[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 249 (Friday, December 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 67352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-32014]


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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 August 16, 2001, 66 FR 43037.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 28, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heidi L. Coleman at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Chief Counsel, NCC-30, 
202-366-1834, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5219, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration (NHTSA)
    Title: 49 CFR Part 512, Confidential Business Information.
    OMB Number: 2127-0025.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: NHTSA's statutory authority under title 49 of the United 
States Code prohibits the agency, with certain exceptions, from making 
public confidential information which it obtains. On the other hand, 
the Administrative Procedure Act requires all agencies to make public 
all non-confidential information upon request (5 U.S.C. 552) and all 
agency rules to be supported by substantial evidence in the public 
record (5 U.S.C. 705). It is therefore important for the agency to 
determine promptly whether or not information it obtains should be 
accorded confidential treatment.
    NHTSA promulgated 49 CFR part 512, Confidential Business 
Information, to establish the procedure by which NHTSA will consider 
claims that information submitted to the agency, or which it otherwise 
obtains, is confidential business information. Because of part 512, 
both NHTSA and the submitters of information for which confidential 
treatment is requested are able to ensure that confidentiality requests 
are properly substantiated and expeditiously processed.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit, individuals or 
households.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1064 hours.

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.
    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.

    Dated: Washington, DC, November 29, 2001.
John Womack,
Acting Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 01-32014 Filed 12-27-01; 8:45 am]
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