[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 18724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9357]



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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 19, 2002 (67 FR 53839-53840, or U.S. DOT Docket 
Number NHTSA-2002-12908).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 16, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Johanna Lowrie at the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Crashworthiness Standards 
(NVS-111) (202) 366-5269. 400 Seventh Street, SW., 5311, Washington, DC 
20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Vehicle Information for the General Public.
    OMB Number: 2127 New.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Abstract: NHTSA currently collects vehicle information through the 
Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance (OVSC). This information collection 
is mandatory and is specific to Compliance requirements of certain 
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). The information 
collected by OVSC has been useful to the New Car Assessment Program 
(NCAP) in selecting vehicles for it's crash testing programs, but more 
information is needed. At the same time, the public's interest in 
vehicle information continues to grow. The public is interested not 
only in crash test results and other vehicle ratings, but is also 
interested in information on the benefit and availability of safety 
features. NHTSA also needs safety feature information when it attempts 
to analyze petitions for rulemaking asking the agency to mandate 
certain safety features.
    An example of the type of information we propose to collect 
includes: Specific advanced frontal air bags information that would 
include the number of air bag deployment stages; technologies air bag 
deployment is dependent upon; air bag on/off switch information; child 
restraint anchorages system information; seat belt information that 
would include pretensioner, load limiters or other energy management 
systems for the seat belt, seat belt extenders and adjustable upper 
belt anchorages; dynamic head restraints; side air bag information that 
would include where the side air bag is mounted, what type of side bag 
is mounted and whether the side air bags meet the requirements of the 
recommendations of the Technical Working Group on Out of Position 
Occupants (TWG); Automatic Door Lock (ADL) information; crash avoidance 
information, anti-theft devices, and Static Stability Rating (SSF) 
information.
    NHTSA will use this information on the NHTSA Web site, in the 
``Buying a Safer Car'' and ``Buying a Safer Car for Child Passengers'' 
brochures, other consumer publications, as well as internally for 
benefit analysis. NHTSA plans on making this burden easier by sending 
out electronic files with the original letter requesting information. 
In the future, NHTSA plans on developing a process for the 
manufacturers to submit the information on a secure website.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers that sell motor vehicles in the 
United States under 10,000 lbs.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 880 hours.
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 April 10, 2003.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 03-9357 Filed 4-15-03; 8:45 am]
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