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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 8 / Wednesday, January 12, 2005 / Notices
Register document with a 60-day
comment period was published on
September 29, 2004 (69 FR 58219).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 11, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Deborah Mazyck at the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
Office of International Policy, Fuel
Economy and Consumer Programs,
(NVS–131), 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Room 5320, Washington, DC 20590. Ms.
Mazyck’s telephone number is 202–
366–4809.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Title: Consolidated Labeling
Requirements for 49 CFR Parts 565, 541,
and 567.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0510.
Type of Request: Request for public
comment on a previously approved
collection of information.
Abstract: NHTSA’s statute at 15
U.S.C. 1392,1397,1401,1407, and 1412
of the National Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 authorizes
the issuance of Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (FMVSS) and the
collection of data which support their
implementation. The agency, in
prescribing an FMVSS, is to consider
available relevant motor vehicle safety
data and to consult with other agencies
as it deems appropriate. Further, the Act
mandates, that in issuing any FMVSS,
the agency should consider whether the
standard is reasonable, practicable and
appropriate for the particular type of
motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle
equipment for which it is prescribed,
and whether such standards will
contribute to carrying out the purpose of
the Act. The Secretary is authorized to
revoke such rules and regulations as
deemed necessary to carry out this
subchapter. Using this authority, the
agency issued the initial FMVSS No.
115, Vehicle Identification Number,
specifying requirements for vehicle
identification numbers to aid the agency
in achieving many of its safety goals.
The standard was amended in August
1978 by extending its applicability to
additional classes of motor vehicles and
by specifying the use of a 30-year, 17character Vehicle Identification Number
(VIN) for worldwide use. The standard
was amended in May 1983 by deleting
portions of FMVSS No. 115 and
reissuing those portions as a general
agency regulation, Part 565.
Subsequently, the standard was
amended again in June 1996 transferring
the text of the FMVSS No. 115 to Part
565, without making any substantive
changes to the VIN requirements as a
result of the proposed consolidation.
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The provision of the Part 565 (amended)
regulation requires vehicle
manufacturers to assign a unique VIN to
each new vehicle and to inform NHTSA
of the code used in forming the VIN.
These regulations apply to all vehicles:
passenger cars, multipurpose passenger
vehicles, trucks, buses, trailers,
incomplete vehicles, and motorcycles.
Part 541
The Motor Vehicle Information and
Cost Savings Act was amended by the
Anti-Car Theft Act of 1992 (Pub.L. 102–
519.) The enacted Theft Act requires
specified parts of high-theft vehicle to
be marked with vehicle identification
numbers. In a final rule published on
April 6, 2004, the Federal Motor Vehicle
Theft Prevention Standard was
extended to include all passenger cars
and multipurpose passenger vehicles
with a gross vehicle weight rating of
6,000 pounds or less, and to light duty
trucks with major parts that are
interchangeable with a majority of the
covered major parts of multipurpose
passenger vehicles. Each major
component part must be either labeled
or affixed with the VIN and its
replacement component part must be
marked with the DOT symbol, the letter
(R) and the manufacturers’ logo. The
final rule becomes effective September
1, 2006.
Part 565
This part specifies the format, content
and physical requirements for a VIN
system and its installation to simplify
vehicle identification information
retrieval and to increase the accuracy
and efficiency of vehicle recall
campaigns.
Part 567
This part specifies the content and
location of, and other requirements for,
the certification label or tag to be affixed
to motor vehicles and motor vehicle
equipment. Specifically, the VIN is
required to appear on the certification
label. Additionally, this certificate will
provide the consumer with information
to assist him or her in determining
which of the Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards are applicable to the
vehicle or equipment, and its date of
manufacturer.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: Hour
burden: 1,079,037. Cost burden:
$75,680,000.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30
days, to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
PO 00000
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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 most effective
if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
Issued in Washington, DC, on: January 6,
2005.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Release of Waybill Data
The Surface Transportation Board has
received a request from Zuckert Scoutt
& Rasenberger on behalf of the Norfolk
Southern Railway Company (WB568–
4—12/30/2004) for permission to use
certain data from the Board’s 2003
Carload Waybill Sample. A copy of the
requests may be obtained from the
Office of Economics, Environmental
Analysis, and Administration.
The waybill sample contains
confidential railroad and shipper data;
therefore, if any parties object to these
requests, they should file their
objections with the Director of the
Board’s Office of Economics,
Environmental Analysis, and
Administration within 14 calendar days
of the date of this notice. The rules for
release of waybill data are codified at 49
CFR 1244.9.
Contact: Mac Frampton, (202) 565–
1541.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Release of Waybill Data
The Surface Transportation Board has received a request from
Zuckert Scoutt & Rasenberger on behalf of the Norfolk Southern Railway
Company (WB568-4--12/30/2004) for permission to use certain data from
the Board's 2003 Carload Waybill Sample. A copy of the requests may be
obtained from the Office of Economics, Environmental Analysis, and
Administration.
The waybill sample contains confidential railroad and shipper data;
therefore, if any parties object to these requests, they should file
their objections with the Director of the Board's Office of Economics,
Environmental Analysis, and Administration within 14 calendar days of
the date of this notice. The rules for release of waybill data are
codified at 49 CFR 1244.9.
Contact: Mac Frampton, (202) 565-1541.
Vernon A. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-598 Filed 1-11-05; 8:45 am]
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