[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37892-37893]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16089]


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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 (NHTSA), U.S. 
Department of Transportation.

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 October 23, 2002 (67 FR 65184).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 25, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joseph P. Scott at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Crash 
Avoidance Standards, 202-366-8525. 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: 49 CFR Part 569 & 574, Tires and Rims Labeling.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0503.
    Type of Request: Request for public comment on a previously 
approved collection of information.
    Abstract: New tire manufacturers and rim manufacturers must label 
tires and rims that are used on motor vehicles. Tire manufactures are 
required to maintain records of tire purchasers. Regulations specify 
the methods by which retreaders and retreaded tire brand name owners 
shall identify tires for use on motor vehicles. The methods require 
that independent tire dealers and distributors record, on registration 
forms, their names and addresses and

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the identification number of the tires sold to tire purchasers and 
provide the forms to the purchasers, so that the purchasers may report 
their names to the new tire manufacturers and new tire brand name 
owners, and by which other tire dealers and distributors shall record 
and report the names of tire purchasers to the new tire manufacturers 
and new tire brand name owners.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 271,750 hours and $954,000.00.

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:
    [sbull] 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.
    [sbull] Whether the Department's estimate for the burden of the 
proposed information collection is accurate.
    [sbull] 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 on: June 20, 2003.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
[FR Doc. 03-16089 Filed 6-24-03; 8:45 am]
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