Federal Register: December 18, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 243)

DOCID: FR Doc 01-31114

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

NOTICE: NOTICES

ACTION: Agency information collection activities:

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.

SUBJECT CATEGORY:

Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 17, 2002.

DOCUMENT 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 60day comment period was published on May 1, 2001 [66 FR 2181321814].

SUMMARY:

Submission for OMB review; comment request,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Title: Consolidated Justification of Owner's Manual Requirements for Motor Vehicles and Equipment.

OMB Number: 21270541.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 30117 authorizes the Secretary to require that manufacturers provide technical information, as for example information directed for publication in a vehicle owner's manual, related to the performance and safety specified in the Federal motor vehicle safety standards for the purposes of educating the consumer and providing safeguards against improper use. Using this authority, the agency issued the following FMVSS and regulations, specifying that certain safety precautions regarding items of motor vehicle equipment appear in the vehicle owner's manual to aid the agency in achieving many of its safety goals.

Affected Public: Individuals, households, business, otherfor profit, notforprofit, farms, Federal Government and State, Local, or Tribal Government.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1371.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

Mary Benn at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Safety Performance Standards (NPS20), 2023662264. 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 5320, Washington, DC 20590.