[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71600-71601]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6636]


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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 May 19, 2005 (70 FR 28843). This is a request for a new 
collection.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 29, 2005.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Versailles, NHTSA, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Room 5320, NVS-131, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Versailles' 
telephone number is (202) 366-2057.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: 49 CFR 545--Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard 
Phase-In and Small-Volume Line Reporting Requirement.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-.
    Form Number: None.
    Affected Public: Vehicle manufacturers.
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval 
date.
    Abstract: Part 545 requires manufacturers to file a single report 
within 60 days of the end of the first year of the phase-in (August 31, 
2007) indicating compliance with the phase-in of the expansion of the 
parts marking requirements of 49 CFR part 541.
    49 CFR part 541, Federal Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard, 
requires the major parts of certain motor vehicle lines to be indelibly 
marked with labels containing the Vehicle Identification Number. This 
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marking requirement'' reduces the incidence of motor vehicle thefts by 
facilitating the tracing and recovery of parts from stolen vehicles, 
and prosecuting thieves, chop shop operators, and stolen parts dealers.
    The Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 (Pub. L. 102-519, October 25, 1992, 
codified in 49 U.S.C. chapter 331, Theft Prevention) required the 
Department of Transportation to expand the parts marking requirement to 
vehicle lines not subject to the current parts marking requirements 
(except light duty trucks (LDT) lines), unless subsequent to a study 
reviewing the effectiveness of parts marking, the Attorney General made 
a finding that extending the requirement would not substantially 
inhibit chop shop operations and motor vehicle theft.
    On April 6, 2004 the agency published a final rule (69 FR 17960) 
extending the parts marking requirements to certain vehicle lines that 
were not previously subject to these requirements, specifically: (1) 
All low theft passenger car lines; (2) all low theft multipurpose 
passenger vehicle (MPV) lines with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) 
of 6,000 pounds or less; and (3) low theft LDT lines with a GVWR of 
6,000 pounds or less that have major parts that are interchangeable 
with a majority of the covered major parts of passenger cars or MPVs 
described above. On May 19, 2005, in response to petitions for 
reconsideration (70 FR 28843) NHTSA amended the final rule to phase in 
the effective date over a two-year period.
    NHTSA anticipates that no more than 21 vehicle manufacturers will 
be affected by these reporting requirements. NHTSA does not believe 
that any of these 21 manufacturers are a small business (i.e., one that 
employs less than 500 persons) since each manufacturer employs more 
than 500 persons.
    NHTSA estimates that the vehicle manufacturers will incur a total 
annual reporting burden of 42 hours and a cost burden of $630-$840.
    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 within 30 
days of publication.

    Issued on: November 22, 2005.
H. Keith Brewer,
Director, Office of Crash Avoidance Standards.
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