[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 40326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16975]


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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), 
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 document with a 60-day comment period was 
published on October 30, 2002 (67 FR 66192).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 6, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlita Ballard at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Planning and Consumer 
Standards, (NVS-131), 202-366-0307, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5320, 
Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: 49 CFR Part 544; Insurer Reporting Requirement.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0547.
    Type of Request: Request for public comment on a previously 
approved collection of information.
    Abstract: NHTSA must ensure that passenger motor vehicle insurance 
companies and rental/leasing companies comply with 49 CFR Part 544, 
Insurer Reporting Requirement. Part 544 requires that the insurance/
rental and leasing companies provide information on comprehensive 
insurance premiums, theft and recoveries and actions taken to address 
motor vehicle theft.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 66,300 hours (56,700 man-hours for 
28 insurance companies and 9,600 man-hours for 17 rental and leasing 
companies).
    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: June 27, 2003.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 03-16975 Filed 7-3-03; 8:45 am]
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