[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 94 (Thursday, May 15, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26375-26376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12169]


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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 February 3, 2003 [Volume 68, No. 22, Page 5331].

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary Toth, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, 
SW., Room 6213, NPO.122, Washington, DC 20590. The telephone number for 
Mr. Toth is (202) 366-5378.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: National Automotive Sampling System (NASS).

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    OMB Number: 2127-0021.
    Type of Request: Continuation.
    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.
    Affected Public: Passenger Motor Vehicle Operators.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 5,807 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 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 May 9, 2003.
Raymond P. Owings,
Associate Administrator for Advanced Research and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 03-12169 Filed 5-14-03; 8:45 am]
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