Document ID: NHTSA-2011-0169-0005
Agency: nhtsa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
Posted Date: 2013-03-13T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16039-16040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05750]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-2011-0169]

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comment on obtaining vehicle information 
for the general public; Correction.

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SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from 
the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB). 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 is being forwarded to OMB for 
review and comments. A Federal Register notice (77 FR 11621) with a 60-
day comment period soliciting comments on the proposed information 
collection for the agency's new consumer Vehicle-child restraint system 
(CRS) Fit program and consolidation of existing collection of vehicle 
safety information (OMB Control Number 2127-0629) was published on 
February 27, 2012. The February 2012 ``Request for comments'' notice 
described a new collection of information for which NHTSA intend to 
seek OMB approval concerning recommendations from vehicle manufacturers 
regarding child restraint systems (CRSs) that fit in their individual 
vehicles. Furthermore, NHTSA planned to combine the new information 
collection with an existing collection for obtaining vehicle 
information for consumer information purposes. The agency received 
comments from the public on the new and existing collection of 
information. However, since the agency has not published its final 
decision on the new consumer information program, it is not able at 
this time to address comments received from the public regarding the 
new provisions for the collection of information on vehicle-CRS 
matchups from vehicle manufacturers. Thus, this ``Correction'' notice 
now focuses on renewing the existing collection of vehicle safety 
information and only addresses comments received from that information 
collection. Comments pertaining to the new Vehicle-CRS Fit Program will 
be addressed at a later time in a new submission, when the agency 
publishes its final decision on the new program.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 12, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Complete copies of each request for 
collection of information may be obtained at no charge from Johanna 
Lowrie, U.S. Department of Transportation, NHTSA, Room W43-410, 1200 
New Jersey Ave SE., Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Lowrie's telephone number 
is (202) 366-5269. Please identify the relevant collection of 
information by referring to its OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Obtaining Vehicle Information for the General Public.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0629.
    Type of Request: Information Collection Renewal.
    Affected Public: Manufacturers that sell motor vehicles in the 
United States that have a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 10,000 
pounds or less.
    Abstract: NHTSA's mission is to save lives, prevent injury, and 
reduce motor vehicle crashes. Consumer information programs are an 
important tool for improving vehicle safety through market forces. For 
over 30 years, under its New Car Assessment Program, NHTSA has been 
providing consumers with vehicle safety information such as frontal and 
side crash results, rollover propensity, and the availability of a wide 
array of safety features provided on each vehicle model. In addition, 
the agency has been using this safety feature information when 
responding to consumer inquiries and analyzing rulemaking petitions 
that requested the agency to mandate certain safety features.
    NHTSA has another information collection to obtain data related to 
motor vehicle compliance with the agency's Federal motor vehicle safety 
standards. Although the consumer information collection data is 
distinct and unique from the compliance data, respondents to both 
collections are the same. Thus, the consumer information collection is 
closely coordinated with the compliance collection to enable responders 
to assemble the data more efficiently. The burden is further made 
easier by sending out electronic files to the respondents in which the 
data is entered and electronically returned to the agency.
    The consumer information collected will be used on the agency's 
www.safercar.gov Web site, in the ``Purchasing with Safety in Mind: 
What to look for when buying a new vehicle'' and ``Buying a Safer Car 
for Child Passengers'' brochures, in other consumer publications, as 
well as for internal agency analyses and response to consumer 
inquiries.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 800 hours.

ADDRESSES: Respondents may send comments, within 30 days, regarding the 
burden estimate, including suggestions for reducing the burden, 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 existing collection of 
information is still necessary for the proper performance of the 
functions of the agency, including whether the information will have 
practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
of the existing 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.
    Comments to OMB are most effective if OMB receives them within 30 
days of publication.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of authority at 49 CFR 
1.50

    Issued on: March 7, 2013.
Christopher J. Bonanti,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2013-05750 Filed 3-12-13; 8:45 am]
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