[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 108 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30802-30803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14890]


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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 of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Requests (ICR) abstracted below have been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR 
describe the nature of the information collections and their expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following information collection was 
published on February 19, 1998 [63 FR 8517].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 6, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Robinson, NHTSA Information 
Collection Clearance Officer at (202) 366-9456.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration (NHTSA).
    Title: Consolidated Labeling Requirements for 49 CFR 571.115, and 
Parts 565, 541 and 567.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0510.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Abstract: NHTSA's statute at 15 U.S.C. 1392, 1397, 1401, 1407, and 
1412 (Attachment 3-9) of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety 
Act of 1966 authorizes the issuance of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standard (FMVSS) and the collection of data which support their 
implementation. The agency, in prescribing a FMVSS, is to consider 
available relevant motor vehicle safety data and to consult with other 
agencies as it deems appropriate. Further, the Act mandates, that in 
issuing any FMVSS, the agency should consider whether the standard is 
reasonable, practicable and

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appropriate for the particular type of motor vehicle or item of motor 
vehicle equipment for which it is prescribed, and whether such 
standards will contribute to carrying out the purpose of the Act. The 
Secretary is authorized to revoke such rules and regulations as deemed 
necessary to carry out this subchapter.
    Using this authority, the agency issued the initial FMVSS No. 115, 
Vehicle Identification Number, specifying requirements for vehicle 
identification numbers to aid the agency in achieving many of its 
safety goals.
    The standard was amended in August 1978 by extending its 
applicability to additional classes of motor vehicles and by specifying 
the use of a 30-year, 17-character Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) 
for worldwide use. The standard was amended in May 1983 (Attachment 8) 
by deleting portions of FMVSS No. 115 and reissuing those portions as a 
general agency regulation, Part 565. The provisions of these two 
regulations require vehicle manufacturers to assign a unique VIN to 
each new vehicle and to inform the National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration (NHTSA) of the code used in forming the VIN. These 
regulations apply to all vehicles: passenger cars, multipurpose 
passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers, incomplete vehicles, and 
motorcycles. b. 49 CFR Parts 541 and 567.
    The Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act was amended by 
the Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992 (Pub.L. 102-519). The enacted Theft Act 
states that passenger motor vehicles, multipurpose passenger vehicles, 
and light-duty trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating of 6,000 
pounds or less be covered under the Theft Prevention Standard. Each 
major component part must be either labeled or affixed with the VIN and 
for the replacement component part it must be marked with the DOT 
symbol, the letter (R) and the manufacturers' logo.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 376,591 hours.

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 DOT 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 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 best assured of having its full effect if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 29, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.
[FR Doc. 98-14890 Filed 6-4-98; 8:45 am]
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