[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60877-60878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20891]


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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 (NHTSA), 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 April 22, 2005 (70 FR 20962).

DATES: OMB approval has been requested by November 18, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Evans at the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Crash Avoidance Standards, 
202-366-2272, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: 49 CFR 571.403, Platform lift systems for motor vehicles and 
49 CFR 571.404, Platform lift installations in motor vehicles.
    OMB Number: 2127-0621.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: FMVSS No. 403, Platform lift systems for motor vehicles, 
establishes minimum performance standards for platform lifts designed 
for installation on motor vehicles. Its purpose is to prevent injuries 
and fatalities to passengers and bystanders during the operation of 
platform lifts that assist persons with limited mobility in entering 
and leaving a vehicle. FMVSS No. 404, Platform lift installations in 
motor vehicles, places specific requirements on vehicle manufacturers 
or alterers who install platform lifts in new vehicles. Under these 
regulations, lift manufacturers must certify that their lifts meet the 
requirements of FMVSS No. 403 and must declare the certification on the 
owner's manual insert, the installation instructions and the lift 
operating instruction label. Certification of compliance with FMVSS No. 
404 is on the certification label already required

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of vehicle manufacturers and alterers under 49 CFR part 567. Therefore, 
lift manufacturers must produce an insert that is placed in the vehicle 
owner's manual, installation instructions and one or two labels that 
are placed near the controls of the lift. The requirements and our 
estimates of the hour burden and cost to lift manufacturers are given 
below. There is no burden to the general public.
    Affected Public: Platform lift manufacturers and vehicle 
manufacturers/alterers that install platform lifts in new motor 
vehicles before first retail sale.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 144 hours and $9,315.32.

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.
     Whether the Department's estimate for the burden of the 
proposed information collection is accurate.
     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 prior to 
November 18, 2005.

    Issued on: October 13, 2005.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 05-20891 Filed 10-18-05; 8:45 am]
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