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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

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further specifies rim construction

requirements, load limits of nonpneumatic spare tires, and labeling

requirements for non-pneumatic spare

tires, including a required placard.

Owner’s manual information is required

for ‘‘Use of Spare Tire’’. Revision of

FMVSS 110 will require additional

owner’s manual information on the

revised vehicle placard and tire

information label, on revised tire

labeling, and on tire safety and load

limits and terminology.

FMVSS No. 205—Glazing Materials

This standard specifies requirement

for all glazing material used in

windshields, windows, and interior

partitions of motor vehicles. Its purpose

is to reduce the likelihood of lacerations

and to minimize the possibility of

occupants penetrating the windshield in

a crash. More detailed information

regarding the care and maintenance of

such glazing items, as the glass-plastic

windshield is required to be placed in

the vehicle owner’s manual.

FMVSS No. 208—Occupant Crash

Protection

This standard specifies requirements

for both active and passive occupant

crash protection systems for passenger

cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles,

trucks and small buses. Certain safety

features, such as air bags, or the care

and maintenance of air bag systems, are

required to be explained to the owner by

means of the owner’s manual. For

example, the owner’s manual must

describe the vehicle’s air bag system and

provide precautionary information

about the proper positioning of the

occupants, including children. The

owner’s manual must also warn that no

objects, such as shotguns carried in

police cars, should be placed over or

near the air bag covers.

FMVSS No. 210–Seat Belt Assembly

Anchorages

This standard specifies requirements

for seat belt assembly anchorages to

ensure effective occupant restraint and

to reduce the likelihood of failure in a

crash. The standard requires that

manufacturers place the following

information in the vehicle owner’s

manual:

a. an explanation that child restraints

are designed to be secured by means of

the vehicle’s seat belts, and,

b. a statement alerting vehicle owners

that children are always safer in the rear

seat.

FMVSS No. 213—Child Restraint

Systems

This standard specifies requirements

for child restraint systems and requires

that manufacturers provide consumers

with detailed information relating to

child safety in air bag-equipped

vehicles. The vehicle owner’s manual

must include information about the

operation and do’s and don’ts of builtin child seats.

Part 575 Section 103—Camper Loading

This standard requires that

manufacturers of slide-in campers

designed to fit into the cargo bed of

pickup trucks affix a label to each

camper that contains information

relating to certification, identification

and proper loading, and to provide more

detailed loading information in the

owner’s manual of the truck.

Part 575 Section 105—Utility Vehicles

This regulation requires

manufacturers of utility vehicles to alert

drivers that the particular handling and

maneuvering characteristics of utility

vehicles require special driving

practices when these vehicles are

operated on paved roads. For example,

the vehicle owner’s manual is required

to contain a discussion of vehicle design

features that cause this type of vehicle

to be more likely to roll over, and to

include a discussion of driving practices

that can reduce the risk of roll over. A

statement is provided in the regulation

that manufacturers shall include, in its

entirety or equivalent form, in the

vehicle owner’s manual.

Estimated Annual Burden: 1,771

hours.

Number of Respondents: 25.

Issued on: December 12, 2001.

Stephen R. Kratzke,

Associate Administrator for Safety

Performance Standards.

[FR Doc. 01–31116 Filed 12–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

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.

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