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provide independent recommendations 

and strategies to the FAA Administrator 

to (1) facilitate and encourage high 

school students in the United States to 

enroll in and complete career and 

technical education courses, including 

science, technology, engineering, and 

mathematics (STEM), that will prepare 

them to pursue a course of study related 

to an aviation career at an institution of 

higher education, a community college, 

or trade school; (2) facilitate and 

encourage these students to enroll in a 

course of study related to an aviation 

career, including aviation 

manufacturing, engineering and 

maintenance, at an institution of higher 

education, including a community 

college or trade school; and (3) identify 

and develop pathways for students to 

secure registered apprenticeships, 

workforce development programs, or 

careers in the aviation industry of the 

United States. 

II. Agenda 

At the meeting, the agenda will cover 

the following topics: 

• Welcome/Opening Remarks 

• Approval of Previous Meeting 

Minutes 

• Recommendations Report Discussion 

• Closing Remarks 

A detailed agenda will be posted on 

the FAA Committee website address 

listed in the ADDRESSES section at least 

15 days in advance of the meeting. 

Copies of the meeting minutes will also 

be available on the FAA Committee 

website. 

III. Public Participation 

Members of the public who wish to 

attend the meeting can access the 

livestream on the FAA social media 

platforms listed in the ADDRESSES

section on the day of the event. 

The U.S. Department of 

Transportation is committed to 

providing equal access to this meeting 

for all participants. If you need 

alternative formats or services because 

of a disability, such as sign language, 

interpretation, or other ancillary aids, 

please contact the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. 

The FAA is not accepting oral 

presentations at this meeting due to 

time constraints. However, the public 

may present written statements to the 

Task Force by providing a copy to the 

Designated Federal Officer via the email 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Angela O. Anderson, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division, Office 

of Rulemaking Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14846 Filed 7–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2022–0040; Notice 1] 

Michelin North America Inc., Receipt of 

Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Receipt of petition. 

SUMMARY: Michelin North America, Inc., 

(MNA), has determined that certain 

Michelin X Multi D+ replacement 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), 

Specialty Tires, and Tires for 

Motorcycles. MNA filed an original 

noncompliance report dated March 25, 

2022. MNA subsequently petitioned 

NHTSA on April 19, 2022, for a 

decision that the subject noncompliance 

is inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety. This document 

announces receipt of MNA’s petition. 

DATES: Send comments on or before 

August 11, 2022. 

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 in the title of this 

notice and may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

• Mail: Send comments by mail 

addressed to the 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 Delivery: Deliver comments 

by hand to the 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 for Federal 

Holidays. 

• Electronically: Submit comments 

electronically by logging onto the 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) website at https://

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 comments you have 

submitted by mail were received, please 

enclose a stamped, self-addressed 

postcard with the comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

All comments and supporting 

materials received before the close of 

business on the closing date indicated 

above will be filed in the docket and 

will be considered. All comments and 

supporting materials received after the 

closing date will also be filed and will 

be considered to the fullest extent 

possible. 

When the petition is granted or 

denied, notice of the decision will also 

be published in the Federal Register 

pursuant to the authority indicated at 

the end of this notice. 

All comments, background 

documentation, and supporting 

materials 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 https:// 

www.regulations.gov by following the 

online instructions for accessing the 

dockets. The docket ID number for this 

petition is shown in the heading of this 

notice. 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement is available for review in a 

Federal Register notice published on 

April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jayton Lindley, Office of Vehicle Safety 

Compliance, NHTSA, (325) 655–0547. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Overview: MNA determined that 

certain Michelin X Multi D+ 

replacement tires do not fully comply 

with paragraph S6.5(j) of FMVSS No. 

119, New Pneumatic Tires for Motor 

Vehicles with a GVWR of more than 

4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds), 

Specialty Tires, and Tires for 

Motorcycles. (49 CFR 571.119). 

MNA filed an original noncompliance 

report dated March 25, 2022, pursuant 

to 49 CFR part 573, Defect and 

Noncompliance Responsibility and 

Reports. MNA subsequently petitioned 

NHTSA on April 19, 2022, for an 


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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, pursuant 

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

49 CFR part 556, Exemption for 

Inconsequential Defect or 

Noncompliance. 

This notice of receipt of MNA’s 

petition is published under 49 U.S.C. 

30118 and 30120 and does not represent 

any agency decision or another exercise 

of judgment concerning the merits of the 

petition. 

II. Tires Involved: Approximately 160 

Michelin X Multi D+, size11R22.5, 

replacement tires, manufactured 

between May 26, 2019, and June 29, 

2019, are potentially involved. 

III. Noncompliance: MNA explains 

that the noncompliance was due to a 

mold error in which the subject tires are 

missing the letter designating the tire 

load range as required by paragraph 

S6.5(j) of FMVSS No. 119. Specifically, 

the sidewalls of the subject tires omit 

the designated load range letter ‘‘H.’’ 

IV. Rule Requirements: Paragraph 

S6.5(j) of FMVSS No. 119 includes the 

requirements relevant to this petition. 

The subject tires are required to be 

marked on each sidewall with the tire 

load range letter. 

V. Summary of MNA’s Petition: The 

following views and arguments 

presented in this section, ‘‘V. Summary 

of MNA’s Petition,’’ are the views and 

arguments provided by MNA. They 

have not been evaluated by the Agency 

and do not reflect the views of the 

Agency. MNA describes the subject 

noncompliance and contends that the 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety. 

MNA explains that the 

noncompliance was found when a 

Michelin Field Engineer was notified 

that some of the subject tires ‘‘had a 

different tread pattern than the customer 

was accustomed to.’’ MNA explains that 

the subject tires were intended for the 

Asia and India tire markets, yet were 

certified to the applicable U.S. FMVSS, 

and properly labeled with the 

certification symbol ‘‘DOT.’’ MNA states 

that the tires ‘‘entered the U.S. through 

channels outside of Michelin’s control.’’ 

MNA says that the subject tires have not 

been sold through MNA’s sales or 

distribution channels. MNA also states 

that it has taken corrective measures to 

prevent the shipping or sale of the tires 

by blocking the SKUs in its internal 

databases. 

MNA claims that the subject tires 

were manufactured as a load index 148 

single/145 dual tire with a maximum 

single load rating of 3150 kilograms or 

6940 pounds at 830 kPa or 120 psi cold 

inflation pressure and a maximum dual 

load rating of 2900 kilograms or 6395 

pounds at 830 kPa or 120 psi cold 

inflation pressure. In regard to 

operational safety, MNA asserts that it 

tested the subject tires and found that 

they comply with the necessary 

performance requirements required by 

FMVSS No. 119. Except for the subject 

noncompliance, MNA also claims that 

the subject tires meet all marking 

requirements and ‘‘are also marked with 

load indices for single and dual 

applications,’’ which MNA contends 

will ‘‘provide both dealers and 

consumers with the necessary 

information to enable proper selection 

and application of the tires.’’ 

MNA states that it has blocked the 

SKU for the subject tires in its systems 

to prevent shipment to the U.S. and sale 

through MNA. MNA also states that the 

molds will be updated to include the 

required load range letter designation 

and until then, the SKU will remain 

blocked in its systems. 

MNA says that NHTSA has previously 

granted petitions which it believes are 

similar to the subject petition. MNA 

refers to the granting of the petition 

submitted by China Manufacturers 

Alliance, LLC, for 1,753,089 truck & bus 

radial replacement tires that were 

missing the letter marking that 

designates the tire load range on the tire 

sidewall. 

MNA concludes by stating its belief 

that the subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential as it relates to motor 

vehicle safety and 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. 

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 MNA no longer 

controlled at the time it determined that 

the noncompliance existed. However, 

any decision on this petition does not 

relieve tire 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 MNA 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) 

Otto G. Matheke III, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14767 Filed 7–11–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Hazardous Materials: Notice of 

Applications for New Special Permits 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: List of applications for special 

permits. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

procedures governing the application 

for, and the processing of, special 

permits from the Department of 

Transportation’s Hazardous Material 

Regulations, notice is hereby given that 

the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety 

has received the application described 

herein. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 11, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Record Center, Pipeline and 

Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration U.S. Department of 

Transportation Washington, DC 20590. 

Comments should refer to the 

application number and be submitted in 

triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of 

comments is desired, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard showing 

the special permit number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donald Burger, Chief, Office of 

Hazardous Materials Safety General 

Approvals and Permits Branch, Pipeline 

and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, East Building, PHH–13, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, (202) 366– 

4535. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each 

mode of transportation for which a 

particular special permit is requested is 

indicated by a number in the ‘‘Nature of 

Application’’ portion of the table below 

as follows: 1—Motor vehicle, 2—Rail 

freight, 3—Cargo vessel, 4—Cargo 

aircraft only, 5—Passenger-carrying 

aircraft. 

Copies of the applications are 

available for inspection in the Records 

Center, East Building, PHH–13, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue Southeast, 

Washington, DC. 


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