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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collections
and their expected burden. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period was published on November 5,
2008 [73 FR 65920].
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 4, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Pyne at the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of
Rulemaking (NVS–123), 202–366–4171,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room
W43–457, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Title: 49 CFR 571.403, Platform lift
systems for motor vehicles and 49 CFR
571.404, Platform lift installations in
motor vehicles.
OMB Number: 2127–0621.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: FMVSS No. 403, Platform
lift systems for motor vehicle,
establishes minimum performance
standards for platform lifts designed for
installation on motor vehicles. Its
purpose is to prevent injuries and
fatalities to passengers and bystanders
during the operation of platform lifts
that assist persons with limited mobility
in entering and leaving a vehicle.
FMVSS No. 404, ‘‘Platform lift
installations in motor vehicles,’’ places
specific requirements on vehicle
manufacturers or alterers who install
platform lifts in new vehicles. Under
these regulations, lift manufacturers
must certify that their lifts meet the
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requirements of FMVSS No. 403 and
must declare the certification on the
owner’s manual insert, the installation
instructions, and the lift operating
instruction label. Certification of
compliance with FMVSS No. 404 is on
the certification label already required
of vehicle manufacturers and alterers
under 49 CFR part 567. Therefore, lift
manufacturers must produce an insert
that is placed in the vehicle owner’s
manual, installation instructions, and
one or two labels that are placed near
the controls of the lift.
Affected Public: Business or other-forprofit organizations.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
There is no burden to the general
public.
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 most effective if
OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
Issued: January 27, 2009.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
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of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collections
and their expected burden. The Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period was published on November 3,
2008 (73 FR 65444).
This document describes a collection
of information on eight Federal motor
vehicle safety standards (FMVSSs) and
one regulation, for which NHTSA
intends to seek OMB approval. The
information collection pertains to
requirements that specify certain safety
precautions regarding items of motor
vehicle equipment must appear in the
vehicle owner’s manual.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 4, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori
Summers, the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, Office of
Rulemaking (NVS–112), (202) 366–4917,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W43–314,
Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Title: Consolidated Vehicle Owner’s
Manual Requirements for Motor
Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment.
OMB Number: 2127–0541.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: In order to ensure that
manufacturers are complying with the
FMVSS and regulations, NHTSA
requires a number of information
collections in FMVSS Nos. 108, 110,
138, 202, 205, 208, 210, and 213, and
Part 575 Sections 103 and 105.
FMVSS No.108, ‘‘Lamps, reflective
devices, and associated equipment.’’
This standard requires that certain
lamps and reflective devices with
certain performance levels be installed
on motor vehicles to assure that the
roadway is properly illuminated, that
vehicles can be readily seen, and the
signals can be transmitted to other
drivers sharing the road, during day,
night and inclement weather. Since the
specific manner in which headlamp aim
is to be performed is not regulated (only
the performance of the device is),
aiming devices manufactured or
installed by different vehicle and
headlamp manufacturers may work in
significantly different ways. As a
consequence, to assure that headlamps
can be correctly aimed, instructions for
proper use must be part of the vehicle
as a label, or optionally, in the vehicle
owner’s manual.
FMVSS No. 110, ‘‘Tire selection and
rims.’’ This standard specifies
requirements for tire selection to
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prevent tire overloading. The vehicle’s
normal load and maximum load on the
tire shall not be greater than applicable
specified limits. The standard requires a
permanently affixed vehicle placard
specifying vehicle capacity weight,
designated seating capacity,
manufacturer recommended cold tire
inflation pressure, and manufacturer’s
recommended tire size. The standard
further specifies rim construction
requirements, load limits of
nonpneumatic spare tires, and labeling
requirements for non-pneumatic spare
tires, including a required placard.
Owner’s manual information is required
for ‘‘Use of Spare Tire.’’ FMVSS No. 110
will require additional owner’s manual
information on the revised vehicle
placard and tire information label, on
revised tire labeling, and on tire safety
and load limits and terminology.
FMVSS No. 138, ‘‘Tire Pressure
Monitoring Systems.’’ This standard
specifies requirements for a tire pressure
monitoring system to warn the driver of
an under-inflated tire condition. Its
purpose is to reduce the likelihood of a
vehicle crash resulting from tire failure
due to operation in an under-inflated
condition. The standard requires the
Owner’s Manual to include specific
information on the low pressure
warning telltale and the malfunction
indicator telltale. In a final rule
published April 8, 2005, most vehicles
with a gross vehicle weight rating of
4,536 kg or less (e.g., excluding
motorcycles) were required to be
equipped with a tire pressure
monitoring system by September 1,
2008 and include related safety
information in the Owner’s Manual.
FMVSS No. 202, ‘‘Head restraints.’’
This standard specifies requirements for
head restraints. The standard, which
seeks to reduce whiplash injuries in rear
collisions, currently requires head
restraints for front outboard designated
seating positions in passenger cars and
in light multipurpose passenger
vehicles, trucks and buses. In a final
rule published on December 14, 2004
(69 FR 74880), the standard requires
that vehicle manufacturers include
information in owner’s manuals for
vehicles manufactured on or after
September 1, 2008. The owner’s manual
must clearly identify which seats are
equipped with head restraints. If the
head restraints are removable, the
owner’s manual must provide
instructions on how to remove the head
restraint by a deliberate action distinct
from any act necessary for adjustment,
and how to reinstall head restraints. The
owner’s manual must warn that all head
restraints must be reinstalled to
properly protect vehicle occupants.
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Finally, the owner’s manual must
describe, in an easily understandable
format, the adjustment of the head
restraints and/or seat back to achieve
appropriate head restraint position
relative to the occupant’s head.
FMVSS No. 205, ‘‘Glazing materials.’’
This standard specifies requirements for
all glazing material used in windshields,
windows, and interior partitions of
motor vehicles. Its purpose is to reduce
the likelihood of lacerations and to
minimize the possibility of occupants
penetrating the windshield in a crash.
More detailed information regarding the
care and maintenance of such glazing
items, as the glass-plastic windshield, is
required to be placed in the vehicle
owner’s manual.
FMVSS No. 208, ‘‘Occupant crash
protection.’’ This standard specifies
requirements for both active and passive
occupant crash protection systems for
passenger cars, multipurpose passenger
vehicles, trucks and small buses. Certain
safety features, such as air bags, or the
care and maintenance of air bag
systems, are required to be explained to
the owner by means of the owner’s
manual. For example, the owner’s
manual must describe the vehicle’s air
bag system and provide precautionary
information about the proper
positioning of the occupants, including
children. The owner’s manual must also
warn that no objects, such as shotguns
carried in police cars, should be placed
over or near the air bag covers.
FMVSS No. 210, ‘‘Seat belt assembly
anchorages.’’ This standard specifies
requirements for seat belt assembly
anchorages to ensure effective occupant
restraint and to reduce the likelihood of
failure in a crash. The standard requires
that manufacturers place the following
information in the vehicle owner’s
manual:
a. An explanation that child restraints
are designed to be secured by means of
the vehicle’s seat belts, and,
b. A statement alerting vehicle owners
that children are always safer in the rear
seat.
FMVSS No. 213, ‘‘Child restraint
systems.’’ This standard specifies
requirements for child restraint systems
and requires that manufacturers provide
consumers with detailed information
relating to child safety in air bagequipped vehicles. The vehicle owner’s
manual must include information about
the operation and do’s and don’ts of
built-in child seats.
Part 575 Section 103, ‘‘Camper
loading.’’ This standard requires that
manufacturers of slide-in campers
designed to fit into the cargo bed of
pickup trucks affix a label to each
camper that contains information
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relating to certification, identification
and proper loading, and to provide more
detailed loading information in the
owner’s manual of the truck.
Part 575 Section 105, ‘‘Utility
vehicles.’’ This regulation requires
manufacturers of utility vehicles to alert
drivers that the particular handling and
maneuvering characteristics of utility
vehicles require special driving
practices when these vehicles are
operated on paved roads. For example,
the vehicle owner’s manual is required
to contain a discussion of vehicle design
features that cause this type of vehicle
to be more likely to roll over, and to
include a discussion of driving practices
that can reduce the risk of roll over. A
statement is provided in the regulation
that manufacturers shall include, in its
entirety or equivalent form, in the
vehicle owner’s manual.
Affected Public: Individuals,
households, business, other for-profit,
not-for-profit, farms, Federal
Government and State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
3,051 hours.
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 most effective if
OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of
authority at 49 CFR 1.50.
Issued on: January 26, 2009.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Petition for Exemption From the
Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard;
Mitsubishi Motors
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Grant of petition for exemption.
SUMMARY: This document grants in full
the Mitsubishi Motors R&D of America
(Mitsubishi) petition for exemption of
the Mitsubishi Outlander vehicle line in
accordance with 49 CFR part 543,
Exemption from the Theft Prevention
Standard. This petition is granted
because the agency has determined that
the antitheft device to be placed on the
line as standard equipment is likely to
be as effective in reducing and deterring
motor vehicle theft as compliance with
the parts-marking requirements of the
Theft Prevention Standard (49 CFR part
541). Mitsubishi requested confidential
treatment for some of the information
and attachments it submitted in support
of its petition. The agency will address
Mitsubishi’s request for confidential
treatment by separate letter.
DATES: The exemption granted by this
notice is effective beginning with the
2011 model year.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Carlita Ballard, Office of International
Policy, Fuel Economy and Consumer
Programs, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Ms. Ballard’s phone number is (202)
366–0846. Her fax number is (202) 493–
2990.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a
petition dated September 26, 2008,
Mitsubishi requested exemption from
the parts-marking requirements of the
Theft Prevention Standard (49 CFR Part
541) for the Mitsubishi Outlander
vehicle line beginning with MY 2011.
The petition requested an exemption
from parts-marking pursuant to 49 CFR
part 543, Exemption from Vehicle Theft
Prevention Standard, based on the
installation of an antitheft device as
standard equipment for the entire
vehicle line.
Under § 543.5(a), a manufacturer may
petition NHTSA to grant an exemption
for one vehicle line per model year. In
its petition, Mitsubishi provided a
detailed description and diagram of the
identity, design, and location of the
components of the antitheft device for
the Outlander vehicle line. Mitsubishi
will install a passive, transponderbased, electronic engine immobilizer
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device as standard equipment on its
Outlander vehicle line beginning with
MY 2011. Features of the antitheft
device will include an electronic key,
electronic control unit (ECU), and a
passive immobilizer. Mitsubishi will
also incorporate an alarm system as
standard equipment on all trimline
vehicles. Mitsubishi’s submission is
considered a complete petition as
required by 49 CFR 543.7, in that it
meets the general requirements
contained in 543.5 and the specific
content requirements of 543.6.
Mitsubishi further explained that
entry models for the Outlander vehicle
line will be equipped with an
immobilizer that functions via a
Wireless Control Module (WCM).
Mitsubishi stated that this is a keyless
entry system in which the transponder
is located in a traditional key that must
be inserted into the key cylinder in
order to activate the ignition. All other
models of the Outlander vehicle line are
equipped with an immobilizer that
functions via a Keyless Operation
System (KOS), which utilizes a keyless
system that allows the driver to push a
knob in the steering lock unit to activate
the ignition (instead of using a
traditional key in the key cylinder) as
long as the transponder is located in
close proximity to the driver inside the
vehicle. Mitsubishi stated that the
construction and performance of the
immobilizer will be the same in all
models whether the vehicle has a WCM
or KOS entry system. Mitsubishi further
stated that the only difference between
the two keyless entry systems is the
‘‘key’’ and the method used to transmit
the information from the key to the
immobilizer.
Specifically, once the ignition switch
is turned to the ‘‘on’’ position, the
transceiver module reads the specific
ignition key code for the vehicle and
transmits an encrypted message
containing the key code to the electronic
control unit (ECU). The immobilizer
receives the key code signal transmitted
from either type of key (WCM or KOS)
and verifies that the key code signal is
correct. The immobilizer then sends a
separate encrypted start-code signal to
the engine ECU to allow the driver to
start the vehicle. The power train only
will function if the key code matches
the unique identification key code
previously programmed into the ECU. If
the codes do not match, the power train
engine and fuel system will be disabled.
In addressing the specific content
requirements of 543.6, Mitsubishi
provided information on the reliability
and durability of its proposed device.
To ensure reliability and durability of
the device, Mitsubishi conducted tests
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 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 Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office
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of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collections and their expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was
published on November 3, 2008 (73 FR 65444).
This document describes a collection of information on eight
Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSSs) and one regulation, for
which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. The information collection
pertains to requirements that specify certain safety precautions
regarding items of motor vehicle equipment must appear in the vehicle
owner's manual.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 4, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Summers, the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Rulemaking (NVS-112), (202)
366-4917, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W43-314, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Title: Consolidated Vehicle Owner's Manual Requirements for Motor
Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment.
OMB Number: 2127-0541.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: In order to ensure that manufacturers are complying with
the FMVSS and regulations, NHTSA requires a number of information
collections in FMVSS Nos. 108, 110, 138, 202, 205, 208, 210, and 213,
and Part 575 Sections 103 and 105.
FMVSS No.108, ``Lamps, reflective devices, and associated
equipment.'' This standard requires that certain lamps and reflective
devices with certain performance levels be installed on motor vehicles
to assure that the roadway is properly illuminated, that vehicles can
be readily seen, and the signals can be transmitted to other drivers
sharing the road, during day, night and inclement weather. Since the
specific manner in which headlamp aim is to be performed is not
regulated (only the performance of the device is), aiming devices
manufactured or installed by different vehicle and headlamp
manufacturers may work in significantly different ways. As a
consequence, to assure that headlamps can be correctly aimed,
instructions for proper use must be part of the vehicle as a label, or
optionally, in the vehicle owner's manual.
FMVSS No. 110, ``Tire selection and rims.'' This standard specifies
requirements for tire selection to prevent tire overloading. The
vehicle's normal load and maximum load on the tire shall not be greater
than applicable specified limits. The standard requires a permanently
affixed vehicle placard specifying vehicle capacity weight, designated
seating capacity, manufacturer recommended cold tire inflation
pressure, and manufacturer's recommended tire size. The standard
further specifies rim construction requirements, load limits of
nonpneumatic spare tires, and labeling requirements for non-pneumatic
spare tires, including a required placard. Owner's manual information
is required for ``Use of Spare Tire.'' FMVSS No. 110 will require
additional owner's manual information on the revised vehicle placard
and tire information label, on revised tire labeling, and on tire
safety and load limits and terminology.
FMVSS No. 138, ``Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems.'' This standard
specifies requirements for a tire pressure monitoring system to warn
the driver of an under-inflated tire condition. Its purpose is to
reduce the likelihood of a vehicle crash resulting from tire failure
due to operation in an under-inflated condition. The standard requires
the Owner's Manual to include specific information on the low pressure
warning telltale and the malfunction indicator telltale. In a final
rule published April 8, 2005, most vehicles with a gross vehicle weight
rating of 4,536 kg or less (e.g., excluding motorcycles) were required
to be equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system by September 1,
2008 and include related safety information in the Owner's Manual.
FMVSS No. 202, ``Head restraints.'' This standard specifies
requirements for head restraints. The standard, which seeks to reduce
whiplash injuries in rear collisions, currently requires head
restraints for front outboard designated seating positions in passenger
cars and in light multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks and buses. In
a final rule published on December 14, 2004 (69 FR 74880), the standard
requires that vehicle manufacturers include information in owner's
manuals for vehicles manufactured on or after September 1, 2008. The
owner's manual must clearly identify which seats are equipped with head
restraints. If the head restraints are removable, the owner's manual
must provide instructions on how to remove the head restraint by a
deliberate action distinct from any act necessary for adjustment, and
how to reinstall head restraints. The owner's manual must warn that all
head restraints must be reinstalled to properly protect vehicle
occupants. Finally, the owner's manual must describe, in an easily
understandable format, the adjustment of the head restraints and/or
seat back to achieve appropriate head restraint position relative to
the occupant's head.
FMVSS No. 205, ``Glazing materials.'' This standard specifies
requirements for all glazing material used in windshields, windows, and
interior partitions of motor vehicles. Its purpose is to reduce the
likelihood of lacerations and to minimize the possibility of occupants
penetrating the windshield in a crash. More detailed information
regarding the care and maintenance of such glazing items, as the glass-
plastic windshield, is required to be placed in the vehicle owner's
manual.
FMVSS No. 208, ``Occupant crash protection.'' This standard
specifies requirements for both active and passive occupant crash
protection systems for passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles,
trucks and small buses. Certain safety features, such as air bags, or
the care and maintenance of air bag systems, are required to be
explained to the owner by means of the owner's manual. For example, the
owner's manual must describe the vehicle's air bag system and provide
precautionary information about the proper positioning of the
occupants, including children. The owner's manual must also warn that
no objects, such as shotguns carried in police cars, should be placed
over or near the air bag covers.
FMVSS No. 210, ``Seat belt assembly anchorages.'' This standard
specifies requirements for seat belt assembly anchorages to ensure
effective occupant restraint and to reduce the likelihood of failure in
a crash. The standard requires that manufacturers place the following
information in the vehicle owner's manual:
a. An explanation that child restraints are designed to be secured
by means of the vehicle's seat belts, and,
b. A statement alerting vehicle owners that children are always
safer in the rear seat.
FMVSS No. 213, ``Child restraint systems.'' This standard specifies
requirements for child restraint systems and requires that
manufacturers provide consumers with detailed information relating to
child safety in air bag-equipped vehicles. The vehicle owner's manual
must include information about the operation and do's and don'ts of
built-in child seats.
Part 575 Section 103, ``Camper loading.'' This standard requires
that manufacturers of slide-in campers designed to fit into the cargo
bed of pickup trucks affix a label to each camper that contains
information
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relating to certification, identification and proper loading, and to
provide more detailed loading information in the owner's manual of the
truck.
Part 575 Section 105, ``Utility vehicles.'' This regulation
requires manufacturers of utility vehicles to alert drivers that the
particular handling and maneuvering characteristics of utility vehicles
require special driving practices when these vehicles are operated on
paved roads. For example, the vehicle owner's manual is required to
contain a discussion of vehicle design features that cause this type of
vehicle to be more likely to roll over, and to include a discussion of
driving practices that can reduce the risk of roll over. A statement is
provided in the regulation that manufacturers shall include, in its
entirety or equivalent form, in the vehicle owner's manual.
Affected Public: Individuals, households, business, other for-
profit, not-for-profit, farms, Federal Government and State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,051 hours.
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 most effective if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of authority at 49 CFR
1.50.
Issued on: January 26, 2009.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. E9-2110 Filed 1-30-09; 8:45 am]
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