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Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 33106 and 49 

CFR 543.7 (b), the agency grants a 

petition for exemption from the partsmarking requirements of part 541, either 

in whole or in part, if it determines that, 

based upon substantial evidence, the 

standard equipment antitheft device is 

likely to be as effective in reducing and 

deterring motor vehicle theft as 

compliance with the parts-marking 

requirements of part 541. The agency 

finds that GM has provided adequate 

reasons for its belief that the antitheft 

device for the GMC small crossover 

vehicle line is likely to be as effective 

in reducing and deterring motor vehicle 

theft as compliance with the partsmarking requirements of the Theft 

Prevention Standard (49 CFR part 541). 

This conclusion is based on the 

information GM provided about its 

device. 

For the foregoing reasons, the agency 

hereby grants in full GM’s petition for 

exemption for the GMC small crossover 

vehicle line from the parts-marking 

requirements of 49 CFR part 541. The 

agency notes that 49 CFR part 541, 

Appendix A–1, identifies those lines 

that are exempted from the Theft 

Prevention Standard for a given model 

year. 49 CFR part 543.7(f) contains 

publication requirements incident to the 

disposition of all part 543 petitions. 

Advanced listing, including the release 

of future product nameplates, the 

beginning model year for which the 

petition is granted and a general 

description of the antitheft device is 

necessary in order to notify law 

enforcement agencies of new vehicle 

lines exempted from the parts marking 

requirements of the Theft Prevention 

Standard. 

If GM decides not to use the 

exemption for this line, it should 

formally notify the agency. If such a 

decision is made, the line must be fully 

marked according to the requirements 

under 49 CFR Parts 541.5 and 541.6 

(marking of major component parts and 

replacement parts). 

NHTSA notes that if GM wishes in the 

future to modify the device on which 

this exemption is based, the company 

may have to submit a petition to modify 

the exemption. Part 543.7(d) states that 

a part 543 exemption applies only to 

vehicles that belong to a line exempted 

under this part and equipped with the 

antitheft device on which the line’s 

exemption is based. Further, part 

543.9(c)(2) provides for the submission 

of petitions ‘‘to modify an exemption to 

permit the use of an antitheft device 

similar to but differing from the one 

specified in that exemption.’’ 

The agency wishes to minimize the 

administrative burden that part 

543.9(c)(2) could place on exempted 

vehicle manufacturers and itself. The 

agency did not intend in drafting part 

543 to require the submission of a 

modification petition for every change 

to the components or design of an 

antitheft device. The significance of 

many such changes could be de 

minimis. Therefore, NHTSA suggests 

that if the manufacturer contemplates 

making any changes, the effects of 

which might be characterized as de 

minimis, it should consult the agency 

before preparing and submitting a 

petition to modify. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 33106; delegation of 

authority at 49 CFR 1.50. 

Issued on: January 12, 2009. 

Stephen R. Kratzke, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2008– 

0215] 

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. 

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. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 17, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the 

docket notice numbers cited at the 

beginning of this notice and be 

submitted to Docket Management, Room 

W12–140, Ground level, 1200 New 

Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590 

by any of the following methods. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 am 

and 5 pm, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. Telephone: 

1–800–647–5527. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

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 (65FR 

19477–78) or you may visit http:// 

Docket Info.dot.gov. 

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 Rosalind 

Proctor, NHTSA 1200 New Jersey Ave., 

SE., West Building, Room W43–302, 

NVS–131, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. 

Proctor’s telephone number is (202) 

366–0846. 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 

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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. permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks for public 

comments on the following proposed 

collection of information for which the 

agency is seeking approval from OMB: 

Title: 49 CFR 575—Consumer 

Information Regulations (sections 103 

and 105). 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0049. 

Form Number: None. 

Affected Public: Motor vehicle 

manufacturers of light trucks and utility 

vehicles. 

Requested Expiration Date of 

Approval: Three years from approval 

date. 

Abstract: NHTSA must ensure that 

motor vehicle manufacturers comply 

with 49 CFR Part 575, Consumer 

Information Regulation part 575.103 

Truck-camper loading and Part 575.105 

Utility Vehicles. Part 575.103, requires 

that manufacturers of light trucks that 

are capable of accommodating slide-in 

campers provide information on the 

cargo weight rating and the longitudinal 

limits within which the center of gravity 

for the cargo weight rating should be 

located. Part 575.105, requires that 

manufacturers of utility vehicles affix a 

sticker in a prominent location alerting 

drivers that the particular handling and 

maneuvering characteristics of utility 

vehicles require special driving 

practices when these vehicles are 

operated. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 300 hours. 

Number of Respondents: 15. 

Based on prior years’ manufacturer 

submissions, the agency estimates that 

15 responses will be submitted 

annually. Currently 12 light truck 

manufacturers comply with 49 CFR part 

575. These manufacturers file one 

response annually and submit an 

additional response when they 

introduce a new model. Changes are 

rarely filed with the agency, but we 

estimate that three manufacturers will 

alter their information because of model 

changes. The light truck manufacturers 

gather only pre-existing data for the 

purposes of this regulation. Based on 

previous years’ manufacturer 

information, the agency estimates that 

light truck manufacturers use a total of 

20 hours to gather and arrange the data 

in its proper format (9 hours), to 

distribute the information to its 

dealerships and attach labels to light 

trucks that are capable of accomodating 

slide-in campers (4 hours), and to print 

the labels and utility vehicle 

information in the owner’s manual or a 

separate document included with the 

owner’s manual (7 hours). 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 

$35.00 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 $10,500 

($35.00 per hour × 300 burden hours). 

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. 

Issued on: January 12, 2009. 

Stephen R. Kratzke, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Surface Transportation Board 

[STB Finance Docket No. 35210] 

Nicholas B. Temple, Eric Temple, 

Columbia Basin Railroad Company, 

Inc, Central Washington Railroad 

Company and Portland Vancouver 

Junction Railroad, LLC—Corporate 

Family Transaction Exemption 

Pursuant to an assignment and 

assumption agreement, Nicholas B. 

Temple and Eric Temple (collectively, 

the Temples), Columbia Basin Railroad 

Company, Inc. (CBRW), Central 

Washington Railroad Company (CWA), 

and Portland Vancouver Junction 

Railroad, LLC (PVJR) have filed a 

verified notice of exemption for a 

transaction within a corporate family. 

The Temples are noncarrier individuals. 

CBRW and CWA are Class III rail 

carriers. PVJR is a newly formed, wholly 

owned subsidiary of CBRW. 

In Columbia Basin Railroad 

Company, Inc.—Lease and Operation 

Exemption—Clark County, WA, STB 

Finance Docket No. 34472 (STB served 

Mar.11, 2004), CBRW was authorized to 

acquire by lease and to operate 14 miles 

of rail line owned by Clark County, WA, 

extending between milepost 0.0 at 

Vancouver Junction, WA, and milepost 

14.1 at Battle Ground, WA. In Columbia 

Basin Railroad Company, Inc.—Lease 

and Operation Exemption—Clark 

County, WA, STB Finance Docket No. 

34661 (STB served Mar. 3, 2005), CBRW 

was also authorized to acquire by lease 

and to operate an additional 19 miles of 

rail line owned by Clark County, WA, 

extending between milepost 14.1 at 

Battle Ground, WA, and milepost 33.1 at 

or near Chelatchie, WA. In Central 

Washington Railroad Company-Lease 

and Operation Exemption—The 

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe 

Railway Company, STB Finance Docket 

No. 34640 (STB served Jan. 21, 2005), 

CWA was authorized to lease from The 

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe 

Railway Company (BNSF) and to 

operate 41.57 miles of rail line 

extending between specified points in 

the State of Washington. CWA was also 

assigned certain trackage rights by BNSF 

as part of that transaction. The Temples 

control both CBRW and CWA. See 

Nicholas B. Temple and Eric Temple— 

Control Exemption—Central 

Washington Railroad Company, STB 

Finance Docket No. 34641 (STB served 

Jan. 21, 2005). 

As part of a corporate restructuring, 

CBRW will assign all of its interests in 

the 33-mile Clark County line to PVJR. 

Applicants state that, upon completion 

of the transaction, PVJR will assume the 

common carrier obligation regarding the 

Clark County line. 

The transaction is expected to be 

consummated on or after January 30, 

2009 (30 days after the exemption was 

filed). 

Applicants state that the intracorporate restructuring will reflect that 

the Clark County line is geographically 

and operationally distinct from the 

remainder of CBRW’s rail system and 

that it will insulate each of CBRW and 

PVJR from the financial, legal and 

operational risks of the other. 

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