[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 245 (Thursday, December 22, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 76105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7717]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket Number NHTSA-2005-23389]


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of 
information.

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SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from 
the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit 
public comment on proposed collections of information, including 
extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections.
    This document describes one collection of information for which 
NHTSA intends to seek extension of an existing OMB approval.
    Comments must be received on or before February 21, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the docket notice numbers cited at 
the beginning of this notice and be submitted to Docket Management, 
Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Please 
identify the proposed collection of information for which a comment is 
provided, by referencing its OMB clearance Number. It is requested, but 
not required, that 2 copies of the comment be provided. The Docket 
Section is open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Complete copies of each request for 
collection of information may be obtained at no charge from Samuel 
Daniel, Jr., NHTSA 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5313 G, NVS-
122,Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Daniel's telephone number is (202) 366-
4921. Please identify the relevant collection of information by 
referring to its OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB 
for approval, it must first publish a document in the Federal Register 
providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise consult with members of 
the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of 
information. The OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must 
be included in such a document. Under OMB's regulation (at 5CFR 
1320.8(d), an agency must ask for public comment on the following:
    (i) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for 
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the 
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) How to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    (iv) How to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public 
comments on the following proposed collections of information:
    Title: Phase-in Production Reporting Requirements for Tire Pressure 
Monitoring Systems.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0631.
    Type of Approval: Extension of existing collection of information.
    Affected Public: Approximately 21 motor vehicle manufacturers.
    Form Number: No standard forms will be used in this collection.
    Abstract: The Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, 
and Documentation (TREAD) Act mandates in Section 13, that the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complete ``a rulemaking 
for a regulation to require a warning system in new motor vehicles to 
indicate to the operator when a tire is significantly under inflated.''
    NHTSA issued a final rule on April 8, 2005, establishing Federal 
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 138, Tire Pressure Monitoring 
Systems, in response to Section 13 of the TREAD ACT. FMVSS No. 138 
specifies that compliance be phased in over a 2-year period beginning 
on October 5, 2005 as follows: between October 5, 2005 and August 31, 
2006, 20 percent of new vehicles produced must comply with FMVSS No. 
138; 70 percent of vehicles produced between September 1, 2006 and 
August 31, 2007 must comply with the Standard; and all vehicles 
produced after August 31, 2007 must comply with FMVSS No. 138. The 
agency decided to include both carry-forward and carry-back credit 
features in FMVSS No. 138, which provide vehicle manufacturers the 
opportunity to count compliant vehicles manufactured in a given year 
toward the phase-in percentage requirements for one of the subsequent 
phase-in years (carry-forward), or to count compliant vehicles 
manufactured in a given year toward the phase-in percentage 
requirements for the previous phase-in year. This information 
collection request would provide the agency with vehicle manufacturers' 
production data to verify that the manufacturers have met the 
production requirements of the phase-in as detailed in Section S7 of 
the Standard.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 42 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 21 motor vehicle manufacturers.
    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.

    Issued on: December 19, 2005.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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