[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 22 (Monday, February 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5331-5332]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-2460]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-2002-14108]


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 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 April 4, 2003.

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 two 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: Gary Toth, Office of Crash 
Investigation (NPO-122), Room 6115, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Toth's telephone number is (202) 366-5378. 
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

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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 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: National Automotive Sampling System (NASS).
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0021.
    Affected Public: Passenger motor vehicle operators.
    Abstract: The collection of crash data that support the 
establishment and enforcement of motor vehicle regulations that reduce 
the severity of injury and property damage caused by motor vehicle 
crashes is authorized under the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle 
Safety Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89-563, title 1, sec. 106, 108, and 112). 
The National Automotive Sampling System (NASS) Crashworthiness Data 
System (CDS) of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
investigates high severity crashes. Once a crash has been selected for 
investigation, researchers locate, visit, measure, and photograph the 
crash scene; locate, inspect, and photograph vehicles; conduct a 
telephone or personal interview with the involved individuals or 
surrogate; and obtain and record injury information received from 
various medical data sources. NASS CDS data are used to describe and 
analyze circumstances, mechanisms, and consequences of high severity 
motor vehicle crashes in the United States. The collection of interview 
data aids in this effort.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 5,807 hours.
    Number of respondents: 13,500.

Raymond P. Owings,
Associate Administrator for Advanced Research and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 03-2460 Filed 1-31-03; 8:45 am]
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