[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24537-24538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10439]


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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, DOT.

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 October 27, 1999 [64 FR 57924-57925].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 26, 2000.

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: Michael Huntley at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Crash Avoidance 
Standards (NPS-12), 202-366-0029, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 5307, 
Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: 49 CFR part 571.213, Child Restraint Systems.
    OMB Number: 2127-0511.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Each manufacturer of child restraint systems must label 
each system with safety information and instructions on using the 
restraint. Without proper use, the effectiveness of these systems are 
greatly diminished. The manufacturer is also required to provide a 
printed instructions brochure with-

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step-by-step information on how the restraint is to be used activated 
and used. A permanently attached label gives quick-look information on 
whether the restraint meets the safety requirements, recommended 
installation and use and warnings against misuse. Manufacturers are 
also required to provide owner registration cards and label to their 
child restraints with a message informing users of the importance of 
registering the restraint.
    Affected Public: The manufacturer's producing child restraint 
systems.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 90,000.
    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 Departments 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 19, 2000.
Herman L. Simms,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-10439 Filed 4-25-00; 8:45 am]
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