Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 84 / Tuesday, May 1, 2001 / Notices 21815

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 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 phasein 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.

[FR Doc. 01–10799 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket Number NHTSA–01–9468]

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping

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 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 10

a.m. to 5 p.m.

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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.

[FR Doc. 01–10800 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

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