[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 75597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27683]


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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, 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 July 29, 2004 [69 FR 45370-45371].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 18, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: P.L. Moore at the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of International Policy, Fuel 
Economy and Consumer Programs (NVS-131), 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 
5320, Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Moore's telephone number is (202) 366-
5222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: 49 CFR Part 575.104; Uniform Tire Quality Grading Standard.
    OMB Number: 2127-0519.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Part 575 requires tire manufacturers and tire brand 
owners to submit reports to NHTSA regarding the UTQGS grades of all 
passenger car tire lines they offer for sale in the United States. This 
information is used by consumers of passenger car tires to compare tire 
quality in making their purchase decisions. The information is provided 
in several different ways to insure that the consumer can readily see 
and understand the tire grades: (1) The grades are molded into the 
sidewall of the tire so that they can reviewed on both the new and old 
tires that are to be replaced; (2) a paper label is affixed to the 
tread face of the new tires that provides the grades of that particular 
tireline along with an explanation of the grading system; (3) tire 
manufacturers provide dealers with brochures for public distribution 
listing the grades of all tirelines they offer for sale; (4) NHTSA 
compiles the grading information of all manufacturer's tirelines into a 
booklet that is available to the public both in printed form and on the 
website.
    Affected Public: All passenger car tire manufacturers and brand 
name owners offering passenger car tires for sale in the United States.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: NHTSA estimates that 79,650 man-
hours are required at a cost of approximately $4 million to the tire 
manufacturers to comply with this regulation.

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 Departments 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 December 8, 2004.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 04-27683 Filed 12-16-04; 8:45 am]
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