Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 16, 2001 / Notices 3643

Issued in Belleville, Michigan, December 8,

2000.

Irene Porter,

Manager, Detroit Airports District Office,

Great Lakes Region

[FR Doc. 01–712 Filed 1–12–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–13–M

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2001–

8620]

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 19, 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, S.W.,

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 Mr. Ed

Kosek, NHTSA 400 Seventh Street, SW,

Room 6123,Washington, DC 20590. Mr.

Kosek’s telephone number is (202) 366–

2589. 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:

Compliance Labeling of Warning

Devices in 49 CFR Section 571.125

Type of Request: Reinstatement of

Clearance.

OMB Clearance Number: 2127–0506.

Form Number: This collection of

information uses no standard forms.

Requested Expiration Date of

Approval: Three years from date of

approval.

Summary of the Collection of

Information: 49 U.S.C. 30111, 30112

and 30117 (Appendix 1) of the National

Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of

1966, authorizes the issuance of Federal

Motor Vehicle Safety Standards

(FMVSS). The Secretary is authorized to

issue, amend, and revoke such rules and

regulations as she/he deems necessary.

Using this authority, the agency

issued FMVSS No. 125, ‘‘Warning

Devices’’ (Appendix 2), which applies

to devices, without self contained

energy sources, that are designed to be

carried mandatorily in buses and trucks

that have a gross vehicle weight rating

(GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds and

voluntarily in other vehicles. These

devices are used to warn approaching

traffic of the presence of a stopped

vehicle, except for devices designed to

be permanently affixed to the vehicle.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use of the

information: Each manufacturer of

warning triangles must label each

device to comply with Standard No.

125. This standard establishes

requirements for devices, without selfcontained energy sources. Without

proper deployment and use, the

effectiveness of the devices may be

greatly diminished, and may lead to

serious injuries due to rear end

collisions between moving traffic and

disabled vehicles.

The warning device shall be

permanently and legibly marked and

also provide instructions for its erection

and display. Each device shall be

labeled with; (a) the name of the

manufacturer, (b) the month and year of

manufacture, (c) the DOT symbol, or the

statement that the warning device

complies with all applicable FMVSS.

The instructions for each device shall

include a recommendation that the

driver activate the vehicular hazard

warning signal lamps before leaving the

vehicle to erect the warning device.

Also, the instructions shall include an

illustration indicating recommended

positioning.

Without these devices and

instructions there could be more deaths

and injuries caused by stopped or

disabled motor vehicles.

Description of the Likely Respondents

(Including Estimated Number, and

Proposed Frequency of Response to the

Collection of Information): There are

three manufacturers labeling

approximately 2.85 million warning

devices (triangles) per year for the last

few years. Based on the estimated

number of warning triangles produced

per year, the frequency of response is

estimated to be 2.85 million.

Estimate of the Total Annual

Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden

Resulting from the Collection of

Information: For the 2.85 million

warning triangles produced per year, the

tooling to label them would be replaced

after about 20 years of service being

used to make about 200K devices per

year. The machining each mold that

would be replaced is about 8 hours at

a cost of $37.50 per hour, or a cost of

$300. Assuming that this past years

production level of 2.85 million devices

were built each year for the last twenty

years (an over-estimate that ignores the

long steady growth of the market), the

total number of devices manufactured

would be 57 million. The tooling needs

to be replaced every 4 million uses; the

total number of tools used in the last 20

years is 14.25. The machining for the

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labeling in each tool would be 14.25

times 8 hours divided by 57 million, or

0.000002 hour per device. Thus the

current annual cost for the 2.85 million

devices manufactured is 5.7 hours ×

$37.50 = $213.75.

Authority: 440 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation

of authority at 49 CFR 1.50.

Issued on: January 9, 2001.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 01–1216 Filed 1–12–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2001–

8618]

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 19, 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 Mr. Ed

Kosek, NHTSA 400 Seventh Street, SW,

Room 6123,Washington, DC 20590. Mr.

Kosek’s telephone number is (202) 366–

2589. 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:

Labeling of Retroreflective Materials for

Heavy Trailer Conspicuity

Type of Request: Reinstatement of

Clearance.

OMB Clearance Number: 2127–0569.

Form Number: This collection of

information uses no standard forms.

Requested Expiration Date of

Approval: Three years from date of

approval.

Summary of the Collection of

Information: The permanent marking of

the letters ‘‘DOT–C2’’, ‘‘DOT–C3’’ or

‘‘DOT–C4’’ at least 3mm high at regular

intervals on retroreflective sheeting

material is the information collection.

Description of the need for the

information and proposed use of the

information: Federal Motor Vehicle

Safety Standard No. 108, ‘‘Lamps,

Reflective Devices, and Associated

Equipment,’’ specifies requirements for

vehicle lighting for the purposes of

reducing traffic accidents and their

tragic results by providing adequate

roadway illumination, improved vehicle

conspicuity, appropriate information

transmission through signal lamps, in

both day, night, and other conditions of

reduced visibility. For certification and

identification purposes, the Standard

requires the permanent marking of the

letters ‘‘DOT–C2,’’ ‘‘DOT–C3,’’ or

‘‘DOT–C4’’ at least 3mm high at regular

intervals on retroreflective sheeting

material having adequate performance

to provide effective trailer conspicuity.

The manufacturers of new tractors

and trailers are required to certify that

their products are equipped with

retroreflective material complying with

the requirements of the standard. The

Federal Highway Administration Office

of Motor Carrier Safety enforces this and

other standards through roadside

inspections of trucks. There is no

practical field test for the performance

requirements, and labeling is the only

objective way of distinguishing trailer

conspicuity grade material from lower

performance material. Without labeling,

FHWA will not be able to enforce the

performance requirements of the

standard, and the compliance testing of

new tractors and trailers will be

complicated. Labeling is also important

to small trailer manufacturers because it

may help them to certify compliance.

Because wider stripes of material of

lower brightness also can provide the

minimum safety performance, the

marking system serves the additional

role of identifying the minimum stripe

width required for the retroreflective

brightness of the particular material.

Since the differences between the

brightness grades of suitable

retroreflective conspicuity material is

not obvious from inspection, the

marking system is necessary for tractor

and trailer manufacturers and repair

shops to assure compliance and for

FHWA to inspect tractors and trailers in

use.

Permanent labeling is used to identify

retroreflective material having the

minimum properties required for

effective conspicuity of trailers at night.

The information enables the FHWA to

make compliance inspections, and it

aids tractor and trailer owners and

repair shops in choosing the correct

repair materials for damaged tractors

and trailers. It also aids small trailer

manufacturers in certifying compliance

of their products.

The FHWA will not be able to

determine whether trailers are properly

equipped during roadside inspections

without labeling. The use of cheaper

and more common reflective materials,

which are ineffective for the