[Federal Register: March 3, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 42)]
[Notices]
[Page 10097-10098]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-2004-17067]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Request for public comment on an extension of a currently
approved collection.
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SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from
the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit
public comment on proposed collections of information, including
extensions and reinstatements of previously approved collections.
This document describes one collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Comments must be received on or before May 3, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the docket notice number cited at the
beginning of this notice and be submitted to U.S. Department of
Transportation Dockets, Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. Please identify the proposed collection of
information for which a comment is provided, by referencing its OMB
Control Number. It is requested, but not required, that 2 copies of the
comments be provided. The Docket Section is open on weekdays from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Complete copies of each request for
collection of information may be obtained at no charge from Ms.
Henrietta L. Spinner, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 5320, NVS-
132, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Spinner's telephone number is (202) 366-
0846. Please identify the relevant collection of information by
referring to its OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB
for approval, it must publish a document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise consult with members of
the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of
information. OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must be
included in such a document. Under OMB's regulation (at 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 public comments
on the following proposed collection of information:
Title: 49 CFR 537--Automotive Fuel Economy Reports.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0019.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
Form Number: This collection of information uses no standard form.
Abstract: Section 32907 of Chapter 329 of Title 49 of the United
States Code requires each automobile manufacturer (other than those low
volume manufacturers which were granted an alternative fuel economy
standard under section 32902 (d)) to submit semi-annual reports to the
agency relating to that manufacturer's efforts to comply with average
fuel economy standards. One report is due during the 30-day period
preceding the beginning of each model year (the ``pre-model year
report'') and the other is due during the
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30-day period beginning on the 180th day of the model year (the ``mid-
model year report'').
Section 32907 (a)(1) of Chapter 329 provides that each report must
contain a statement as to whether the manufacturer will comply with
average fuel economy standards for that year, a plan describing the
steps the manufacturer took or will take to comply with the standards,
and any other information the agency may require. Whenever a
manufacturer determines that a plan it has submitted in one of its
reports is no longer adequate to assure compliance, it must submit a
revised plan.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,300 hours.
Number of Respondents: 17.*
*Note: NHTSA anticipates a total of 40 responses may be filed by
the 17 respondents, which most respondents will respond
semiannually; however, a few respondents may respond thrice with
amendments.
Issued on: February 27, 2004.
Claude H. Harris,
Director, Office of Crash Avoidance Standards.
[FR Doc. 04-4771 Filed 3-2-04; 8:45 am]
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