[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 92 (Friday, May 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27786-27787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7234]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[NHTSA-2006-23700]


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency 
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
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 March 2, 2006 (71 FR 10753).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 12, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Rusnak, Office of Chief 
Counsel, NCC-110, telephone (202) 366-1834, fax (202) 366-3820; NHTSA, 
400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Motorcyclist Safety Grant Program.
    OMB Control Number: N/A.
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the 
approval date.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Affected Public: State Governments.
    Form Number: HS-217.
    Abstract: Section 2010 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, 
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), 
Public Law 109-59, authorizes a grant program for States that adopt and 
implement effective motorcycle safety programs. Eligibility for the 
section 2010 grants is based on 6 grant criteria: (1) Motorcycle Rider 
Training Courses; (2) Motorcyclists Awareness Program; (3) Reduction of 
Fatalities and Crashes Involving Motorcycles; (4) Impaired Driving 
Program; (5) Reduction of Fatalities and Accidents Involving Impaired 
Motorcyclists; and (6) Fees Collected from Motorcyclists. To qualify 
for a section 2010 grant for the first fiscal year the State seeks to 
qualify, it must demonstrate compliance with at least 1 of the 6 grant 
criteria. To qualify for a section 2010 grant for the second and 
subsequent fiscal years it seeks to qualify, a State must demonstrate 
compliance with at least 2 of the 6 grant criteria.
    The information collected for this grant program is to include 
application submissions and various reporting requirements. A State 
that seeks to qualify in the first fiscal year must submit an 
application containing information demonstrating that it satisfies 1 of 
the 6 grant criteria. For the second and subsequent fiscal years that 
it seeks to qualify, a State must submit an application containing 
information demonstrating that it satisfies 2 of the 6 grant criteria.
    A State's application would identify under which of the 6 grant 
criteria it intends to qualify for a section 2010 grant. With respect 
to each of the criteria selected, the proposed rule would require 
certain submissions from the State.
    A State that receives grant funds also must indicate to NHTSA how 
it intends to expend grant funds for each fiscal year and how grant 
funds were expended each fiscal year. It is important for NHTSA to be 
notified about these activities so that it can effectively administer 
the grant program and account for the expenditure of funds. To reduce 
burdens, A State will document these activities largely by making use 
of mechanisms that have received PRA clearance for other similar 
highway safety programs. A State will first notify NHTSA of its 
obligation of funds in accordance with the applicable provisions of 
SAFETEA-LU by submitting a Program Cost Summary (HS-217), a form with 
existing PRA clearance, within 30 days of the award notification. A 
State will also report to NHTSA, as part of its annual Highway Safety 
Plan under 23 U.S.C. 402, on how it intends to expend grant funds for 
each fiscal year. This reporting requirement, however, will not be a 
significant extra burden for the States because they are already 
required by statute to submit an annual Highway Safety Plan. Finally, a 
State that receives grants funds must submit each fiscal year, as part 
of the Annual Report for its highway safety program pursuant to 23 CFR 
1200.33, a report indicating how grant funds were expended and 
identifying the programs carried out with the grant funds. Again, this 
reporting requirement will not be a significant extra burden for the 
States because they are already required by regulation to submit an 
Annual Report for their highway safety program.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,560 hours.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 52 (fifty States, the District of 
Columbia, and Puerto Rico).

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.
    The 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

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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 May 8, 2006.
John Donaldson,
Assistant Chief Counsel for Legislation and General Law.
[FR Doc. E6-7234 Filed 5-11-06; 8:45 am]
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