[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 109 (Friday, June 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 31186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14861]


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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 review and comment. 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 on September 23,1996 
FR 61 (49809).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 7, 1997.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Evaluation Study of Odometer Tampering in Passenger Cars.
    OMB No.: New.
    Type of Request: Request for comment on a new proposed collection 
of information.
    Affected Public: Dealers and distributors of motor vehicles: State 
motor vehicle departments.
    Abstract: NHTSA is initiating a comprehensive study of odometer 
fraud in accordance with Congressional directive (House Report 103-190 
of July 27, 1993). The study will consist of three primary components. 
The first component will be the development of first-time national 
estimates of the incidence rate of odometer fraud and the costs 
associated with odometer fraud. The second component of the study will 
be an evaluation of the efforts of the states to combat odometer fraud. 
This will include an assessment of state compliance with 49 CFR Part 
580, ``Odometer Disclosure Requirements,'' which implemented the Truth 
in Mileage Act (Public Law 99-579). A review and assessment of other 
efforts undertaken at the state level to counter odometer tampering 
will also be made. The third component of the odometer fraud evaluation 
will be an assessment of the various Federal efforts carried out over 
the last several years to combat odometer and the effects of those 
efforts. Primarily, this will be a review of NHTSA's investigatory and 
related odometer enforcement activities. The results of the three-part 
evaluation study will provide a basis for developing recommendations 
for the future direction of odometer fraud programs at the Federal and 
State levels.
    Need: The results of this evaluation will provide a basis for 
developing recommendations for the future direction of odometer fraud 
programs at the Federal and State levels.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 4,168 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 May 29, 1997.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-14861 Filed 6-5-97; 8:45 am]
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