Interpretation ID: nht69-1.27

DATE: 06/06/69

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; H. M. Jacklin, Jr.; NHTSA

TO: Rubber Manufacturers Association

TITLE: FMVSS INTERPRETATION

TEXT: This will acknowledge your letter of May 14, 1969, to the National Highway Safety Bureau requesting the addition of the 6JJ alternative rim size for the E78-14 tire size designation to Table I of Appendix A of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 110.

On the basis of the data submitted indicating compliance with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 109 and No. 110 and other information submitted in accordance with the procedural guidelines set forth in the Federal Register, Volume 33, No. 195, page 14964, dated October 5, 1968, the 6JJ alternative rim size for the E78-14 tire size designation will be listed within Table I of Appendix A of Standard No. 110. This change will be published in the Federal Register in the near future.

The addition of new alternative rim size designations to the table is accomplished through an abbreviated procedure consisting of the publication in the Federal Register of petitioned alternative rim size. If no comments are received, the amendment becomes effective 30 days from the date of publication. If comments objecting to amendments are received, additional rule making pursuant to Part 216 of the Procedural Rules for Motor Vehicle Safety Standards will be considered.