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Tuesday,March30,2010PartIIIDepartmentofTransportationNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration49CFRPart575TireFuelEfficiencyConsumerInformationProgram;FinalRuleVerDateNov24200816:48Mar29,2010Jkt220001PO00000Frm00001Fmt4717Sfmt4717E:\FR\FM\30MRR3.SGM30MRR3srobinsononDSKHWCL6B1PRODwithRULES315894FederalRegister/Vol.75,No.60/Tuesday,March30,2010/RulesandRegulationsDEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATIONNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration49CFRPart575[DocketNo.NHTSA–2010–0036]RIN2127–AK45TireFuelEfficiencyConsumerInformationProgramAGENCY:NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration(NHTSA),DepartmentofTransportation.ACTION:Finalrule.SUMMARY:Thisdocumentestablishesthetestprocedurestobeusedbytiremanufacturersinanewconsumerinformationprogramtogeneratecomparativeperformanceinformationtoinformconsumersabouttheeffectoftheirchoicesamongreplacementpassengercartiresonfuelefficiency,safety,anddurability.Whenthisprogramisfullyestablished,thisinformationwillbeprovidedtoconsumersatthepointofsaleandonline.Thisinformationwillencouragethepurchaseofbetterperformingreplacementtires.Inordertoprovidethisagencywithtimeneededtoconductadditionalconsumertestingandresolveimportantissuesraisedbypubliccommentsontheagency’sproposalregardingtheprogram,thisruledoesnotspecifyhowtheinformationwillbeexplainedandprovidedtoconsumers.Afterapublicmeetingregardingtheagency’sdraftplanforadditionaltesting,NHTSAwillproceedwiththetestingandthendevelopandpublishanewproposalfortheseaspectsofthenewprogram.DATES:Today’sfinalruleiseffectiveJune1,2010.TheincorporationbyreferenceofcertainpublicationslistedintheruleisapprovedbytheDirectoroftheFederalRegisterasofJune1,2010.Thevariouscompliancedatesfortheseregulationsaresetforth,asapplicable,in§575.106(e)(1)(iii).PetitionsforreconsiderationmustbereceivedbyMay14,2010.ADDRESSES:Petitionsforreconsiderationmustbesubmittedto:Administrator,NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration,1200NewJerseyAvenue,SE.,Washington,DC20590.FORFURTHERINFORMATION,CONTACT:Forpolicyandtechnicalissues:Ms.MaryVersailles,OfficeofRulemaking,NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration,1200NewJerseyAvenue,SE.,Washington,DC20590.Telephone:[phone].Forlegalissues:Ms.SarahAlves,OfficeoftheChiefCounsel,NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministration,1200NewJerseyAvenue,SE.,Washington,DC20590.Telephone:[phone].SUPPLEMENTARYINFORMATION:TableofContentsI.ExecutiveOverviewA.SummaryB.EnergyIndependenceandSecurityActof2007C.SummaryofNPRM1.ProposedTestProcedures2.ProposedRollingResistanceRatingMetric3.ProposedLabel4.ProposedInformationDisseminationandReportingRequirementsforTireManufacturersandTireRetailers5.UniformTireQualityGradingStandards6.ProposedConsumerEducationProgram7.BenefitsandCosts8.LeadTimeD.BriefSummaryofPublicCommentsontheNPRME.FinalRule1.TestProcedures2.RollingResistanceRatingMetric3.Label4.InformationDisseminationandReportingRequirementsforTireManufacturersandTireRetailers5.UniformTireQualityGradingStandards6.ConsumerEducationProgram7.BenefitsandCosts8.LeadTimeII.BackgroundA.ContributionofTireMaintenanceandTireFuelEfficiencytoAddressingEnergyIndependenceandSecurity1.TireFuelEfficiencyandRollingResistance2.RelationshipBetweenTireMaintenanceandTireFuelEfficiencyandVehicleFuelEconomy3.2006NationalAcademyofSciencesReportB.EffortsbyOtherGovernmentsToEstablishConsumerInformationProgramsToAddressTheseIssues1.California2.EuropeanUnion3.JapanC.MandatesinEnergyIndependenceandSecurityActof2007foraConsumerTireInformationProgram1.TiresSubjecttotheConsumerInformationProgram2.MandateToCreateaNationalTireFuelEfficiencyRatingSystem3.CommunicatingInformationtoConsumers4.SpecificationofTestMethods5.CreatingaNationalConsumerEducationProgramonTireMaintenance6.ConsultationinSettingStandards7.ApplicationWithStateandLocalLawsandRegulations8.ComplianceandEnforcement9.ReportingtoCongressIII.ScopeoftheTireFuelEfficiencyConsumerInformationProgramA.WhichTiresMustBeRated?1.PassengerCarTires2.ReplacementTires3.TiresExcluded4.VoluntaryRatingofTiresNotSubjecttotheProgram5.EachDifferentStockKeepingUnitMustBeRatedB.EntitiesSubjecttoRequirementsoftheProgram1.TireManufacturers2.TireRetailersC.EISADoesNotGiveNHTSAAuthorityToEstablishaRollingResistancePerformanceStandardforReplacementPassengerCarTiresIV.RollingResistanceTestProcedureA.TestProcedureB.LabAlignmentProcedureV.RollingResistanceRatingMetricVI.RatingSystemA.WhatInformationWilltheRatingSystemConveytoConsumers?1.FuelEfficiency2.Safetyi.PotentialSafetyConsequencesii.TestProcedure3.DurabilityB.HowWilltheRatingSystemInformationbeConveyedtoConsumers?VII.InformationDisseminationandReportingRequirementsforTireManufacturersandRetailersA.RequirementsforTireRetailers1.NHTSAWillRe-ProposeInformationDisseminationRequirementsforTireRetailers2.NHTSAWillRe-ProposeRequirementsRegardingtheLabelB.RequirementsforTireManufacturers1.NHTSAWillRe-ProposeRequirementsRegardingCommunicationofRatings2.DataReportingC.UniformTireQualityGradingStandardsD.AdvertisingVIII.NHTSA’sConsumerEducationProgramIX.BenefitsandCostsA.BenefitsB.CostsX.LeadTimeXI.