[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 382-383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-37]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-05-23401]


Office of Injury Control Operations & Resources; 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 OMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 6, 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 Ronald 
Filbert, NHTSA 400 Seventh Street, SW., 5125, NTI 200, Washington, DC 
20590. Mr. Filbert's telephone number is (202) 366-2121. 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 5 CFR 
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: 23 CFR Part 1313 Certificate Requirements for Section 410 
Alcohol Impaired Driving Countermeasures.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0501.

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    Affected Public: State Government.
    Form Number: NA.
    Abstract: On August 10, 2005, President Bush signed into law the 
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A 
Legacy For Users (SAFETE-LU) (23 U.S.C. 410), which amended the 
criteria to qualify for the Alcohol Impaired Driving Countermeasures 
program. The purpose of the grant program is to promote highway traffic 
safety by providing incentives to reduce impaired driving. It provides 
grant funds to States that adopt certain measures to prevent drinking 
and driving or meet certain performance measures. The program provides 
for a grant to States that have an alcohol fatality rate of 0.5 or less 
per 100 million vehicle miles traveled as of the date of the grant 
based on the most recent Fatality Analysis Reporting Systems (FARS) of 
NHTSA or a State must comply with specific programmatic criteria. 
Additionally, a State will receive funding if it is among the ten 
States with the highest impaired driving related fatalities using the 
most recent FARS. States that qualify for funds based on FARS data will 
only have to submit a certification to receive grants. To establish 
eligibility for the grants under programmatic criteria, a State must 
submit to NHTSA documentation demonstrating that it complies with 
sufficient criteria described in the rule. Much of the information 
required for the 410 application is already generated by the States as 
part of the development of their Section 402 Highway Safety Plan (HSP) 
or other ongoing impaired driving programs. To keep the reporting 
burden on the States to a minimum, all States prepare and submit their 
Section 410 plans, that indicate how they intend to use the grant 
funds, as part of their existing HSP. The required Highway Safety 
Program Cost Summary Form HS 217, OMB Clearance Number 2127-0003, is 
currently used by the States to comply with other highway safety grant 
programs.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2-45 hours per respondent per year.
    Number of Respondents: All 50 states and the District of Columbia.
    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.

Marlene Markison,
Associate Administrator, Office of Injury Control Operations & 
Resources.
[FR Doc. 06-37 Filed 1-3-06; 8:45 am]
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