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Segment (MOS) of the full 10.5-mile I–
225 LRT corridor. Final agency actions:
no use of Section 4(f) resources; Section
106 finding of no adverse effect; projectlevel air quality conformity; and a
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI), dated September 2011.
Supporting documentation:
Environmental Assessment, dated July
2011.
2. Project name and location: Union
Pacific North Line Bridge Project,
Chicago, IL. Project sponsor: Northeast
Illinois Regional Commuter Rail
Corporation (Metra). Project description:
The project involves replacement of
eleven 100-year railroad bridges located
between Grace Street and Balmoral
Avenue on the north side of Chicago.
These bridges will be replaced and some
existing railroad tracks will be relocated
within the existing right-of-way. Final
agency actions: Section 106 finding of
no adverse effect; project-level air
quality conformity, and Documented
Categorical Exclusion. Supporting
documentation: Documented
Categorical Exclusion, dated September
2011.
3. Project name and location:
Birmingham Intermodal Transfer
Facility, Phase II, Birmingham, AL.
Project sponsor: City of Birmingham.
Project description: The project is to
construct a new facility housing Amtrak
and Greyhound stations and MAX
(Metro Area Express, BirminghamJefferson County Transit Authority)
public transportation offices in
conjunction with the expanded MAX
bus facility as an integrated, multimodal
transportation center. Final agency
actions: Section 106 finding of no
adverse effect; project-level air quality
conformity; and a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI), dated
September 2011. Supporting
documentation: Supplemental
Environmental Assessment, September
2011.
4. Project name and location: South
Sacramento Corridor Light Rail Project
Phase 2 Extension Project
Modifications, City of Sacramento, CA.
Project sponsor: Sacramento Regional
Transit District. Project description: The
project extends light rail transit service
approximately 4.3 miles south from the
South Sacramento Corridor Light Rail
Project Phase 1 terminus at
Meadowview Road to Cosumnes River
College. This finding is on
modifications to the previously
approved project resulting from
refinements to the project’s design.
Final agency actions: Section 106
finding of no adverse effect; projectlevel air quality conformity; and a
Finding of No Significant Impact
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(FONSI), dated October 2011.
Supporting documentation: Final
Environmental Assessment, dated
September 2011.
5. Project name and location: Second
Avenue Subway, New York, NY. Project
sponsor: Metropolitan Transportation
Authority. Project description: The
Second Avenue Subway project is the
phased construction of a new 8.5-mile
subway line under Second Avenue in
Manhattan from 125th Street to Hanover
Square in Lower Manhattan. It includes
16 new stations that will be accessible
by persons with disabilities. FTA has
agreed to partially fund the first phase
of the project, which will run between
105th Street and 62nd Street and will
connect to the existing F Line at 63rd
Street. Various changes to Phase 1 of the
project as well as final design of certain
elements of Phase 1 of the project have
been evaluated in a number of technical
memoranda. Final agency actions: FTA
determination that neither a
supplemental environmental impact
statement nor a supplemental
environmental assessment is necessary.
Supporting documentation: Technical
Memorandum No. 9, assessing the
design of one of two ancillary facilities
related to the 96th Street Station, dated
October 2011.
6. Project name and location: East
Link Light Rail Transit Project, King
County, WA. Project sponsor: Central
Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority
(Sound Transit). Project description:
The project extends the current light rail
system an additional 18 miles from
Downtown Seattle to Mercer Island and
Bellevue along Interstate 90 (I–90), and
then through Bellevue to Overlake and
Redmond in the Puget Sound region of
Washington State. The project includes
12 stations, four park-and-ride lots, and
supporting facilities. The project also
includes storage tracks and facilities
located just north of the Hospital Station
to allow for overnight storage of vehicles
and daily startup operations. Final
agency actions: Section 4(f)
determination; Section 106 finding of no
adverse effect; regional and project-level
air quality conformity; and Record of
Decision, dated November 2011.
Supporting documentation: East Link
Final Environmental Impact Statement,
dated July 2011.
Issued on: November 21, 2011.
Lucy Garliauskas,
Associate Administrator for Planning and
Environment, Washington, DC.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2011–0154]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Request for public comment on
proposed collection of information.
AGENCY:
This notice solicits public
comments on continuation of the
requirements for the collection of
information on safety standards. 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 collection
of information on nine Federal motor
vehicle safety standards (FMVSSs) and
two regulations, for which NHTSA
intends to seek OMB approval. The
information collection pertains to
requirements that specify certain
description, instructions and safety
precautions regarding items of motor
vehicle equipment must appear in the
vehicle owner’s manual.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before January 24, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
to the docket number identified in the
heading of this document by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility,
M–30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground
Floor, Rm. W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: (202) 493–2251.
You may call the Docket Management
Facility at (202) 366–9826.
Regardless of how you submit your
comments, you should mention the
docket number of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Complete copies of each request for
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collection of information may be
obtained at no charge from Mr. Lou
Molino, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W43–311, NVS–112,
Washington, DC 20590.
Mr. Lou Molino’s telephone number
is (202) 366–1740. 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 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 (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 following proposed
collections of information:
(1) Title: Consolidated Vehicle
Owner’s Manual Requirements for
Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle
Equipment.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0541.
Form Number: This collection of
information uses no standard form.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval: Three years from the
approval date.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals,
households, business, other for-profit,
not-for-profit, farms, Federal
Government and state, local or Tribal
government.
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 30111 authorizes
the issuance of Federal motor vehicle
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safety standards (FMVSS) and
regulations. The agency, in prescribing
a FMVSS or regulation, considers
available relevant motor vehicle safety
data, and consults with other agencies,
as it deems appropriate. Further, the
statute mandates that in issuing any
FMVSS or regulation, the agency
considers whether the standard or
regulation 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 a
standard will contribute to carrying out
the purpose of the Act. The Secretary is
authorized to invoke such rules and
regulations as deemed necessary to
carry out these requirements. Using this
authority, the agency issued the
following FMVSS and regulations,
specifying that certain safety
precautions regarding items of motor
vehicle equipment appear in the vehicle
owner’s manual to aid the agency in
achieving many of its safety goals:
FMVSS No. 108, ‘‘Lamps, reflective
devices, and associated equipment,’’
FMVSS No. 110, ‘‘Tire selection and
rims,’’ FMVSS No. 138, ‘‘Tire Pressure
Monitoring Systems,’’ FMVSS No. 202,
‘‘Head restraints,’’ FMVSS No. 205,
‘‘Glazing materials,’’ FMVSS No. 208,
‘‘Occupant crash protection,’’ FMVSS
No. 210, ‘‘Seat belt assembly
anchorages,’’ FMVSS No. 226, ‘‘Ejection
mitigation,’’ FMVSS No. 213, ‘‘Child
restraint systems,’’ Part 575 Section 103,
‘‘Camper loading,’’ and Part 575 Section
105, ‘‘Utility vehicles.’’ This notice
requests comments on the information
collections of these FMVSS and
regulations.
Description of the need for the
information and proposed use of the
information: In order to ensure that
manufacturers are complying with the
FMVSS and regulations, NHTSA
requires a number of information
collections in FMVSS No. 108, 110, 138,
202, 205, 208, 210, 213 and 226, 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
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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
requires 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.
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
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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 requirement 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.
FMVSS No. 226, ‘‘Ejection
mitigation.’’ This standard establishes
vehicle requirements intended to reduce
the partial and complete ejection of
vehicle occupants through side
windows in crashes, particularly
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rollover crashes. The standard applies to
vehicles with a gross vehicle weight
rating of 4,536 kg or less. Written
information must be provided with
every vehicle describing any ejection
mitigation countermeasure that deploys
in the event of a rollover and a
discussion of the readiness indicator
specifying a list of the elements of the
system being monitored by the
indicator, a discussion of the purpose
and location of the telltale, and
instructions to the consumer on the
steps to take if the telltale is
illuminated.
Part 575 Section 103, ‘‘Camper
loading.’’ This regulation requires
manufacturers of slide-in campers to
affix to each camper a label that
contains information relating to
identification and proper loading of the
camper and to provide more detailed
loading information in the owner’s
manual. This regulation also requires
manufacturers of trucks that would
accommodate slide-in campers to
specify the cargo weight ratings and the
longitudinal limits within which the
center of gravity for the cargo weight
rating should be located.
Part 575 Section 105, ‘‘Vehicle
rollover.’’ This regulation requires
manufacturers of utility vehicles to alert
utility vehicle drivers of the higher
possibility of rollover compared to other
vehicle types and to advise them of
steps that can be taken to reduce the
possibility of rollover and/or to reduce
the likelihood of injury in a rollover. A
statement is provided in the regulation,
which manufacturers shall include in its
entirety or equivalent form, in the
Owner’s Manual.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
3,724 hours.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
22.
Instructions: For detailed instructions
on submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process,
see the Public Participation heading of
the Supplementary Information section
of this document. Note that all
comments received will be posted
without change to https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided.
Comments are invited on:
Whether the proposed collections of
information are 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
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information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Public Participation
How do I prepare and submit
comments?
Your comments must be written and
in English. To ensure that your
comments are correctly filed in the
Docket, please include the docket
number of this document in your
comments. Your comments must not be
more than 15 pages long.1 We
established this limit to encourage you
to write your primary comments in a
concise fashion. However, you may
attach necessary additional documents
to your comments. There is no limit on
the length of the attachments.
If you are submitting comments
electronically as a PDF (Adobe) file, we
ask that the documents submitted be
scanned using Optical Character
Recognition (OCR) process, thus
allowing the agency to search and copy
certain portions of your submissions.2
Please note that pursuant to the Data
Quality Act, in order for substantive
data to be relied upon and used by the
agency, it must meet the information
quality standards set forth in the OMB
and DOT Data Quality Act guidelines.
Accordingly, we encourage you to
consult the guidelines in preparing your
comments. OMB’s guidelines may be
accessed at https://www.whitehouse.gov/
omb/fedreg/reproducible.html. DOT’s
guidelines may be accessed at https://
dmses.dot.gov/submit/
DataQualityGuidelines.pdf.
How can I be sure that my comments
were received?
If you submit your comments by mail
and wish Docket Management to notify
you upon its receipt of your comments,
enclose a self-addressed, stamped
postcard in the envelope containing
your comments. Upon receiving your
comments, Docket Management will
return the postcard by mail.
How do I submit confidential business
information?
If you wish to submit any information
under a claim of confidentiality, you
should submit three copies of your
complete submission, including the
information you claim to be confidential
business information, to the Chief
Counsel, NHTSA, at the address given
1 See
49 CFR 553.21.
character recognition (OCR) is the
process of converting an image of text, such as a
scanned paper document or electronic fax file, into
computer-editable text.
2 Optical
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above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT. When you send a comment
containing information claimed to be
confidential business information, you
should include a cover letter setting
forth the information specified in our
confidential business information
regulation.3
In addition, you should submit a
copy, from which you have deleted the
claimed confidential business
information, to the Docket by one of the
methods set forth above.
Will the agency consider late
comments?
We will consider all comments
received before the close of business on
the comment closing date indicated
above under DATES. To the extent
possible, we will also consider
comments received after that date.
How can I read the comments submitted
by other people?
You may read the materials placed in
the docket for this document (e.g., the
comments submitted in response to this
document by other interested persons)
at any time by going to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for accessing the dockets.
You may also read the materials at the
Docket Management Facility by going to
the street address given above under
ADDRESSES. The Docket Management
Facility is open between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of
authority at 49 CFR 1.50.
Issued on: November 18, 2011.
Lori K. Summers,
Acting Associate Administrator for
Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[NHTSA Docket No. NHTSA–2011–0151]
Meeting Notice—Federal Interagency
Committee on Emergency Medical
Services
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Meeting notice.
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AGENCY:
NHTSA announces a meeting
of the Federal Interagency Committee on
Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS)
to be held in the Washington, DC area.
SUMMARY:
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49 CFR 512.
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This notice announces the date, time
and location of the meeting, which will
be open to the public. Pre-registration is
required to attend.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
December 19, 2011, from 1:30 p.m. EST
to 4:30 p.m. EST.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), Office of Health Affairs at 1120
Vermont Avenue NW., 4th Floor
Conference Room, Washington, DC
20005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Drew Dawson, Director, Office of
Emergency Medical Services, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., NTI–140,
Washington, DC 20590, Telephone
number (202) 366–9966; Email
Drew.Dawson@dot.gov.
Required Registration Information:
This meeting will be open to the public,
however pre-registration is required to
comply with security procedures.
Picture I.D. must be provided to enter
the DHS Building and it is suggested
that visitors arrive 20–30 minutes early
in order to facilitate entry. Members of
the public wishing to attend must
provide their name, affiliation, phone
number, and email address to Noah
Smith by email at Noah.Smith@dot.gov
or by telephone at (202) 366–5030 no
later than December 15, 2011, or they
will not be allowed into the building.
Please be aware that visitors to DHS are
subject to search and must pass through
a magnetometer. Weapons of any kind
are strictly forbidden in the building
unless authorized through the
performance of the official duties of
your employment (i.e. law enforcement
officer).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
10202 of the Safe, Accountable,
Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity
Act: A Legacy For Users (SAFETEA–
LU), Public Law 109–59, provides that
the FICEMS consist of several officials
from Federal agencies as well as a State
emergency medical services director
appointed by the Secretary of
Transportation. SAFETEA–LU directs
the Administrator of NHTSA, in
cooperation with the Administrator of
the Health Resources and Services
Administration of the Department of
Health and Human Services and the
Director of the Preparedness Division,
Directorate of Emergency Preparedness
and Response of the Department of
Homeland Security, to provide
administrative support to the
Interagency Committee, including
scheduling meetings, setting agendas,
keeping minutes and records, and
producing reports.
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This meeting of the FICEMS will
focus on addressing the requirements of
SAFETEA–LU and the opportunities for
collaboration among the key Federal
agencies involved in emergency medical
services. The tentative agenda currently
includes:
• Discussion of Response to
Recommendations from the National
Transportation Safety Board.
Æ Update on Helicopter Emergency
Medical Services recommendations.
Æ Final response to the Mexican Hat,
Utah Motorcoach Crash
recommendations.
• Reports and updates from Technical
Working Group committees.
• A discussion of FICEMS strategic
planning initiatives.
• Reports, updates, and
recommendations from FICEMS
members.
• A public comment period.
There will not be a call-in number
provided for this FICEMS meeting,
however minutes of the meeting will be
available to the public online at
https://www.ems.gov.
Issued on: November 18, 2011.
Jeffrey P. Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA–2011–
0156]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Request for public comment on
an extension of a currently approved
collection.
AGENCY:
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 one
collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2011-0154]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of
information.
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SUMMARY: This notice solicits public comments on continuation of the
requirements for the collection of information on safety standards.
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 collection of information on nine Federal
motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSSs) and two regulations, for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. The information collection pertains
to requirements that specify certain description, instructions and
safety precautions regarding items of motor vehicle equipment must
appear in the vehicle owner's manual.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 24, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments to the docket number identified in
the heading of this document by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: (202) 493-2251.
You may call the Docket Management Facility at (202) 366-9826.
Regardless of how you submit your comments, you should mention the
docket number of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Complete copies of each request for
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collection of information may be obtained at no charge from Mr. Lou
Molino, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W43-311, NVS-112,
Washington, DC 20590.
Mr. Lou Molino's telephone number is (202) 366-1740. 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 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 (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 following proposed collections of information:
(1) Title: Consolidated Vehicle Owner's Manual Requirements for
Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0541.
Form Number: This collection of information uses no standard form.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the
approval date.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals, households, business, other for-
profit, not-for-profit, farms, Federal Government and state, local or
Tribal government.
Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 30111 authorizes the issuance of Federal motor
vehicle safety standards (FMVSS) and regulations. The agency, in
prescribing a FMVSS or regulation, considers available relevant motor
vehicle safety data, and consults with other agencies, as it deems
appropriate. Further, the statute mandates that in issuing any FMVSS or
regulation, the agency considers whether the standard or regulation 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 a standard will contribute to carrying
out the purpose of the Act. The Secretary is authorized to invoke such
rules and regulations as deemed necessary to carry out these
requirements. Using this authority, the agency issued the following
FMVSS and regulations, specifying that certain safety precautions
regarding items of motor vehicle equipment appear in the vehicle
owner's manual to aid the agency in achieving many of its safety goals:
FMVSS No. 108, ``Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment,''
FMVSS No. 110, ``Tire selection and rims,'' FMVSS No. 138, ``Tire
Pressure Monitoring Systems,'' FMVSS No. 202, ``Head restraints,''
FMVSS No. 205, ``Glazing materials,'' FMVSS No. 208, ``Occupant crash
protection,'' FMVSS No. 210, ``Seat belt assembly anchorages,'' FMVSS
No. 226, ``Ejection mitigation,'' FMVSS No. 213, ``Child restraint
systems,'' Part 575 Section 103, ``Camper loading,'' and Part 575
Section 105, ``Utility vehicles.'' This notice requests comments on the
information collections of these FMVSS and regulations.
Description of the need for the information and proposed use of the
information: In order to ensure that manufacturers are complying with
the FMVSS and regulations, NHTSA requires a number of information
collections in FMVSS No. 108, 110, 138, 202, 205, 208, 210, 213 and
226, 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 non-pneumatic
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 requires 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.
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
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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
requirement 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.
FMVSS No. 226, ``Ejection mitigation.'' This standard establishes
vehicle requirements intended to reduce the partial and complete
ejection of vehicle occupants through side windows in crashes,
particularly rollover crashes. The standard applies to vehicles with a
gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less. Written information
must be provided with every vehicle describing any ejection mitigation
countermeasure that deploys in the event of a rollover and a discussion
of the readiness indicator specifying a list of the elements of the
system being monitored by the indicator, a discussion of the purpose
and location of the telltale, and instructions to the consumer on the
steps to take if the telltale is illuminated.
Part 575 Section 103, ``Camper loading.'' This regulation requires
manufacturers of slide-in campers to affix to each camper a label that
contains information relating to identification and proper loading of
the camper and to provide more detailed loading information in the
owner's manual. This regulation also requires manufacturers of trucks
that would accommodate slide-in campers to specify the cargo weight
ratings and the longitudinal limits within which the center of gravity
for the cargo weight rating should be located.
Part 575 Section 105, ``Vehicle rollover.'' This regulation
requires manufacturers of utility vehicles to alert utility vehicle
drivers of the higher possibility of rollover compared to other vehicle
types and to advise them of steps that can be taken to reduce the
possibility of rollover and/or to reduce the likelihood of injury in a
rollover. A statement is provided in the regulation, which
manufacturers shall include in its entirety or equivalent form, in the
Owner's Manual.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,724 hours.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 22.
Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting comments and
additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public
Participation heading of the Supplementary Information section of this
document. Note that all comments received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided.
Comments are invited on:
Whether the proposed collections of information are 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.
Public Participation
How do I prepare and submit comments?
Your comments must be written and in English. To ensure that your
comments are correctly filed in the Docket, please include the docket
number of this document in your comments. Your comments must not be
more than 15 pages long.\1\ We established this limit to encourage you
to write your primary comments in a concise fashion. However, you may
attach necessary additional documents to your comments. There is no
limit on the length of the attachments.
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file, we ask that the documents submitted be scanned using Optical
Character Recognition (OCR) process, thus allowing the agency to search
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Please note that pursuant to the Data Quality Act, in order for
substantive data to be relied upon and used by the agency, it must meet
the information quality standards set forth in the OMB and DOT Data
Quality Act guidelines. Accordingly, we encourage you to consult the
guidelines in preparing your comments. OMB's guidelines may be accessed
at https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg/reproducible.html. DOT's
guidelines may be accessed at https://dmses.dot.gov/submit/DataQualityGuidelines.pdf.
How can I be sure that my comments were received?
If you submit your comments by mail and wish Docket Management to
notify you upon its receipt of your comments, enclose a self-addressed,
stamped postcard in the envelope containing your comments. Upon
receiving your comments, Docket Management will return the postcard by
mail.
How do I submit confidential business information?
If you wish to submit any information under a claim of
confidentiality, you should submit three copies of your complete
submission, including the information you claim to be confidential
business information, to the Chief Counsel, NHTSA, at the address given
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above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. When you send a comment
containing information claimed to be confidential business information,
you should include a cover letter setting forth the information
specified in our confidential business information regulation.\3\
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In addition, you should submit a copy, from which you have deleted
the claimed confidential business information, to the Docket by one of
the methods set forth above.
Will the agency consider late comments?
We will consider all comments received before the close of business
on the comment closing date indicated above under DATES. To the extent
possible, we will also consider comments received after that date.
How can I read the comments submitted by other people?
You may read the materials placed in the docket for this document
(e.g., the comments submitted in response to this document by other
interested persons) at any time by going to https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for accessing the dockets. You may also
read the materials at the Docket Management Facility by going to the
street address given above under ADDRESSES. The Docket Management
Facility is open between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of authority at 49 CFR
1.50.
Issued on: November 18, 2011.
Lori K. Summers,
Acting Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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