[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 160 (Wednesday, August 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 50295]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2015-N-0001]

Arthritis Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.
    Name of Committee: Arthritis Advisory Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and
recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on October 23, 2015, from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Location: FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 31
Conference Center, the Great Room (Rm. 1503), Silver Spring, MD 20993-
0002. Answers to commonly asked questions including information
regarding special accommodations due to a disability, visitor parking,
and transportation may be accessed at: http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm408555.htm.
    Contact Person: Philip Bautista, Center for Drug Evaluation and
Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg.
31, Rm. 2417, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,<PHONE_NUMBER>, FAX: 301-847-
8533, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or FDA Advisory Committee Information
Line, 1-800-741-8138<PHONE_NUMBER> in the Washington, DC area). A
notice in the Federal Register about last minute modifications that
impact a previously announced advisory committee meeting cannot always
be published quickly enough to provide timely notice. Therefore, you
should always check the Agency's Web site at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/default.htm and scroll down to the appropriate
advisory committee meeting link, or call the advisory committee
information line to learn about possible modifications before coming to
the meeting.
    Agenda: The committee will discuss new drug application (NDA)
207988, lesinurad oral tablets, submitted by Ardea Biosciences, Inc.,
for the treatment of hyperuricemia associated with gout, in combination
with a xanthine oxidase inhibitor.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public no
later than 2 business days before the meeting. If FDA is unable to post
the background material on its Web site prior to the meeting, the
background material will be made publicly available at the location of
the advisory committee meeting, and the background material will be
posted on FDA's Web site after the meeting. Background material is
available at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down to the appropriate advisory committee meeting
link.
    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before
October 8, 2015. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled
between approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Those individuals interested in
making formal oral presentations should notify the contact person and
submit a brief statement of the general nature of the evidence or
arguments they wish to present, the names and addresses of proposed
participants, and an indication of the approximate time requested to
make their presentation on or before September 30, 2015. Time allotted
for each presentation may be limited. If the number of registrants
requesting to speak is greater than can be reasonably accommodated
during the scheduled open public hearing session, FDA may conduct a
lottery to determine the speakers for the scheduled open public hearing
session. The contact person will notify interested persons regarding
their request to speak by October 1, 2015.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that the Agency is not responsible for providing access to electrical
outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory committee
meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons with
physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Philip Bautista at
least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory committee
meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for procedures
on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: August 12, 2015.
Jill Hartzler Warner,
Associate Commissioner for Special Medical Programs.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 120 (Friday, June 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28736-28737]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13083]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0141; Notice 2]

Spartan Motors USA, Inc., Grant of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Grant of petition.

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SUMMARY: Spartan Motors USA, Inc. (Spartan), has determined that
certain model year (MY) 2017 Spartan Emergency Response Metro Star
motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (FMVSS) No. 120, Tire selection and rims and motor home/
recreation vehicle trailer load carrying capacity information for motor
vehicles with a GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds).
Spartan filed a noncompliance information report dated December 6,
2016. Spartan also petitioned NHTSA on January 4, 2017, for a decision
that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to
motor vehicle safety.

ADDRESSES: For further information on this decision contact Kerrin
Bressant, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>,
facsimile<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Overview: Spartan Motors USA, Inc. (Spartan), has determined
that certain model year (MY) 2017 Spartan Emergency Response Metro Star
motor vehicles do not fully comply with paragraph S5.2(b) of Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 120, Tire selection and rims
and motor home/recreation vehicle trailer load carrying capacity
information for motor vehicles with a GVWR of more than 4,536 kilograms
(10,000 pounds). Spartan filed a noncompliance report dated December 6,
2016, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, Defect and Noncompliance
Responsibility and Reports. Spartan also petitioned NHTSA on January 4,
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 11, 2017, in the Federal Register (82 FR
17520). No comments were received. To view the petition and all
supporting documents log onto the Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) Web page at: http://www.regulations.gov/. Then follow the online
search instruction to locate docket number ``NHTSA-2016-0141.''
    II. Vehicles Involved: Approximately 19 MY 2017 Spartan Emergency
Response Metro Star motor vehicles manufactured between September 6,
2016, and October 24, 2016, are potentially involved.
    III. Noncompliance: Spartan explains that the noncompliance is that
the wheels on the subject vehicles incorrectly identify the rim size as
24.5'' x 8.25'' instead of 22.5'' x 8.25'', and therefore do not meet
the requirements of paragraph S5.2(b) of FMVSS No. 120.
    IV. Rule Text: paragraph S5.2 of FMVSS No. 120 states:
    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 . . .
    (b) The rim size designation, and in case of multipiece rims, the
rim type designation. For example: 20 x 5.50, or 20 x 5.5.
    V. Summary of Spartan's Petition: Spartan 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, Spartan provided the following: Chassis
cabs affected by this condition are manufactured in two or more stages.
While in general, Spartan is the incomplete vehicle manufacturer, in
this case, Spartan provides a label that contains the requirements
identified in 49 CFR 567.5(a)(2)(iv), which states that a label must be
affixed to an incomplete vehicle that contains the ``GROSS AXLE WEIGHT
RATING'' or ``GVWR'', followed by the appropriate value in kilograms
and (pounds) for each axle, identified in order from front to rear
(e.g., front, first intermediate, second intermediate, rear). The
ratings for any consecutive axles having identical gross axle weight
ratings when equipped with tires having the same tire size designation
may be stated as a single value, with the label indicating to which
axles the ratings apply. Similar information must be included in the
incomplete vehicle document or IVD that must be furnished by the
incomplete vehicle manufacturer, as required by 49 CFR 568.4(a)(5).
    While the actual wheel stamping may be 24.5, the physical size
(outside diameter) is 22.5. If a service provider were to reference the
rim size of the incorrectly stamped rim, and attempt to install a tire
with an inside diameter of 24.5, it would be too large for the 22.5
size rim and thus not fit. Given the label being provided and the
construction details sheet provided in accordance with NFPA[supreg]
1901 Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus 2016 edition, Spartan
believes the

noncompliance is inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety,
and requests that their 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.
    To view Spartan's petition analyses 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.
    No comments were received during the receipt notice comment period.

NHTSA Decision

    NHTSA Analysis: Spartan Motors USA, Inc. (Spartan) explained that
as many as 19 emergency response chassis cabs may be equipped with rims
that were inadvertently stamped with a 24.5 inch diameter x 8.25 inch
width marking instead of 22.5 inch diameter x 8.25 inch width marking
which is the actual size of the rim. Further, while the actual diameter
rim stamping may be 24.5 inches, the physical size (outside diameter)
is actually 22.5 inches. If a service provider were to reference the
stamped rim size and attempted to install a tire with an inside
diameter of 24.5 inches, the tire inside diameter would be too large
for the rim diameter and the two could not be fitted together.
    In this case, the agency agrees that the noncompliance is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. As stated by Spartan, if a
service provider tried to mount a 24.5 diameter tire on a 22.5 diameter
rim it would be unsuccessful. The inability to mount the incorrect tire
on the rim precludes one's ability to actually drive with an incorrect
tire-rim combination on public roadways. Furthermore, FMVSS No. 120
paragraph S5.3 requires vehicles be labeled with proper tire/rim size
combinations. This additional information is available to assist the
vehicle operator with tire/rim size information.
    NHTSA's Decision: In consideration of the foregoing, NHTSA has
decided that the petitioner has met its burden of persuasion that the
noncompliance at issue is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety.
Accordingly, Spartan's petition is hereby granted, and the petitioner
is exempted from the obligation of providing notification of, and a
remedy for, the noncompliance.
    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 motorcycles that Spartan no longer
controlled at the time it determined that the noncompliance existed.
However, the granting of this petition does not relieve vehicle
distributors and dealers of the prohibitions on the sale, offer for
sale, or introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate
commerce of the noncompliant vehicles under their control after Spartan
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,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-13083 Filed 6-22-17; 8:45 am]
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Mary Dominiak 06/ 26/ 2003 04: 18 PM To: Mary Dominiak/ DC/ USEPA/ US@ EPA cc: ( bcc: Mary Dominiak/ DC/ USEPA/ US) Subject: PFOA ECA: Telomer Presentation Materials, Other Files, Reminder TO: PFOA ECA Technical Workgroup Meeting Attendees Attached for your information are the slide presentations made by the Telomer Research Program ( TRP) at the PFOA ECA Monitoring Technical Workgroup meeting on Monday, June 23, 2003, and at the PFOA ECA Telomer Technical Workgroup Meeting on Tuesday, June 24, 2003. Copies are also attached of the " Basic Fluoropolymer Data" document distributed by FMG at the PFOA ECA Fluoropolymer Technical Workgroup meeting on Monday, and of the " Appendix B: Generic Names for Confidential Chemical Identities" document ( from Volume 1 of the 1985 print version of the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory) distributed by Kent Anapolle of EPA at the PFOA ECA Communications Workgroup meeting on Tuesday. All of these items are now in the electronic docket for the PFOA ECA process, OPPT 2003 0012, together with the attendance lists and agendas for each technical workgroup meeting.

Workgroup participants are reminded that clarification questions concerning the industry presentations that were made at the technical workgroup meetings, particularly concerning the paper on p chem properties of fluoropolymers and the details of monitoring commitments made under the various industry LOI's, should be sent to me via email by COB Friday, June 27, 2003.

Any materials to be used at the upcoming workgroup meetings on July 9 and 10, 2003, specifically including questions that should be addressed at the next Monitoring Workgroup meeting and materials promised by various participants at the Fluoropolymer and Telomer Workgroup meetings, should be sent to me via email by July 7, 2003, so that they can be shared with all the workgroup participants prior to the next meeting.

Summaries of the workgroup meetings will be distributed next week.

If you have any questions or comments, or experience any difficulties with the attached files, please contact me.

Sincerely,

Mary F. Dominiak U. S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA East, Mail Code 7405M 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Phone: 202 564 8104 Fax: 202 564 4775 Courier deliveries: 1201 Constitution Ave., NW, Room 4410; 564 4760 TRP LOI and ECA Summary  Telomer WG 24 June' 03 ( f Basic Fluoropolymer Data. p TRP LOI and ECA Summary  Monitoring WG 23 June' 03 ( Appendix B  Generic Names for Confidential Chem


[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 179 (Thursday, September 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 57031]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23638]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-540-000]

Dominion Transmission, Inc.; Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization

    Take notice that on August 26, 2011, Dominion Transmission, Inc.
(Dominion), 701 East Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, filed in
Docket No. CP11-540-000, a prior notice request pursuant to sections
157.205 and 157.208 of the Commission's regulations under the Natural
Gas Act (NGA). Dominion seeks authorization to construct, install, own,
and operate certain pipeline facilities in Marshall County, West
Virginia. Dominion proposes to perform these activities under its
blanket certificate originally issued in Docket No. CP82-537-000 [21
FERC ] 62,172 (1982)], all as more fully set forth in the application
which is on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    The filing may be viewed on the Web at http://www.ferc.gov using
the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. For
assistance, contact FERC at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-
free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any questions regarding this application should be directed to Brad
Knisley, Regulatory and Certificates Analyst, Dominion Transmission,
Inc., 701 East Cary Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or by calling
(804) 771-4122 (telephone) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (fax),
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Any person or the Commission's Staff may, within 60 days after the
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention and, pursuant to section 157.205 of
the Commission's Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205) a protest
to the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed
therefore, the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized
effective the day after the time allowed for protest. If a protest is
filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for
filing a protest, the instant request shall be treated as an
application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of the NGA.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link. Persons unable
to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the
protest or intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.

    Dated: September 8, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-23638 Filed 9-14-11; 8:45 am]
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Panel List for the Meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP)

 to consider and review

 the Agency’s Evaluation of the Toxicity Profile of Chlorpyrifos

September 16-18, 2008

Docket number EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0274		OPP Docket Tel:<PHONE_NUMBER>

FIFRA SAP Chair

Kenneth M. Portier, Ph.D.

Program Director, Statistics

American Cancer Society

National Home Office

Atlanta, GA

Designated Federal Official

Sharlene R. Matten, Ph.D.

Biologist

US Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Science Coordination & Policy

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel

EPA East Building, MC 7201M

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC  20460

Tel:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>,   HYPERLINK <EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Members

John R. Bucher, Ph.D., DABT

Associate Director

Environmental Toxicology Program

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Research Triangle Park, NC

Janice E. Chambers, Ph.D., DABT, ATS

William L. Giles Distinguished Professor

Director, Center for Environmental Health Sciences

College of Veterinary Medicine

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Kirby C. Donnelly, Ph.D.

Professor and Head

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health

School of Rural Public Health

Texas A&M University System Health Science Center

College Station, Texas

Steven G. Heeringa, Ph.D.

Research Scientist & Director for Statistical Design

University of Michigan Institute for Social Research

Ann Arbor, MI

Carey N. Pope, Ph.D.

Professor, Head & Sitlington Chair of Toxicology

Department of Physiological Sciences

Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Stillwater, OK

Daniel Schlenk, Ph.D.

Professor of Aquatic Ecotoxicology & Environmental Toxicology

Department of Environmental Sciences

University of California, Riverside

Riverside, CA

FQPA Science Review Board Members

Russell L. Carr, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

College of Veterinary Medicine

Center for Environmental Health Sciences

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Michael DiBartolomeis, Ph.D., DABT

Toxicologist

Occupational Health Branch

California Department of Public Health

Richmond, CA

John Doull, M.D., Ph.D., ATS

Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology & Toxicology

Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology & Therapeutics

University of Kansas Medical School

Kansas City, KS

Paul B. English, Ph.D., M.P.H.

Scientific Advisor

Environmental Health Investigations Branch

California Department of Public Health

Richmond, CA

Gaylia Jean Harry, Ph.D.

Biologist

Head of Neurotoxicology Group

Division of Intramural Research

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Research Triangle Park, NC

Wendy J. Heiger-Bernays, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Environmental Health

Boston University School of Public Health

Boston, MA

Antonio Hernández Jerez, M.D., Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer in Toxicology

Department of Legal Medicine and Toxicology

University of Granada

Granada

SPAIN

Bette Meek, M.S.

Associate Director of Chemical Risk Assessment

McLaughlin Institute for Population Health Risk Assessment

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario

CANADA

Andrew C. Povey, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer in Molecular Epidemiology

Centre for Occupational & Environmental Health

University of Manchester

Manchester

UK

Nu-may Ruby Reed, Ph.D., DABT

Staff Toxicologist

Department of Pesticide Regulation

California EPA

Sacramento, CA

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Ref: 8P-AR

Mr. Mike Natchees
Air Coordinator
Energy and Minerals Department
Ute Indian Tribe
P.O. Box 70
Fort Duchesne, Utah 84026

Dear Mr. Natchees:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 8 is proposing to issue a synthetic minor permit for the Anadarko Uintah Midstream, LLC. (Anadarko), Bonanza West Compressor Station on the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. As requested by Anadarko, this permit would incorporate enforceable requirements for the installation and operation of two existing field gas fired, 4-stroke, lean-burn compressor engines using catalytic emissions control systems. Anadarko also requested enforceable requirements to install and operate only instrument air-driven or low-bleed pneumatic controllers. This permit is only intended to incorporate requested emission limits and provisions from the permit application for existing emissions units operating at the facility.

A public comment period for the proposed permit will begin on June 21,2019 and end on July 22, 2019.

We have enclosed a CD and paper copy containing the proposed permit and supporting documentation, and we ask that you please make this material available for public review until the end of the public comment period. Comments may be submitted via email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or through regulations.gov (Docket ID # EPA-R08-OAR-2018-0313). In addition, we have provided copies of the bulletin board public notice announcement and would appreciate it if you could post this announcement in prominent locations in your area. All of these documents will also be available for review in electronic format on our website at: https://www.epa.gov/caa-permitting/caa-permitpublic-comment-opportunities-region-8.

If you have any questions concerning the enclosed proposed permit or technical support documents, please contact Joseph Byron, of my staff, at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

                                       Sincerely,

                                              Carl Daly
                                      Acting Director
                                      Air and Radiation Division
Enclosures


[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 146 (Monday, July 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36583-36584]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL18-187-000]

PATH West Virginia Transmission Company, LLC; Notice of Petition
for Declaratory Order

Date: July 24, 2018.
    Take notice that on July 23, 2018, pursuant to Rule 207 of the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice
and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207 (2017), PATH West Virginia Transmission
Company, LLC (Petitioner), filed a petition for a declaratory order
requesting that the Commission find that its distributions of paid-in
capital to its parent companies FirstEnergy Corp. and American Electric
Power Company, Inc. will not violate section 305(a) of the Federal
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    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Petitioner.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC
20426.

    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the website that enables subscribers to receive email
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
[email protected], or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on August 22, 2018.

    Dated: July 24, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Subject:	Meeting with Tom Carter, Calera Corporation

Location:	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park,
NC

Date: 		January 15, 2010

Participants:	Tom Carter, VP of Government Affairs, Calera Corp.

		Keith Barnett, EPA

		Bill Neuffer, EPA

		Sharon Nizich, EPA

		Elineth Torres, EPA

		Mike Laney, RTI

Tom Carter, Calera Corporation, provided an overview of the Calera
process and its potential applications to industrial processes. As
described by Mr. Carter, the Calera process, Carbonate Mineralization
via Aqueous Precipitation (CMAP), converts CO2 from industrial flue gas
streams to CO3 and  combines it with minerals to form carbonate
minerals, which can be used as aggregate, supplemental cementitious
materials, and potentially cement. The process has a capture rate for
CO2 from flue gases of 70-90%. The process also captures 95-99% of SO2
in the exhaust gas stream. Calera operated a pilot plant in California
and is currently ramping the plant to a demonstration level. The company
is also working with several electric utility companies to develop
demonstration level projects which can later be scaled up to full scale.

January 18, 2010


[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 125 (Monday, June 30, 2014)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 36638-36640]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2013-1090; Directorate Identifier 2013-SW-017-AD;
Amendment 39-17873; AD 2014-12-12]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus Helicopters (Previously
Eurocopter France) Helicopters

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain
Airbus Helicopters Model EC120B and EC130B4 helicopters. This AD
requires replacing parts of the sliding door star support attachment
assembly, depending on the outcome of required inspections. This AD is
prompted by a report that passengers in a helicopter were forced to
exit through the pilot door after landing because they could not open
the sliding door from the inside. The actions of this AD are intended
to prevent failure of the sliding door star support attachment, which
could inhibit operation of a sliding door from inside, delaying the
evacuation of passengers during an emergency.

DATES: This AD is effective August 4, 2014.
    The Director of the Federal Register approved the incorporation by
reference of certain documents listed in this AD as of August 4, 2014.

ADDRESSES: For service information identified in this AD, contact
Airbus Helicopters, Inc., 2701 N. Forum Drive, Grand Prairie, Texas
75052; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER> or<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax<PHONE_NUMBER>;
or at http://www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub. You may review the
referenced service information at the FAA, Office of the Regional
Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth,
Texas 76137.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the Docket Operations Office
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains this AD, the European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA) AD, any incorporated-by-reference service information,
the economic evaluation, any comments received, and other information.
The street address for the Docket Operations Office (phone: 800-647-
5527) is U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations Office,
M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE., Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Roach, Aviation Safety Engineer,
Regulations and Policy Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA, 2601 Meacham
Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    On January 2, 2014, at 79 FR 74, the Federal Register published our
notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which proposed to amend 14 CFR
part 39 by adding an AD that would apply to certain Eurocopter France
(now Airbus Helicopters) Model EC120B and EC130B4 helicopters. The NPRM
proposed to require, within 165 hours time-in-service, visually
inspecting the upper and lower locking pin control rod end fittings,
and replacing the control end fitting before further flight if it is
bent, twisted, or broken. The NPRM also proposed to require cleaning
and dye penetrant inspecting the star support pin for a crack, and
replacing the star support pin before further flight if there is a
crack. Lastly, the NPRM proposed to require reinforcing the sliding
door star support stringer by installing three carbon fabric plies. The
proposed requirements were intended to prevent failure of the operation
of a sliding door from inside, which could delay evacuation of
passengers during an emergency.
    The NPRM was prompted by AD No. 2013-0093, dated April 15, 2013,
and corrected on April 17, 2013, issued by EASA, which is the Technical
Agent for the Member States of the European Union, to correct an unsafe
condition for Model EC120B and EC130B4 helicopters after a case was
reported where passengers could not open a helicopter's sliding door
after landing. EASA advises that an investigation revealed a failure of
the sliding door star axle support.
    Since we issued the NPRM, Eurocopter France changed its name to
Airbus Helicopters. This AD reflects that change and updates the
contact information to obtain service documentation.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD, but we did not receive any comments on the NPRM (79 FR 74,
January 2, 2014).

FAA's Determination

    These helicopters have been approved by the aviation authority of
France and are approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant to
our bilateral agreement with France, EASA, its technical
representative, has notified us of the unsafe condition described in
the EASA AD. We are issuing this AD because we evaluated all
information provided by EASA and determined the unsafe condition exists
and is likely to exist or develop on other helicopters of these same
type designs and that air safety and the public interest require
adopting the AD requirements as proposed, except for the name change
previously described and a minor editorial change in referencing the
service information in paragraph (e)(2) of this AD to meet current
publishing requirements. These changes are consistent with the intent
of the proposals in the NPRM (79 FR 74, January 2, 2014) and will not
increase the economic burden on any operator nor increase the scope of
the AD.

Related Service Information

    Eurocopter issued Alert Service Bulletin (ASB) No. EC120-52A014 for
Model EC120B helicopters and ASB No. EC130-52A009 for Model EC130B4
helicopters, both Revision 1, and both dated January 25, 2013. The ASBs
state that the star support pin ruptured on the

kinematics of the sliding door locking system, and the rupture prevents
sliding doors from operating. The ASBs specify visual and dye penetrant
inspections of sections of the sliding door attachment assembly and
reinforcement of the sliding door star support.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD will affect 284 helicopters of U.S.
Registry. We estimate that operators may incur the following costs in
order to comply with this AD with an average labor cost of $85 per
work-hour:
     Visually inspecting the upper and lower locking pin
control rod end fittings requires 1 work-hour and a minimal amount for
consumable materials for an estimated cost of $85 per helicopter, or
$24,140 for the U.S. fleet.
     Replacing the upper and lower locking pin control rod end
fittings with airworthy fittings requires 5 work-hours for a labor cost
of $425. Parts will cost about $242 for an estimated total cost of $667
per helicopter.
     Dye penetrant inspecting the star support pin for a crack
requires 2 work-hours and no parts for an estimated cost of $170 per
helicopter.
     Replacing the star support pin requires 5 work-hours.
Parts will cost about $200 for an estimated total cost of $625 per
helicopter.
     Installing three carbon fabric plies to reinforce the
sliding door star support requires 5 work-hours. Parts will cost $200
for an estimated total cost of $625 per helicopter.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: ``General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on helicopters identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    This AD will not have federalism implications under Executive Order
13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct effect on the States,
on the relationship between the national government and the States, or
on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various
levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866;
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979);
    (3) Will not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska to the extent
that it justifies making a regulatory distinction; and
    (4) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared an economic evaluation of the estimated costs to comply
with this AD and placed it in the AD docket.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive (AD):

2014-12-12 Airbus Helicopters (Previously Eurocopter France):
Amendment 39-17873; Docket No. FAA-2013-1090; Directorate Identifier
2013-SW-017-AD.

(a) Applicability

    This AD applies to following helicopters, certificated in any
category, except those helicopters with modification 07 3796 or 07
2921 installed:
    (1) Model EC120B helicopters, serial numbers up to and including
1367, with a sliding door, Part Number (P/N) C526A2370101,
installed; and
    (2) Model EC130B4 helicopters with a sliding door, P/N
C526S1101051, installed.

(b) Unsafe Condition

    This AD defines the unsafe condition as a failure of the sliding
door star axle support. This condition could prevent operation of a
sliding door from inside, which could delay evacuation of passengers
during an emergency.

(c) Effective Date

    This AD becomes effective August 4, 2014.

(d) Compliance

    You are responsible for performing each action required by this
AD within the specified compliance time unless it has already been
accomplished prior to that time.

(e) Required Actions

    Within 165 hours time-in-service:
    (1) Visually inspect each upper and lower locking pin control
rod end fitting (control end fitting) for a bend, twist, or
breakage. If a control end fitting is bent, twisted, or broken,
before further flight, replace the control end fitting with an
airworthy control end fitting.
    (2) Clean and dye penetrant inspect the star support pin for a
crack in the areas identified as Zone X and Zone Y in Figure 3 of
Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. EC120-52A014, Revision 1,
dated January 25, 2013 (ASB No. EC120-52A014) or Eurocopter Alert
Service Bulletin No. EC130-52A009, Revision 1, dated January 25,
2013 (ASB No. EC130-52A009), as applicable to your model helicopter.
If there is a crack in the star support pin, before further flight,
replace the star support pin with an airworthy star support pin.
    (3) Reinforce the sliding door star support stringer by
installing three carbon fabric plies by following the Accomplishment
Instructions, paragraph 3.B.2.d. of ASB No. EC120-52A014 or ASB No.
EC130-52A009, as applicable to your model helicopter, except this AD
does not require you to comply with paragraph 3.C.

(f) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs)

    (1) The Manager, Safety Management Group, FAA, may approve AMOCs
for this AD. Send your proposal to: Gary Roach, Aviation Safety
Engineer, Regulations and Policy Group, Rotorcraft Directorate, FAA,
2601 Meacham Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76137; telephone (817) 222-
5110; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (2) For operations conducted under a 14 CFR part 119 operating
certificate or under 14 CFR part 91, subpart K, we suggest that you
notify your principal inspector, or lacking a principal inspector,
the manager of the local flight standards district office or
certificate holding district office, before operating any aircraft
complying with this AD through an AMOC.

(g) Additional Information

    The subject of this AD is addressed in European Aviation Safety
Agency (EASA) AD No. 2013-0093, dated April 15, 2013, and corrected
on April 17, 2013. You may view the EASA AD on the Internet at
http://www.regulations.gov in Docket No. FAA-2013-1090.

(h) Subject

    Joint Aircraft Service Component (JASC) Code: 5220, Emergency
Exits.

(i) Material Incorporated by Reference

    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference of the service information listed in this
paragraph under 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) You must use this service information as applicable to do
the actions required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (i) Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. EC120-52A014, Revision
1, dated January 25, 2013.
    (ii) Eurocopter Alert Service Bulletin No. EC130-52A009,
Revision 1, dated January 25, 2013.
    (3) For Eurocopter service information identified in this AD,
contact Airbus Helicopters, Inc., 2701 N. Forum Drive, Grand
Prairie, Texas 75052; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER> or<PHONE_NUMBER>;
fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; or at http://www.airbushelicopters.com/techpub.
    (4) You may view this service information at FAA, Office of the
Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663,
Fort Worth, Texas 76137. For information on the availability of this
material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (5) You may view this service information that is incorporated
by reference at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 13, 2014.
Kim Smith,
Directorate Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2757-2759]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00684]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2022-0064; Notice 1]

Nissan 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.

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SUMMARY: Nissan North America, Inc., (Nissan), has determined that
certain model year (MY) 2022 Nissan Altima motor vehicles do not fully
comply with 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. Nissan filed an
original noncompliance report dated June 14, 2022. Nissan petitioned
NHTSA on July 7, 2022, for a decision that the subject noncompliance is
inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety. This document
announces receipt of Nissan's petition.

DATES: Send comments on or before February 16, 2023.

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<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    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: Ahmad Barnes, General Engineer, NHTSA,
Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    I. Overview: Nissan determined that certain MY 2022 Nissan Altima
Midnight Edition 2WD motor vehicles do not fully comply with paragraph
S4.3(d) of 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. (49
CFR 571.110).
    Nissan filed an original noncompliance report dated June 14, 2022,
pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, Defect and Noncompliance Responsibility
and Reports. Nissan petitioned NHTSA on July 7, 2022, 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, 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 Nissan'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. Vehicles Involved: Approximately 4,537 MY 2022 Nissan Altima
Midnight Edition 2WD motor vehicles, manufactured between November 3,
2021, and April 4, 2022, are potentially involved.
    III. Noncompliance: Nissan explains that the subject vehicles are
equipped with a spare tire that does not match the spare tire size
designation identified on the tire placard. Specifically, the subject
vehicles were equipped with the all-wheel drive (AWD) T135/90D16 sized
spare tire instead of the two-wheel drive (2WD) T135/70D16 sized spare
tire as intended and stated on the vehicle placard. Therefore, the
vehicle placard does not state the correct spare tire size as required
by paragraph S4.3(d) of FMVSS No. 110.
    IV. Rule Requirements: Paragraph S4.3(d) of FMVSS No. 110 includes
the requirements relevant to this petition. Each vehicle, except for a
trailer or incomplete vehicle, must show the tire size designation on a
placard permanently affixed to the driver's side B-pillar and indicated
by the headings ``size'' or ``original tire size'' or ``original
size,'' and ``spare tire'' or ``spare,'' for the tires installed at the
time of the first purchase for purposes other than resale. For full
size spare tires, the statement ``see above'' may, at the
manufacturer's option replace the tire size designation. If no spare
tire is provided, the word ``none'' must replace the tire size
designation.
    V. Summary of Nissan's Petition: The following views and arguments
presented in this section, ``V. Summary of Nissan's Petition,'' are the
views and arguments provided by Nissan. They have not been evaluated by
the Agency and do not reflect the views of the Agency. Nissan describes
the subject noncompliance and contends that the noncompliance is
inconsequential as it relates to motor vehicle safety.
    Nissan explains that the subject vehicles were equipped with an AWD
tire instead of the intended 2WD that is identified on the vehicle
placard with the tire size designation ``T135/70D16.'' However, Nissan
claims ``that the AWD tire was an acceptable fitment for the subject
vehicles and the tire pressures are the same for both spare tire sizes
(AWD and 2WD).'' According to Nissan, overloading would not occur if
the tire pressure stated on the vehicle placard is applied to the spare
tire, and other than the subject noncompliance, the tires equipped on
the subject vehicles meet the requirements provided in FMVSS No. 110.
    Nissan says that the tire inflation pressure stated on the vehicle
placard is correct for both the spare tire equipped on the subject
vehicle (T135/90D16) and the spare tire size designation stated on the
vehicle placard (T135/70D16). Therefore, Nissan believes the subject
noncompliance ``is unlikely to result in overloading because when
checking the placard to determine inflation pressure for the spare
tire, the customer will find the correct tire pressure value on the
label.''

    Nissan states that both tire sizes can be used on the subject
vehicles because the AWD (T135/90D16) tire equipped on the subject
vehicle has a higher load rating (102) than the 2WD (T135/70D16) tire
indicated on the vehicle placard (100). Nissan also states that the
purpose of FMVSS No. 110 is to prevent tire overloading which would not
occur due to the subject noncompliance because both the equipped AWD
tire and the intended 2WD tire can be used on the subject vehicle.
    Nissan states that correct information for both the AWD and 2WD
spare tire sizes is readily available to the consumer in the owner's
manual provided with the vehicle. Furthermore, Nissan says that its
belief that the subject noncompliance is inconsequential to motor
vehicle safety is supported by field data. Nissan also states that it
is not aware of any customer complaints, accidents, or injuries
regarding the subject noncompliance.
    NHTSA has previously granted petitions for inconsequentiality for
noncompliances Nissan believes to be similar to the subject
noncompliance. Nissan refers to a petition submitted by Mercedes-Benz
USA, LLC,\1\ in which the tire placard incorrectly identifies the spare
tire size due to a labeling error. In that case, NHTSA found the
noncompliance to be inconsequential because (1) both the tire equipped
on those vehicles and the tire indicated by the tire placard could be
used and are appropriate for the affected vehicle's maximum loaded
weight conditions, (2) in the event that a consumer inadvertently used
the labeled inflation pressure to inflate the originally equipped spare
tire, the tire load rating would be sufficient for the maximum loaded
vehicle weight, and (3) the owner's manual for the affected vehicles
describes both spare tire sizes which can be used by the consumer to
ensure either tire size is appropriate for use.
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    \1\ Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC, Grant of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance, 82 FR 5640 (January 18, 2017).
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    Nissan 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 vehicles that Nissan no
longer controlled at the time it determined that the noncompliance
existed. However, any decision on this petition does not relieve
vehicle distributors and dealers of the prohibitions on the sale, offer
for sale, or introduction or delivery for introduction into interstate
commerce of the noncompliant vehicles under their control after Nissan
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.
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