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DOT/NHTSA RIN: 2127-AI29 Publication ID: Spring 2004 
Title: Disposition of Replaced Tires 
Abstract: Rule to implement section 7 of the TREAD Act, PL 106-414 49 USC 30120(d) by requiring a manufacturer who conducts a campaign to remedy a safety-related defect or noncompliance that involves the replacement of tires to develop a plan regarding the disposition of the tires that are replaced. The plan would address how to prevent, by means reasonably within the manufacturer's control, the disposal of replaced tires in landfills, particularly through shredding, crumbling, recycling, recovery, and other alternative beneficial nonvehicular uses. 
Agency: Department of Transportation(DOT)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 49 CFR 573   
Legal Authority: 49 USC 30102 to 30103    49 USC 30112    49 USC 30117 to 30121    49 USC 30166 to 30167    Delegation of authority 49 CFR 1.50   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/18/2001  66 FR 65165   
NPRM Comment Period End  02/19/2002    
SNPRM  07/26/2002  67 FR 48852   
SNPRM Comment Period End  08/26/2002    
Final Action  12/00/2004    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Jennifer T. Timian
Trial Attorney
Department of Transportation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
5219, NCC-10, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590
Phone:202 366-5263
Fax:202 366-3820
Email: jennifer.timian@nhtsa.dot.gov