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Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to the street 

address listed above. The Internet access 

to the docket will be at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Complete copies of each request for 

collection of information may be 

obtained at no charge from Johanna 

Lowrie, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, NHTSA, Room W43– 

410, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Lowrie’s 

telephone number is (202) 366–5269. 

Please identify the relevant collection of 

information by referring to its OMB 

Control Number. 

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: 

(i) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(iii) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

(iv) How to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g. in 

submission of responses. 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks for public 

comments on the following proposed 

collections of information: 

Title: Vehicle Information for the 

General Public. 

OMB Control Number: 2127—0629. 

Affected Public: Manufacturers that 

sell motor vehicles under 10,000 lbs. in 

the United States. 

Abstract: NHTSA’s mission is to save 

lives, prevent injury, and reduce motor 

vehicle crashes. Providing consumer 

information on vehicle safety is an 

important means of improving vehicle 

safety through market forces. NHTSA 

provides consumers with vehicle safety 

information such as front and side crash 

results, rollover propensity, and the 

availability of a wide array of safety 

features provided on each vehicle 

model. NHTSA also uses this safety 

feature information when responding to 

public inquiries and analyzing 

rulemaking petitions which ask the 

agency to mandate certain safety 

features. 

The agency has attempted to 

coordinate and reduce the reporting 

burden associated with this information 

collection. Another information 

collection obtains data related to motor 

vehicle compliance with the agency’s 

Federal motor vehicle safety standards. 

Although the consumer information 

collection data is distinct and unique 

from the compliance data, respondents 

to both collections are the same. 

Consequently, the consumer 

information collection is closely 

coordinated with the compliance 

collection to enable responders to 

assemble the data most efficiently. The 

burden is further made easier by 

sending out electronic files to the 

respondents in which the data is 

entered and electronically returned to 

the agency. 

The consumer information collected 

is used on the agency’s http:// 

www.safercar.gov Web site, in the 

‘‘Buying a Safer Car’’ and ‘‘Buying a 

Safer Car for Child Passengers’’ 

brochures, in other consumer 

publications, as well as for internal 

agency analyses and responses to 

consumer inquiries. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 924 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 21. 

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. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of 

authority at 49 CFR 1.50. 

Issued on: March 3, 2009. 

Stephen R. Kratzke, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. E9–4852 Filed 3–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2009–0046] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

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, Federal agencies must solicit 

public comment on proposed 

collections of information, including 

extensions and reinstatement of 

previously approved collections. This 

document describes a request for 

emergency clearance for a collection of 

information associated with product 

plan information to assist the agency in 

establishing corporate average fuel 

economy standards for model years 

2012 through 2016 passenger cars and 

light trucks. The establishment of those 

standards is required by the Energy 

Policy and Conservation Act, as 

amended by the Energy Independence 

and Security Act (EISA) of 2007, Public 

Law 110–140. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 8, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the 

docket notice number cited at the 

beginning of this notice, and be 

submitted to: Mr. Peter Feather, Fuel 

Economy Division Chief, Office of 

International Policy, Fuel Economy and 

Consumer Programs, at (202) 366–0846, 

facsimile (202) 493–2290, electronic 

mail: peter.feather@dot.gov. For legal 

issues, call Ms. Dorothy Nakama, Office 

of the Chief Counsel at (202) 366–2992. 

It is requested, but not required, that 

2 copies of the comment be provided. 

Commenters may also, but are not 

required to, submit their comments to 

the docket number identified in the 

heading of this document by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 


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• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

M–30, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, West Building, Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

You may call the Docket Management 

Facility at 202–366–9826. 

Regardless of how you submit your 

comments, you should mention the 

docket number of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Complete copies of the request for 

collection that is the subject of this 

notice may be obtained from Mr. Peter 

Feather at (202) 366–0846, facsimile 

(202) 493–2290, electronic mail: 

peter.feather@dot.gov or Ms. Dorothy 

Nakama at (202) 366–2992. 

The mailing address for both officials 

is: NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before a proposed collection of 

information is submitted to OMB for 

approval, Federal agencies 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: 

(i) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(iii) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(iv) How to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

In this notice, we are soliciting public 

comment on the following collection of 

information of manufacturers’ 

production plan data for model years 

2008–2020 in connection with NHTSA’s 

establishing of passenger car CAFE 

standards for model years 2012–2016 

and light truck CAFE standards for 

model years 2012–2016. We are asking 

OMB for processing through emergency 

procedures established at 5 CFR Section 

1320.13, and have asked OMB to 

approve or disapprove this collection 

within a week. 

Title: 49 CFR Parts 531 and 533 

Passenger Car Average Fuel Economy 

Standards—Model Years 2008–2020; 

Light Truck Average Fuel Economy 

Standards—Model Years 2008–2020; 

Production Plan Data. 

OMB Control Number: None assigned. 

Form Number: There are no standard 

forms associated with this collection of 

information. 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval: Ninety days from approval 

date. 

Type of Request: Emergency 

clearance. 

Summary of the Collection of 

Information: In this collection of 

information, NHTSA is requesting 

updated future product plans from 

vehicle manufacturers, as well as 

production data through the recent past, 

including data about engines and 

transmissions for model year (MY) 2008 

through MY 2020 passenger cars and 

light trucks and the assumptions 

underlying those plans. 

NHTSA requests information for MYs 

2008–2020 to aid NHTSA in developing 

a realistic forecast of the MY 2012–2016 

vehicle market. Information regarding 

earlier model years may help the agency 

to better account for cumulative effects 

such as volume- and time-based 

reductions in costs, and also may help 

to reveal product mix and technology 

application trends during model years 

for which the agency is currently 

receiving actual corporate average fuel 

economy (CAFE) compliance data. 

Information regarding later model years 

helps the agency gain a better 

understanding of how manufacturers’ 

plans through MY 2016 relate to their 

longer-term expectations regarding 

Energy Independence and Security Act 

requirements, market trends, and 

prospects for more advanced 

technologies. 

NHTSA will also consider 

information from model years before 

and after MYs 2012–2016 when 

reviewing manufacturers’ planned 

schedules for redesigning and 

freshening their products, in order to 

examine how manufacturers anticipate 

tying technology introduction to 

product design schedules. In addition, 

the agency is requesting information 

regarding manufacturers’ estimates of 

the future vehicle population, and fuel 

economy improvements and 

incremental costs attributed to this 

notice. 

Description of the Need for the 

Information and the Proposed Use of 

the Information: 

NHTSA needs the information 

described above to assess what CAFE 

standards should be established for 

model years 2012 through 2016 

passenger cars and light trucks. Without 

this information, NHTSA will not be 

able to set CAFE standards for passenger 

cars and light trucks at the maximum 

feasible level for each model year no 

later than 18 months before the start of 

the model year regulated. 

Description of the Likely Respondents 

(Including Estimated Number and 

Proposed Frequency of Response to the 

Collection of Information): 

It is estimated that this collection 

affects approximately 22 motor vehicle 

manufacturers. The information that is 

the subject of this collection of 

information is collected once, for the 

notice of proposed rulemaking. 

Estimate of the Total Annual 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden 

Resulting from the Collection of 

Information: The estimated burden is as 

follows: 

It is estimated that this collection 

affects approximately 22 vehicle 

manufacturers. One major manufacturer 

(General Motors) estimated their burden 

to be approximately 4,300 hours. The 

burden to other manufacturers was 

estimated using sales weights relative to 

General Motor’s total sales (e.g., if a 

manufacturer produces 50% as many 

vehicles as General Motors, their burden 

is estimated to be 4,300*0.5 = 2150 

hours). Therefore the burden to each 

manufacturer depends on the number of 

vehicles that manufacturer produces. 

The total estimated burden is 16,000 

hours annually. 

Number of affected vehicle 

manufacturers—22 Manufacturers. 

Annual Labor Hours for Each 

Manufacturer to Prepare and Submit 

Required Information—Variable. 

Total Annual Information Collection 

Burden—16,000 Hours. 

The monetized cost associated with 

this information collection is 

determined by multiplying the total 

labor hours by an appropriate labor rate. 

For this information collection, we 

believe vehicle manufacturers will use 

mechanical engineers to prepare and 

submit the data. Therefore, we are 

applying a labor rate of $34.76 per hour 

which is the median national wage for 

mechanical engineers. The national 


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median hourly rate for mechanical 

engineers, May 2007, according to the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics; http:// 

www.bls.gov/oes/2007/may/ 

oes_nat.htm#b00–0000. 

Thus, the estimated monetized annual 

cost is 16,000 hours × $34.76 per hour 

= $556,160. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of 

authority at 49 CFR 1.50. 

Issued on: March 3, 2009. 

Stephen R. Kratzke, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. E9–4936 Filed 3–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

[Docket No. PHMSA–2009–0049] 

Pipeline Safety: Request for Special 

Permit 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA); DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

pipeline safety laws, PHMSA is 

publishing this notice of a special 

permit request we have received from a 

hazardous liquid pipeline operator, 

seeking relief from compliance with 

certain tank inspection requirements in 

the Federal pipeline safety regulations. 

This notice seeks public comments on 

this request, including comments on 

any environmental impacts. At the 

conclusion of the 30-day comment 

period, PHMSA will evaluate the 

request and determine whether to grant 

or deny a special permit. 

DATES: Submit any comments regarding 

this special permit request by April 8, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should reference 

the docket number for the special 

permit request and 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 System: 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Operations, M–30, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: DOT Docket 

Management System: U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: You should identify the 

docket number for the special permit 

request you are commenting on at the 

beginning of your comments. If you 

submit your comments by mail, submit 

two copies. To receive confirmation that 

PHMSA received your comments, 

include a self-addressed stamped 

postcard. Internet users may submit 

comments at http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. 

Note: Comments are posted without 

changes or edits to http:// 

www.Regulations.gov, including any personal 

information provided. There is a privacy 

statement published on http:// 

www.Regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General: Kay McIver by telephone at 

(202) 366–0113; or, e-mail at 

kay.mciver@dot.gov. 

Technical: Steve Nanney by telephone 

at (713) 272–2855; or, e-mail at 

steve.nanney@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PHMSA 

has filed in the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) this 

request for special permit we have 

received from a pipeline operator 

seeking relief from compliance with 

certain pipeline safety regulations along 

with technical analysis provided by the 

requester. The request has been assigned 

a separate docket number in the FDMS. 

We invite interested persons to 

participate by reviewing this special 

permit request at http:// 

www.Regulations.gov, and by 

submitting written comments, data or 

other views. Please include any 

comments on environmental impacts 

granting the special permit may have. 

Before acting on this special permit 

request, PHMSA will evaluate all 

comments received on or before the 

comment closing date. We will consider 

comments received after this date if it is 

possible to do so without incurring 

additional expense or delay. PHMSA 

will consider any comments we receive 

in making our decision to grant or deny 

a request. 

PHMSA has received the following 

special permit request: 

Docket No. Requester Regulation(s) Nature of special permit 

PHMSA–2009–0043 ............ Plains Pipeline, L.P. .......... 49 CFR 195.432 (d) .......... To authorize Plains Pipeline, L.P., an 18 months extension of the requirement to perform API 653 out of 

service (OOS) inspections on (33) thirty-three above 

ground storage tanks. Total BBL of 3,197,180 barrels. These tanks are located in Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Oklahoma, New Mexico and 

Texas. The completion of inspection service is due 

by May 3, 2009. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 60118(c)(1) and 49 

CFR 1.53. 

Issued in Washington, DC on February 27, 

2009. 

Jeffrey D. Wiese, 

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety. 

[FR Doc. E9–5011 Filed 3–6–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation 

Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting 

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. I), notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the 

Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence 

Seaway Development Corporation 

(SLSDC), to be held from 2 p.m. to 3:30 

p.m. (EDT) on Thursday, April 23, 2009, 

via conference call at the Corporation’s 

Administration Headquarters, Suite 

W32–300, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC. The agenda for this 

meeting will be as follows: Opening 

Remarks; Consideration of Minutes of 

Past Meeting; Quarterly Report; Old and 

New Business; Closing Discussion; 

Adjournment. 

Attendance at the meeting is open to 

the interested public but limited to the 


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