[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34953-34954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-17067]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.
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 Requests (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICRs
describe the nature of the information collections and their expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following information collection was
published on April 6, 1998 [63 FR 16854-16856].
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 27, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Robinson, NHTSA Information
Collection Clearance Officer at (202) 366-9456.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
(1) Title: Procedures for Selecting Lines to be Covered by the
Theft Prevention Standard (49 CFR 542).
OMB Control Number: 2127-0539.
Type Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Abstract: The Anti Car Theft Act of 1992 (amended the Motor Vehicle
Theft Law Enforcement Act of 1984 (P.L.98-547) requires this collection
of information. One component of the theft prevention package requires
the Secretary of Transportation (delegated to the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to promulgate a theft prevention
standard for the designation of high-theft vehicle lines. Provisions
delineating the information collection requirements include section
33104, which requires NHTSA to promulgate a rule for the identification
of major component parts for vehicles
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having or expected to have a theft rate above the median rate for all
new passenger motor vehicles (cars, MPVs, and light-duty trucks--6000
lbs GVWR and below) sold in the United States, as well as with major
component parts that are interchangeable with those having high-theft
rate.
The specific lines and parts to be identified 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. The procedures, contained in Part 542
(1) and (2) will be applied to those lines introduced before or after
the 1997 model year (MY).
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,600 hours.
(2) Title: Petitions for Exemption from the Vehicle Theft
Prevention Standard, 49 CFR Part 543.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0542.
Type Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. Chapter 331 requires the Secretary of
Transportation to promulgate a theft prevention standard to provide for
the identification of certain motor vehicles and their major
replacement parts to impede motor vehicle theft. 49 U.S.C. section
33106 provides for an exemption to this identification process by
petitions from manufactures who equip covered vehicles with standard
original equipment anti theft devices, which the Secretary determines
are likely to be as effective in reducing or deterring theft as the
identification system.
Estimated Annual Burden: 192 hours.
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 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.
A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 22, 1998.
Phillip A. Leach,
Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation
[FR Doc. 98-17067 Filed 6-25-98; 8:45 am]
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