[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 56 (Thursday, March 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 15158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5845]


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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 December 15, 2004 at Vol. 69, No. 240, p. 75104-05.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 25, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Long at the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Recall Management Division, NVS-215, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590, phone 202-366-6281.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Petitions for Hearings on Notification and Remedy of 
Defects.
    OMB Number: 2127--0039.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: NHTSA's statutory authority at 49 U.S.C. 30118(e) and 
30120(e) specifies that on petition of any interested person, NHTSA may 
hold a hearing to determine whether a manufacturer of motor vehicles or 
motor vehicle equipment has met its obligation to notify owners, 
purchasers, and dealers of vehicles or equipment of a defect or 
noncompliance and to remedy a defect or noncompliance with a Federal 
motor vehicle safety standard for some of the products the manufacturer 
produces.
    To address these areas, NHTSA has promulgated 49 CFR Part 557, 
Petitions for Hearings on Notification and Remedy of Defects, which 
adopts a uniform regulation that establishes procedures to provide for 
submissions and disposition of petitions, and to hold hearings on the 
issue of whether the manufacturer has met its obligation to notify 
owners, distributors, and dealers of safety related defects or 
noncompliance and to remedy the problems by repair, repurchase, or 
replacement.
    Affected Public: Businesses or individuals.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2 annual hours burden (2 petitions 
times 1 hour per petition).

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.

Kathleen C. DeMeter,
Director, Office of Defects Investigation.
[FR Doc. 05-5845 Filed 3-23-05; 8:45 am]
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