[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 17952]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5049]


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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), 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 December 28, 2005 [70 FR 76909].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 8, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Donovan Green, NHTSA Office of 
Crash Avoidance Standards, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5307, NVS-122, 
Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Green's telephone number is (202) 493-0248. 
His fax number is (202) 493-2739.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Tires Identification and Recordkeeping.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0050.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Each tire manufacturer and rim manufacturer must label 
their tire or rim with the applicable safety information. These 
labeling requirements ensure tires are mounted on the vehicles for 
which they are intended. It is estimated that this rule affects 10 
million respondents annually. This group consists of approximately 8 
tire manufacturers, 12,000 new tire dealers and distributors, and 10 
million consumers who choose to register their tire purchases with the 
manufacturers.
    Affected Public: Tire and rim manufacturers, new tire dealers and 
distributors, and consumers.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 250,000 hours.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000,000.

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: April 3, 2006.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
 [FR Doc. E6-5049 Filed 4-6-06; 8:45 am]
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