Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 113 / Tuesday, June 11, 1996 / Rules and Regulations 29493

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

[FR Doc. 96–14703 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

48 CFR Parts 1528 and 1552

[FRL–5517–4]

Acquisition Regulation; Bonds and

Insurance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) is removing from the EPA

Acquisition Regulation (EPAAR) (48

CFR Chapter 15) clauses for insurance

for liability to third parties for

Superfund response action contractors.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 11, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Linda Avellar, Environmental

Protection Agency, Office of Acquisition

Management (3802F), 410 M Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20460. Telephone:

(202) 260–6800.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Background

The Agency is eliminating from its

acquisition regulation outdated and

unnecessary material, which will no

longer be used. This final rule

eliminates coverage and clauses on

Insurance, Liability to Third Persons, for

commercial organizations and state and

local governments performing as

response action contractors in

Superfund. The Agency Final

Guidelines for Superfund Response

Action Contractor Indemnification,

issued on January 25, 1993, rendered

these clauses obsolete. As a result of the

guidelines, the Agency may currently

indemnify response action contractors

only in limited circumstances, primarily

where it can show a lack of competition

in response to a solicitation directly

attributable to the absence of any

indemnification provisions.

B. Executive Order 12866

The final rule is not a significant

regulatory action for the purposes of

Executive Order 12866; therefore, no

review is required by the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs.

C. Paperwork Reduction Act

The Paperwork Reduction Act does

not apply because this final rule does

not contain information collection

requirements that require the approval

of OMB under the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq).

D. Regulatory Flexibility Act

The EPA certifies that this final rule

does not exert a significant economic

impact on a substantial number of small

entities. The requirements to contractors

under the final rule impose no

reporting, recordkeeping, or any

compliance costs.

E. Unfunded Mandates

This final rule will not impose

unfunded mandates on state or local

entities, or others.

The provisions of this regulation are

issued under 5 U.S.C. 301; 40 U.S.C.

486(c).

List of Subjects in 48 CFR Parts 1528

and 1552

Government procurement.

Therefore, 48 CFR Chapter 15 is

amended as set forth below:

PART 1528—[REMOVED]

1. Under the authority of 33 U.S.C.

1361(a), Part 1528 is removed.

PART 1552—[AMENDED]

2. The authority citation for 48 CFR

Part 1552 continues to read as follows:

Authority: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390 as

amended, 40 U.S.C. 486(c).

3. Part 1552 is amended to delete

sections: 1552.228–70, 1552.228–71,

1552.228–72, & 1552.228–73.

Dated: May 13, 1996.

Betty L. Bailey,

Director, Office of Acquisition Management.

[FR Doc. 96–14610 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

49 CFR Parts 571 and 574

[Docket No. 96–57, Notice 01]

RIN 2127–AG26

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Standards: New Pneumatic Tires;

Retreaded Pneumatic Tires; New

Pneumatic Tires for Vehicles Other

Than Passenger Cars; Tire Selection

and Rims for Motor Vehicles Other

Than Passenger Cars; Tire

Identification and Recordkeeping

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Technical amendment.

SUMMARY: The technical amendments

herein amend four Federal motor

vehicle safety standards and the

regulation on tire identification and

recordkeeping to delete obsolete dates,

update statutory citations, correct

typographical errors, and update the

designations of the offices to which

requests and reports are submitted.

The changes effected by these

technical amendments are in

accordance with the President’s

Regulatory Reinvention Initiative of

March 4, 1994, which directed Federal

departments and agencies to eliminate

unneeded regulations or parts thereof

and update those that are to remain in

effect.

DATES: These amendments are effective

July 11, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

technical issues: Robert M. Clarke,

Chief, Vehicle Dynamics Division,

Office of Crash Avoidance Standards,

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, 400 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20590; telephone (202)

366–5281; FAX (202) 366–4329.

For legal issues: Walter Myers, Office

of the Chief Counsel, National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration, 400

Seventh Street SW., Washington, DC

20590; telephone (202) 366–2992; FAX

(202) 366–3820.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On March 4, 1994 the President

issued a directive entitled ‘‘Regulatory

Reinvention Initiative’’ to the heads of

all Federal departments and agencies

directing them to review all regulations

for which they are responsible in the

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The

review was intended to delete
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unnecessary or obsolete rules, update

rules in light of current technology and

industry conditions, and improve and

streamline rules in order better to serve

our customers. As a result of NHTSA’s

review of its existing safety standards

and related regulations, the agency

identified a number of errors and

outdated information in the tire

standards. Specifically, in addition to

obsolete dates, such errors as misspelled

words, obsolete statutory and regulatory

citations, and outdated office

designations for the receipt of requests

and reports were noted in Federal motor

vehicle safety standard (Standard) Nos.

109, New pneumatic tires (49 CFR

571.109); 117, Retreaded pneumatic

tires (49 CFR 571.117); 119, New

pneumatic tires for vehicles other than

passenger cars (49 CFR 571.119); 120,

Tire selection and rims for motor

vehicles other than passenger cars (49

CFR 571.120); and 49 CFR part 574, Tire

Identification and Recordkeeping.

NHTSA has decided to make the

necessary changes without affording an

opportunity for public comment

because these changes represent only

technical corrections to regulations that

otherwise remain current, viable, and

useful. The changes promulgated herein

impose no obligations on any party.

Rather, they delete or correct provisions

that otherwise could create confusion or

potentially cause misunderstandings in

the agency, the public, and the tire

industry. Accordingly, the agency finds

for good cause that notice and

opportunity for comment are

unnecessary. Therefore, these changes

are effective upon publication of this

notice.

List of Subjects

49 CFR Part 571

Imports, Motor vehicle safety, Motor

vehicles, Rubber and rubber products,

Tires.

49 CFR 574

Labeling, Motor vehicle safety,

Reporting and requirements, Tires.

In consideration of the foregoing, 49

CFR part 571 is amended to read as

follows:

PART 571—FEDERAL MOTOR

VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS

1. The authority citation for part 571

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115,

30117, and 30166; delegation of authority at

49 CFR 1.50.

2. Section 571.109 is amended by

revising paragraph S4.2.1(d), by

removing and reserving paragraph

S4.3.3, and by revising paragraph

S4.4.1(a) to read as follows:

§ 571.109 Standard No. 109, New

pneumatic tires.

* * * * *

S4.2.1 * * *

(d) It shall incorporate a tread wear

indicator that will provide a visual

indication that the tire has worn to a

tread depth of 1⁄16 inch.

* * * * *

S4.3.3 [Removed and reserved]

* * * * *

S4.4.1 * * *

(a) Listed by manufacturer name or

brand name in a document furnished to

dealers of the manufacturer’s tires, to

any person upon request, and in

duplicate to the Docket Section,

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, 400 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20590; or

* * * * *

3. Appendix A to 571.109 is amended

by revising the first paragraph of the

introductory text to read as follows:

Appendix A—Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Standard No. 109

The following tables list tire sizes and tire

constructions with proper load and inflation

values. The tables group tires of related

constructions and load/inflation values.

Persons requesting the addition of new tire

sizes to the tables or the addition of tables

for new tire constructions may, when the

additions requested are compatible with

existent groupings, or when adequate

justification for new tables exists, submit five

(5) copies of information and data supporting

the request to the Vehicle Dynamics Division,

Office of Crash Avoidance Standards,

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, 400 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20590.

* * * * *

4. Section 571.117 is amended by

revising paragraph S6.1, by removing

and reserving paragraph S6.2 in its

entirety, by revising paragraph S6.3, and

by removing paragraphs S6.3.1 and

S6.3.2 entirely.

571.117 Standard No. 117, Retreaded

pneumatic tires.

* * * * *

S6.1 Each manufacturer of a

retreaded tire shall certify that its

product complies with this standard

pursuant to Section 30115 of Title 49,

United States Code, by labeling the tire

with the symbol DOT in the location

specified in section 574.5 of this

chapter.

S6.2 Removed and reserved.

S6.3 Labeling. Each retreaded tire

shall bear permanent labeling through

molding, branding, or other method that

will produce a permanent label, or

through the retention of the original

casing labeling, in at least one location

on the tire sidewall, in letters and

numbers not less than 0.078 inch high,

consisting of the following information:

(a) The tire’s size designation;

(b) The tire’s maximum permissible

inflation pressure, either as it appears

on the casing or as set forth in Table 1;

(c) The tire’s maximum load, either as

it appears on the casing or as set forth

in Table 1;

(d) The actual number of plies in or

the ply rating of the tire sidewall and,

if different, the actual number of plies

in or the ply rating of the tread area;

(e) The generic name of each cord

material used in the plies of both

sidewall and the tread area of the tire;

(f) The word ‘‘tubeless’’ if the tire is

a tubeless tire, or the words ‘‘tube-type’’

if the tire is a tube-type tire;

(g) If the tire is of bias/belted

construction, the words ‘‘bias/belted;’’

(h) If the tire is of radial construction,

the word ‘‘radial.’’

The information shall either be

retained from the casing used in the

manufacture of the tire, or may be

labeled onto the tire during the

retreading process.

S6.3.1 [Removed]

S6.3.2 [Removed]

* * * * *

5. Section 571.119 is amended by

revising paragraphs S5.1(a), S6.5(f), and

S7.2(a) to read as follows:

§ 571.119 Standard No. 119, New

pneumatic tires for vehicles other than

passenger cars.

* * * * *

S5.1 * * *

(a) Listed by manufacturer name or

brand name in a document furnished to

dealers of the manufacturer’s tires, to

any person upon request, and in

duplicate to: Docket Section, National

Highway Traffic Safety Administration,

400 Seventh Street SW., Washington,

DC 20590; or

* * * * *

S6.5 Tire markings. * * *

(f) The actual number of plies and the

composition of the ply cord material in

the sidewall and, if different, in the

tread area;

* * * * *

S7.2 Endurance. (a) Mount the tire

on a model rim assembly and inflate it

to the inflation pressure corresponding

to the maximum load rating marked on

the tire. Use a single maximum load

value when the tire is marked with both

single and dual maximum load.

* * * * *

6. Section 571.120 is amended by

revising paragraphs S5.1.1, S5.2
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introductory text, S5.2(e)(1), and the

introductory paragraph of S5.3 to read

as follows:

§ 571.120 Standard No. 120, Tire selection

and rims for motor vehicles other than

passenger cars.

* * * * *

S5.1.1 Except as specified in S5.1.3,

each vehicle equipped with pneumatic

tires for highway service shall be

equipped with tires that meet the

requirements of § 571.109, New

pneumatic tires, or § 571.119, New

pneumatic tires for vehicles other than

passenger cars, and rims that are listed

by the manufacturer of the tires as

suitable for use with those tires, in

accordance with S4.4 of § 571.109 or

S5.1 of § 571.119, as applicable, except

that vehicles may be equipped with a

non-pneumatic spare tire assembly that

meets the requirements of § 571.129,

New non-pneumatic tires for passenger

cars, and S8 of this standard. Vehicles

equipped with such an assembly shall

meet the requirements of S5.3.3, S7, and

S9 of this standard.

* * * * *

S5.2 Rim marking. Each rim or, at

the option of the manufacturer in the

case of a single-piece wheel, wheel disc

shall be marked with the information

listed in paragraphs (a) through (e) of

this paragraph, in lettering not less than

3 millimeters high, impressed to a depth

or, at the option of the manufacturer,

embossed to a height of not less than

0.125 millimeters. The information

listed in paragraphs (a) through (c) of

this paragraph shall appear on the

weather side. In the case of rims of

multi piece construction, the

information listed in paragraphs (a)

through (e) of this paragraph shall

appear on the rim base and the

information listed in paragraphs (b) and

(d) of this paragraph shall also appear

on each other part of the rim.

* * * * *

S5.2(e)(1) Any manufacturer that

elects to express the date of manufacture

by means of a symbol shall notify

NHTSA in writing of the full names and

addresses of all manufacturers and

brand name owners utilizing that

symbol and the name and address of the

trademark owner of that symbol, if any.

The notification shall describe in

narrative form and in detail how the

month, day, and year or the month and

year are depicted by the symbol. Such

description shall include an actual size

graphic depiction of the symbol,

showing and/or explaining the

interrelationship of the component parts

of the symbol as they will appear on the

rim or single piece wheel disc,

including dimensional specifications,

and where the symbol will be located on

the rim or single piece wheel disc. The

notification shall be received by NHTSA

at least 60 calendar days prior to first

use of the symbol. The notification shall

be mailed to the Office of Vehicle Safety

Compliance, National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, 400 Seventh

Street SW., Washington, DC 20590. All

information provided to NHTSA under

this paragraph will be placed in the

public docket. * * *

S5.3 Label information. Each vehicle

shall show the information specified in

S5.3.1 and S5.3.2 and, in the case of a

vehicle equipped with a non-pneumatic

spare tire, the information specified in

S5.3.3, in the English language, lettered

in block capitals and numerals not less

than 2.4 millimeters high and in the

format set forth following this section.

This information shall appear either—

* * * * *

In consideration of the foregoing, 49

CFR Part 574 is amended to read as

follows:

PART 574—TIRE IDENTIFICATION AND

RECORDKEEPING

7. The authority citation for Part 574

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115,

30117, and 30166; delegation of authority at

49 CFR 1.50.

8. Sections 574.2, 574.3(a), and 574.6

introductory text, are revised to read as

follows:

§ 574.2 Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to facilitate

notification to purchasers of defective or

nonconforming tires, pursuant to

Sections 30118 and 30119 of Title 49,

United States Code, so that they may

take appropriate action in the interest of

motor vehicle safety.

§ 574.3 Definitions.

(a) Statutory definitions. All terms in

this part that are defined in Section

30102 of Title 49, United States Code,

are used as defined therein.

* * * * *

§ 574.6 Identification mark.

To obtain the identification mark

required by 574.5(a), each manufacturer

of new or retreaded pneumatic tires,

non-pneumatic tires or non-pneumatic

tire assemblies shall apply in writing to

the Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance,

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, 400 Seventh Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20590, identify itself as

a tire manufacturer or retreader and

furnish the following information:

* * * * *

Issued on June 4, 1996.

Barry Felrice,

Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 96–14491 Filed 6–10–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR PART 36

RIN 1018–AD–30

Public Use Regulations for the Alaska

Peninsula/Becharof National Wildlife

Refuge Complex

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service adopts regulations to implement

portions of the Alaska Peninsula/

Becharof National Wildlife Refuge

Complex Public Use Management Plan.

The rule will allow the Fish and

Wildlife Service to manage public uses

by adopting regulations addressing offroad vehicles, camping, and temporary

facilities. The regulations will provide

for continued public use of the refuge

complex while protecting refuge

resources and resolving conflicts

between refuge users.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This rule is effective

July 11, 1996.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Alaska Peninsula/Becharof

National Wildlife Refuge Complex, P.O.

Box 277, King Salmon, AK 99613.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald E. Hood, Refuge Manager,

Alaska Peninsula/Becharof National

Wildlife Refuge Complex, P.O. Box 277,

King Salmon, AK 99613, telephone:

(907) 246–3339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Alaska National Interest Lands

Conservation Act (ANILCA) (16 U.S.C.

3101 et seq.) was signed into law on

December 2, 1980. The broad purpose of

this law is to provide for the disposition

and use of a variety of federally owned

lands in Alaska. Section 303 of ANILCA

established Alaska Peninsula and

Becharof National Wildlife Refuges and

Section 304 of ANILCA expanded

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife

Refuge. The Alaska National Interest

Lands Conservation Act states that

purposes for which Alaska Maritime,

Alaska Peninsula and Becharof Refuges

were established and shall be managed

include: