[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 243 (Tuesday, December 18, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65251-65252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-31114]


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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, DOT.

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 Notice with a 60-day comment period was 
published on May 1, 2001 [66 FR 21813-21814].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 17, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Benn at the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Safety Performance Standards 
(NPS-20), 202-366-2264. 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 5320, Washington, 
DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Consolidated Justification of Owner's Manual Requirements 
for Motor Vehicles and Equipment.
    OMB Number: 2127-0541.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    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.
    Affected Public: Individuals, households, business, other-for-
profit, not-for-profit, farms, Federal Government and State, Local, or 
Tribal Government.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1371.

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 Departments estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility 
and clarity of the information to be

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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 December 3, 2001.
Delmas Johnson,
Acting Associate Administrator for Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-31114 Filed 12-17-01; 8:45 am]
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