[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 231 (Thursday, December 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70168-70169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26527]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping 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 June 30, 2004 (69 FR 39359-39540). No comments were 
received.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 3, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Summers at the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Rulemaking (NVS-112), 202-366-
4917, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5307, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Consolidated Labeling Requirements for Motor Vehicles 
(Except the VIN).
    OMB Number: 2127-0512.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: In order to ensure that manufacturers are complying with 
the FMVSS and regulations, NHTSA requires a number of specific labeling 
requirements. FMVSS No. 105, ``Hydraulic and electric brake systems'' 
and FMVSS No. 135, ``Passenger car brake systems,'' require that each 
vehicle shall have a brake fluid warning statement in letters at least 
one-eighth of an inch high on the master cylinder reservoirs and 
located so as to be visible by direct view. FMVSS No. 205, ``Glazing 
materials,'' requires that manufacturers mark their automotive glazing 
with certain label information. In addition, for certain specialty 
glazing items, manufacturers are required to affix a removable label to 
each item. FMVSS No. 209, ``Seat belt assemblies,'' requires safety 
belts to be labeled with the year of manufacture, the model, and the 
name or trademark of the manufacturer. Additionally, replacement safety 
belts that are for use only in specifically stated motor vehicles must 
have labels or accompanying instruction sheets to specify the 
applicable vehicle models and seating positions. All other replacement 
belts are required to be accompanied by an installation instruction 
sheet. Part 567, ``Certification,'' requires each manufacturer or 
distributor of motor vehicles to furnish to the dealer, or distributor 
of the vehicle, a certification that the vehicle meets all applicable 
FMVSS. This certification is required to be in the form of a label 
permanently affixed to the vehicle.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers are required to place these labels 
on each master cylinder reservoir, each piece of motor vehicle glazing, 
each safety belt and every motor vehicle intended for retail sale in 
the United States.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 73,071 hours.

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

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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 November 15, 2004.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 04-26527 Filed 12-1-04; 8:45 am]
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