[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 7609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3535]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


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

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 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 collections and their expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was 
published on October 27, 1999 [64 FR 57924-57925].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 16, 2000.
    Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon Vaughn at the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Chief Counsel (NCC-30), 202-
366-1834. 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 5219, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration.
    Title: Designation of Agent.
    OMB Number: 2127-0040.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    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.
    Affected Public: Foreign manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor 
vehicle equipment located outside of the United States, which are 
importing these items into the United States.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 70.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA 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 Departments 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.
    A Comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 
days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2000.
Herman L. Simms,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-3535 Filed 2-14-00; 8:45 am]
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