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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 36 / Friday, February 22, 2008 / Notices Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) or subsidized student or graduate of a State maritime academy has a waive able situation preventing them from fulfilling the requirements of a service obligation contract signed at the time of their enrollment in a Federal maritime training program. It also permits the Maritime Administration (MARAD) to determine if a graduate, who wishes to defer the service obligation to attend graduate school, is eligible to receive a deferment. Their service obligation is required by law. Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by the Office of Management and Budget. Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 4.2 hours. ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention: MARAD Desk Officer. Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the agency’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. Dated: February 15, 2008. Christine S. Gurland, Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. E8–3316 Filed 2–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–81–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2008– 0033] Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Department of Transportation. ACTION: Request for public comment on renewal of existing information collections. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:38 Feb 21, 2008 Jkt 214001 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 reinstatement of previously approved collections. This document describes a renewal of existing information collections for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. DATES: Comments must be received on April 22, 2008. ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the docket notice numbers cited at the beginning of this notice and be submitted to Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. Please identify the proposed collection of information for which a comment is provided. It is requested, but not required, that one (1) original plus two (2) copies of the comment be provided. The docket section is open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Hershman, Office of Defects Investigation, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, NVS–222, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366–4929. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), before an agency submits a proposed 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 the 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; (iv) How to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9853 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 for public comments on the renewal of the following described collections of information: Title: Record Retention. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information collection. OMB Control Number: 2127–0042. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. Abstract: Under 49 U.S.C. 30166(e), NHTSA ‘‘reasonably may require a manufacturer of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment to keep records, and a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer to make reports, to enable [NHTSA] to decide whether the manufacturer, distributor or dealer has complied or is complying with this chapter or a regulation prescribed or order issued under this chapter.’’ To ensure that NHTSA will have access to this type of information, the agency exercised the authority granted in 49 U.S.C. 30166(e) and promulgated 49 CFR part 576, Record Retention, initially published on August 20, 1974 [39 FR 30045] and most recently amended on July 10, 2002 [67 FR 45873], requiring manufacturers to retain one copy of all records that contain information concerning malfunctions that may be related to motor vehicle safety for a period of five calendar years after the record is generated or acquired by the manufacturer. Part 576 also requires manufacturers to retain for five years the underlying records related to early warning reporting (EWR) information submitted under 49 CFR part 579. Estimated Annual Burden: Approximately one thousand manufacturers of vehicles and equipment (including tires and child restraint systems) are required to maintain records. We estimate their burden at 40 hours each for a subtotal of 40,000 hours (1,000 respondents × 40 hours). In addition, there are approximately 23,600 equipment manufacturers (excluding child seat and tire manufacturers) whose record retention requirements under part 576 are limited to the documents underlying their part 579 reporting requirements. Their part 579 requirements include only the reporting of incidents involving deaths. Therefore, based on the number of death reports submitted to date by these equipment manufacturers, we E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1 9854 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 36 / Friday, February 22, 2008 / Notices estimate that an additional 20 equipment manufacturers have record retention requirements imposed by part 576. We estimate that it will take one hour each to maintain the necessary records for a subtotal burden of 20 hours (20 respondents × one hour). Accordingly, the estimate of total annual burden hours is 40,020 hours (1,000 respondents × 40 hours plus 20 respondents × 1 hour). Number of Respondents: 1,020. Kathleen C. DeMeter, Director, Office of Defects Investigation, Office of Enforcement. [FR Doc. E8–3269 Filed 2–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Announcing the Seventeenth Public Meeting of the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT. ACTION: Meeting announcement. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the Seventeenth Public Meeting of members of the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network. CIREN is a collaborative effort to conduct research on crashes and injuries at eight Level 1 Trauma Centers across the United States linked by a computer network. Researchers can review data and share expertise, which may lead to a better understanding of crash injury mechanisms and the design of safer vehicles. Seven presentations on current research based on CIREN cases will be presented. The agenda will be posted to the CIREN Web site that can be accessed by going to the NHTSA homepage https://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/, click on Vehicle Safety Research on the right side of the top toolbar, then click on Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) in the box on the left. The agenda will be posted two weeks prior to the meeting. DATES: Date and Time: The meeting is scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2008. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: United States Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Oklahoma Conference Rooms A, B, C, Washington, DC 20590. TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT: If you do not have a Federal Government identification card, it is suggested that you notify us in advance in order to put your name on the security list. This will VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:38 Feb 21, 2008 Jkt 214001 expedite your admission to the building. You may still attend the public hearing but there could be a delay in granting you access. Please e-mail your name, affiliation, phone number and e-mail address to Tasha.Allen@dot.gov by Thursday, March 20, 2008, in order to get on the pre-registration list. For General Information: Mark Scarboro (202) 366–5078, Cathy McCullough (202) 366–4734 or Rodney Rudd (202) 366–5932. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CIREN cases may be viewed from the NHTSA/ CIREN Web site at the address provided above. NHTSA has held three Annual Conferences where CIREN research results were presented. Further information about the three previous CIREN conferences is also available through the NHTSA Web site. NHTSA has held CIREN public meetings on a regular basis since 2000. Presentations from these meetings are available through the NHTSA Web site. NHTSA plans to continue holding CIREN meetings on a regular basis to disseminate CIREN information to interested parties. This is the Seventeenth such meeting. The CIREN Centers will be presenting papers on pediatric injuries; obesity and pelvic fractures; elderly and thoracic injuries; a comparison of CIREN crashes to crash tests; identifying changing injury patterns; evaluation and outcome of spinal cord injuries; and a new methodology of identifying frontal offset crashes. Should it be necessary to cancel the meeting due to inclement weather or to any other emergencies, a decision to cancel will be made as soon as possible and posted immediately on CIREN’s Web site as indicated above. If you do not have access to the Web site, you may call or e-mail the contacts listed in this announcement and leave your telephone number or e-mail address. You will be contacted only if the meeting is postponed or canceled. Issued on: February 15, 2008. Joseph N. Kanianthra, Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research. [FR Doc. E8–3314 Filed 2–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13, on or after the publication date of this notice. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 11000, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220. Dates: Written comments should be received on or before March 24, 2008 to be assured of consideration. Bureau of Public Debt (BPD) OMB Number: 1535–0137. Type of Review: Revision. Title: U.S. Treasury Auctions Submitter Agreement. Forms: PD F 5441, PD F 5441–2, PD F 5441–1. Description: Used to request information from entities wishing to participate in U.S. Treasury Securities Auctions via TAPPS Link. Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit institutions Estimated Total Burden Hours: 80 hours. OMB Number: 1535–0111. Type of Review: Extension. Title: Authorization for Purchase and Request For Change U.S. Savings Bonds. Forms: 2362, 2378, 2383. Description: Used to authorize employers to allot funds from employee’s pay for the purchase of Savings Bonds. Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit institutions. Estimated Total Burden Hours: 21,667 hours. Clearance Officer: Brian Lallemont, (304) 480–8150, Bureau of the Public Debt, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26106. OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, (202) 395–7316, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Robert Dahl, Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E8–3275 Filed 2–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–39–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request February 14, 2007. The Department of Treasury will submit the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 February 14, 2008. The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9853-9854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3269]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-2008-0033]


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comment on renewal of existing information 
collections.

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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 reinstatement of previously approved collections. This 
document describes a renewal of existing information collections for 
which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be received on April 22, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the docket notice numbers cited at 
the beginning of this notice and be submitted to Docket Management 
Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 
SE., West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-
0001. Please identify the proposed collection of information for which 
a comment is provided. It is requested, but not required, that one (1) 
original plus two (2) copies of the comment be provided. The docket 
section is open on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry Hershman, Office of Defects 
Investigation, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building, NVS-
222, Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-4929.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA), before an agency submits a proposed 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 the 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;
    (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 for public 
comments on the renewal of the following described collections of 
information:
    Title: Record Retention.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0042.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Abstract: Under 49 U.S.C. 30166(e), NHTSA ``reasonably may require 
a manufacturer of a motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment to keep 
records, and a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer to make reports, to 
enable [NHTSA] to decide whether the manufacturer, distributor or 
dealer has complied or is complying with this chapter or a regulation 
prescribed or order issued under this chapter.''
    To ensure that NHTSA will have access to this type of information, 
the agency exercised the authority granted in 49 U.S.C. 30166(e) and 
promulgated 49 CFR part 576, Record Retention, initially published on 
August 20, 1974 [39 FR 30045] and most recently amended on July 10, 
2002 [67 FR 45873], requiring manufacturers to retain one copy of all 
records that contain information concerning malfunctions that may be 
related to motor vehicle safety for a period of five calendar years 
after the record is generated or acquired by the manufacturer. Part 576 
also requires manufacturers to retain for five years the underlying 
records related to early warning reporting (EWR) information submitted 
under 49 CFR part 579.
    Estimated Annual Burden: Approximately one thousand manufacturers 
of vehicles and equipment (including tires and child restraint systems) 
are required to maintain records. We estimate their burden at 40 hours 
each for a subtotal of 40,000 hours (1,000 respondents x 40 hours). In 
addition, there are approximately 23,600 equipment manufacturers 
(excluding child seat and tire manufacturers) whose record retention 
requirements under part 576 are limited to the documents underlying 
their part 579 reporting requirements. Their part 579 requirements 
include only the reporting of incidents involving deaths. Therefore, 
based on the number of death reports submitted to date by these 
equipment manufacturers, we

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estimate that an additional 20 equipment manufacturers have record 
retention requirements imposed by part 576. We estimate that it will 
take one hour each to maintain the necessary records for a subtotal 
burden of 20 hours (20 respondents x one hour). Accordingly, the 
estimate of total annual burden hours is 40,020 hours (1,000 
respondents x 40 hours plus 20 respondents x 1 hour).
    Number of Respondents: 1,020.

Kathleen C. DeMeter,
Director, Office of Defects Investigation, Office of Enforcement.
[FR Doc. E8-3269 Filed 2-21-08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910-59-P
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