUSA), has determined that 

certain Sumitomo Kelly brand 

commercial truck tires do not fully 

comply with S6.5 of Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor 

Vehicles with a GVWR of more than 

4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) and 

Motorcycles (49 CFR 571.119). SRUSA 

filed a noncompliance report dated 

January 3, 2017, pursuant to 49 CFR part 

573, Defect and Noncompliance 

Responsibility and Reports. SRUSA also 

petitioned NHTSA on January 31, 2017, 

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

30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556, for an 

exemption from the notification and 

remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

chapter 301 on the basis that this 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety. 

Notice of receipt of the petition was 

published with a 30-day public 

comment period, on April 20, 2017, in 

the Federal Register (82 FR 18684). No 

comments were received. To view the 

petition and all supporting documents 

log onto the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) website at: 

https://www.regulations.gov/. Then 

follow the online search instructions to 

locate docket number ‘‘NHTSA–2017– 

0010.’’ 

II. Tires Involved: Affected are 

approximately 138 Sumitomo Kelly 

KDA size 11R22.5 commercial truck 

tires manufactured between December 

4, 2016, and December 17, 2016. 

III. Noncompliance: SRUSA explains 

that the noncompliance is that the 

required markings on one sidewall of 

the subject tires were inadvertently 

omitted and therefore do not comply 

with paragraph S6.5 of FMVSS No. 119. 

IV. Rule Requirements: Paragraph 

S6.5 of FMVSS No. 119, labelled ‘‘Tire 

Markings’’ includes the requirements 

relevant to this petition: 

• Each tire shall be marked on each 

sidewall with the information specified 

in paragraphs (a) through (j) of S6.5. 

• The markings shall be placed 

between the maximum section width 

(exclusive of sidewall decorations or 

curb ribs) and the bead on at least one 

sidewall, unless the maximum section 

width of the tire is located in an area 

which is not more than one-fourth of the 

distance from the bead to the shoulder 

of the tire. 

V. Summary of SRUSA’s Petition: 

SRUSA described the subject 

noncompliance and stated its belief that 

the noncompliance is inconsequential 

as it relates to motor vehicle safety. 

In support of its petition, SRUSA 

submitted the following reasoning: 

SRUSA submits that the condition 

described above is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety. The tires 

were manufactured as designed and 

meet or exceed all performance 

requirements of applicable Federal 

motor vehicle safety standards. All of 

the subject tires are marked with the 

correct information; however, the 

information appears only on one 

sidewall. Therefore, the noncompliant 

condition does not affect motor vehicle 

safety because the required information 

is still visible and available to the 

consumer on one sidewall of the tire. 

Additionally, SRUSA is not aware of 

any customer complaints related to this 

condition. The affected tire mold was 

immediately corrected and no 

additional tires were or will be 

manufactured with this noncompliance. 

SRUSA also noted that NHTSA had 

previously granted petitions for similar 

tire information noncompliances 

because of evidence showing that most 

consumers do not base tire purchases on 

tire information found on the tire 

sidewall. Moreover, SRUSA argued that 

the absence of the markings on one 

sidewall has no impact on the 

operational performance of the tires at 

issue or on the safety of the vehicles on 

which these tires may be mounted. 

SRUSA concluded by expressing the 

belief that the subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety, and that its petition to be 

exempted from providing notification of 

the noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the 

noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30120, should be granted. 

In a supplemental email dated 

February 24, 2017, SRUSA stated that 

the subject tires are not asymmetric 

tires, not labeled with the words 

‘‘OUTERSIDE’’ or ‘‘OUTER,’’ and there 

is no designated outer or inner sidewall, 

thus, the tires may be mounted with the 

missing information on the inner or 

outward facing sidewall. In a 

supplemental email on May 31, 2017, 

SRUSA informed NHTSA that the TIN 

is readily available on the sidewall that 

was marked correctly. 

To view SRUSA’s petition, analyses, 

and any supplemental documentation in 

its entirety you can visit https://

www.regulations.gov by following the 

online instructions for accessing the 

dockets and by using the docket ID 

number for this petition shown in the 

heading of this notice. 

NHTSA’s Decision 

NHTSA’s Analysis: NHTSA has 

reviewed SRUSA’s petition and has 

determined that the petitioner has not 

met the burden of persuasion that the 

subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. 

The omission of the maximum load 

rating and corresponding inflation 

pressure on one sidewall of the subject 

tires presents a safety hazard and is not 

inconsequential. 

The importance of the maximum load 

carrying capabilities and pressure label 

for tires was discussed in the FMVSS 

No. 119 final rule (Nov. 13, 1973; 38 FR 

31299). In that document, NHTSA 

explained the purpose of labeling tires 

with the maximum load and pressure as 

follows: 

‘‘The trucking industry questioned the 

advisability of labeling maximum inflation 

and load rating on the tire because it 

appeared to prohibit the adjustment of 

pressures to road conditions. The purpose of 

the labeling is to . . . warn the user of the 

tire’s maximum capabilities.’’ 

Furthermore, in the same rulemaking, 

NHTSA provided information to 

manufacturers that it was necessary to 

have loading and pressure markings on 

both sidewalls: 

‘‘Several manufacturers suggested that 

labeling appear on only one side of a tire 

when both sides of the tire, as mounted, will 

be available for inspection. Accordingly, 

motorcycle tires must now be labeled on one 

sidewall only, but the inaccessibility of both 

sidewalls on trucks and bus tires for visual 

inspection precludes one-sidewall labeling of 

these categories.’’ 

Since the subject tires can be installed 

or mounted on a vehicle with either 

sidewall facing outboard, some of these 

tires will be mounted on vehicles with 

the sidewall containing the missing 

information facing outboard. As the tires 

at issue are intended for use on heavy 

vehicles, it is quite possible that the 

necessary loading and pressure 

markings could be on a sidewall 

immediately adjacent to another tire in 

a dual wheel configuration. In such a 

case, the aforementioned markings 

would only be accessible if the dual 

wheel assembly is taken apart. Failing to 

mark the maximum load and 

corresponding inflation pressure for that 

load on both sidewalls of the tires puts 

an enormous burden on end users to 

ensure that the subject tires will be 

properly installed, used, and serviced in 

accordance with the tire’s maximum 

capability. It is reasonable to expect the 


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vehicle user to overload a tire without 

the explicit guidance provided by the 

required sidewall markings. 

Finally, SRUSA stated that NHTSA 

had previously granted similar noncompliances, yet, they cited no specific 

petitions to support this statement. In 

fact, NHTSA recently denied a petition 

where a manufacturer omitted the 

markings designating the maximum 

load and corresponding inflation 

pressure for that load, See 82 FR 41678. 

NHTSA’s Decision: In consideration 

of the foregoing, NHTSA finds that 

SRUSA has not met its burden of 

persuasion that the FMVSS No. 119 

noncompliance is inconsequential to 

motor vehicle safety. Accordingly, 

SRUSA’s petition is hereby denied and 

SRUSA is obligated to provide 

notification of, and a remedy for, that 

noncompliance under 49 U.S.C. 30118 

and 30120. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: 

delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 

501.8. 

Jeffrey M. Giuseppe, 

Associate Administrator for Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00222 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Prompt Payment Interest Rate; 

Contract Disputes Act 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of prompt payment 

interest rate; Contract Disputes Act. 

SUMMARY: For the period beginning 

January 1, 2018, and ending on June 30, 

2018, the prompt payment interest rate 

is 25⁄8 per centum per annum. 

DATES: Applicable January 1, 2018, to 

June 30, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments or inquiries may 

be mailed to: E-Commerce Division, 

Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 401 14th 

Street SW, Room 306F, Washington, DC 

20227. Comments or inquiries may also 

be emailed to PromptPayment@

fiscal.treasury.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas M. Burnum, E-Commerce 

Division, (202) 874–6430; or Thomas 

Kearns, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the 

Chief Counsel, (202) 874–7036. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An agency 

that has acquired property or service 

from a business concern and has failed 

to pay for the complete delivery of 

property or service by the required 

payment date shall pay the business 

concern an interest penalty. 31 U.S.C. 

3902(a). The Contract Disputes Act of 

1978, Sec. 12, Public Law 95–563, 92 

Stat. 2389, and the Prompt Payment Act, 

31 U.S.C. 3902(a), provide for the 

calculation of interest due on claims at 

the rate established by the Secretary of 

the Treasury. 

The Secretary of the Treasury has the 

authority to specify the rate by which 

the interest shall be computed for 

interest payments under section 12 of 

the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 and 

under the Prompt Payment Act. Under 

the Prompt Payment Act, if an interest 

penalty is owed to a business concern, 

the penalty shall be paid regardless of 

whether the business concern requested 

payment of such penalty. 31 U.S.C. 

3902(c)(1). Agencies must pay the 

interest penalty calculated with the 

interest rate, which is in effect at the 

time the agency accrues the obligation 

to pay a late payment interest penalty. 

31 U.S.C. 3902(a). ‘‘The interest penalty 

shall be paid for the period beginning 

on the day after the required payment 

date and ending on the date on which 

payment is made.’’ 31 U.S.C. 3902(b). 

Therefore, notice is given that the 

Secretary of the Treasury has 

determined that the rate of interest 

applicable for the period beginning 

January 1, 2018, and ending on June 30, 

2018, is 25⁄8 per centum per annum. 

David A. Lebryk, 

Fiscal Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–01049 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

United States Mint 

2018 Pricing of Numismatic Gold, 

Commemorative Gold, and Platinum 

Products Grid 

AGENCY: United States Mint, Department 

of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Mint 

announces 2018 revisions to the pricing 

of gold and platinum numismatic 

products. 

An excerpt of the grid appears below: 

The complete 2018 Pricing of 

Numismatic Gold, Commemorative 

Gold, and Platinum Products Grid will 

be available at https://

catalog.usmint.gov/coin-programs/

american-eagle-coins. 

Pricing can vary weekly dependent 

upon the London Bullion Market 

Association (LBMA) gold price weekly 

average. The pricing for all United 

States Mint numismatic gold and 

platinum products is evaluated every 

Wednesday and modified as necessary. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cathy Olson; Numismatic and Bullion 

Directorate; United States Mint, 801 9th 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20220; or 

call 202–354–7500. 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 5111, 5112 & 9701. 

Dated: January 17, 2018. 

David Motl, 

Acting Deputy Director, United States Mint. 

[FR Doc. 2018–01007 Filed 1–19–18; 8:45 am] 

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