12828 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 40 / Wednesday, February 28, 2001 / Notices

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Ed Kashuba, 202–366–0160, Office of

Highway Policy Information, Policy

Service Business Unit, Federal Highway

Administration, 400 7th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office

hours are from 6:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Heavy Vehicle Travel

Information System (HVTIS).

Abstract: The FHWA is developing

the HVTIS to analyze the amount and

nature of truck travel at the national and

regional levels. The information would

be used by the FHWA and other DOT

administrations to evaluate changes in

truck travel in order to assess impacts

on highway safety; the role of travel in

economic productivity; impacts of

changes in truck travel on infrastructure

condition; and maintaining our mobility

while protecting the human and natural

environment. In conducting the data

collection, the FHWA will be requesting

that State Departments of

Transportation provide periodic

reporting of vehicle classification and

weight data which they collect as part

of their existing traffic data collection

programs. The majority of States collect

this vehicle weight data periodically

throughout the year using weigh-inmotion devices and also collect vehicle

classification data continuously. The

data will allow transportation

professionals at the Federal, State and

metropolitan levels to make informed

decisions about policies and plans.

Respondents: 51 State Transportation

Departments, including the District of

Columbia.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours:

Data type

Reportings

per year per

site

Number of

sites per

State

Minutes per

site per

reporting

Hours per

year per

State

Site Description ................................................................................................................ 1 60 1 1

Vehicle Classification ....................................................................................................... 12 40 5 40

Truck Weight .................................................................................................................... 1 10 6 1

Total Volume .................................................................................................................... 12 10 4 8

Total Hours per State per Year ............................................................................ .................... .................... .................... 50

FHWA estimates that the average

State DOT operates 40 continuous

vehicle classification installations, an

additional 10 sites that provide

continuous traffic volume data, and 10

weigh-in-motion sites. It is estimated

that processing 48 hours of weigh-inmotion data would take 6 minutes per

site, processing one month of vehicle

classification data would take 5 minutes

per site and processing one month of

continuous traffic volume data would

take 4 minutes per site. The file

describing each of the data collection

sites is to be submitted annually, and it

is estimated that processing will take 1

minute per site. It will take

approximately 50 hours per State per

year to supply the requested

information. Reporting is expected from

each of the State DOTs, as well as the

District of Columbia, which will result

in a total estimate of 2,550 annual

burden hours nationally (51

respondents × 50 hours).

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;

and 49 CFR 1.48.

Dated: February 21, 2001.

James R. Kabel,

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Highway Administration

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB Review

AGENCY: Federal Highway

Administration (FHWA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the

information collection request described

in this notice to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and comment. We published a

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day

public comment period on this

information collection on November 6,

2000 (65 FR 66578). We are required to

publish this notice in the Federal

Register by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995.

DATES: Please submit comments by

March 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments to

the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention: DOT

Desk Officer. You are asked to comment

on any aspect of this information

collection, including: (1) Whether the

proposed collection is necessary for the

FHWA’s performance; (2) the accuracy

of the estimated burdens; (3) ways for

the FHWA to enhance the quality,

usefulness, and clarity of the collected

information; and (4) ways that the

burdens could be minimized, including

the use of electronic technology,

without reducing the quality of the

collected information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Raymond McCormick, (202) 366–4675,

Infrastructure Core Business Unit,

Federal Highway Administration,

Department of Transportation, 400 7th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590–

0001. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m. to

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,

except Federal holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 2125–0501

(Expiration Date: April 30, 2001).

Title: Structure Inventory and

Appraisal Sheet.

Abstract: The National Bridge

Inspection Standards (NBIS) require

bridge inspection and reporting at

regular intervals for all bridges located

on public roads. The bridge inspection

information is provided to the FHWA

on Structure Inventory and Appraisal

(SI&A) Sheets. The NBIS information is

used for multiple purposes, including:

(1) The determination of the condition

of the Nation’s bridges; (2) as a basis for

setting priorities for the replacement or

rehabilitation of bridges under the

Highway Bridge Replacement and

Rehabilitation Program (HBRRP); and

(3) for apportioning HBRRP funds to the

States for bridge replacement or

rehabilitation. In addition, the

information is used for strategic national

defense needs and for preparing the

report to Congress on the status of the

Nation’s highway bridges and funding

under the HBRRP.

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Respondents: 52 State Transportation

Departments, including the District of

Columbia and Puerto Rico.

Frequency: Biannual inspections and

annual reporting.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

540,000 hours. The average burden is

two hours to complete each SI&A sheet

on the approximate 270,000 bridges that

are inspected annually. The total bridge

inventory (rounded to 600,000) requires

biannual inspections; approximately 10

percent, or 30,000 of the 300,000 bridges

that are inspected each year receive an

extended inspection. Some States

voluntarily inspect bridges more

frequently; however, these estimates do

not include this information.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act

of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;

and 49 CFR 1.48.

Dated: February 21, 2001.

James R. Kabel,

Chief, Management Programs and Analysis

Division.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2001–

8907]

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping

Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comment on

proposed collection of information.

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 April 30, 2001.

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, S.W.,

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:

Complete copies of each request for

collection of information may be

obtained at no charge from Walter

Culbreath, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street,

S.W., Room 5208, NAD–40,Washington,

D.C. 20590. Mr. Culbreath’s telephone

number is (202) 366–1566. 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 5 CFR 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:

(1) Title: Fatal Accident Reporting

System (FARS).

OMB Control Number: 2127–0006.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

Government.

Abstract: Under both the Highway

Safety Act of 1966 and the National

Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of

1966, the National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA) has the

responsibility to collect accident data

that support the establishment and

enforcement of motor vehicle

regulations and highway safety

programs. These regulations and

programs are developed to reduce the

severity of injury and the property

damage associated with motor vehicle

accidents. The Fatal Accident Reporting

System (FARS) is a major system that

acquires national fatality information

directly from existing State files and

documents. Since FARS is an on-going

data acquisition system, reviews are

conducted yearly to determine whether

the data acquired are responsive to the

total user population needs. The total

user population includes Federal and

State agencies and the private sector.

Annual changes in the forms are minor

in terms of operation and method of

data acquisition, and do not affect the

reporting burden of the respondent

(State employees utilize existing State

accident files). The changes usually

involve clarification adjustments to aid

statisticians in conducting more precise

analyses and to remove potential

ambiguity for the respondents.

Estimated Annual Burden: 77,400

hours.

Number of Respondents: 52.

(2) Title: Consumer Compliant/Recall

Audit Information.

OMB Control Number: 2127–0008.

Affected Public: Individuals and

households.

Abstract: Chapter 301 of Title 49 of

the United States Code, the Secretary of

Transportation is authorized to require

manufacturers of motor vehicles and

items of motor vehicle equipment to

conduct owner notification and remedy,

i.e., a recall campaign, when it has been

determined that a safety defect exists in

the performance, construction,

components, or materials in motor

vehicles and motor vehicle equipment.

To make this determination, the

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA) solicits

information from vehicle owners which

is used to identify and evaluate possible

safety-related defects and provide the

necessary evidence of the existence of

such a defect. Under the Authority of

Chapter 301 of Title 49 of the United

States Code, the Secretary of

Transportation is authorized to require

manufacturers of motor vehicle and

motor vehicle equipment which do not

comply with the applicable motor

vehicle safety standards or contains a

defect that relates to motor vehicle

safety to notify each owner that their

vehicle contains a safety defect or

noncompliance. Also, the manufacturer

of each such motor vehicle item of