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and citizens who have previously 

expressed or are known to have an 

interest in this project. A series of 

public meetings will be held in the fall 

and winter of 2004/2005 and spring 

2005. In addition, a public hearing will 

be conducted following the issuance of 

the supplemental draft EIS in the fall of 

2005. Public notice will be given of the 

time and place of the meetings and 

hearing. The draft of the supplemental 

EIS will be available for public and 

agency review and comment prior to the 

public hearing. No formal scoping 

meeting is planned at this time. 

To ensure the full range of issues 

related to this proposed action are 

addressed and all significant issues 

identified, comments and suggestions 

are invited from all interested parties. 

Comments or questions concerning this 

proposed action should be directed to 

the FHWA at the address provided 

above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program)

Issued on: November 15, 2004. 

Elton Chang, 

Environmental Programs Coordinator, Oregon 

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2004–

19627] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed collection of information. 

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 January 18, 2005.

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. 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 Anetris 

Campbell, NHTSA 400 Seventh Street, 

SW., Room 5401–NVS–100, 

Washington, DC 20590. Anetris 

Campbell’s telephone number is (202) 

366–0933. 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; 

(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: 49 CFR 552, Petitions for 

Rulemaking, Defects, and 

Noncompliance Orders. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0046. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Form Number: This collection of 

information uses no standard forms. 

Abstract: 49 U.S.C. section 30162 

specifies that any ‘‘interested person 

may file a petition with the Secretary of 

Transportation requesting the Secretary 

to begin a proceeding’’ to prescribe a 

motor vehicle safety standard under 49 

U.S.C. chapter 301, or to decide whether 

to issue an order under 49 U.S.C. 

section 30118(b). 49 U.S.C. 30111 gives 

the Secretary authority to prescribe 

motor vehicle safety standards. 49 

U.S.C. section 30118(b) gives the 

Secretary authority to issue an order to 

a manufacturer to notify vehicle or 

equipment owners, purchasers, and 

dealers of the defect or noncompliance 

and to remedy the defect or 

noncompliance. 

Section 30162 further specifies that 

all petitions filed under its authority 

shall set forth the facts, which it is 

claimed establish. that an order is 

necessary and briefly describe the order 

the Secretary should issue. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 20. 

Number of Respondents: 20. 

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.

Issued on: November 12, 2004. 

Stephen R. Kratzke, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.

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