[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61722-61723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24890]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-2002-13387]


Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of 
information.

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SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from 
the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit 
public comment on proposed collections of information, including 
extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections.
    This document describes one collection of information for which 
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 2, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the docket notice numbers cited at 
the beginning of this notice and be submitted to Docket Management, 
Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Please 
identify the proposed collection of information for which a comment is 
provided, by referencing its OMB clearance number. It is requested, but 
not required, that 2 copies of the comment be provided. The Docket 
Section is open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Luke Loy, Office of Safety Assurance, 
(NVS-233), Room 6115, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. 
Mr. Loy's telephone number is (202) 366-5308. Please identify the 
relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB Control 
Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB 
for approval, it must first publish a document in the Federal Register 
providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise consult with members of 
the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of 
information. The OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must 
be included in such a document. Under OMB's regulation (at 5 CFR 
1320.8(d), an

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agency must ask for public comment on the following:
    (i) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) How to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    (iv) How to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public 
comments on the following proposed collections of information:
    Title: Motor Vehicle Information.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0002.
    Affected Public: Those business or persons requesting to import 
motor vehicle into the United States.
    Abstract: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 
(NHTSA's) statute at 49 U.S.C. Subchapter III Importing Noncomplying 
Motor Vehicles and Equipment (49 U.S.C. section 30141 et seq.) requires 
that a motor vehicle which does not conform to applicable Federal Motor 
vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) be refused admission into the United 
States. NHTSA may authorize importation of nonconforming vehicles upon 
specified terms and conditions to insure that any such vehicle or 
equipment will be brought into conformity with all applicable FMVSS or 
will be exported out of or abandoned to the United States at no cost.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 77,500.

Delmas Maxwell Johnson,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-24890 Filed 9-30-02; 8:45 am]
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