[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 6923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2468]


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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 Traffic 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 August 6, 2004 [FR Doc. 04-17991, Vol. 69, No. 151, Page 
47980].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 11, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcia Tarbet at the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and 
Budget (NOP-321), 202-366-2570, 400 Seventh Street, NW., 5208N, 
Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Highway Crash Data Collection for the Evaluation of Antilock 
Brake Systems (ABS) and Rear Impact Guards on Heavy Vehicles.
    OMB Number: 2127-0614.
    Type of Request: Request for public comment on proposed collection 
of information.
    Abstract: As required by the Government Performance and Results Act 
of 1993 and Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735), NHTSA reviews existing 
regulations to determine if they are achieving policy goals. Federal 
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) 105 (49 CFR 571.105) and FMVSS 
121 (49 CFR 571.12) require ABS and a malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) 
on all new heavy vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 
10,000 pounds or more. Implementation of the standards was performed 
over a three-year period; air-brake truck tractors manufactured on or 
after March 7, 1997, air-brake trailers and single-unit trucks 
manufactured on or after March 1, 1998, and hydraulic brake trucks 
manufactured on or after March 1, 1999.
    FMVSS 223 (49 CFR 571.223) and 224 (49 CFR 571.224) set minimum 
requirements for the geometry, configuration, strength and energy 
absorption capability of rear impact guards on full trailers and semi-
trailers over 10,000 pounds GVWR manufactured on or after January 26, 
1998. NHTSA's Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Budget is planning a 
highway crash data collection effort that will provide adequate 
information to perform an evaluation of the effectiveness of ABS and 
rear impact guards for heavy trucks. This study will estimate the 
actual safety benefits (crashes, injuries, and fatalities avoided) 
achieved by the standards and provide a basis for assessing whether the 
standards are functioning as intended. Highway crash data will be 
analyzed to the extent that the experiences of heavy trucks equipped 
with ABS and rear impact guards can be compared with the experiences of 
heavy trucks not so equipped.
    Affected Public: State and Local Governments in North Carolina.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The annual burden is estimated to be 
4,036 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. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, February 2, 2005.
Noble N. Bowie,
Associate Administrator for Planning, Evaluation, and Budget.
[FR Doc. 05-2468 Filed 2-8-05; 8:45 am]
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