Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 84 / Tuesday, May 1, 2001 / Notices 21813

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–2001–9477]

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping

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 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 Edward

Jettner, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Room 5320, NPS–11,Washington,

DC 20590. Mr. Jettner’s telephone

number is (202) 366–4917. 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 5CFR 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 Owner’s

Manual Requirements for Motor

Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

OMB Control Number: 2127–0541.

Affected Public: Individuals,

households, business, other for-profit,

not-for-profit, farms, Federal

Government and State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 30117 authorizes

the Secretary to require that

manufacturers provide technical

information, as for example information

directed for publication in a vehicle

owner’s manual, related to the

performance and safety specified in the

Federal motor vehicle safety standards

for the purposes of educating the

consumer and providing safeguards

against improper use. Using this

authority, the agency issued the

following FMVSS and regulations,

specifying that certain safety

precautions regarding items of motor

vehicle equipment appear in the vehicle

owner’s manual to aid the agency in

achieving many of its safety goals.

FMVSS No. 108—Lamps, Reflective

Devices, and Associated Equipment.

This standard requires that certain

lamps and reflective devices with

certain performance levels be installed

on motor vehicles to assure that the

roadway is properly illuminated, that

vehicles can be readily seen, and the

signals can be transmitted to other

drivers sharing the road, during day,

night and inclement weather. Since the

specific manner in which headlamp aim

is to be performed is not regulated (only

the performance of the device is),

aiming devices manufactured or

installed by different vehicle and

headlamp manufacturers may work in

significantly different ways. As a

consequence, to assure that headlamps

can be correctly aimed, instructions for

proper use must be part of the vehicle

as a label, or optionally, in the vehicle

owner’s manual.

FMVSS No. 205—Glazing Materials.

This standard specifies requirement for

all glazing material used in windshields,

windows, and interior partitions of

motor vehicles. Its purpose is to reduce

the likelihood of lacerations and to

minimize the possibility of occupants

penetrating the windshield in a crash.

More detailed information regarding the

care and maintenance of such glazing

items, as the glass-plastic windshield is

required to be placed in the vehicle

owner’s manual.

FMVSS No. 208—Occupant Crash

Protection. This standard specifies

requirements for both active and passive

occupant crash protection systems for

passenger cars, multipurpose passenger

vehicles, trucks and small buses. Certain

safety features, such as air bags, or the

care and maintenance of air bag

systems, are required to be explained to

the owner by means of the owner’s

manual. For example, the owner’s

manual must describe the vehicle’s air

bag system and provide precautionary

information about the proper

positioning of the occupants, including

children. The owner’s manual must also

warn that no objects, such as shotguns

carried in police cars, should be placed

over or near the air bag covers.

FMVSS No. 210—Seat Belt Assembly

Anchorages. This standard specifies

requirements for seat belt assembly

anchorages to ensure effective occupant

restraint and to reduce the likelihood of

failure in a crash. The standard requires

that manufacturers place the following

information in the vehicle owner’s

manual:

a. an explanation that child restraints

are designed to be secured by means of

the vehicle’s seat belts, and,

b. a statement alerting vehicle owners

that children are always safer in the rear

seat.

FMVSS No. 213—Child Restraint

Systems. This standard specifies

requirements for child restraint systems

and requires that manufacturers provide

consumers with detailed information

relating to child safety in air bagequipped vehicles. The vehicle owner’s

manual must include information about

the operation and do’s and don’ts of

built-in child seats.

Part 575 Section 103—Camper

Loading. This standard requires that

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manufacturers of slide-in campers

designed to fit into the cargo bed of

pickup trucks affix a label to each

camper that contains information

relating to certification, identification

and proper loading, and to provide more

detailed loading information in the

owner’s manual of the truck.

Part 575 Section 105—Utility

Vehicles. This regulation requires

manufacturers of utility vehicles to alert

drivers that the particular handling and

maneuvering characteristics of utility

vehicles require special driving

practices when these vehicles are

operated on paved roads. For example,

the vehicle owner’s manual is required

to contain a discussion of vehicle design

features that cause this type of vehicle

to be more likely to roll over, and to

include a discussion of driving practices

that can reduce the risk of roll over. A

statement is provided in the regulation

that manufacturers shall include, in its

entirety or equivalent form, in the

vehicle owner’s manual.

Estimated Annual Burden: 1371

hours.

Number of Respondents: 21.

Issued on: April 26, 2001.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 01–10795 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket Number NHTSA–2001–9443]

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. 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: Procedures for Selecting Lines

to be Covered by the Theft Prevention

Standard (49 CFR 542).

OMB Control Number: 2127–0539.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Form Number: This collection of

information uses no standard forms.

Abstract: The Anti Car Theft Act of

1992 amended the Motor Vehicle Theft

Law Enforcement Act of 1984 (Pub. L.

98–547) and requires this collection of

information. One component of the theft

prevention legislation required the

Secretary of Transportation (delegated

to the National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA)) to promulgate

a theft prevention standard for the

designation of high-theft vehicle lines.

Provisions delineating the information

collection requirements include section

33104, which requires NHTSA to

promulgate a rule for the identification

of major component parts for vehicles

having or expected to have a theft rate

above the median rate for all new

passenger motor vehicles (cars, MPV’s,

and light-duty trucks) sold in the United

States, as well as with major component

parts that are interchangeable with those

having high-theft rates.

The specific lines and parts to be

identified are to be selected by

agreement between the manufacturer

and the agency. If there is a

disagreement of the selection, the

statute states that the agency shall select

such lines and parts, after notice to the

manufacturer and an opportunity for

written comment.

The procedures, contained in §§ 542.1

and 542.2 will be applied to those lines

introduced before or after the 1997

model year (MY).

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,920

hours.

Number of Respondents: 24.

Issued on April 26, 2001.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 01–10796 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

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.