[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 4 (Monday, January 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 766-767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-306]


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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: Jonathan White at the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Defects & Recall Information 
Analysis (NSA-11), 202-366-5227. 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 5319, 
Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: 49 CFR part 557, Petitions for Hearings on Notification and 
Remedy of Defects.
    OMB Number: 2127-0039.

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    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: NHTSA's statutory authority at 49 U.S.C. sections 
30118(e) and 30120(e) specifies that ``on petition of any interested 
person,'' NHTSA may hold hearings to determine whether a manufacturer 
of motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment has met its obligation to 
notify owners, purchasers, and dealers of vehicles or equipment of a 
defect or noncompliance and to remedy a defect or noncompliance for 
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for some of the products the 
manufacturer produces.
    To address these areas, NHTSA has promulgated 49 CFR part 557, 
Petitions for Hearings on Notification and Remedy of Defects, which 
adopts a uniform regulation that establishes procedures to provide for 
submission and disposition of petitions, and to hold hearings on the 
issue of whether the manufacturer has met its obligation to notify 
owners, distributors, and dealers of safety related defects or 
noncompliance and to remedy the problems by repair, repurchase, or 
replacement.
    Affected Public: Business or other-for-profit, individuals or 
households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 21.
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. 02-306 Filed 1-4-02; 8:45 am]
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