[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 226 (Thursday, November 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 59272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29799]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Requests (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for reinstatement, with change, of a 
previously approved collection for which approval has expired. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice soliciting comments on following 
collection of information was published on July 12, 1996 [61 FR 36777].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 23, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Kosek, (202) 366-2590, and 
refer to the OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

    1. Title: Designation of Agent.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0040.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Affected Public: Registered Importers of vehicles or parties with 
contracts with Registered Importers.
    Abstract: This collection of information applies to motor vehicle 
and motor vehicle equipment manufacturers located outside of the United 
States (foreign manufacturers). Every manufacturer offering a motor 
vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment for importation into the 
United States is statutorily required to designate in writing an agent 
upon whom service of all administrative and judicial processes, 
notices, orders, decisions and requirements may be made for and on 
behalf of the manufacturer. (49 U.S.C. 30164) These designations are 
required to be filed with NHTSA.
    Need for the Information and Proposed Use: NHTSA needs this 
information in case it needs to advise a foreign manufacturer of a 
safety related defect in its products so that the manufacturer can, in 
turn, notify purchasers and correct the defect. This information also 
enables NHTSA to serve a foreign manufacturer with all administrative 
and judicial processes, notices, orders, decisions and requirements.
    Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting Burden: NHTSA estimates the 
total annual burden is 70 hours.

ADDRESS: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW, 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT Desk Officer.
    Comments are Invited on: whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 18, 1996.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 96-29799 Filed 11-20-96; 8:45 am]
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