[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 237 (Monday, December 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63739-63740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-30418]


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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 February 28, 2001 [66 FR 12829-12831].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 9, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alberto Jimenez at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Defects and 
Investigations (NSA-10.1), 202-366-5212. 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 
5219, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Consumer Complaint/Recall Audit Information.
    OMB Number: 2127--0008.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: Vehicle owners provide the agency with information on 
problems they are experiencing with their vehicles/equipment by an 
initial call to the agency's toll-free Auto Safety Hotline and by 
written letters. A Vehicle Owner's Questionnaire (VOQ), HS Form 350, or 
HS Form 350C is forwarded to the owner. A cover letter of explanation 
is also sent with the VOQs. The letter is to facilitate and simplify 
the collection process on the complaint. Frequently, written letters do 
not provide complete

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data of the specific problem(s) on the vehicle or equipment. If 
incomplete information is received, the HS-350 is sent to the owner for 
additional information. If the problem concerns a child safety seat, 
the HS-350C, is sent. The information received on these forms is 
essential to NHTSA's defects investigation program. The thousands of 
individual reports received each year are used to help identify safety 
problems for investigation and possible recalls. This information 
identifies defect trends in vehicles and vehicle equipment and alerts 
the agency of these problems.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 45,045.
ADDRESS: 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 November 26, 2001.
Delmas Johnson,
Acting Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-30418 Filed 12-7-01; 8:45 am]
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