

[Federal Register: November 15, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 220)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-2007-0035 Draft ID 0001]

 
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of 
information.

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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). 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 the collection of information under the 
Early Warning Reporting requirements enacted by the Transportation 
Recall Effectiveness, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act, 
Pub. L. 106-414, for which NHTSA, intends to seek OMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 14, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the docket and notice numbers cited 
at the beginning of this notice and be submitted to Docket Management, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 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 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 Mr. Paul 
Simmons, Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Simmons can be contacted at 
(202) 366-2315. 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: Reporting of Information and Documents about Potential 
Defects--49 CFR part 579.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0616
    Affected Public: Manufacturers of motor vehicles and motor vehicle 
equipment.
    Abstract: Under Chapter 301 of the Title 49 of the United States 
Code, manufacturers of motor vehicles and items of motor vehicle 
equipment are periodically required to submit certain information to 
NHTSA, including information about claims and notices about deaths and 
serious injury, property damage data, communications to customers and 
others, and information on Safety Recalls and Campaigns in foreign 
countries covering vehicles or equipment that are identical or 
substantially similar to vehicles or equipment sold or offered for sale 
in the United States. The statute also authorized NHTSA to require the 
submission of other data that may assist in the identification of 
safety-related defects in vehicles and equipment. Review of the 
documents submitted is intended to provide NHTSA with ``early warning'' 
of potential safety-related defects in motor vehicles and motor vehicle 
equipment. NHTSA will rely on the information provided (as well as 
other relevant information) in deciding

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whether to open safety defect investigations.
    Estimated Annual Burden: The annual burden is estimated to be 
84,218 hours. The estimated annual cost is $8,105,551.
    Number of Respondents: 542.
    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.

Daniel C. Smith,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. E7-22265 Filed 11-14-07; 8:45 am]

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