[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 56 (Thursday, March 24, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 15159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5847]


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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: Names and Addresses of First Purchasers of Motor Vehicles.
    OMB Number: 2127-0044.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30117(b) a manufacturer of a motor 
vehicle or tire (except a retreaded tire) shall maintain a record of 
the name and address of the first purchasers of each vehicle or tire it 
produces and, to the extent prescribed by regulation of the Secretary, 
shall maintain a record of the name and address of the first purchaser 
of replacement equipment (except a tire) that the manufacturer 
produces. This agency has no regulation specifying how the information 
is to be collected or maintained. When NHTSA's authorizing statute was 
enacted in 1966, Congress determined that an efficient recall of 
defective or noncomplying motor vehicles required the vehicle 
manufacturers retain an accurate record of vehicle purchasers, in the 
event of a recall. Experience with this statutory provision has shown 
that manufacturers have retained this information in a manner 
sufficient to enable them to expeditiously notify vehicle purchasers in 
case of a recall. Based on this experience, NHTSA has determined that 
no regulation is needed.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,075,000 burden hours (875,000 
hours for first purchaser information, plus 200,000 hours for 
manufacturer recordkeeping).

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 statutorily mandated 
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. 05-5847 Filed 3-23-05; 8:45 am]
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