[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 44 (Monday, March 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11830-11831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5357]


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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 April 5, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary R. Toth at the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Research and Development (NRD-
32), 202-366-5378. 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 6213, Washington, DC 
20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) Crashworthiness 
Data Systems (CDS).
    OMB Number: 2127-0021.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
(NHTSA), under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 
1966 (Pub. L. 89-563, Title 1, Sec. 106, 108, and 112). National 
Automotive Sampling System

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(NASS) Crashworthiness Data Systems (CDS), NASS investigates high 
severity crashes. These descriptions and analyses in turn will help to 
describe the magnitude of vehicle damage and injury severity as related 
to traffic safety problems. It will give motor vehicle researchers an 
opportunity to specify areas in which improvements may be possible, 
design countermeasure program, and evaluate the effects of existing and 
proposed safety measures.
    Affected Public: Motor vehicle researchers from state, local or 
tribal governments.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5,807

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 March 1, 2000.
Herman L. Simms,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-5357 Filed 3-3-00; 8:45 am]
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