2018-10805. Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements  

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    AGENCY:

    National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

    ACTION:

    Notice and request for comments.

    SUMMARY:

    In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 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 its expected burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on February 20, 2018 (83 FR 7297).

    DATES:

    Send comments on or before June 20, 2018.

    ADDRESSES:

    You may send comments, identified by Docket No. NHTSA-2017-0095 by any of the following methods:

    • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for sending comments.
    • Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    • Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Telephone: 1-800-647-5527.
    • Fax: 202-493-2251

    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and docket number for this proposed collection of information. All comments received will be posted without change to https://www.regulations.gov,, including any personal information provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading below.

    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit https://DocketInfo.dot.gov.

    The 60-day notice for this ICR was inadvertently filed in docket NHTSA-2017-0039. The correct docket number is NHTSA-2017-0095.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Alex Ansley, Recall Management Division (NEF-107), NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave., Room W48-301, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone (202) 493-0481. Please identify the relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB Control Number.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 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 Start Printed Page 23524comment 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, See 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; and

    (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 collection of information:

    Title of Collection: Petitions for Hearings on Notification and Remedy of Defects.

    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information collection.

    OMB Control Number: 2127-0039.

    Affected Public: Businesses or others for profit.

    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 noncompliance, or to remedy such defect or noncompliance free of charge.

    Estimated annual burden: During NHTSA's last renewal of this information collection, the agency estimated it would receive one petition a year, with an estimated one hour of preparation for each petition, for a total of one burden hour per year. That estimate remains unchanged with this notice.

    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 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.

    All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval.

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    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50 and 501.8(f).

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    Stephen A. Ridella,

    Director, Office of Defects Investigation.

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    [FR Doc. 2018-10805 Filed 5-18-18; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Published:
05/21/2018
Department:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice and request for comments.
Document Number:
2018-10805
Dates:
Send comments on or before June 20, 2018.
Pages:
23523-23524 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Docket Number NHTSA-2017-0095
PDF File:
2018-10805.Pdf