[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 29213]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7657]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


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

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT

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 February 10, 2006, (71 FR 7113).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 19, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Summers, National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration, Office of Rulemaking, NVS-112, (202) 366-4917, 
400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5320, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Part 585--Advanced Air Bag Phase-In Reporting Requirements.
    OMB Number: 2127-0599.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 30111 authorizes the issuance of Federal motor 
vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) and regulations. The agency, in 
prescribing a FMVSS or regulation, considers available relevant motor 
vehicle safety data, and consults with other agencies, as it deems 
appropriate. Further, the statute mandates that in issuing any FMVSS or 
regulation, the agency considers whether the standard or regulation is 
``reasonable, practicable and appropriate for the particular type of 
motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment for which it is 
prescribed,'' and whether such a standard will contribute to carrying 
out the purpose of the Act. The Secretary is authorized to invoke such 
rules and regulations as deemed necessary to carry out these 
requirements.
    Using this authority, the agency issued FMVSS No. 208, ``Occupant 
crash protection,'' to aid the agency in achieving many of its safety 
goals. This notice requests comments on the extension of the phase-in 
reporting requirements of this FMVSS related to the implementation of 
advanced air bags. Phase 1 of the advanced air bag phase-in began 
September 1, 2003 with 100 percent compliance by September 1, 2005. 
Phase 2 of the advanced air bag phase-in begins September 1, 2006 with 
100 percent compliance by September 1, 2009.
    NHTSA needs this information to ensure that vehicle manufacturers 
are certifying their applicable vehicles as meeting the new advanced 
air bag requirements of FMVSS No. 208. NHTSA will use this information 
to determine whether a manufacturer has complied with the amended 
requirements during the phase-in period.
    Affected Public: Individuals, households, business, other for-
profit, not-for-profit, farms, Federal Government and State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,281 hours (21 affected 
manufacturers x 61 hours).

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 within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 15, 2006.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. E6-7657 Filed 5-18-06; 8:45 am]
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