[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21814-21815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10799]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2001-9434]


Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements

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

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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 seekOMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the docket notice numbers cited at 
the beginning of this notice and be submitted to Docket Management, 
Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. Please 
identify the proposed collection of information for which a comment is 
provided, by referencing its OMB clearance Number. It is requested, but 
not required, that 2 copies of the comment be provided. The Docket 
Section is open on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact Dr. 
WilliamFan, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5320, NPS-
11,Washington, DC 20590. Dr. Fan's telephone number is (202) 366-4922. 
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. permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public 
comments on the following proposed collections of information:
    Title: Part 589--Upper Interior Component Head Impact Protection 
Phase-in Requirements.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0581
    Requested Expiration Date: Three years from the date of approval.
    Affected Public: Business or for-profit.
    Form Number: No standard form.
    Summary of the Collection of Information: Manufacturers of 
passenger cars, trucks and multipurpose passenger vehicles with a gross 
vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kilograms or less and buses with a gross 
vehicle weight rating of 3,860 kilograms or less are required to 
respond to NHTSA inquiries, to submit a report, concerning the number 
of such vehicles that meet the upper interior component head impact 
protection requirements of Standard No. 201, Occupant Protection in 
Interior Impact (49 CFR 571.201).
    Description of the Need for the Information: Title 49, Chapter 
30115 of the U.S. Code specifies that the Secretary of Transportation 
shall require every manufacturer or distributor of a motor vehicle or 
motor vehicle equipment to furnish the distributor or dealer at the 
time of delivery certification that each item of motor vehicle 
equipment conforms to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standards (FMVSS).
    Using this authority, the agency issued FMVSS No. 201, ``Occupant 
Protection in InteriorImpact,'' specifying test procedures and 
requirements for passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, 
trucks, and buses. The standard specifies four optional implementation 
plans. There are two four-year phase-in implementation Plans starting 
on September 1, 1998 and with a full implementation on September 1, 
2002. Vehicle manufacturers who choose these phase-in plans are 
required to report achievement of annual production quotas for the 
first four years during the phase-in period. The report is due within 
60 days after August 31 of each production year. After the report is 
received, requirements will cease and no further report will be 
required.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Record-keeping Hour Burden: It was 
estimated in the original request that these phase-in requirements 
would apply to 35 vehicle manufacturers and that the average hour 
burden for each manufacturer would be about 36 hours. The estimates are 
still valid. The estimated total annual hour burden is, therefore, 
1,260 hours.

    Issued on: April 26, 2001.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Safety Performance Standards.
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