Document ID: NHTSA-2013-0028-0001
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids
Posted Date: 2013-04-09T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 68 (Tuesday, April 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 21189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08222]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

[Docket No. DOT-NHTSA-2013-0028]

Agency Requests for Approval of a New Information Collection: 
Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments 
about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approval for a new information collection. The collection 
involves labeling requirements for manufacturers and packagers of brake 
fluids as well as packagers of hydraulic system mineral oils. The 
information to be collected will be used to and/or is necessary to 
insure the following: the contents of the container are clearly stated; 
these fluids are used for their intended purpose only; and, the 
containers are properly disposed of when empty. We are required to 
publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by June 10, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT-NHTSA-
2013-0028] through one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax: 1 (202) 493-2251
     Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. 
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Patrick Hallan, (202) 366-9146, 
NHTSA, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 
Washington, DC, 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0521
    Title: 49 CFR 571.116, Motor Vehicle Brake Fluids
    Form Numbers: N/A
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Background: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 116, ``Motor 
Vehicle Brake Fluid,'' specifies performance and design requirements 
for motor vehicle brake fluids and hydraulic system mineral oils. 
Section 5.2.2 specifies labeling requirements for manufacturers and 
packagers of brake fluids as well as packagers of hydraulic system 
mineral oils. The information on the label of a container of motor 
vehicle brake fluid or hydraulic system mineral oil is necessary to 
insure: the contents of the container are clearly stated; these fluids 
are used for their intended purpose only; and the containers are 
properly disposed of when empty. Improper use or storage of these 
fluids could have dire safety consequences for the operators of 
vehicles or equipment in which they are used.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200
    Estimated Number of Responses: 200
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 7000 hours
    Estimated Frequency: N/A
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the Department's 
performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the 
Department to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized 
without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency 
will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

    Issued on: April 2, 2013.
Christopher J. Bonanti,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2013-08222 Filed 4-8-13; 8:45 am]
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