[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 17 (Thursday, January 27, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3974-3975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1466]


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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 August, 11, 2004, Volume 69, Number 154, page numbers 
48906 and 48907.
    This document describes two collections of information for which 
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 28, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Jordan, National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration (NVS-216), 400 Seventh Street, SW., (Room 
2318), Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Jordan's telephone number is (202) 
493-0576.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Voluntary Child Safety Seat Registration Form.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0576.
    Type of Request: Renewal of an Existing Collection of Information.
    Abstract: Chapter 301 of Title 49 of the United States provides 
that if either NHTSA or a manufacturer determines that motor vehicles 
or items of motor vehicle equipment contain a defect that relates to 
motor vehicle safety or fail to comply with an applicable Federal Motor 
Vehicle Safety Standard, the manufacturer must notify owners and 
purchasers of the defect or noncompliance and must provide a

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remedy without charge. Pursuant to 49 CFR Part 577, defect and 
noncompliance notification for equipment items, including child 
restraint systems (CRS), must be sent by first class mail to the most 
recent purchaser known to the manufacturer. To increase the likelihood 
that CRS manufacturers will be aware of the identity of purchasers, 
NHTSA adopted S5.8 of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, to 
require manufacturers to include a postage-paid form with each CRS so 
the purchaser can register with the manufacturer. In addition to the 
registration form supplied by the manufacturer, NHTSA has implemented a 
CRS registration system to assist those individuals who have either 
lost the registration form that came with the CRS or purchased a 
previously owned CRS. In the absence of a registration system, many 
owners of child passenger safety seats would not be notified of safety 
defects and noncompliance issues, and would not have the defects and 
noncompliance issues remedied, because the manufacturer would not be 
aware of their identities.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 567 hours.
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.

    Issued on: January 19, 2005.
Kenneth N. Weinstein,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 05-1466 Filed 1-26-05; 8:45 am]
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