[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 132 (Thursday, July 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37114-37115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18066]


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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 of 1995 (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 December 30,1996 (61 FR, 68812-68813).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 11, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Complete copies of each NHTSA request 
for collection of information approval may be obtained at no charge 
from Mr. Edward Kosek, NHTSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, 
NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6123, Washington, DC 20590. Mr. 
Kosek's telephone number is (202) 366-2589. Please identify the 
relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB Clearance 
Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration (NHTSA).
    Title: Tires and Rims Labeling.
    OMB No.: 2127-0503.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Affected Public: New tire Manufacturers, retreaders and rim 
manufacturers.
    Abstract: The labeling of motor vehicle tire and rims with 
information

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required by the regulations and standards to benefit motor vehicle 
manufacturers and consumers. Primarily, these labeling requirements (49 
CFR parts 569 & 574) help ensure that tires are mounted on appropriate 
rims; and that the rims and tires are mounted on vehicles for which 
they were intended.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use of the 
information--The agency has not considered methods of collecting the 
required information and providing it to consumers and tire dealers 
other than permanently labeling motor vehicles, tires, and rims. The 
safety information provided on the labels is needed throughout the 
useful life of the motor vehicle, tire, or rim. The permanent vehicle, 
tire, and rim labels are required by the federal standards for tires 
and rims. These standards are legal obstacles to reducing the burden of 
the labeling requirements. The labeling requirements apply to all motor 
vehicle tires and rims intended for use on the nation's highways 
regardless of the size of the manufacturer or retreader. The burden to 
small manufacturers and entities resulting from these labeling 
requirements cannot be adjusted or minimized since all tires and rims 
must be labeled with this information.
    The estimated number of respondents totals is 6,673.
    Annual estimate total burden: 264,444 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 July 2, 1997.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-18066 Filed 7-9-97; 8:45 am]
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