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of that vehicle. Wheego has requested
an exemption for the LiFe model until
August 1, 2012.
Wheego is a Delaware corporation
with its headquarters in Atlanta,
Georgia. Wheego began manufacturing
and selling low-speed electric vehicles
in the U.S. in June 2009. In April 2011,
Wheego began manufacturing its first
all-electric passenger car, the two-door,
two-seat LiFe model. Wheego also states
that it is developing a four-door
passenger vehicle for sale in late 2012.
In February 2011, Wheego was
granted a temporary exemption from the
advanced air bag requirements of
FMVSS No. 208, Occupant Crash
Protection, that is effective until
February 11, 2013.4 Wheego states that
it plans to meet all other currently
applicable FMVSSs for a passenger car.
Wheego asserts that the company had
intended to develop an ESC system for
the LiFe. However, Wheego asserts that
delays in funding and later
developments made it impossible for
Wheego to develop an ESC system for
the LiFe before September 2011.
Wheego requests an exemption from the
ESC requirements until August 1, 2012
for up to 500 vehicles so that it can
continue its development and
evaluation of a low-emission vehicle.5
Wheego states that the company intends
to comply with FMVSS No. 126 at the
end of the exemption period.
Wheego asserts that a temporary
exemption would not unreasonably
degrade the safety or impact protection
of the vehicle. Wheego states that the
LiFe has an ABS system that prevents
loss of control by preventing the wheels
from locking up and the tires from
skidding during braking. Wheego also
asserts that its standard tires are wide
with wide, circumferential grooves that
provide rapid water evacuation to aid
wet traction. Wheego notes that the LiFe
is limited to a top speed of 65 mph,
which may contribute to a reduction of
crashes associated with high speeds.
Wheego also states that the LiFe has a
low center of gravity with 762 pounds
of batteries beneath the floorboard of the
vehicle. Further, Wheego argues that the
relatively limited range of the LiFe
compared to gasoline-powered vehicles
(100 miles before needing a charge)
makes it less likely that a LiFe would be
involved in a high-speed or rollover
crash. Wheego also asserts that the
relatively small number of vehicles that
would be produced under the
4 See
76 FR 7898 (Feb. 11, 2011); Docket No.
NHTSA–2010–0118.
5 Wheego initially requested an exemption for up
to 1,000 vehicles, but later amended its petition to
request no more than 500 exempted vehicles.
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exemption suggests that the exemption
would have a negligible effect on
vehicle safety.
Wheego argues that an exemption
would make the development or field
evaluation of a low-emission vehicle
easier. Wheego states that it would be
able to use consumer feedback and other
testing and evaluation to improve
design and efficiency to improve
charging, battery management, and
safety systems in future vehicle models.
Wheego states that, without the
exemption, the company would not be
able to produce enough cars or revenue
to sustain these developments or to
launch a new vehicle model. Wheego
also believes that its success can add to
the overall development of lowemission vehicles as a whole by
demonstrating the viability of electric
cars to consumers and encouraging
other manufacturers to build electric
cars.
Wheego also asserts that the granting
of the exemption would be in the public
interest. Wheego notes that NHTSA has
traditionally found that the public
interest is served by affording
consumers a wider variety of motor
vehicles, by encouraging the
development of fuel-efficient and
alternative-energy vehicles, and by
providing additional employment
opportunities. Wheego asserts that
granting this petition serves each of
those interests.
IV. Completeness and Comment Period
Upon receiving a petition, NHTSA
conducts an initial review of the
petition with respect to whether the
petition is complete and whether the
petitioner appears to be eligible to apply
for the requested petition. The agency
has tentatively concluded that the
petition from Wheego is complete and
that Wheego is eligible to apply for a
temporary exemption. The agency has
not made any judgment on the merits of
the application, and is placing a nonconfidential copy of the petition in the
docket.
The agency seeks comment from the
public on the merits of Wheego’s
application for a temporary exemption
from FMVSS No. 126. We are providing
a 30-day comment period. After
considering public comments and other
available information, we will publish a
notice of final action on the application
in the Federal Register.
Issued on: January 24, 2012.
Christopher J. Bonanti,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
January 24, 2012.
The Department of the Treasury will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104–13, on or after the
date of publication of this notice.
DATES: Comments should be received on
or before February 29, 2012 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, or any other aspect
of the information collection, including
suggestion for reducing the burden, to
(1) Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
Treasury, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, or email at
OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV and
(2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer,
1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite
11020, Washington, DC 20220, or online at www.PRAComment.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 927–5331,
email at PRA@treasury.gov, or the entire
information collection request maybe
found at www.reginfo.gov.
International Affairs
OMB Number: 1505–0018.
Type of Review: Revision a currently
approved collection.
Title: Report of Customers’ U.S. Dollar
Liabilities to Foreigners.
Form: TIC Form BL–2.
Abstract: Form BL–2 is required by
law and is designed to collect timely
information on international portfolio
capital movements, including U.S.
dollar liabilities of customers of
depository institutions, bank and
financial holding companies, brokers
and dealers vis-a-vis foreigners. The
information is necessary in the
computation of the U.S. balance of
payments accounts and the U.S.
international investment position, and
in the formulation of U.S. international
financial and monetary policies.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 7,920.
OMB Number: 1505–0189.
Type of Review: Revision a currently
approved collection.
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Title: Report of Maturities of Selected
Liabilities of Depository Institutions,
Brokers, and Dealers to Foreigners.
Form: TIC Form BQ–3.
Abstract: Form BQ–3 is required by
law and is designed to collect timely
information on international portfolio
capital movements, including maturities
of selected U.S. dollar and foreign
currency liabilities of depository
institutions, bank and financial holding
companies, brokers and dealers to
foreigners. This information is necessary
in the computation of the U.S. balance
of payments accounts and the U.S.
international investment position, and
in the formulation of U.S. international
financial and monetary policies.
Affected Public: Private Sector:
businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,872.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Departmental Offices; Submission for
OMB Review, Comment Request
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Department of the
Treasury, on behalf of itself and the
United States Bureau of Engraving and
Printing (BEP) and as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to comment on two proposed
information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). The BEP intends to
request approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for two
generic clearances. The first generic
clearance will allow the BEP to collect
information from attendees of
conferences and gatherings for persons
who are blind and visually impaired
about which tactile features most
effectively provide meaningful access to
denominate United States paper
currency. The second generic clearance
will allow the BEP to engage in
scientific studies that will help gauge
the acuity with which blind and
visually impaired persons can
denominate United States paper
currency using various, tactile features
currently being evaluated.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before March 30, 2012 to
be assured of consideration.
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Comments regarding these
information collections should be
addressed to the BEP Contact listed
below and to the Treasury Department
PRA Clearance Officer, Department of
the Treasury, Room 11000, 1750
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20220.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by contacting Sonya White,
Deputy Chief Counsel, United States
Department of the Treasury, Bureau of
Engraving and Printing, 14th and C
Streets SW., Washington, DC 20228, by
telephone at (202) 874–8184, or by email at sonya.white@bep.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearances for
Meaningful Access Information
Collections.
OMB Control Number: NEW.
Abstract: A court order was issued in
American Council of the Blind v.
Paulson, 591 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C.
2008) (‘‘ACB v. Paulson’’) requiring the
Department of the Treasury and BEP to
‘‘provide meaningful access to United
States currency for blind and other
visually impaired persons, which steps
shall be completed, in connection with
each denomination of currency, not
later than the date when a redesign of
that denomination is next approved by
the Secretary of the Treasury * * * .’’
In compliance with the court’s order,
BEP intends to meet individually with
blind and visually impaired persons and
request their feedback about tactile
features that BEP is considering for
possible incorporation into the next U.S.
paper currency redesign. BEP
employees will attend national
conventions and conferences for
disabled persons. At those gatherings,
BEP employees will invite blind and
visually impaired persons to provide
feedback about certain tactile features
being considered for inclusion in future
United States currency paper designs.
The BEP intends to contract with
specialists in the field of tactile acuity
to develop methodologies for collecting
the feedback.
The BEP also intends to contract with
specialists in the field of tactile acuity
to conduct scientific tests. The
specialists contracted with by the BEP
will conduct acuity testing with select
groups of blind and visually impaired
volunteers. The acuity tests will help
either confirm or provide other
perspectives on the results of BEP’s
information collections at national
conferences and conventions. The
acuity tests will also help provide a
scientific basis on which BEP
determines the tactile feature to be
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incorporated into the next United States
paper currency design.
The BEP’s information collection
activities at national conferences will
use identical methodologies or
otherwise share a common element as
those employed by specialists
contracted with by BEP to perform
scientific acuity studies. Thus the BEP,
in order to comply with the court’s
order in ACB v, Paulson requests OMB
approval for two generic clearances to
conduct various information collection
activities. Over the next three years, the
BEP anticipates undertaking a variety of
new information collection activities
related to BEP’s efforts to provide
meaningful access to U.S. paper
currency for blind and visually
impaired persons. Following standard
OMB requirements, for each information
collection that BEP proposes to
undertake under each of these generic
clearances, the OMB will be notified at
least two weeks in advance and
provided with a copy of the information
collection instrument along with
supportive materials. The BEP will only
undertake a new collection if the OMB
does not object to the BEP’s proposal.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Affected Public: Individuals,
Organizations.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Approximately 500 per year. With
regard to information collected at
conferences and conventions, BEP is
able to estimate the number of attendees
at such conferences and meetings based
on historical data. The BEP, however,
only collects information from
volunteers who stop by its information
booth, and who care to take the time
responding to questions. It is difficult,
therefore, to estimate the actual number
of respondents from whom BEP may be
able to collect information in a year.
Estimated Average Time per
Respondent: 15 minutes per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Approximately 125 burden
hours.
With regard to scientifically based
acuity studies, they will be designed
and conducted at various locations
around the country as prescribed by the
specialist contracted by the BEP. The
BEP estimates two such studies will be
conducted per calendar year. Each study
will likely involve up to 50 subjects.
Each individual data collection session
will be approximately 60 minutes long.
Estimated Average Time per
Respondent: 60 minutes per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Approximately 100 burden
hours.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
January 24, 2012.
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, on or after the date of
publication of this notice.
DATES: Comments should be received on or before February 29, 2012 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other
aspect of the information collection, including suggestion for reducing
the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for Treasury, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or email
at OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV and (2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer,
1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 11020, Washington, DC 20220, or on-
line at www.PRAComment.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submission(s) may be
obtained by calling (202) 927-5331, email at PRA@treasury.gov, or the
entire information collection request maybe found at www.reginfo.gov.
International Affairs
OMB Number: 1505-0018.
Type of Review: Revision a currently approved collection.
Title: Report of Customers' U.S. Dollar Liabilities to Foreigners.
Form: TIC Form BL-2.
Abstract: Form BL-2 is required by law and is designed to collect
timely information on international portfolio capital movements,
including U.S. dollar liabilities of customers of depository
institutions, bank and financial holding companies, brokers and dealers
vis-a-vis foreigners. The information is necessary in the computation
of the U.S. balance of payments accounts and the U.S. international
investment position, and in the formulation of U.S. international
financial and monetary policies.
Affected Public: Private Sector: businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,920.
OMB Number: 1505-0189.
Type of Review: Revision a currently approved collection.
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Title: Report of Maturities of Selected Liabilities of Depository
Institutions, Brokers, and Dealers to Foreigners.
Form: TIC Form BQ-3.
Abstract: Form BQ-3 is required by law and is designed to collect
timely information on international portfolio capital movements,
including maturities of selected U.S. dollar and foreign currency
liabilities of depository institutions, bank and financial holding
companies, brokers and dealers to foreigners. This information is
necessary in the computation of the U.S. balance of payments accounts
and the U.S. international investment position, and in the formulation
of U.S. international financial and monetary policies.
Affected Public: Private Sector: businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,872.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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