[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 39553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18991]


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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 January 8, 2001 (66 FR 1369-1371).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 30, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henrietta Spinner at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Safety Performance 
Standards (NPS-20), 202-366-4802. 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6240, 
Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: 49 CFR part 537--Automotive Fuel Economy Reports.
    OMB Number: 2127-0019.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: NHTSA ensures that automobile manufacturers comply with 
49 CFR part 537--Automotive Fuel Economy Reports. Part 537 requires 
that automobile manufacturers submit reports to NHTSA regarding their 
efforts to improve automotive fuel economy. This information assists 
NHTSA in evaluating automobile manufacturers' plans for complying with 
average fuel economy standards and in preparing an annual review of the 
average fuel economy standards.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit organizations.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,474.

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 July 25, 2001.
Herman L. Simms,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-18991 Filed 7-30-01; 8:45 am]
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