[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 213 (Thursday, November 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65897-65898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28149]


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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 May 5, 2000 [65 FR 26273-26274].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Jackson at the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Technology and Resource 
Management, (NAD-40), 202-366-2588. 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 6240, 
Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
    Title: Air Bag Deactivation.
    OMB Number: 2127-0588.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: If a private individual or lessee wants to install an air 
bag on-off switch to turn-off either or both frontal air bags, they 
must complete Form OMB 2127-0588 to certify certain statements 
regarding use of the switch. The dealer or business must, in turn, 
submit the completed forms to NHTSA within seven days. The submission 
of the completed forms by the dealers and repair business to NHTSA, as 
required, will serve the agency several purposes. They will aid the 
agency in monitoring the number of authorization requests submitted and 
the pattern in claims of risk groups membership. The completed forms 
will enable the agency to determine whether the dealers and

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repair business are complying with the terms of the exemption, which 
include a requirement that the dealers and repair businesses accept 
only fully completed forms. Finally, submission of the completed forms 
to the agency will promote honesty and accuracy in the filling out of 
the forms by vehicle owners. The air bag on-off switches are installed 
only in vehicles in which the risk of harm needs to be minimized on a 
case-by-case basis.
    Affected Public: Private individuals, fleet owners and lessees, 
motor vehicle dealers, repair business.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 7,500 hours.

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, D.C., on October 30, 2000.
Herman L. Simms,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-28149 Filed 11-1-00; 8:45 am]
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