[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 252 (Tuesday, December 31, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69131-69132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-33297]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


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 Request 
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for reinstatement, without 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 the following collection 
of information was published on August 28, 1996 [61 FR 44392].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 30, 1997.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

    Title: 49 CFR Part 575--Consumer Information Regulations.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0049.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Affected Public: Motor vehicle manufacturers.
    Abstract: NHTSA must ensure that motor vehicle manufacturers comply 
with 49 CFR Part 575, Consumer Information Regulation Part 575.103--
Truck-camper loading and Part 575.105--Utility Vehicles. Part 575.103 
(Truck-camper loading) requires that manufacturers of light trucks that 
are capable of accommodating slide-in campers to provide information on 
the cargo weight rating and the longitudinal limits within which the 
center of gravity

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for the cargo weight rating should be located. Part 575.105 (Utility 
vehicles) requires that manufacturers of utility vehicles affix a 
sticker in a prominent location alerting drivers that the particular 
handling and maneuvering characteristics of utility vehicles require 
special driving practices when these vehicles are operated.
    Need and Use of the Information: In order to ensure that motor 
vehicle manufacturers are complying with 49 CFR Part 575, and to 
provide performance and safety information to new vehicle purchases.
    Annual Estimated Burden: The total estimated annual burden is 225 
hours.

ADDRESSES: 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 December 23, 1996.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 96-33297 Filed 12-30-96; 8:45 am]
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