[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 57649]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26234]
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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 (NHTSA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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 abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the
following information collection was published on September 8, 2017 [82
FR 42572]. The agency received no comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 5, 2018.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Fikentscher at the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Crash Avoidance
Standards, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Room W43-467,
Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Fikentscher's phone number is 202-366-1688.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Title: Brake Hose Manufacturers Identification.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0052.
Type of Review: Request for public comments on a previously
approved collection of information.
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 30101 et seq., as amended (``the Safety Act''),
authorizes NHTSA to issue Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
(FMVSSs). The Safety Act mandates that in issuing any FMVSS, the agency
is to consider whether the standard is reasonable and appropriate for
the particular type of motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment
for which it is prescribed. Using this authority, FMVSS No. 106, Brake
Hoses, was issued. This standard specifies labeling and performance
requirements which apply to all manufacturers of brake hoses and brake
hose end fittings, and to those who assemble brake hoses (49 CFR
571.106).
Prior to assembling or selling brake hoses, these entities must
register their identification marks with NHTSA to comply with the
labeling requirements of this standard. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act, the agency must obtain OMB approval to
continue collecting labeling information. Currently, there are 2,418
manufacturers of brake hoses and end fittings, and brake hose
assemblers, registered with NHTSA. However, about 60 respondents
annually (annual average from 2014-2016) request to have their
identification marks added to or removed from the NHTSA database. To
comply with this standard, each brake hose manufacturer or assembler
must contact NHTSA and state that they want to be added to or removed
from the NHTSA database of registered brake hose manufacturers. This
action is usually initiated by the manufacturer with a brief written
request via U.S. mail, facsimile, an email message, or a telephone
call. Since September 1, 2015, the request can be submitted via the
Manufacturer Portal: Online Web-based Submittal Center (https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov). Currently, about 90 percent of requests are
received electronically and 10 percent via mail. The estimated time for
complying with the labeling requirements of this regulation is 1.5
hours per manufacturer. The corresponding total annual burden is
estimated to be 90 hours (time burden of 1.5 hours per manufacturer x
60 manufacturers). The estimated manufacturer's cost for complying with
this regulation is $100 per hour. Therefore, the total annual cost is
estimated to be $9,000 (time burden of 90 hours x $100 cost per hour).
Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
Number of Respondents: 60.
Number of Responses: 60.
Total Annual Burden: 90 hours.
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.
Authority: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95.
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2017-26234 Filed 12-5-17; 8:45 am]
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