[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15253-15254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4379]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket Number NHTSA-05-23389-2]


Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

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

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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 22, 2005 (70 FR 76105).

DATES: OMB approval has been requested by April 26, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Daniel, Jr. at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Office of Crash 
Avoidance Standards (NVS-120), (202) 366-4921. 400 Seventh Street, SW., 
Washington DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: 49 CFR 571.138, Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems.
    OMB Number: 2127-0631.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: NHTSA issued a final rule in April 2005, FMVSS No. 138, 
Tire pressure monitoring systems, in response to section 13 of the 
Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation 
Act (TREAD). FMVSS No. 138 specifies that compliance with the standard 
be phased-in over a three-year period beginning on October 5, 2005 as 
follows: Between October 5, 2005 and August 31, 2006, 20 percent of new 
vehicles produced by each manufacturer must comply with FMVSS No. 138; 
70 percent of the vehicles produced between September 1, 2006 and 
August 31, 2007 must comply with the Standard; and all vehicles built 
on or after September 1, 2007 must comply with FMVSS No. 138. The 
agency decided to include a carry-forward credit feature in FMVSS No. 
138, which provides 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. The 
purpose of this data collection request is to obtain OMB approval for 
the data report specified in 49 CFR part 585, Phase-In Reporting 
Requirements which requires vehicle manufacturers to provide NHTSA with 
the vehicle production information needed to determine compliance with 
the phase-in requirements and to award carry-forward credit.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit organizations.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 42 man-hours.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 21.

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; 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 prior to April 26, 2006.

    Issued on: March 22, 2006.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
 [FR Doc. E6-4379 Filed 3-24-06; 8:45 am]
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