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information, the agency estimates that 

light truck manufacturers use a total of 

20 hours. Specifically, manufacturers 

use 9 hours to gather and arrange the 

data in its proper format, 4 hours to 

distribute the information to its 

dealerships and attach labels to light 

trucks that are capable of 

accommodating slide-in campers, and 7 

hours to print the labels and utility 

vehicle information in the owner’s 

manual or in a separate document 

included with the owner’s manual. The 

estimated annual burden hour is 300 

hours. This number reflects the total 

responses (15) times the total hours (20). 

Prior years’ manufacturer information 

indicates that it takes an average of 

$37.00 per hour for professional and 

clerical staff to gather data, distribute 

and print material. Therefore, the 

agency estimates that the cost associated 

with the burden hours is $11,100 

($37.00 per hour × 300 burden hours). 

Estimated Annual Cost: $2,432,924. 

The annual cost is based on light 

truck production. In model year 2013, 

light truck manufacturers produced 

about 8,298,102 units. By assuming that 

all light truck manufacturers (both large 

and small volume manufacturers) incur 

the same cost, the total annual cost to 

comply with statutory requirements, 

§ 575.103 and § 575.105 is equal to 

$2,904,336 (or $0.35 each unit). 

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. 

• Whether the Department’s estimate 

for the burden of the proposed 

information collection is accurate. 

• 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. 

Raymond R. Posten, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03411 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2014– 

0116] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

extension of a currently approved 

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 an 

existing collection of information for 49 

CFR part 574, Tire Identification and 

Recordkeeping, for which NHTSA 

intends to seek renewed OMB approval. 

The Federal Register notice with a 60- 

day comment period was published on 

November 25, 2014 (79 FR 70271). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 23, 2015. 

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: Dr. 

Abigail Morgan, NHTSA, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Room W43–467, 

NVS–122, Washington, DC 20590. 

Telephone: (202) 366–1810. 

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 topics: 

(1) Is the proposed collection of 

information necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency? Does the information collection 

have practical utility? 

(2) Is the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information accurate? Is the 

methodology valid (including the 

assumptions used)? 

(3) How can the agency enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information that we plan to collect? 

(4) How can the agency minimize the 

burden of collecting this information on 

those who are to respond? Are there 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques (or other forms of 

information technology) that would be 

suitable for this collection (e.g. 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses)? 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA published a 

notice in the Federal Register providing 

a 60-day comment period, and we 

received no public comments on the 

renewal of this information collection 

(79 FR 70271). Today’s notice provides 

a 30-day comment period in which 

public comments on the renewal of this 

information collection may be 

submitted to OMB. 

Title: Tire Identification and 

Recordkeeping. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0050. 

Form Number: This collection of 

information uses no standard form. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information: 49 U.S.C. 30117(b) requires 

each tire manufacturer to collect and 

maintain records of the first purchasers 

of new tires. To carry out this mandate, 

49 CFR part 574, Tire Identification and 

Recordkeeping, requires tire dealers and 

distributors to record the names and 

addresses of retail purchasers of new 

tires and the identification numbers(s) 

of the tires sold. A specific form is 

provided to tire dealers and distributors 

by tire manufacturers for recording this 

information. The completed forms are 

returned to the tire manufacturers where 

they are retained for not less than five 

years. Part 574 requires independent tire 

dealers and distributors to provide a 

registration form to consumers with the 

tire identification number(s) already 

recorded and information identifying 

the dealer/distributor. The consumer 

can then record his/her name and 

address and return the form to the tire 

manufacturer via U.S. mail, or 

alternatively, the consumer can provide 

this information electronically on the 

tire manufacturer’s Web site if the tire 

manufacturer provides this capability. 

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manufacturers are required to record the 

names and addresses of the first 

purchasers (for purposes other than 

resale), together with the identification 

numbers of the tires on the new vehicle, 

and retain this information for not less 

than five years. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and the Use of the 

Information: The information is used by 

a tire manufacturer after it or the agency 

determines that some of its tires either 

fail to comply with an applicable safety 

standard or contain a safety related 

defect. With the information, the tire 

manufacturer can notify the first 

purchaser of the tire and provide them 

with any necessary information or 

instructions to remedy the noncompliance situation or safety defect. 

Without this information, efforts to 

identify the first purchaser of tires that 

have been determined to be defective or 

nonconforming pursuant to sections 

30118 and 30119 of title 49 U.S.C. 

would be impeded. Further, the ability 

of the purchasers to take appropriate 

action in the interest of motor vehicle 

safety may be compromised. 

Description of the Likely Respondents 

(Including Estimated Number and 

Proposed Frequency of Response to the 

Collection of Information): We estimate 

that the collection of information affects 

10 million respondents annually. This 

group consists of approximately 20 tire 

manufacturers, 59,000 new tire dealers 

and distributors, and 10 million 

consumers who choose to register their 

tire purchases with tire manufacturers. 

A response is required by motor vehicle 

manufacturers upon each sale of a new 

vehicle and by non-independent tire 

dealers with the each sale of a new tire. 

A consumer may elect to respond when 

purchasing a new tire from an 

independent tire dealer. 

Estimate of the Total Annual 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden 

Resulting from the Collection of 

Information: The estimated burden is as 

follows: 

New tire dealers and distributors: 

59,000. 

Consumers: 10,000,000. 

Total tire registrations (manual): 

54,000,000. 

Total tire registration hours (manual): 

225,000. 

Recordkeeping hours (manual): 

25,000. 

Total annual tire registration and 

recordkeeping hours: 250,000. 

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 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. 

A comment to OMB is most effective if 

OMB receives it within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. 

Raymond R. Posten, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03413 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No: PHMSA–2015–0009] 

Pipeline Safety: Information Collection 

Activities, Renewal of Annual Report 

for Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Systems 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration (PHMSA) invites 

comments on its intent to request from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a three year renewal of form 

PHMSA F 7000–1.1—Annual Report for 

Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Systems 

which is currently collected under OMB 

Control number 2137–0614. 

DATES: Interested parties are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 20, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted in the following ways: 

E-Gov Web site: http://

www.regulations.gov. This site allows 

the public to enter comments on any 

Federal Register notice issued by any 

agency. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

(DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

West Building, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery: Room W12–140 on the 

ground level of DOT, West Building, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: Identify the docket 

number, PHMSA–2012–0024, at the 

beginning of your comments. Note that 

all comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. You 

should know that anyone is able to 

search the electronic form of all 

comments received into any of our 

dockets by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

comment, if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

Therefore, you may want to review 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement 

in the Federal Register published on 

April 11, 2000, (65 FR 19477) or visit 

http://www.regulations.gov before 

submitting any such comments. 

Docket: For access to the docket or to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to http://

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 

Room W12–140 on the ground level of 

DOT, West Building, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 

9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

If you wish to receive confirmation of 

receipt of your written comments, 

please include a self-addressed, 

stamped postcard with the following 

statement: ‘‘Comments on PHMSA– 

2012–0024.’’ The Docket Clerk will date 

stamp the postcard prior to returning it 

to you via the U.S. mail. Please note that 

due to delays in the delivery of U.S. 

mail to Federal offices in Washington, 

DC, we recommend that persons 

consider an alternative method 

(internet, fax, or professional delivery 

service) of submitting comments to the 

docket and ensuring their timely receipt 

at DOT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Angela Dow by telephone at 202–366– 

1246, by fax at 202–366–4566, or by 

mail at DOT, PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., PHP–30, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following information is provided for 

each information collection: (1) Abstract 

for the affected annual report form; (2) 

title of the information collection; (3) 

OMB control number; (4) affected 

annual report form; (5) description of 

affected public; (6) estimate of total 

annual reporting and recordkeeping 

burden; and (7) frequency of collection. 

PHMSA will request a three-year term of 

approval for each information collection 

activity and, when approved by OMB, 

publish notice of the approval in the 

Federal Register. 

PHMSA requests comments on the 

following information collection: 


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