[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 4 (Monday, January 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 766]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-305]


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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 August 16, 2001 [66 FR 43037-43039].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 6, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Williams at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Safety Performance 
Standards (NPS-01), 202-366-4327. 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 5319, 
Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: 49 CFR 552, Petitions for Rulemaking, Defects, and 
Noncompliance Orders.
    OMB Number: 2127--0046.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: 49 U.S.C. section 30162 specifies that any ``interested 
person may file a petition with the Secretary of Transportation 
requesting the Secretary to begin a proceeding'' to prescribe a motor 
vehicle safety standard under 49 U.S.C. chapter 301, or to decide 
whether to issue an order under 49 U.S.C. section 30118(b). 49 U.S.C. 
30111 gives the Secretary authority to prescribe motor vehicle safety 
standards. 49 U.S.C. section 30118(b) gives the Secretary authority to 
issue an order to a manufacturer to notify vehicle or equipment owners, 
purchasers, and dealers of the defect or noncompliance and to remedy 
the defect or noncompliance.
    Section 30162 further specifies that all petitions filed under its 
authority shall set forth the facts, which it is claimed establish that 
an order is necessary and briefly describe the order the Secretary 
should issue.
    Affected Public: Business or other-for-profit.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 20.
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 December 31, 2001.
Delmas Johnson,
Acting Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-305 Filed 1-4-02; 8:45 am]
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