[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9409-9410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3105]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-2001-8797]


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

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Proposed information collection.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation has submitted the following 
emergency processing public information collection request to the 
Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35.) 
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. Comments should 
be directed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office 
of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, 
Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.

DATES: OMB approval has been requested by January 29, 2001

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Utter, NHTSA, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Room 6125, NRD-31, Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Utter's 
telephone number is (202) 366-5351.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: National Automotive Sampling System Tire Pressure Special 
Study.
    OMB Control Number: New.
    Frequency: One-time only.
    Affected Public: Passenger Motor Vehicle Operator Users of Gasoline 
Stations
    Abstract: The National Automotive Sampling System Tire Pressure 
Special Study is being conducted to respond to Section 13 of the 
Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and

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Documentation (TREAD) Act of 2000. The act directs the Department of 
Transportation to complete rule making to require a warning system in 
new motor vehicles to indicate under-inflated tires within one year of 
enactment. The stringent requirement for enactment of the rule requires 
that needed data on the frequency and pervasiveness of underinflation 
be collected and provided in a short period. This study will assess the 
extent to which passenger vehicle operators are aware of the 
recommended air pressure for their tires, if they monitor air pressure, 
and to what extent actual tire air pressure differs from that 
recommended by the vehicle manufacturer.
    Estimated One-Time Burden: 1,568 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 13,440.

Raymond P. Owings,
Associate Administrator for Research and Development.
[FR Doc. 01-3105 Filed 2-6-01; 8:45 am]
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