[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 121 (Thursday, June 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38877-38878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15697]


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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 March 20, 2000 [65 FR 15034-15035].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Mazyck at the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Safety Performance Standards 
(NPS-32), 202-366-4809. 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 6240, Washington, 
DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Part 544--Insurer Reporting Requirements--Motor Vehicle 
Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1984.
    OMB Number: 2127-0547.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Purpose of 544 is to reduce the cost of vehicle ownership 
by reducing the cost of comprehensive insurance premiums charged by 
insurers of motor vehicles due to vehicle thefts and distribution of 
stolen vehicles. Insurance companies and rental/leasing companies are 
required, annually, to provide information to the Secretary of 
Transportation (NHTSA).
    Affected Public: Businesses and other-for-profit institutions, 
(insurance companies and rental/leasing companies) insuring motor 
vehicles.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 68,325.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725--17th 
Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 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, D.C., on June 16, 2000.
Herman L. Simms,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-15697 Filed 6-21-00; 8:45 am]
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