[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31974-31975]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14834]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements, Agency 
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information 
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collections and their expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was 
published on December 26, 2000 [65 FR 81414-81419].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 13, 2001.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Cohen at the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Chief Counsel (NCC-30), 202-
366-5263. 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 5219, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision.
    OMB Number: 2127--0609.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 5 of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, 
Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act (Pub. L. 106-414) 
establishes 49 U.S.C. 30170, which provides for criminal liability in 
circumstances where a person had the intention of misleading the 
Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) regarding safety-related 
defects in motor vehicles or motor vehicle equipment that caused death 
or serious bodily injury. It also contains a ``safe harbor'' that 
allows a person to avoid criminal penalties if that person lacked 
knowledge at the time of the violation that the violation would result 
in an accident causing death or serious bodily injury and if that 
person corrects any improper reports or failure to report to the 
Secretary within a reasonable time.
    Affected Public: Foreign manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor 
vehicle equipment located outside of the United States, which are 
importing these items into the United States.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 18.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
    Comments are invited on: Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the Department, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Departments estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2001.
Herman L. Simms,
Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-14834 Filed 6-12-01; 8:45 am]
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