Interpretation ID: nht75-5.24

DATE: 09/11/75

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Richard B. Dyson; NHTSA

TO: The University of Connecticut

TITLE: FMVSR INTERPRETATION

TEXT: Please forgive the delay in responding to your letter of May 22, 1975, which inquired about the status of tire grading standards.

On May 20, 1975, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards with a series of effective dates beginning January 1, 1976 (40 FR 23073, May 28, 1975). On July 3, 1975, the regulation was republished with minor changes (40 FR 28071). On August 14, 1975, a stay of the effective dates was granted by the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, pending review of the validity of the regulation in a suit brought by eight tire manufacturers.

For your convenience, I have enclosed copies of the Federal Register notices referred to above.

Yours truly,

Enclosures

May 22, 1975

Richard B. Dyson -- Acting Chief Counsel; U.S. Dept. of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Re: N40-30(MPP)

Dear Mr. Dyson:

On August 12, 1974 you were kind enough to bring me up to date on the proposed Federal Tire Grade Labeling Standards.

The proposed effective date of May 1, 1975 has now passed and I suspect from recent radio reports that there have been some additional changes in the Standards and in the effective date.

I will appreciate being updated on the situation again so that I may pass the information on to our State Extension personnel.

Thank you.

Sincerely yours,

James H. Whitaker -- Associate Professor, THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT