21816 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 84 / Tuesday, May 1, 2001 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Complete copies of each request for

collection of information may be

obtained at no charge from Deborah

Mazyck, NHTSA 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Room 5320, NPS–32,Washington,

DC 20590. Ms. Mazyck’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

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 compliance with these

requirements, NHTSA asks for public

comments on the following proposed

collections of information:

Title: Petitions for Exemption from

the Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard.

OMB Control Number: 2127–0542.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Form Number: This collection of

information uses no standard forms.

Abstract: 49 U.S.C. Chapter 331

requires the Secretary of Transportation

to promulgate a theft prevention

standard to provide for the

identification of certain motor vehicles

and their major replacement parts to

impede motor vehicle theft. 49 U.S.C.

33106 provides for an exemption to this

identification process by petitions from

manufacturers who equip covered

vehicles with standard original

equipment antitheft devices, which the

Secretary determines are likely to be as

effective in reducing or deterring theft

as the identification system.

Estimated Annual Burden: 32 hours.

Number of Respondents: 4.

Issued on: April 26, 2001.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Safety,

Performance Standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket Number NHTSA–2001–9356]

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping

Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comment on

an extension of a currently approved

collection.

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 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 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Complete copies of each request for

collection of information may be

obtained at no charge from Deborah

Mazyck, NHTSA 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Room 5320, NPS–32,Washington,

DC 20590. Ms. Deborah Mazyck’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

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: Consolidated Vehicle

Identification Number Requirements

and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention

Standards (49 CFR 571.115, and Parts

565, 541 and 567).

OMB Control Number: 2127–0510.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Form Number: This collection of

information uses no standard forms.

Abstract: 49 CFR Parts 571.115 and

565.

NHTSA’s statute at 15 U.S.C. 1392,

1397, 1401, 1407, and 1412 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 an FMVSS, is to consider

available relevant motor vehicle safety

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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

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 by deleting

portions of FMVSS No. 115 and

reissuing those portions as a general

agency regulation, Part 565.

Subsequently, the standard was

amended again in June 1996 transferring

the text of the FMVSS No. 115 to Part

565, without making any substantive

changes to the VIN requirements as a

result of the proposed consolidation.

The provision of the Part 565 (amended)

regulation requires vehicle

manufacturers to assign a unique VIN to

each new vehicle and to inform 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.

Part 541

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 its replacement component part

must be marked with the DOT symbol,

the letter (R) and the manufacturers’

logo.

Part 567

This part specifies the content and

location of, and other requirements for,

the certification label or tag to be affixed

to motor vehicles and motor vehicle

equipment. Specifically, the VIN is

required to appear on the certification

label. Additionally, this certificate will

provide the consumer with information

to assist him or her in determining

which of the Federal Motor Vehicle

Safety Standards are applicable to the

vehicle or equipment, and its date of

manufacturer.

Estimated Annual Burden: 456,212.

Number of Respondents: 1,000.

Issued on: April 26, 2001.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Safety,

Performance Standards.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

Discretionary Cooperative Agreements

To Support Seat Belt Enforcement

With State Associations of Chiefs of

Police

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT

ACTION: Announcement of Cooperative

Agreements in conjunction with the

Buckle Up America Campaign to

increase seat belt enforcement with the

State Associations of Chiefs of Police.

SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA)

announces a cooperative agreement

program to solicit support for the Buckle

Up America (BUA) campaign. NHTSA

solicits applications from the State

Associations of Chiefs of Police to

participate in the BUA campaign, by

mobilizing law enforcement agencies to

increase the use of seat belts and child

safety seats, the most effective safety

devices for reducing injuries and

fatalities in traffic crashes. Only

applications submitted by the State

Associations of Chiefs of Police will be

considered. The State Associations of

Chiefs of Police will take a leadership

role in involving the law enforcement

agencies in their state in increasing

enforcement of seat belt and child safety

seat laws by participating in the

mobilization periods, high visibility

enforcement, training officers and

public information and education.

DATES: Applications must be received

no later than June 1, 2001, at 2 p.m.,

Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be

submitted to the National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration, Office of

Contracts and Procurement (NAD–30),

ATTN: Ross S. Jeffries, 400 7th Street,

SW., Room 5301, Washington, DC

20590. All applications submitted must

include a reference to NHTSA

Cooperative Agreement Program No.

DTNH22–01–R–05143.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

General administrative questions may

be directed to, Ross S. Jeffries, Office of

Contracts and Procurement at (202)

366–6283. Programmatic questions

should be directed to Sandy Richardson,

Traffic Law Enforcement Division,

NTS–13, NHTSA, 400 7th Street, SW.,

Washington DC 20590 by e-mail

srichardson@nhtsa.dot.gov or by phone

(202) 366–4294. Interested applicants

are advised that no separate application

package exists beyond the contents of

this announcement.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

It’s a fact: On America’s roads,

someone is killed every 13 minutes and

someone is injured every nine seconds

in traffic crashes. It takes only a few

seconds to fasten a seat belt. Yet this

simple action, repeated every time you

get into a motor vehicle, may be the

most significant driving-related

behavior change you can make to extend

your life. Wearing a seat belt

dramatically increases your chance of

surviving a crash.

Each year, approximately 41,000

Americans die in traffic crashes and

another three million are injured. Sadly,

many of these deaths and injuries could

have been prevented if the victims had

been wearing seat belts or were properly

restrained in child safety seats.

Research has found that lap/shoulder

safety belts, when used, reduce the risk

of fatal injury to front seat passenger car

occupants by 45 percent and the risk of

moderate to critical-injury by 50

percent. For light truck occupants,

safety belts reduce the risk of fatal

injury by 60 percent and moderate to

critical-injury by 65 percent. No other

safety device has as much potential for

immediately preventing deaths and

injuries in motor vehicle crashes. From

1975 through 1999, an estimated

123,213 lives were saved by seat belts.

But, seat belt use rates and the

resulting savings could be much higher.

In June 2000, the average observed use

rate reported by states with secondary

enforcement laws was 63 percent,

compared to 77 percent in states with

primary enforcement laws. Many States

in the U.S. are still well below the goal

of 85 percent for the year 2000 and

thirteen States had use rates below 60

percent in 2000. On the other hand, use

rates of 85–90 percent are a reality in

most developed nations with seat belt

use laws, and seven States achieved use

rates greater than 80 percent in 1999. A