[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28752-28753]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-13741]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


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

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 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. The ICR describes the nature of the 
information collection and its expected burden. The Federal Register 
Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the 
following collection of information was published in 61 FR 68811-68812, 
December 30, 1996.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 26, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Kosek, NHTSA Information 
Collection Clearance Officer at (202) 366-2589.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

    Title: Insurer Reporting Requirement for 49 CFR Part 544--Motor 
Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1984.
    OMB No.: 2127-0547.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Affected Public: Specific vehicle insurance companies, and rental/
leasing companies (which have a fleet size of 50,000 or more and are 
not covered by theft insurance policies issued by motor vehicle 
insurers). Specific motor vehicle insurance companies and subject 
rental and leasing companies are listed in Appendices A, B, and C of 
Part 544.
    Abstract: The Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1984 was 
amended by the Anti Car Theft Act (ACTA) of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-519) 
which mandated this information collection. One component of the 
comprehensive theft prevention package required the Secretary of 
Transportation (delegated to the NHSTA) to promulgate a theft 
prevention standard to provide for the identification of certain motor 
vehicles and their major replacement parts to impede motor vehicle 
theft. Section 615 of the ACTA requires insurance companies and rental/
leasing companies to provide information to NHTSA on comprehensive 
insurance premiums which address motor vehicle theft.
    Need: These reports are required to be submitted in a specified 
format as shown in Parts 544.5 and 544.6, giving requirements and 
contents of the report. The information will be used by NHTSA in 
exercising its statutory authority to help reduce comprehensive 
insurance premiums charged by insurers of motor vehicles due to motor 
vehicle thefts. The report will also show the rate of theft and 
recoveries of stolen vehicles that they insure by type and other 
categories. Without this information, the agency cannot adequately 
assess the effectiveness of the ACTA as directed by Congress.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 197,390 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

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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 May 20, 1997.
Vanester M. Williams,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-13741 Filed 5-23-97; 8:45 am]
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