Interpretation ID: aiam0160
United States Senate
Washington
D.C. 20510;
Dear Senator Javits: #This is in further reply to your transmitta memorandum and attached letter from Mr. Robert W. Muller, New York, New York, inquiring about consumer information on passenger car tires. #The Department of Transportation does not presently have a publication which would guide the consumer in selecting tires most suitable to his needs. #To provide the consumer with an indication of the performance characteristics of tires, the Federal Highway Administration is obtaining research data and has established Docket 25, Uniform Tire Quality Grading System - Passenger Cars. A copy of the notice from the Federal Register is enclosed. #As soon as a meaningful system of tire quality grading can be developed to assist the public, it will be made available. #Sincerely, Robert Brenner, Acting Director;