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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.

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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.

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 November 10,

1999 [64 FR 61378–61379].

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: John

F. Oates at the National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration, Office of State

and Community Services (NSC–01),

202–366–2730, 400 Seventh Street, SW,

Room 5238, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Title: 23 CFR part 1335 State Highway

Safety Data and Traffic Records.

OMB Number: 2127—NEW.

Type of Request: New information

collection.

Abstract: The Transportation Equity

Act for the 21st Century, signed into law

on June 1998. Established a New

Section 411, entitled State Highway

Safety Data Improvements. Under this

provision, states may qualify for

incentive grant funds by adapting and

implementing effective highway safety

data and traffic records improvement

programs which meet specified

statutory criteria. The program identifies

three basic records system components,

all of which must be present if the state

is to retrieve multiple-year grants: (1) A

committee to coordinate the

development and use of highway safety

data and traffic records; (2) a systematic

assessment of the state’s highway safety

data and traffic records; and, (3) a

strategic plan for the continued

improvement of highway safety data

and traffic records.

Affected Public: Those state, local,

and tribal government officials applying

for incentive grant funds.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 114.

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. 00–10440 Filed 4–25–00; 8:45 am]

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