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August 1995, TVA issued a ROD stating
the agency decision to complete WBN
Unit 1. In 1998, TVA prepared an
Environmental Assessment (EA) and
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) for a project to provide
supplemental condenser cooling water
to WBN for the purpose of increasing
power generation from Unit 1 that was
constrained by cooling tower
performance.
TVA participated as a cooperating
agency with the Department of Energy
(DOE) on an environmental review
evaluating the production of tritium at
one or more commercial light water
reactors (CLWRs) to ensure safe and
reliable tritium supply for U.S. defense
needs. In March 1999, the Secretary of
the DOE designated the TVA Watts Bar
and Sequoyah Nuclear Plants as the
Preferred Alternative for CLWR tritium
production in the CLWR EIS. DOE
issued its Record of Decision (ROD) in
May of 1999. TVA subsequently issued
its own Notice of Adoption and ROD for
the Final EIS in May of 2000. Tritium
production subsequently began at WBN
Unit 1 in 2003. TVA’s proposed
completion and operation of WBN Unit
2 does not include provision for tritium
production, however pertinent
information on spent nuclear fuel
management is included in the CLWR
EIS. As appropriate, TVA intends to
incorporate, utilize, and update
information from these earlier plantspecific analyses for the present
Supplemental EIS.
In December 1995, TVA also
completed a comprehensive
environmental review of alternative
means of meeting demand for power on
the TVA system through the year 2020.
This review was in the form of a Final
EIS titled the Integrated Resource Plan
—Energy Vision 2020. Completion of
WBN Unit 2 was evaluated in this Final
EIS. To address future demand for
electricity, TVA decided to rely on a
portfolio of energy resource options,
including new generation and
conservation. Because of uncertainties
about performance and cost, completion
of WBN Unit 2 was not included in the
portfolio of resource options. In the
Integrated Resource Plan, TVA made
conservative assumptions about the
capacity factor (roughly how much a
unit would be able to run) nuclear units
generally would achieve and this
capacity factor was used in conducting
the economic analyses of nuclear
resource options. TVA nuclear units,
consistent with U.S. nuclear industry
performance, now routinely exceed this
earlier assumed capacity factor, which
changes the earlier analyses and will be
taken into account in the current
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consideration of completing WBN Unit
2.
In February of 2004, TVA issued a
Final EIS for its Reservoir Operations
Study (ROS) evaluating the potential
environmental impacts of alternative
ways for operating the agency’s
reservoir system to produce overall
greater public value for the people of the
Tennessee Valley. That Final EIS review
included provision of adequate water
supply for reliable, efficient operation of
TVA generating facilities, such as WBN,
within their operating limits of National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) and other permits. A ROD for
the ROS Final EIS was subsequently
issued in May of 2004.
TVA will incorporate assumptions for
reservoir operations resulting from the
ROS Final EIS review in the present
evaluation.
Proposed Action and Need for Power
The proposal under consideration by
TVA is to meet the demand for
additional baseload capacity on the
TVA system and maximize the use of
existing assets by completing and
operating WBN Unit 2 alongside its
sister unit, WBN Unit 1 that has been
operating since 1996. The
environmental impacts of other energy
resource options were evaluated as part
of TVA’s Energy Vision 2020 Final EIS.
As part of the present supplemental
environmental review, TVA will update
the Need for Power analysis, as well as
consider any new environmental
information.
Preliminary Identification of
Environmental Issues
This Supplemental EIS will discuss
the need to complete WBN Unit 2 and
will update information on existing
environmental, cultural, recreational,
and socioeconomic resources, as
appropriate. The Supplemental EIS will
also update the analysis of potential
environmental impacts resulting from
construction, operation, and
maintenance of WBN Unit 2, and the
total impacts occurring with concurrent
operation of WBN Unit 1. The update of
potential environmental impacts will
include, but not necessarily be limited
to, the potential impacts on water
quality, vegetation, wildlife, aquatic
ecology, endangered and threatened
species, floodplains, wetlands, land use,
cultural and historic resources,
socioeconomics, spent fuel
management, and radiological impacts,
as well as an analysis of severe accident
mitigation alternatives. Information
from TVA’s and NRC’s previous
environmental reviews (described
above) that is relevant to the current
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assessment would be incorporated by
reference and appropriately summarized
in the Supplemental EIS.
Public and Agency Participation
This Supplemental EIS is being
prepared to update information and to
inform decision-makers and the public
about the potential environmental
impacts of completing and operating
WBN Unit 2. The Supplemental EIS
process also will provide the public an
opportunity to comment on TVA’s
analyses. Other federal, state, and local
agencies and governmental entities will
be asked to comment, including the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, and the Tennessee
Department of Environmental and
Conservation.
TVA will invite the public and
agencies to submit written, verbal or email comments on the draft
Supplemental EIS. It is anticipated the
draft Supplemental EIS will be released
in the spring of 2007. Notice of
availability of the Supplemental EIS
will be published in the Federal
Register, as well as announced in local
news media. TVA expects to release a
final Supplemental EIS in the summer
of 2007.
Dated: November 28, 2006.
Kathryn J. Jackson,
Executive Vice President, River System
Operations & Environment.
[FR Doc. E6–20761 Filed 12–6–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8120–08–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2006–
26251]
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping
Requirements
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: 60-day Notice—Request for
public comment on proposed collection
of information.
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
(PRA), before seeking OMB approval,
Federal agencies must solicit public
comment on proposed collections of
information. In this case, the
information collection consists of a load
carrying capacity label applied to all
motor homes and recreation vehicle
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(RV) trailers and a load carrying
capacity modification label which
corrects original load carrying capacity
information on all RVs and light
vehicles when significant additional
weight is added between final vehicle
certification and first retail sale. The
load carrying capacity modification
label is an alternative to current
methods of information correction
which requires the original label to be
replaced. A PRA 60-day notice was
included with the published notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on
October 31, 2005 (70 FR 51707),
however, since the original notice was
a year old and the PRA burden
information has been updated, NHTSA
decided to publish a second 60-day
notice. This notice is related only to
obtaining OMB information collection
approval under the PRA and is not part
of or a substitute for the final rule
amending FMVSS Nos. 110 and 120 by
adding load carrying capacity
requirements which should be
published in the near future.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 5, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted in writing to: Docket
Management, Room PL–401, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC,
20590. Alternatively, comments may be
submitted electronically by logging onto
the Docket Management System. The
Web site can be accessed at https://
dms.dot.gov. Click on ‘‘Help’’ to view
instructions on how to make an
electronic submission. Regardless of
how comments are submitted, the
docket number of this document must
be mentioned. The Docket Management
Office hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday except Federal
holidays and may be contacted by
calling 202–366–9324.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William D. Evans, NHTSA, NVS–123,
Room 5320i, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC, 20590. Mr. Evans may
also be reached by calling 202–366–
2272.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a collection of
information to OMB for approval, it
must first 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. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing
what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB’s regulation (5
CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for
public comment on the following:
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(i) Whether the proposed collection of
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;
(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.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed
collection of information for which the
agency is seeking OMB approval.
Title: Load Carrying Capacity Label
for Motor Homes and RV Trailers.
OMB Control Number: New.
Affected Public: Manufacturers and
Dealers of Motor Homes and RV
Trailers.
Form Number: No standard form will
be used in this collection.
Abstract: Information collection
under this proposal consists of a load
carrying capacity label applied to all
motor homes and recreation vehicle
(RV) trailers. The information collection
also involves a load carrying capacity
modification label which corrects
original load carrying capacity
information on all RVs and light
vehicles when significant additional
weight is added between final vehicle
certification and first retail sale. The
load carrying capacity modification
label is a voluntary alternative to
current requirements which states that
the original label or placard must be
replaced when additional weight is
added. A PRA 60-day notice was
included with the published NPRM on
August 31, 2005 (70 FR 51707),
however, since the original notice was
a year old and the PRA burden
information has been updated, NHTSA
decided to publish a second 60-day
notice. This notice is related only to
obtaining OMB information collection
approval under the PRA and is not part
of or a substitute for the final rule
amending FMVSS Nos. 110 and 120 by
adding load carrying capacity
requirements which should be
published in the near future.
Our estimates of the burden that this
rulemaking imparts on all motor home
and RV trailer manufacturers and
manufacturers of light vehicles other
than motor homes are given below.
There is no burden to the general
public. RV estimates are based on the
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fact that approximately 95% of all RV
manufacturers currently belong to RVIA
and already voluntarily apply load
carrying capacity labels to the vehicles
they produce. When this proposal
becomes a final rule and the final rule
becomes effective, it is predicted that
these 95% of RVs will replace the
current voluntary label with the NHTSA
label at no additional cost. Therefore,
any additional cost for information
collection imparted by this final rule is
a result of the remaining 5% of RV
manufacturers to apply load carrying
capacity labels and the cost to RV
dealers/service facilities that choose to
apply the load carrying capacity
modification label. The cost to
manufacturers of light vehicles other
than RVs is minimal as most vehicles
will not exceed a predetermined
threshold for compliance that dealers/
service facilities will not be required to
update load carrying capacity
information. The additional cost for
information collection to light vehicle
manufacturers other than RV
manufacturers result from those who
choose to correct load carrying capacity
information by applying the load
carrying capacity modification label.
The label is not mandatory; it is simply
an alternative to correcting load carrying
capacity information by replacing or
updating the original tire placard/label
when the added weight threshold is
exceeded.
The following are the cost and hour
burden estimates resulting from the
proposed load carrying capacity
information requirements. Numbers are
based on 2005 estimates.
RV manufacturers and manufacturers
of light vehicles other than RVs already
have the following knowledge,
information and resources and therefore
these items will not impose any
additional cost and/or hour burden.
Vehicle gross vehicle weight rating
(GVWR).
Means to print or procure labels.
Scale system for weighing vehicles.
Estimated annual hour burden to the
5% of RV manufacturers that are not
RVIA members to weigh an RV in order
to determine unloaded vehicle weight
(UVW):
Estimated labor hours to weigh an RV
= .16 hours/RV.
Approximately 419,500 RVs shipped
in 2005.
It is estimated that 5%, or 20,975 RVs/
year, currently do not voluntarily
display CCC information, as their
manufacturers are not members of
RVIA.
20,975 RVs/year × .16 hours/RV =
3,356 hours/year.
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Estimated annual cost to the 5% of
RV manufacturers that are not RVIA
members to procure or produce motor
home load carrying capacity labels and
RV trailer cargo carrying capacity
labels:
Estimated cost to produce labels =
$0.15/RV.
Approximately 419,500 RVs shipped
in 2005.
It is estimated that 5%, or 20,975 RVs/
year, currently do not voluntarily
display CCC information, as their
manufacturers are not members of
RVIA.
20,975 RVs/year × $0.15/RV = $3,146/
year.
Estimated annual hour burden to the
5% of RV manufacturers that are not
RVIA members to install motor home
load carrying capacity labels and RV
trailer cargo carrying capacity labels:
Estimated labor hours to install labels
= .02 hours/RV.
Approximately 419,500 RVs shipped
in 2005.
It is estimated that 5%, or 20,975 RVs/
year, currently do not voluntarily
display CCC information, as their
manufacturers are not members of
RVIA.
20,975 RVs/year × .02 hours/RV = 420
hours/year.
Estimated annual cost to RV
manufacturers to procure or produce
the load carrying capacity modification
labels when necessary:
Estimated cost to procure or produce
labels = $0.05/RV.
Approximately 419,500 RVs shipped
in 2005.
An estimated 25%, or 104,875 RVs/
year, will receive the CCC modification
label.
104,875 RVs/year × $0.05/RV =
$5,245/year.
Estimated annual hour burden to RV
manufacturers to install the load
carrying capacity modification labels
when necessary:
Estimated labor hours to install labels
= .02 hours/RV.
Approximately 419,500 RVs shipped
in 2005.
An estimated 25%, or 104,875 RVs/
year, will receive the CCC modification
label.
104,875 RVs/year × .02 hours/RV =
2,098 hours/year.
Estimated annual cost to light vehicle
manufacturers to procure or produce
the load carrying capacity modification
labels when necessary:
Estimated cost to procure or produce
labels = $0.05/light vehicle.
Approximately 17,000,000 light
vehicles shipped in 2005.
An estimated 1%, or 170,000 light
vehicles/year, will receive the CCC
modification label.
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170,000 light vehicles/year × $0.05/
light vehicle = $8,500/year.
Estimated annual hour burden to light
vehicle manufacturers to insert values
and install the load carrying capacity
modification labels when necessary/
desired:
Estimated labor hours to install labels
= .02 hours/light vehicle.
Approximately 17,000,000 light
vehicles shipped in 2005.
An estimated 1%, or 170,000 light
vehicles/year, will receive the CCC
modification label.
170,000 light vehicles/year × .02
hours/light vehicle = 3,400 hours/year.
Total estimated Annual Burden: 9,274
hours.
Number of Respondents: 99.
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.
Issued on: December 1, 2006.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 06–9560 Filed 12–6–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–59–M
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
[STB Finance Docket No. 34953]
Midtown TDR Ventures LLC—
Acquisition Exemption—American
Premier Underwriters, Inc., The
Owasco River Railway, Inc., and
American Financial Group, Inc.
Midtown TDR Ventures LLC, a
noncarrier, filed a notice of exemption
under 49 CFR 1150.31 to acquire 156
miles of rail line and certain assets
related to Grand Central Terminal in
New York City (collectively, Properties)
from American Premier Underwriters,
Inc. (APU), a noncarrier, APU’s wholly
owned subsidiary, The Owasco River
Railway, Inc., a noncarrier, and APU’s
parent, American Financial Group, Inc.,
a noncarrier, (collectively, Sellers). The
acquired rail line, referred to as the
‘‘Harlem-Hudson Line,’’ extends from
milepost 0.0 at Grand Central Terminal
in New York City to milepost 5.2 at Mott
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Junction, thereafter, diverging in two
directions, with one line running north
to milepost 75.7 at Poughkeepsie, NY,
and a second line proceeding east to
milepost 11.8 at Woodlawn Junction,
then north to milepost 82.0 at Wassaic,
NY.
Midtown will acquire a fee simple
interest in the Properties, subject to an
existing long-term lease to Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (MTA), which
grants MTA exclusive control over the
Harlem-Hudson Line (MTA lease).1
Midtown indicates that it will not
provide any transportation services or
acquire a common carrier obligation to
provide freight rail service on the
Properties.2
Freight rail service over the HarlemHudson Line is provided pursuant to
trackage rights agreements MTA has
entered into with CSX Transportation,
Inc. (CSXT), and the Delaware and
Hudson Railway Company, Inc. (D&H).
Midtown indicates that, like the MTA
lease, the CSXT and D&H trackage rights
agreements will remain in place
following the consummation of the
proposed transaction, and will be
unaffected by this transaction.
Midtown certifies that its projected
annual freight revenues as a result of
this transaction will not exceed $5
million, and will not result in the
creation of a Class II or Class I rail
carrier.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the transaction.
An original and 10 copies of all
pleadings, referring to STB Finance
Docket No. 34953, must be filed with
the Surface Transportation Board, 1925
K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20423–
0001. In addition, a copy of each
pleading must be served on George W.
Mayo, Jr., Hogan & Hartson LLP, 555
Thirteenth Street, NW., Washington, DC
20004–1109.
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at https://
www.stb.dot.gov.
Decided: November 30, 2006.
1 The MTA lease term expires on February 28,
2274. MTA uses the Harlem-Hudson Line to
provide commuter service through its subsidiary,
Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company.
2 Simultaneously with the filing of this notice,
Midtown has filed a motion to dismiss the notice
of exemption in this proceeding, arguing that the
Board lacks jurisdiction over the proposal. The
motion will be addressed in a subsequent Board
decision.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-2006-26251]
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: 60-day Notice--Request for public comment on proposed
collection of information.
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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 (PRA), before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must
solicit public comment on proposed collections of information. In this
case, the information collection consists of a load carrying capacity
label applied to all motor homes and recreation vehicle
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(RV) trailers and a load carrying capacity modification label which
corrects original load carrying capacity information on all RVs and
light vehicles when significant additional weight is added between
final vehicle certification and first retail sale. The load carrying
capacity modification label is an alternative to current methods of
information correction which requires the original label to be
replaced. A PRA 60-day notice was included with the published notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on October 31, 2005 (70 FR 51707), however,
since the original notice was a year old and the PRA burden information
has been updated, NHTSA decided to publish a second 60-day notice. This
notice is related only to obtaining OMB information collection approval
under the PRA and is not part of or a substitute for the final rule
amending FMVSS Nos. 110 and 120 by adding load carrying capacity
requirements which should be published in the near future.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 5, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted in writing to: Docket Management,
Room PL-401, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, 20590.
Alternatively, comments may be submitted electronically by logging onto
the Docket Management System. The Web site can be accessed at https://
dms.dot.gov. Click on ``Help'' to view instructions on how to make an
electronic submission. Regardless of how comments are submitted, the
docket number of this document must be mentioned. The Docket Management
Office hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday except
Federal holidays and may be contacted by calling 202-366-9324.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William D. Evans, NHTSA, NVS-123, Room
5320i, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, 20590. Mr. Evans may
also be reached by calling 202-366-2272.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a collection of information to OMB for
approval, it must first 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. The OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must
be included in such a document. Under OMB's regulation (5 CFR
1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment on the following:
(i) Whether the proposed collection of 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;
(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.
In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed collection of information for which
the agency is seeking OMB approval.
Title: Load Carrying Capacity Label for Motor Homes and RV
Trailers.
OMB Control Number: New.
Affected Public: Manufacturers and Dealers of Motor Homes and RV
Trailers.
Form Number: No standard form will be used in this collection.
Abstract: Information collection under this proposal consists of a
load carrying capacity label applied to all motor homes and recreation
vehicle (RV) trailers. The information collection also involves a load
carrying capacity modification label which corrects original load
carrying capacity information on all RVs and light vehicles when
significant additional weight is added between final vehicle
certification and first retail sale. The load carrying capacity
modification label is a voluntary alternative to current requirements
which states that the original label or placard must be replaced when
additional weight is added. A PRA 60-day notice was included with the
published NPRM on August 31, 2005 (70 FR 51707), however, since the
original notice was a year old and the PRA burden information has been
updated, NHTSA decided to publish a second 60-day notice. This notice
is related only to obtaining OMB information collection approval under
the PRA and is not part of or a substitute for the final rule amending
FMVSS Nos. 110 and 120 by adding load carrying capacity requirements
which should be published in the near future.
Our estimates of the burden that this rulemaking imparts on all
motor home and RV trailer manufacturers and manufacturers of light
vehicles other than motor homes are given below. There is no burden to
the general public. RV estimates are based on the fact that
approximately 95% of all RV manufacturers currently belong to RVIA and
already voluntarily apply load carrying capacity labels to the vehicles
they produce. When this proposal becomes a final rule and the final
rule becomes effective, it is predicted that these 95% of RVs will
replace the current voluntary label with the NHTSA label at no
additional cost. Therefore, any additional cost for information
collection imparted by this final rule is a result of the remaining 5%
of RV manufacturers to apply load carrying capacity labels and the cost
to RV dealers/service facilities that choose to apply the load carrying
capacity modification label. The cost to manufacturers of light
vehicles other than RVs is minimal as most vehicles will not exceed a
predetermined threshold for compliance that dealers/service facilities
will not be required to update load carrying capacity information. The
additional cost for information collection to light vehicle
manufacturers other than RV manufacturers result from those who choose
to correct load carrying capacity information by applying the load
carrying capacity modification label. The label is not mandatory; it is
simply an alternative to correcting load carrying capacity information
by replacing or updating the original tire placard/label when the added
weight threshold is exceeded.
The following are the cost and hour burden estimates resulting from
the proposed load carrying capacity information requirements. Numbers
are based on 2005 estimates.
RV manufacturers and manufacturers of light vehicles other than RVs
already have the following knowledge, information and resources and
therefore these items will not impose any additional cost and/or hour
burden.
Vehicle gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR).
Means to print or procure labels.
Scale system for weighing vehicles.
Estimated annual hour burden to the 5% of RV manufacturers that are
not RVIA members to weigh an RV in order to determine unloaded vehicle
weight (UVW):
Estimated labor hours to weigh an RV = .16 hours/RV.
Approximately 419,500 RVs shipped in 2005.
It is estimated that 5%, or 20,975 RVs/year, currently do not
voluntarily display CCC information, as their manufacturers are not
members of RVIA.
20,975 RVs/year x .16 hours/RV = 3,356 hours/year.
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Estimated annual cost to the 5% of RV manufacturers that are not
RVIA members to procure or produce motor home load carrying capacity
labels and RV trailer cargo carrying capacity labels:
Estimated cost to produce labels = $0.15/RV.
Approximately 419,500 RVs shipped in 2005.
It is estimated that 5%, or 20,975 RVs/year, currently do not
voluntarily display CCC information, as their manufacturers are not
members of RVIA.
20,975 RVs/year x $0.15/RV = $3,146/year.
Estimated annual hour burden to the 5% of RV manufacturers that are
not RVIA members to install motor home load carrying capacity labels
and RV trailer cargo carrying capacity labels:
Estimated labor hours to install labels = .02 hours/RV.
Approximately 419,500 RVs shipped in 2005.
It is estimated that 5%, or 20,975 RVs/year, currently do not
voluntarily display CCC information, as their manufacturers are not
members of RVIA.
20,975 RVs/year x .02 hours/RV = 420 hours/year.
Estimated annual cost to RV manufacturers to procure or produce the
load carrying capacity modification labels when necessary:
Estimated cost to procure or produce labels = $0.05/RV.
Approximately 419,500 RVs shipped in 2005.
An estimated 25%, or 104,875 RVs/year, will receive the CCC
modification label.
104,875 RVs/year x $0.05/RV = $5,245/year.
Estimated annual hour burden to RV manufacturers to install the
load carrying capacity modification labels when necessary:
Estimated labor hours to install labels = .02 hours/RV.
Approximately 419,500 RVs shipped in 2005.
An estimated 25%, or 104,875 RVs/year, will receive the CCC
modification label.
104,875 RVs/year x .02 hours/RV = 2,098 hours/year.
Estimated annual cost to light vehicle manufacturers to procure or
produce the load carrying capacity modification labels when necessary:
Estimated cost to procure or produce labels = $0.05/light vehicle.
Approximately 17,000,000 light vehicles shipped in 2005.
An estimated 1%, or 170,000 light vehicles/year, will receive the
CCC modification label.
170,000 light vehicles/year x $0.05/light vehicle = $8,500/year.
Estimated annual hour burden to light vehicle manufacturers to
insert values and install the load carrying capacity modification
labels when necessary/desired:
Estimated labor hours to install labels = .02 hours/light vehicle.
Approximately 17,000,000 light vehicles shipped in 2005.
An estimated 1%, or 170,000 light vehicles/year, will receive the
CCC modification label.
170,000 light vehicles/year x .02 hours/light vehicle = 3,400
hours/year.
Total estimated Annual Burden: 9,274 hours.
Number of Respondents: 99.
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.
Issued on: December 1, 2006.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 06-9560 Filed 12-6-06; 8:45 am]
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