[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63567-63568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24373]


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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.

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 May 4, 2004 (69 FR 24705). This is a request for an 
extension of a currently approved collection.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 2, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Versailles, NHTSA, 400 Seventh 
Street, SW., Room 5320, NVS-131, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Versailles' 
telephone number is (202) 366-2057.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: 49 CFR 583--Automobile Parts Content Labeling.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0573.
    Form Number: None.
    Affected Public: Vehicle manufacturers.
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from approval 
date.
    Abstract: Part 583 establishes requirements for the disclosure of 
information relating to the countries of origin of the equipment of new 
passenger motor vehicles. This information will be used by NHTSA to 
determine whether manufacturers are complying with the American 
Automobile Labeling Act (49 U.S.C. 32304). The American Automobile 
Labeling Act requires all new passenger motor vehicles (including 
passenger cars, certain small buses, all light trucks and multipurpose 
passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds 
or less), to bear labels providing information about domestic and 
foreign content of their equipment. With the affixed label on the new 
passenger motor vehicles, it serves as an aid to potential purchasers 
in the selection of new passenger motor vehicles by providing them with 
information about the value of the U.S./Canadian and foreign parts of 
each vehicle, the countries of origin of the engine and transmission, 
and the site of the vehicle's final assembly. Manufacturers of new 
passenger motor vehicles, including passenger cars, certain small 
buses, and light trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500 
pounds or less, must file a report annually.
    NHTSA anticipates that no more than 20 vehicle manufacturers will 
be affected by these reporting requirements. NHTSA does not believe 
that any of these 20 manufacturers are a small business (i.e., one that 
employs less than 500 persons) since each manufacturer employs more 
than 500 persons.
    NHTSA estimates that the vehicle manufacturers will incur a total 
annual reporting and cost burden of 6,066 hours and $4,700,000. The 
amount includes annual burden hours incurred by multi-stage 
manufacturers and motor vehicle equipment suppliers.

    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

    <bullet> 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.
    <bullet> Whether the Department's estimate for the burden of the 
proposed information collection is accurate.
    <bullet> 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.


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    Issued on: October 27, 2004.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 04-24373 Filed 11-1-04; 8:45 am]
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