Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 188 / Wednesday, September 29, 2004 / Notices 58219

By order of the Maritime Administrator,

Dated: September 23, 2004. 

Joel C. Richard, 

Secretary, Maritime Administration.

[FR Doc. 04–21778 Filed 9–28–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2004–

18642] 

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 

Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

an extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Under procedures established 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, before seeking OMB approval, 

Federal agencies must solicit public 

comment on proposed collections of 

information, including extensions and 

reinstatement of previously approved 

collections. 

This document describes one 

collection of information for which 

NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 29, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the 

docket notice numbers cited at the 

beginning of this notice and be 

submitted to Docket Management, Room 

PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20590 by any of the 

following methods. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Agency Web Site: http://

dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for 

submitting comments on the Docket 

Management System. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: Dockets, 400 7th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Plaza Level 

Room 401, (PL #401), of Nassif Building, 

400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590, telephone: 1–800–647–5527. 

Please identify the proposed 

collection of information for which a 

comment is provided, by referencing its 

OMB clearance number. It is requested, 

but not required, that 2 copies of the 

comment be provided. The Docket 

Section is open on weekdays from 10 

a.m. to 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Complete copies of each request for 

collection of information may be 

obtained at no charge from Carlita 

Ballard, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Room 5320, NVS–131, 

Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Ballard’s 

telephone number is (202) 366–0846. 

Please identify the relevant collection of 

information by referring to its OMB 

Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before an agency submits a proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

approval, it must first publish a 

document in the Federal Register

providing a 60-day comment period and 

otherwise consult with members of the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

each proposed collection of information. 

The OMB has promulgated regulations 

describing what must be included in 

such a document. Under OMB’s 

regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an 

agency must ask for public comment on 

the following: 

(i) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(ii) the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(iii) how to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(iv) how to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g. permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks for public 

comments on the following proposed 

collections of information: 

Title: Procedures for Selecting Lines 

to be Covered by the Theft Prevention 

Standard (49 CFR 542). 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0539. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Form Number: This collection of 

information uses no standard forms. 

Abstract: The Anti Car Theft Act of 

1992 amended the Motor Vehicle Theft 

Law Enforcement Act of 1984 (P.L. 98–

547) and requires this collection of 

information. One component of the theft 

prevention legislation required the 

Secretary of Transportation (delegated 

to the National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration (NHTSA)) to promulgate 

a theft prevention standard for the 

designation of high-theft vehicle lines. 

Provisions delineating the information 

collection requirements include 

§ 33104, which requires NHTSA to 

promulgate a rule for the identification 

of major component parts for vehicles 

having or expected to have a theft rate 

above the median rate for all new 

passenger motor vehicles sold in the 

United States, as well as with major 

component parts that are 

interchangeable with those having hightheft rates. 

The specific lines and parts to be 

identified are to be selected by 

agreement between the manufacturer 

and the agency. If there is a 

disagreement of the selection, the 

statute states that the agency shall select 

such lines and parts, after notice to the 

manufacturer and an opportunity for 

written comment. 

In a final rule published on April 6, 

2004, the Federal Motor Vehicle Theft 

Prevention Standard was extended to 

include all passenger cars and 

multipurpose passenger vehicles with a 

gross vehicle weight rating of 6,000 

pounds or less, and to light duty trucks 

with major parts that are 

interchangeable with a majority of the 

covered major parts of multipurpose 

passenger vehicles. The final rule 

becomes effective September 1, 2006. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 40. 

Number of Respondents: 7.

Issued on: September 23, 2004. 

Stephen R. Kratzke, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.

[FR Doc. 04–21830 Filed 9–28–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2004–

18737] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

an extension of a currently approved 

collection. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget