NHTSA leaning toward electronic tire registration.

Byline: Miles Moore

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) now seems certain to endorse electronic registration of tires, to the pleasure of all commenters-except one.

NHTSA issued a 30-day request for comments in the March 21 Federal Register, asking for feedback on the necessity of continuing federal tire registration requirements. The Office of Management and Budget requires periodic comment on all federal safety information gathering standards, and the current request for comments followed a similar 60-day comment period that NHTSA be