[Federal Register: June 26, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 123)]
[Notices]               
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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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