[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5266-5267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1759]


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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 (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation.

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 document with a 60-day comment period was 
published on September 29, 2004 [69 FR 58219].

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 3, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlita Ballard at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Planning and Consumer 
Standards, (NVS-131), 202-366-0307, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5320, 
Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: 49 CFR Part 542; Procedures for Selecting Lines to be 
Covered by the Theft Prevention Standard.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0539.
    Type of Request: Request for public comment on a previously 
approved collection of information.
    Abstract: The Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 amended the Motor Vehicle 
Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1984 (P.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

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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 theft rate 
above the median rate for all new passenger motor vehicles sold in the 
United States, as well as with major component parts that 
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.
    In a final rule published on April 6, 2004, the Federal Motor 
Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard was extended to include all passenger 
cars and multipurpose passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight 
rating of 6,000 pounds or less, and to light duty trucks with major 
parts that are interchangeable with a majority of the covered major 
parts of multipurpose passenger vehicles. The final rule becomes 
effective September 1, 2006.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 45 hours.

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 Department's 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 January 25, 2005.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 05-1759 Filed 1-31-05; 8:45 am]
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