[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 44 (Monday, March 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10122-10123]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4852]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket Number NHTSA-2009-0032]


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of 
information.

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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 one collection of information for which 
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval concerning vehicle safety features 
for consumer information purposes (OMB Control number 2127-0629).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 8, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the docket number identified in 
the heading of this document by any of the following methods:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
    <bullet> Mail: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
    <bullet> Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room 
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern 
Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    <bullet> Fax: (202) 493-2251.
    Regardless of how you submit your comments, you should mention the 
docket number of this document.
    You may call the Docket Management Facility at 202-366-9826.
    Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting comments and 
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public 
Participation heading of the Supplementary Information section of this 
document. Note that all comments received will be posted without change 
to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
    Privacy Act: 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.) You may review DOT's 
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).

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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]
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