[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 105 (Monday, June 2, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32794-32795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13693]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-2003-15170]


Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency 
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed extension of collection 
of information.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation is submitting the following 
request for extension of public information collection to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review and clearance under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35.) This 
notice announces that a request for an extension of the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below will be 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. Comments should be directed to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725--17th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.

DATES:  Comments must be received on or before August 1, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Thiriez, NHTSA 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Room 6213, NPO.122, Washington, DC 20590. The telephone 
number for Ms. Thiriez is (202) 366-2837.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: National Automotive Sampling System (NASS)--Tire Pressure 
Monitoring System Study (TPMSS).
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0626.
    Affected Public: Passenger Motor Vehicle Operators.
    Abstract: The National Automotive Sampling System Tire Pressure 
Monitoring System Study (TPMSS) is being conducted in support of the 
rulemaking that requires tire pressure monitoring systems on all new 
vehicles effective November 2003. The stringent requirement for 
enactment of the rule requires that the needed data on the frequency 
and pervasiveness of under-inflation be collected and provided in a 
short period. This study will assess the extent to which passenger 
vehicle operators are aware of the recommended air pressure for their 
tires, if they monitor air pressure, and to what extent actual air 
pressure differs from that recommended by the vehicle manufacturer. 
Data will be collected on vehicles equipped with the tire pressure 
monitoring systems and a set of peer vehicles. The two groups will be 
compared by extent of under-inflation.
    To minimize data collection and training costs and to ensure 
accuracy of the data, the TPMSS is being conducted as a special study 
through the infrastructure of the National Automotive Sampling System 
(NASS). Trained NASS crash investigators will be the data collector for 
the TPMSS. NASS collects nationally representative data on motor 
vehicle crashes for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 
(NHTSA). 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 (Public Law 89-563, Title 1, Sec. 106, 108, and 112).
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,000 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 12,000.

    Issued on May 22, 2003.
H. Keith Brewer,
Director, Office of Advanced Safety Research.
[FR Doc. 03-13693 Filed 5-30-03; 8:45 am]
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