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motor vehicle crash. Research has found

that lap/shoulder belts reduce the risk of

fatal injury to front-seat passenger car

occupants by 45 percent and the risk of

moderate-to-critical injury by 50

percent. For light truck occupants, seat

belts reduce the risk of fatal injury by 60

percent and moderate-to-critical injury

by 65 percent.

Buckle Up America (BUA) is a

Presidential Initiative for increasing seat

belt use and child restraint use

nationwide. National goals are to

increase seat belt use to 90 percent by

2005, and reduce child (0–4 years)

occupant fatalities by 25 percent (from

the 1995 number) by 2005. The BUA

strategic plan, developed with input

from both the public and private sectors,

contains four key elements for achieving

the goals: (1) Building public-private

partnerships; (2) enactment of strong

legislation by States; (3) active, high

visibility law enforcement; and (4)

effective public education. Guided by

the strategic plan, the BUA Campaign

carries out regularly scheduled national

mobilizations that combine high

visibility enforcement with education.

The national mobilizations are a

major component of the BUA Campaign.

As such, there is a need to evaluate their

effectiveness. The proposed surveys

would provide pre- and post-test

measures for each mobilization

conducted during the three year period

beginning May 2002. The two measures

would be compared to assess whether

the mobilization activities and messages

penetrated public awareness, whether

the public found the message of

increased enforcement activity credible,

and whether the mobilization affected

attitudes and (self-reported) behavior

concerning restraint use. Many of the

comparisons would need to be made at

the State level because of substantial

differences across States in their

mobilization activities (e.g., intensity of

enforcement efforts, use of media,

publicized support, etc.). NHTSA would

select specific States from which to

draw independent samples based on

their planned mobilization activities.

Description of the Likely Respondents

(Including Estimated Number, and

Proposed Frequency of Response to the

Collection of Information)

Under this proposed effort, a

telephone interview averaging ten

minutes in length would be

administered to randomly selected

members of the general public age 16

and older in telephone households.

There would be a total of 12 survey

waves conducted over a period of three

years (four per year). An average of

13,700 persons would be interviewed

per survey wave. Each survey wave

would be comprised of a national

sample, and multiple independent State

samples. The national sample would be

selected from all 50 States plus the

District of Columbia. The independent

State samples would be composed of

500 persons per State. There would be

an average of 25 independent State

samples per survey wave. Together with

the national sample, there would be an

average of 13,700 interviews per survey

wave. Interviews would be conducted

with persons at residential phone

numbers selected through random digit

dialing. Businesses are ineligible for the

sample and would not be interviewed.

No more than one respondent would be

selected per household. Each member of

the sample would complete one

interview. No respondent would

participate in more than one survey

wave.

Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting

and Record Keeping Burden Resulting

From the Collection of Information

NHTSA estimates that each

respondent in the sample would require

an average of 10 minutes to complete

the telephone interview. The number of

estimated reporting burden hours a year

on the general public (13,700

respondents multiplied by one

interview multiplied by 10 minutes

multiplied by four survey waves) would

be 9,133. The respondents would not

incur any reporting cost from the

information collection. The respondents

also would not incur any record keeping

burden or record keeping cost from the

information collection.

Rose A. McMurray,

Associate Administrator, Office of Traffic

Safety Programs.

[FR Doc. 01–31109 Filed 12–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2000–

6887; Notice 2]

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping

Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comment on

additional collection of information for

an existing collection.

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

reinstatement of previously approved

collections. This document describes

one collection of information for which

NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.

This collection is an additional

collection of information for an existing

collection.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before February 19, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the

docket notice numbers cited at the

beginning of this notice and be

submitted to Docket Management, Room

PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590. Please identify

the proposed collection of information

for which a comment is provided, by

referencing its OMB clearance Number.

It is requested, but not required, that 2

copies of the comment be provided. The

Docket Section is open on weekdays

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information, contact Mr. Roger

Kurrus, Office of Planning and

Consumer Programs, 400 Seventh Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20590. Mr.

Kurrus’ telephone number is (202) 366–

2750. His FAX number is (202) 493–

2290. Please identify the relevant

collection of information by referring to

its OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

before an agency submits a proposed

collection of information to OMB for

approval, it must first 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

regulation (at 5CFR 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

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

(iii) how to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected;

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(iv) how to minimize the burden of

the collection of information on those

who are to respond, including the use

of appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g. permitting

electronic submission of responses.

In compliance with these

requirements, NHTSA asks for public

comments on the following proposed

collections of information:

Title: Tires and Rim Labeling and

Vehicle Placard Requirements.

OMB Control Number: 2127–0503.

Affected Public: Tire and Rim

Manufacturers, Vehicle Manufacturers.

Abstract: Each tire manufacturer and

rim manufacturer must label their tire

and rim with the applicable safety

information. These labeling

requirements ensure that tires are

mounted on the appropriate rims, that

necessary tire recall information is

readily available, and that the rims and

tires are mounted on the vehicles for

which they are intended. Each vehicle

manufacturer must provide labels and

placards to ensure that proper load limit

and tire inflation pressure information

is available. This labeling must be in

accordance with Federal Motor Vehicle

Safety Standards and regulations.

Estimated Annual Burden: 265,702.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

7,608.

Issued on: December 12, 2001.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 01–31115 Filed 12–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA–2001–9477; Notice 2]

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping

Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comment on

additional collection of information for

an existing collection.

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

reinstatement 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 February 19, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the

docket notice numbers cited at the

beginning of this notice and be

submitted to Docket Management, Room

PL–401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590. Please identify

the proposed collection of information

for which a comment is provided, by

referencing its OMB clearance Number.

It is requested, but not required, that 2

copies of the comment be provided. The

Docket Section is open on weekdays

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

further information, contact Roger Saul,

NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room

5320, NPS–11,Washington, DC 20590.

Mr. Saul’s telephone number is (202)

366–1740. Please identify the relevant

collection of information by referring to

its OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

before an agency submits a proposed

collection of information to OMB for

approval, it must first 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

regulation (at 5CFR 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

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used;

(iii) how to enhance the quality,

utility, and clarity of the information to

be collected;

(iv) how to minimize the burden of

the collection of information on those

who are to respond, including the use

of appropriate automated, electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g. permitting

electronic submission of responses.

In compliance with these

requirements, NHTSA asks for public

comments on the following proposed

collections of information:

Title: Consolidated Vehicle Owner’s

Manual Requirements for Motor

Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment.

Type of Request: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

OMB Control Number: 2127–0541.

Affected Public: Individuals,

Households, Business, other for-profit,

Not-for-profit, Farms, Federal

Government and State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 30117 authorizes

the Secretary to require that

manufacturers provide technical

information, as for example information

directed for publication in a vehicle

owner’s manual, related to the

performance and safety specified in the

Federal motor vehicle safety standards

for the purposes of educating the

consumer and providing safeguards

against improper use. Using this

authority, the agency issued the

following FMVSS and regulations,

specifying that certain safety

precautions regarding items of motor

vehicle equipment appear in the vehicle

owner’s manual to aid the agency in

achieving many of its safety goals.

FMVSS No. 108—Lamps, Reflective

Devices, and Associated Equipment

This standard requires that certain

lamps and reflective devices with

certain performance levels be installed

on motor vehicles to assure that the

roadway is properly illuminated, that

vehicles can be readily seen, and the

signals can be transmitted to other

drivers sharing the road, during day,

night and inclement weather. Since the

specific manner in which headlamp aim

is to be performed is not regulated (only

the performance of the device is),

aiming devices manufactured or

installed by different vehicle and

headlamp manufacturers may work in

significantly different ways. As a

consequence, to assure that headlamps

can be correctly aimed, instructions for

proper use must be part of the vehicle

as a label, or optionally, in the vehicle

owner’s manual.

FMVSS 110—Tire Selection and Rims

This standard specifies requirements

for tire selection to prevent tire

overloading. The vehicle’s normal load

and maximum load on the tire shall not

be greater than applicable specified

limits. The standard requires a

permanently affixed vehicle placard

specifying vehicle capacity weight,

designated seating capacity,

manufacturer recommended cold tire

inflation pressure, and manufacturer’s

recommended tire size. The standard