[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5627-5628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-377]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of 
information.

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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 November 15, 2007 [Vol. 72 FR 64275].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 22, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Paul Simmons at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Defects Investigation, 
NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Simmons 
can be contacted at (202)366-2315. Please identify the relevant 
collection of information by referring to its OMB Control Number.

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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
    Title: Reporting of Information and Documents About Potential 
Defects. OMB Number: 2127-0616.
    OMB Number: 2127-0616.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Under Chapter 301 of Title 49 of the United States Code, 
manufacturers of motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle equipment 
are periodically required to submit certain information to NHTSA, 
including information about claims and notices about deaths and serious 
injury, property damage data, communications to customers and others, 
and information on incidents resulting in fatalities or serious 
injuries from possible defects in vehicles or equipment in the United 
States or in identical or substantially similar vehicles or equipment 
in foreign countries. The statute also authorizes NHTSA to require the 
submission of other data that may assist in the identification of 
safety-related defects in vehicles and equipment. Information and 
documents submitted are intended to provide NHTSA with ``early 
warning'' of potential safety related defects in motor vehicles and 
motor vehicle equipment. NHTSA relies on the information provided (as 
well as other relevant information) in deciding whether to open safety 
defect investigations. Please note that the currently approved ICR, 
``Reporting of Information About Foreign Safety Recalls and Campaigns 
Related to Potential Defects'' (OMB Control Number 2127-0620) is 
incorporated with this request for collections.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle 
equipment sold in the U.S.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: The annual burden is estimated to be 
82,381 hours. The estimated annual cost is $8,916,602.

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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 24, 2008.
Kathleen C. DeMeter,
Director, Office of Defects Investigation.
[FR Doc. 08-377 Filed 1-29-08; 8:45 am]
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