Interpretation ID: nht76-5.32

DATE: 12/31/76

FROM: AUTHOR UNAVAILABLE; Mark Schwimmer; NHTSA

TO: Memorandum to interpretations file

TITLE: FMVSR INTERPRETATION

TEXT: SUBJECT: TREAD LABEL FORMAT: UNIFORM TIRE QUALITY GRADING STANDARDS

On December 16, 1976, I received a telephone call from Mr. Calvin Schaffner of B.F. Goodrich Co. (216 379-3470) concerning Figure 2 of the Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standards, 49 CFR @ 575.104. That figure depicts the format of the tread label required by the rule.

Mr. Schaffner referred to Figure 2 as it appears in Notice 21 (41 FR 54205; December 13, 1976). I explained that, because Notice 21 is a notice of proposed rulemaking rather than final rulemaking, the inclusion of the warnings in the traction and temperature grades is not yet certain. I further explained, however, that (i) in all other respects, the depiction of Figure 2 in that notice was correct; (ii) the appearance of Figure 2 was incorrect in both Notices 17 and 18, due to printing errors at the Federal Register, and (iii) this point would be clarified in a final rulemaking notice.