[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 145 (Tuesday, July 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40563-40564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-19951]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (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 collection and its expected burden. The Federal 
Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the 
following collection of

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information was published March 28, 1997 [62 FR 14967].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 28, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Complete copies of each request for 
collection of information may be obtained at no charge from Mr. Edward 
Kosek, NHTSA Information Collection Clearance Officer, NHTSA, 400 
Seventh Street, SW., Room 6123, Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Kosek's 
telephone number is (202) 366-2590. Please identify the relevant 
collection of information by referring to its OMB Clearance Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: National Driver Register Reporting Requirement for 23 CFR 
part 1327.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0001.
    Affected Public: The 51 respondents are the State driver licensing 
agencies, including the District of Columbia.
    Abstract: The National Driver Register Act of 1982 (Pub.L. 97-364), 
as amended, mandates the Secretary of Transportation to establish and 
maintain a National Driver Register to assist chief driver licensing 
officials of participating states in exchanging information about the 
motor vehicle driving records of individuals. The Act requires the 
chief driver licensing official of each participating state to submit a 
report to the Secretary of each individual who is denied a motor 
vehicle operator's license by that State for cause; whose motor vehicle 
operator's license is revoked, suspended, or canceled by that State for 
cause; or who is convicted under the laws of that State of any of the 
following motor vehicle-related offenses or comparable offenses: (a) 
Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of, or impaired by, 
alcohol or a controlled substance; (b) a traffic violation arising in 
connection with a fatal traffic accident, reckless driving, or racing 
on the highways; (c) failing to give aid or provide identification when 
involved in an accident resulting in death or personal injury; (d) 
perjury or knowingly making a false affidavit or statement to officials 
about activities governed by a law or regulation on the operation of a 
motor vehicle. The Act also requires the chief driver licensing 
officials of participating states to check the NDR on all first time 
above-minimum age driver license applicants in their states.
    The Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 requires the states 
to check the NDR for all applicants for Commercial Drivers Licenses.
    Description of the need for the information and proposed use of the 
information--The purpose of the NDR, and thus this information 
collection activity, is to prevent the issuance of driver's licenses to 
problem drivers in order to enhance traffic safety. Through amendments 
to the NDR Act, the activity also serves to prevent the certification 
of airline pilots, merchant mariners, locomotive operators, and 
individuals employed as motor vehicle operators if they are problem 
drivers.
    The information will be used by NHTSA in exercising its statutory 
authority to operate the NDR. Without this information, states could 
issue licenses to individuals who are suspended or revoked in other 
states, or could issue a duplicate license to an individual who is 
licensed in another state allowing them to spread their violations over 
a number of licenses.
    Annual Estimated Burden: 1977 burden hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments 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: 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 27, 1997.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 97-19951 Filed 7-28-97; 8:45 am]
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