[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1691-1692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00304]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2014-0081]


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

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 12, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: NHTSA Desk Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access 
to background documents, contact Charlene Doyle, Office of Regulatory 
Analysis and Evaluation, National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., NVS-431, Washington, DC 
20590. Ms. Doyle's phone number is 202-366-1276.

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). In compliance with these requirements, 
this notice announces that the following information collection request 
has been forwarded to OMB. A Federal Register notice requesting 
comments on the following information collection was published on July 
7, 2014 (79 FR 38358). The agency received no comments on that notice.
    Title: Tire Pressure Monitoring System--Outage Rate and Repair 
Costs (TPMS-ORRC).
    OMB Number: 2127-0626.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Abstract: Improperly inflated tires pose a safety risk, increasing 
the chance of skidding, hydroplaning, longer stopping distances, and 
crashes due to flat tires and blowouts. In an effort to decrease the 
number of vehicles with improperly inflated tires, Tire Pressure 
Monitoring Systems (TPMS) were mandated in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standard (FMVSS) No. 138, so that drivers are warned when the pressure 
in one or more of the vehicle's tires has fallen to 25 percent or more 
below the placard pressure, or a minimum level of pressure specified in 
the standard, whichever pressure is higher. Executive Order 12866 
requires Federal agencies to evaluate their existing regulations and 
programs and measure their effectiveness in achieving their objectives. 
Since the phase-in of TPMS, there has been only one evaluation of TPMS. 
This evaluation, the TPMS-SS (OMB #2127-0626), was conducted in 2011 as 
a special study through the infrastructure of the National Automotive 
Sampling System, to collect nationally representative data on how 
effective TPMS was in reducing underinflation in the on-road fleet of 
passenger vehicles. Analysis of the survey results indicated that 
direct TPMS is 55.6-percent effective at preventing severe 
underinflation as defined in FMVSS No. 138. However, effectiveness was 
substantially lower in vehicles that were 6-7 years old at the time of 
the survey. The purpose of this survey, Tire Pressure Monitoring 
System--Outage Rate and Repair Costs (TPMS-ORRC), is to examine why the 
effectiveness of TPMSs in older vehicles is reduced and what can be 
done to increase it. In contrast to previous research on TPMS, this 
information collection request represents a more comprehensive 
investigation of TPMS systems by engaging the general public, 
suppliers, and professional establishments involved in TPMS repair. 
This robust investigation will address key questions concerning the 
operational status of TPMS systems, consumers' attendant knowledge, 
attitudes, and awareness of TPMS

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systems, and the causes and costs of TPMS system malfunction.
    Affected Public: Individuals and businesses.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,354 hours.
    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.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended and 49 CFR 1.95.

Terry T. Shelton,
Associate Administrator, National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2015-00304 Filed 1-12-15; 8:45 am]
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