[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 194 (Monday, October 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 62519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25464]


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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 Notice of Proposed Rule was published on December 19, 2001, 
[66 FR 65536-65567].

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph Scott 202-366-8525 and Roger 
Kurrus 202-366-2750 at the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, Office of Safety Performance Standards (NPS-22),. 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 5307, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    (1) Title: Tire Identification and Recordkeeping.
    OMB Number: 2127--0503.
    Type of Request: Revision as a result of a notice of proposed 
rulemaking.
    Abstract: Each tire manufacturer must collect and maintain records 
of the names and address of the first purchasers of new tires. All tire 
dealers and distributors must record the names and addresses of retail 
purchasers of new tires and identification number(s) of the tires sold. 
A specific form is provided to tire dealers and distributors by tire 
manufacturers for recording this information. The completed forms 
returned to the tire manufacturers where they are to remain for three 
years after the date received by the manufacturer. Additionally, motor 
vehicle manufacturers are required to record the names and addresses of 
the first purchasers of new motor vehicles, together with the 
identification numbers of the tires on the new vehicles.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other-for-profit institutions (tire 
manufacturers, dealers, and distributors).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 271,750.

    (2) Title: Consolidated Justification of Owner's Manual 
Requirements for Motor Vehicles and Equipment.
    OMB Number: 2127--0541.
    Type of Request: Revision as a result of a notice of proposed 
rulemaking .
    Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 30117 authorizes the Secretary to require that 
manufacturers provide technical information, as for example information 
directed for publication in a vehicle owner's manual, related to the 
performance and safety specified in the Federal motor vehicle safety 
standards for the purposes of educating the consumer and providing 
safeguards against improper use. Using this authority, the agency 
issued the following FMVSS and regulations, specifying that certain 
safety precautions regarding items of motor vehicle equipment appear in 
the vehicle owner's manual to aid the agency in achieving many of it's 
safety goals.
    Affected Public: Individuals, households, business, other-for-
profit, not-for-profit, farms, Federal Government and State, Local, or 
Tribal Government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1771.

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 October 2, 2002.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Acting Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 02-25464 Filed 10-4-02; 8:45 am]
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