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3RRF is the rolling resistance force measurement 

measured by a rolling resistance test procedure. 

RRC is RRF divided by the test load of the tire, 

where most test procedures specify test load as a 

percentage of the maximum load rating of the tire 

being tested. In a June 2009 notice of proposed 

rulemaking, NHTSA proposed to base the fuel 

efficiency rating on the RRF metric because such a 

rating translates more directly to the fuel required 

to move a tire. See 74 FR 29542 (June 22, 2009). 

With regard to focus group location, 

the notice indicated that NHTSA 

intended to conduct two (2) focus 

groups in three (3) cities. NHTSA plans 

to conduct the focus groups in one city 

each in the Northeast, South or 

Midwest, and the West to achieve 

geographic diversity. NHTSA is 

particularly interested in comments 

regarding whether or not the western 

location should be in California. 

In 2003, the California legislature 

adopted Assembly Bill No. 844 (AB 

844), which required the California 

Energy Commission to develop a 

comprehensive fuel efficient tire 

program. In 2009, a draft regulation was 

made public which specified testing and 

reporting requirements for 

manufacturers, described the database 

of fuel efficiency of replacement tires 

sold in California, and defined a ‘‘fuel 

efficient tire.’’ As a result of these 

regulations, if California is included, 

NHTSA wonders whether the results 

might differ from other locations 

because those consumers might be more 

exposed to the issues of fuel efficiency 

and tires than other consumers, which 

would offer potential insight into 

comprehension of tire information 

while possibly conveying consumer 

understanding that is unique to 

consumers that have been exposed to 

advanced information as compared to 

the general population. NHTSA seeks 

comments on whether focus groups 

results from California may not be 

generally applicable to a national 

population of replacement tire 

consumers. On the other hand, if the 

results were similar to other locations, 

that might indicate the difficulty in 

raising awareness of this type of 

information. 

With regard to RRC vs. RRF,3 in the 

March 30, 2010 final rule NHTSA stated 

that it was deferring the decision on 

which measurement metric was the 

appropriate metric to base the fuel 

efficiency rating upon (75 FR 15894, 

15919). Previous comments received by 

the agency were split between those 

who supported basing a fuel efficiency 

rating on RRF because it directly relates 

to the amount of fuel consumed, and 

those who supported basing a fuel 

efficiency rating on RRC because ratings 

based on RRF would tend to cluster 

small tires around high ratings and 

larger tires around low ratings. These 

commenters argued that basing a fuel 

efficiency rating on RRC would spread 

out ratings for tires available to a single 

consumer so that the consumer would 

be able to get a top-rated tire, and that 

denying consumers the ability to 

purchase a top-rated tire would 

discourage consumers. NHTSA believes 

that a rating based on RRC could only 

be used to compare tires of the same 

size and load rating. Therefore, from the 

standpoint of consumer perception, the 

agency’s main concern is that if a 

consumer is looking at fuel efficiency 

ratings across a range of different-sized 

tires, e.g., if the consumer has one 

family vehicle that requires 18-inch 

replacement tires and another family 

vehicle that requires 15-inch 

replacement tires, fuel efficiency ratings 

based on RRC would not accurately 

reflect the contribution of a tire to fuel 

consumption since RRCs for larger tires 

(with greater test loads) can be lower 

than those of smaller tires, i.e., they 

would get a higher fuel efficiency rating 

than a small tire in a rating system 

based on RRC. To assist in a decision on 

this issue, NHTSA intends to explore 

how often consumers consider different 

size tires in their purchase decisions, 

and what the perceptual implications 

are if a consumer cannot find a top-rated 

tire among the replacement tire choices 

that are available for their vehicle. 

NHTSA requests comment on whether 

there is other information NHTSA could 

explore with regard to this issue. 

Finally, NHTSA is requesting 

information on any labeling or other 

information that is currently voluntarily 

provided by tire manufacturers or tire 

retailers, on tires or otherwise. NHTSA 

intends to explore what information 

participants have seen, and how they 

recall, interpret, and apply it. This will 

assist the agency in evaluating how well 

the participants comprehend the 

information, which types of information 

are meaningful to their purchasing 

choices, and which information impacts 

their behavior. 

Issued on: September 21, 2010. 

Rebecca Pennington, 

Associate Administrator, Planning, 

Administrative and Financial Management. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24115 Filed 9–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection(s): Certification 

Procedures for Products and Parts 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on June 25, 

2010, vol. 75, no. 122, page 36464. 14 

CFR part 21 prescribes certification 

standards for aircraft, aircraft engines, 

propellers appliances and parts. The 

information collected is used to 

determine compliance and applicant 

eligibility. The respondents are aircraft 

parts designers, manufacturers, and 

aircraft owners. Public burden for FAA 

form 8130–3 had previously been 

included with this information 

collection in error, and has been 

removed. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by October 27, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Scott on (202) 267–9895, or by 

e-mail at: Carla.Scott@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0018. 

Title: Certification Procedures for 

Products and Parts. 

Form Numbers: FAA Forms 8110–12, 

8130–1, 8130–6, 8130–9, 8130–12. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: 14 CFR part 21 

prescribes certification standards for 

aircraft, aircraft engines, propellers 

appliances and parts. The information 

collected is used to determine 

compliance and applicant eligibility. 

FAA Airworthiness inspectors, 

designated inspectors, engineers, and 

designated engineers review the 

required data submittals to determine 

that aviation products and articles and 

their manufacturing facilities comply 

with the applicable requirements, and 

that the products and articles have no 

unsafe features. 

Respondents: Approximately 13,339 

aircraft parts designers, manufacturers, 

and aircraft owners. 


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Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 17 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

19,487 hours. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed 

to (202)395–6974, or mailed to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 

725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

20, 2010. 

Carla Scott, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. 2010–24106 Filed 9–24–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2010–0086] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: This notice solicits public 

comment on continuation of the 

requirements for the collection of 

information on safety standards. 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 approval, Federal 

agencies must solicit public comment 

on proposed collections of information, 

including extensions and reinstatement 

of previously approved collections. This 

document describes a collection of 

information for an exisiting regulation 

for the aftermarket modifications of 

vehicles to accommodate people with 

disabilities for which NHTSA intends to 

seek renewed OMB approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 27, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the 

docket notice number cited at the 

beginning of this notice, and the OMB 

control number, 2127–0635, and be 

submitted to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, Attn: Desk 

Officer for NHTSA, 725 17th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20503. It is 

requested, but not required, that 2 

copies of the comment be provided. 

Commenters may also, but are not 

required to, submit their comments to 

the docket number identified in the 

heading of this document by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

You may call the Docket Management 

Facility at 202–366–9826. 

Regardless of how you submit your 

comments, you should mention the 

docket number of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Complete copies of each request for 

collection may be obtained from Mrs. 

Gayle Dalrymple, NVS–123, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. Mrs. Dalrymple’s telephone 

number is (202) 366–5559. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

February 27, 2001 NHTSA published a 

final rule (66 FR 12638) to facilitate the 

modification of motor vehicles so that 

persons with disabilities can drive or 

ride in them as passengers. In that final 

rule, the agency issued a limited 

exemption from a statutory provision 

that prohibits specified types of 

commercial entities from either 

removing safety equipment or features 

installed on motor vehicles pursuant to 

the Federal motor vehicle safety 

standards or altering the equipment or 

features so as to adversely affect their 

performance. The exemption is limited 

in that it allows repair businesses to 

modify only certain types of Federallyrequired safety equipment and features, 

under specified circumstances. The 

regulation is found at 49 CFR part 595 

subpart C—Vehicle Modifications to 

Accommodate People with Disabilities. 

This final rule included two new 

‘‘collections of information,’’ as that term 

is defined in 5 CFR part 1320 

Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the 

Public: modifier identification and a 

document to be provided to the owner 

of the modified vehicle stating the 

exemptions used for that vehicle and 

any reduction in load carrying capacity 

of the vehicle of more than 100 kg (220 

lbs). 

Modifiers who take advantage of the 

exemption created by this rule are 

required to furnish NHTSA with a 

written document providing the 

modifier’s name, address, and telephone 

number, and a statement that the 

modifier is availing itself of the 

exemption. The rule requires: 

‘‘S595.6 Modifier Identification 

(a) Any motor vehicle repair business 

that modifies a motor vehicle to enable 

a person with a disability to operate, or 

ride as a passenger in, the motor vehicle 

and intends to avail itself of the 

exemption provided in 49 CFR 595.7 

shall furnish the information specified 

in paragraphs (a)(1) through (3) of this 

section to: Administrator, National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20590. 

(1) Full individual, partnership, or 

corporate name of the motor vehicle 

repair business. 

(2) Residence address of the motor 

vehicle repair business and State of 

incorporation if applicable. 

(3) A statement that the motor vehicle 

repair business modifies a motor vehicle 

to enable a person with a disability to 

operate, or ride as a passenger in, the 

motor vehicle and intends to avail itself 

of the exemption provided in 49 CFR 

595.7. 

(b) Each motor vehicle repair business 

required to submit information under 

paragraph (a) of this section shall 

submit the information not later than 

August 27, 2001. After that date, each 

motor vehicle repair business that 

modifies a motor vehicle to enable a 


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