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processes manually. As long as the 

remaining identifying information 

(brand, serial and week) are listed 

accurately on the registration card, 

Cooper Tire will process the 

registration. All internal personnel 

responsible for manual processing of 

tire registration cards have been made 

aware of the plant code error and have 

been trained on how to accurately 

process and register tires with the 

incorrect plant code information. Lastly, 

Cooper Tire receives some registration 

cards through Computerized 

Information and Management Services, 

Inc. (‘‘CIMS’’), a third-party vendor that 

collects and provides tire registration 

cards to a number of manufacturers, 

including Cooper Tire. CIMS has been 

made aware of the plant code error. 

CIMS has informed Cooper Tire that 

they will provide all registration cards 

to Cooper Tire that have a Cooper Tire 

plant code listed. 

(c) In the event Cooper Tire has to 

conduct a safety related recall in 

connection with the 484 subject tires, 

Cooper Tire will include TINs UT Yl 

FXJ 1017 to 1117 and UP Yl FXJ 1017 

to 1117 in its recall universe, so that 

there will be no issues with regard to 

identifying the recall population. 

Should Cooper Tire receive any affected 

tires in its service facilities for 

adjustments, the service technician will 

record the proper TIN number to 

accurately record the data. 

(d) Cooper Tire has taken steps over 

the last year to add additional checks in 

its processes to prevent TIN errors. One 

of those checks includes implementing 

software that only allows for the plant 

to choose the plant code from a drop 

down menu that includes only its 

specific plant code. In this instance, 

however, the molds were transferred 

from one Cooper Tire facility (Findlay) 

to another (Texarkana). The Texarkana 

employee responsible for preparing the 

mold for use in the Texarkana facility 

only modified the mold on one side and 

the error went undetected. The mold 

containing the error was in production 

from March 6th through March 15th and 

when the error was detected on March 

30th, the plug error was corrected in the 

mold to prevent future issues. 

Responsible Cooper Tire personnel will 

receive additional training on these 

processes. 

Cooper 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. 

NHTSA’S Decision 

NHTSA’S Analysis: NHTSA has 

reviewed Cooper’s analyses that the 

subject noncompliance is 

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. 

Specifically, the outboard sidewall of 

the subject tires are labeled correctly 

with the tire manufacturer’s 

identification mark, and therefore do 

not have a risk related to safety in the 

event of a recall. 

The agency believes that one measure 

of inconsequentiality to motor vehicle 

safety is that there is no effect of the 

noncompliance on the operational 

safety of the vehicles on which these 

tires are mounted. Cooper certified and 

stated that the subject tires meet and/or 

exceed all performance requirements 

and all other labeling markings required 

by FMVSS No. 139, and therefore 

NHTSA has no reason to believe that 

there are any operational safety issues 

for these tires. 

The agency also believes it is 

necessary that consumers be able to 

readily identify the tire manufacturer for 

safety reasons. Cooper explained that 

while the tire identification number 

(TIN) on the inboard sidewall of the 

subject tires is marked with the 

incorrect manufacturer’s identification 

mark (known in the industry as ‘‘plant 

code’’) ‘‘UP,’’ instead of the correct code 

‘‘UT’’, the information which identifies 

the correct manufacturer’s identification 

mark, is properly marked on the 

outboard sidewall. These tires can also 

be identified by the Cooper brand name 

and by the tire size marked on the 

sidewall of the subject tires. 

NHTSA recognizes that Cooper took 

steps to prevent the possibility that 

customers would not be able to register 

their tires because those tires have the 

incorrect manufacturer’s identification 

mark on them. Cooper worked with 

CIMS (Computerized Information and 

Management Services), Inc., to ensure 

that the electronic registration database 

could accept the registration regardless 

of the incorrect code and ensured 

internal Cooper personnel are trained to 

manually enter the incorrect codes as 

well. 

Furthermore, Cooper informed the 

agency that in an effort to prevent 

reoccurrence of this noncompliance, 

they have implemented a change to 

their support software. Specifically, the 

selection of the plant code is no longer 

manual, but rather selected from a drop 

down menu with only one choice ‘‘UT.’’ 

NHTSA feels that this is important to 

ensure this noncompliance is corrected 

on all of Cooper’s future production 

tires since the cumulative effect of 

recurring noncompliances could result 

in a safety problem. 

NHTSA’s Decision: In consideration 

of the foregoing, NHTSA finds that 

Cooper has met its burden of persuasion 

that the subject FMVSS No. 139 

noncompliance in the affected tires is 

inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. 

Accordingly, Cooper’s petition is hereby 

granted and Cooper is consequently 

exempted from the obligation of 

providing notification of, and a free 

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, this 

decision only applies to the subject tires 

that Cooper no longer controlled at the 

time it determined that the 

noncompliance existed. However, the 

granting of 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 Cooper 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 M. Giuseppe, 

Associate Administrator for Enforcement. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Bureau of the Fiscal Service; Senior 

Executive Service; Combined 

Performance Review Board (PRB) 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of appointments to the 

Combined Performance Review Board. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

appointment of the members of the 

Combined Performance Review Board 

(PRB) for the Bureau of the Fiscal 

Service, the Bureau of Engraving and 

Printing, the United States Mint, the 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau, and the Financial Crimes 

Enforcement Network. The Combined 


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PRB reviews the performance appraisals 

of career senior executives who are 

below the level of bureau head and 

principal deputy in the bureaus, except 

for executives below the Assistant 

Commissioner/Executive Director level 

in the Bureau of Fiscal Service. The 

Combined PRB makes recommendations 

regarding proposed performance 

appraisals, ratings, bonuses, pay 

adjustments, and other appropriate 

personnel actions. 

DATES: The membership of the 

Combined PRB as described in this 

Notice is effective on October 26, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randy L. Thornton, Chief Human 

Capital Officer, Bureau of the Fiscal 

Service, (202) 874–5147. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 5 U.S.C. Section 4314(c)(4), this 

Notice announces the appointment of 

the following primary and alternate 

members to the Combined PRB: 

Primary Members 

Stephen L. Manning, Deputy 

Commissioner, Finance and 

Administration, Bureau of the Fiscal 

Service 

David Motl, Chief Administrative 

Officer, United States Mint 

Peter Bergstrom, Assistant Director, 

Management Services, Financial 

Crimes Enforcement Network 

Marty Greiner, Deputy Director, Chief 

Administrative Officer, Bureau of 

Engraving and Printing 

Mary G. Ryan, Deputy Administrator, 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau 

Alternate Members 

Mike Linder, Assistant Commissioner/ 

CFO, Bureau of the Fiscal Service 

David Croft, Associate Director of 

Manufacturing, United States Mint 

Amy Taylor, Assistant Director, 

Technology Division, Financial 

Crimes Enforcement Network 

Debra Richardson, Associate Director, 

Chief Financial Officer, Bureau of 

Engraving and Printing 

Theresa McCarthy, Assistant 

Administrator, Headquarter 

Operations, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 

and Trade Bureau 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. Section 4314(c)(4). 

Sheryl R. Morrow, 

Commissioner, Bureau of the Fiscal Service. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24731 Filed 11–14–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation Project 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 

as part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on continuing 

information collections, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The IRS is soliciting comments 

concerning the safe harbor for 

inadvertent normalization violations. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before January 16, 2018 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to L. Brimmer, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the revenue procedure should 

be directed to Kerry Dennis, at (202) 

317–5751 or Internal Revenue Service, 

Room 6529, 1111 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington DC 20224, or through 

the internet, at Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Safe Harbor for Inadvertent 

Normalization Violations. 

OMB Number: 1545–2276. 

Revenue Procedure Number: 2017–47. 

Abstract: Revenue Procedure 2017–47 

provides a safe harbor that allows a 

utility taxpayer that inadvertently uses 

a practice or procedure that is 

inconsistent with the normalization 

rules (such as failure to use the 

proration methodology) to correct that 

practice or procedure at the next 

available opportunity and be considered 

not to have violated the normalization 

rules by their inadvertent error without 

requiring the taxpayer to obtain a 

private letter ruling from the Service 

regarding the inadvertent error. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

this existing revenue procedure. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

150. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 12 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,800. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of the collections of information covered 

by this notice. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained as long 

as their contents may become material 

in the administration of any internal 

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 

tax return information are confidential, 

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the collection of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Approved: November 8, 2017. 

L. Brimmer, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

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BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation Project 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 

as part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Currently, the IRS is soliciting 

comments concerning existing Final 


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