
[Federal Register: March 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 61)]
[Notices]               
[Page 16737]
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-2008-0002]

 
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department 
of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 January 22, 2008 (73 FR. 3799).

DATES: Comments must be submitted to OMB on or before April 28, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, OMB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: 
Desk Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Timian, Recall Management 
Division (NVS-215), Room W46-324, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave., 
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-0209.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Petitions for Hearings on Notification and Remedy of 
Defects.
    OMB Number: 2127-0039.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or individuals.
    Abstract: Sections 30118(e) and 30120(e) of Title 49 of the United 
States Code specify that any interested person may petition NHTSA to 
hold a hearing to determine whether a manufacturer of motor vehicles or 
motor vehicle equipment has met its obligation to notify owners, 
purchasers, and dealers of vehicles or equipment of a safety-related 
defect or noncompliance with a Federal motor vehicle safety standard in 
the manufacturer's products and to remedy that defect or noncompliance.
    To implement these statutory provisions, NHTSA promulgated 49 CFR 
Part 557, Petitions for Hearings on Notification and Remedy of Defects. 
Part 557 establishes procedures providing for the submission and 
disposition of petitions for hearings on the issues of whether the 
manufacturer has met its obligation to notify owners, purchasers, and 
dealers of safety-related defects or noncompliances, or to remedy such 
defect or noncompliance free of charge.
    Estimated annual burden: 1 hour per year (1 petition per year 
requiring 1 hour of effort).
    Number of respondents: 1.
    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 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.
    A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 
days of publication.

    Issued on: March 25, 2008.
Kathleen C. DeMeter,
Director, Office of Defects Investigation.
[FR Doc. E8-6418 Filed 3-27-08; 8:45 am]

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