[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 63012]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25706]


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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 June 25, 2002 (67 FR 42844-42846).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 8, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Person, National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Defects Investigation, 202-
366-5210. 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5326, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential 
Defects--Retention of Records 49 CFR part 579.
    OMB Number: 2127-0616.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Abstract: The Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, 
and Documentation (TREAD) Act was enacted on November 1, 2000, Public 
Law 106-414. This Act includes a requirement that the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) conduct Early Warning Reporting 
(EWR) rulemaking to require manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor 
vehicle equipment to submit information, periodically or upon NHTSA's 
request, that includes claims for deaths and serious injuries, property 
damage data, communications to customers and others, information on 
incidents resulting in fatalities or serious injuries from possible 
defects in vehicles or equipment in the United States or in identical 
or substantially similar vehicles or equipment in a foreign country, 
and other information that would assist NHTSA in identifying potential 
safety-related defects. The intent of this legislation is to provide 
early warning of such potential safety-related defects.
    Estimated Burden Hours: 240,284.
    Number of Respondents: 444.

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 Department's 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 4, 2002.
Delmas Maxwell Johnson,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 02-25706 Filed 10-8-02; 8:45 am]
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