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 PUBLIC LAW 106-414^-NOV. 1, 2000 114 STAT. 1805 SEC. 7. SALES OF REPLACED TIRES. Section 30120(d) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "In the case of a remedy program involving the replacement of tires, the manufacturer shall include a plan addressing how to prevent, to the extent reasonably within the control of the manufacturer, replaced tires from being resold for installation on a motor vehicle, and how to limit, to the extent reasonably within the control of the manufacturer, the disposal of replaced tires in landfills, particularly through shredding, crumbling, recycling, recovery, and other alternative beneficial non-vehicular uses. The manufacturer shall include information about the implementation of such plan with each quarterly report to the Secretary regarding the progress of any notification or remedy campaigns.". SEC. 8. SALES OF REPLACED EQUIPMENT. Section 30120 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(j) PROHIBITION ON SALES OF REPIACED EQUIPMENT.— No person may sell or lease any motor vehicle equipment (including a tire), for installation on a motor vehicle, that is the subject of a decision under section 30118(b) or a notice required under section 30118(c) in a condition that it may be reasonably used for its original purpose imiless— "(1) the defect or noncompliance is remedied as required by this section before delivery under the sale or lease; or "(2) notification of the defect or noncompliance is required under section 30118(b) but enforcement of the order is set aside in a civil action to which section 30121(d) applies.". SEC. 9. CERTIFICATION LABEL. Section 30115 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting "(a) IN GENERAL. — " before "A manufacturer" and by adding at the end the following: "(b) CERTIFICATION LABEL. — In the case of the certification label affixed by an intermediate or final stage manufacturer of a motor vehicle built in more than 1 stage, each intermediate or final stage manufacturer shall certify with respect to each applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standard— "(1) that it has complied with the specifications set forth in the compliance documentation provided by the incomplete motor vehicle manufacturer in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary; or "(2) that it has elected to assume responsibility for compliance with that standard. If the intermediate or final stage manufacturer elects to assume responsibility for compliance with the standard covered by the documentation provided by an incomplete motor vehicle manufacturer, the intermediate or final stage manufacturer shall notify the incomplete motor vehicle manufacturer in writing within a reasonable time of affixing the certification label. A violation of this subsection shall not be subject to a civil penalty under section 30165. ". SEC. 10. ENDURANCE AND RESISTANCE STANDARDS FOR TIRES. The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct a rulemaking Rules and to revise and update the tire standards published at 49 CFR 571.109 regulations.

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