[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 109 (Thursday, June 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32073-32074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12491]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-2008-0057]


Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 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 will be 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. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was 
published on March 28, 2008 (73 FR 16740).

DATES: Comments must be submitted to OMB on or before July 7, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, OMB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: 
Desk Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Timian, Recall Management 
Division (NVS-215), Room W46-324, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave., 
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-0209.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Defect and Noncompliance Reporting and Notification.
    OMB Number: 2127-0004.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or individuals.
    Abstract: This notice addresses NHTSA's proposed revision to 
approved collection of information OMB No. 2127-0004. This collection 
covers those requirements found within various provisions of the Motor 
Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 (Act), 49 U.S.C. 30101, et seq., and 
implementing regulations found within 49 CFR parts 573 and 577, that 
require motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment manufacturers to 
notify NHTSA and also owners, purchasers, dealers, and distributors, of 
safety-related defects and failures to comply with Federal Motor 
Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) in products they manufactured. It also 
covers additional reporting, notification, and recordkeeping 
requirements related to those notifications and the ensuing free remedy 
programs, including the requirement(s):
     That a plan be filed explaining how the manufacturer 
intends to reimburse owners or purchasers who paid to remedy the 
defective or noncompliant product prior to its recall, and that this 
plan be explained in the notifications issued to owners and purchasers;
     That the manufacturer provide to NHTSA copies of 
communications pertaining to the recall campaign that they may issue to 
owners, purchasers, dealers, or distributors;
     That the manufacturer maintain a list of the owners, 
purchasers, dealers, and distributors it notified;
     That the manufacturer provide NHTSA with at least six 
quarterly reports detailing the progress of the recall campaign;
     Related to, in tire recall campaigns, the proper disposal 
of recalled tires, including requirements that the manufacturer submit 
a plan and provide certain information and instructions to certain 
persons (such as its dealers or retail outlets) addressing disposal, 
and a requirement that those persons report back deviations from that 
plan; and
     That any person who sells or leases a defective or 
noncompliant tire, knowing that the manufacturer has decided that tire 
is defective or noncompliant, report that sale or lease to NHTSA.
    The statutory sections imposing these requirements include 49 
U.S.C. 30118, 30119, 30120, and 30166. The regulatory sections 
implementing these statutory sections are found within 49 CFR part 573, 
Defect and Noncompliance Responsibility and Reports, and 49 CFR 577, 
Defect and Noncompliance Notification.
    NHTSA published a Federal Register notice providing more detailed 
information about this information collection's requirements and its 
annual burden hour and respondent calculations on March 28, 2008 (73 FR 
16740). All interested persons are encouraged to review that notice for 
further information if needed in preparing comments.
    Estimated annual burden: 21,370 hours.
    Number of respondents: 175.
    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

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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 on: May 27, 2008.
Kathleen C. DeMeter,
Director, Office of Defects Investigation.
 [FR Doc. E8-12491 Filed 6-4-08; 8:45 am]
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