6556 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 23 / Monday, February 4, 2008 / Notices 

Will the Agency Consider Late 

Comments? 

We will consider all comments 

received before the close of business on 

the comment closing date indicated 

above under DATES. To the extent 

possible, we will also consider 

comments received after that date. 

How Can I Read the Comments 

Submitted By Other People? 

You may read the materials placed in 

the docket for this document (e.g., the 

comments submitted in response to this 

document by other interested persons) 

at any time by going to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for accessing the dockets. 

You may also read the materials at the 

Docket Management Facility by going to 

the street address given above under 

ADDRESSES. The Docket Management 

Facility is open between 9 am and 5 pm 

Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of 

authority at 49 CFR 1.50. 

Issued on: January 29, 2008. 

Stephen R. Kratzke, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. E8–1938 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

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: Notice. 

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 9, 

2007 [72 FR 63650]. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 5, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anetris Campbell at the National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

Office of Rulemaking (NVS–100), 202–

366–0933. 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 

SE., Room W45–331, Washington, DC 

20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

Title: 49 CFR part 552, Petitions for 

Rulemaking, Defects, and 

Noncompliance Orders. 

OMB Number: 2127–0046. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 30162 specifies 

that any ‘‘interested person may file a 

petition with the Secretary of 

Transportation requesting the Secretary 

to begin a proceeding’’ to prescribe a 

motor vehicle safety standard under 49 

U.S.C. chapter 301, or to decide whether 

to issue an order under 49 U.S.C. 

30118(b). 49 U.S.C. 30111 gives the 

Secretary authority to prescribe motor 

vehicle safety standards. 49 U.S.C. 

30118(b) gives the Secretary authority to 

issue an order to a manufacturer to 

notify vehicle or equipment owners, 

purchasers, and dealers of the defect or 

noncompliance and to remedy the 

defect or noncompliance. 

Section 30162 further specifies that 

all petitions filed under its authority 

shall set forth the facts, which it is 

claimed establish that an order is 

necessary and briefly describe the order 

the Secretary should issue. 

Affected Public: Business or other-forprofit. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 20. 

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 on: January 29, 2008. 

Stephen R. Kratzke, 

Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. E8–1939 Filed 2–1–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2007–0043] 

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. 

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 

reinstatements 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 April 4, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to U.S. Department of Transportation 

Dockets, 1200 New Jersey Ave, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Docket No. 

NHTSA–2007–0043. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Keith Williams, Contracting Officer’s 

Technical Representative, Highway 

Safety Specialist, Enforcement and 

Justice Services Division, NTI–122, 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Room W44–231, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before an agency submits a proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

approval, it must 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 regulations (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 


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