
[Federal Register: March 14, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 51)]
[Notices]               
[Page 13954]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr14mr08-126]                         


[[Page 13954]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

 
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

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

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 regarding the Procedures for 
Selecting Lines to be Covered by the Theft Prevention Standard 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 September 19, 2007 (72 FR 
53619). The agency received no comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 14, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, 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 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlita Ballard at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of International Policy, 
Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs (NVS-131), 1200 New Jersey Ave., 
SE., West Building, Room W43-439, NVS-131, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. 
Ballard's telephone number is (202) 366-0846. Please identify the 
relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB Control 
Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Procedures for Selecting Lines to be Covered by the Theft 
Prevention Standard (49 CFR 542).
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0539.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Abstract: Manufacturers of light duty trucks must identify new 
model introductions that are likely to be high-theft lines as defined 
in 49 U.S.C. 33104. In 1984, Congress enacted the Motor Vehicle Theft 
Law Enforcement Act (the 1984 Theft Act). As a means to prevent the 
theft of motor vehicles for their parts, the 1984 Theft Act required 
vehicle manufacturers to mark the major parts of ``high-theft'' 
passenger cars and the major replacement parts for those cars. The Anti 
Car Theft Act of 1992 (ACTA) amended the 1984 Theft Act to extend its 
provisions to multipurpose passenger vehicles (MPVs) and light duty 
trucks (LDTs).
    The 1984 Theft Act, as amended by ACTA, requires NHTSA to 
promulgate a theft prevention standard for the designation of high-
theft vehicle lines. The specific lines are to be selected by agreement 
between the manufacturer and the agency. If there is a disagreement of 
the selection, the statute states that the agency shall select such 
lines and parts, after notice to the manufacturer and an opportunity 
for written comment. NHTSA's procedures for selecting high theft 
vehicle lines are contained in 49 CFR Part 542.
    In a final rule published on April 6, 2004, the Federal Motor 
Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard was extended to include all passenger 
cars and multipurpose passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight 
rating of 6,000 pounds or less, regardless of whether they were likely 
to be high or low theft, and to light duty trucks with major parts that 
are interchangeable with a majority of the covered major parts of 
multipurpose passenger vehicles. The final rule became effective 
September 1, 2006.
    Since the new parts-marking final rule became effective, the number 
of petitions requested from manufacturers will increase. NHTSA 
anticipates that there are approximately 7 vehicle manufacturers that 
will request a theft determination, since the effective date of the 
rule, all 7 are still active in the U.S. market and are estimated to 
respond on an annual basis. We anticipate this to remain the average 
number of yearly responses received by the agency.
    NHTSA estimates that the average hours per submittal will be 45, 
for a total annual burden of 315. This decrease from the previous OMB 
inventory of 900 hours. NHTSA estimates that the cost associated with 
the burden hours is a $57.06 per hour, for a total cost of 
approximately $18,000.
    Affected Public: Motor vehicle manufacturers.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: NHTSA estimates that there would be 
no additional cost to motor vehicle manufacturers that would require it 
to comply to this regulation.

    Issued on: March 7, 2008.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
 [FR Doc. E8-5122 Filed 3-13-08; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910-59-P
