[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 65 (Monday, April 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17732-17733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7545]


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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), 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 January 23, 2004 (69 FR 3425).

DATES: OMB approval has been requested by May 5, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gayle Dalrymple at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Crash 
Avoidance Standards, 202-366-5559. 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 
DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Exemption from the Make Inoperative Prohibition.
    OMB Number: 2127-0635.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: On February 27, 2001 NHTSA published a final rule (66 FR 
12638) to facilitate the modification of motor vehicle so that persons 
with disabilities can use the vehicle. The regulation is found at 49 
CFR part 595 Subpart C--Vehicle Modifications to Accommodate People 
with Disabilities. This final rule included two ``collections of 
information,'' as that term is defined in 5 CFR part 1320 Controlling 
Paperwork Burdens on the Public: modifier identification and a document 
to be provided to the owner of the modified vehicle stating the 
exemptions used for that vehicle and any reduction in load carrying 
capacity of the vehicle of more than 100 kg (220 lbs).
    Affected Public: Business that modify vehicles, after the first 
retail sale, so that the vehicle may be used by persons with 
disabilities.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 770 hours and $9.40.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information 
and

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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.
     Whether the Department's estimate for the burden 
of the proposed information collection is accurate.
     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 prior to May 
5, 2004.

    Issued on: March 30, 2004.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Crash Avoidance Standards.
[FR Doc. 04-7545 Filed 4-2-04; 8:45 am]
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