Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations, 28286-28287 [2013-11427]

Download as PDF 28286 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 93 / Tuesday, May 14, 2013 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration [Docket No. Marad-2013–0052] Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations Notice and request for comments. ACTION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD’s) intention to request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved information collection. DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before July 15, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis Brennan, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: 202–366–1029 or email: dennis.brennan@dot.gov. Copies of this collection also can be obtained from that office. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of Collection: Procedures for Determining Vessel Services Categories for Purposes of the Cargo Preference Act. Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information collection. OMB Control Number: 2133–0540. Form Numbers: None. Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval. Summary of Collection of Information: The purpose is to provide information to be used in the designation of service categories of individual vessels for purposes of compliance with the Cargo Preference Act under a Memorandum of Understanding entered into by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Maritime Administration. Need and Use of the Information: MARAD will use the data submitted by vessel operators to create a list of Vessel Self-Designations and determine whether MARAD agrees or disagrees with a vessel owner’s designation of a vessel. Description of Respondents: Owners or operators of U.S.-registered vessels and foreign-registered vessels. Annual Responses: 100. Annual Burden: 800. Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears at the top of this document. Written comments may be submitted to the Docket Clerk, mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:52 May 13, 2013 Jkt 229001 U.S. DOT Dockets, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Comments also may be submitted by electronic means via the Internet at https://regulations.gov. Specifically address whether this information collection is necessary for proper performance of the functions of the agency and will have practical utility, accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize this burden, and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. All comments received will be available for examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT (or EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at https:// regulations.gov. Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you may visit https://regulations.gov. Authority: 49 CFR 1.93. By Order of the Maritime Administrator. Dated: May 6, 2013. Julie Agarwal, Secretary, Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. 2013–11415 Filed 5–13–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–81–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Maritime Administration [Docket No. MARAD–2013–0051] Information Collection Available for Public Comments and Recommendations Notice and request for comments. ACTION: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Maritime Administration’s (MARAD’s) intention to request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved information collection. DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before July 15, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert Bratton, Maritime Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Telephone: (202) 366–5769; or email: albert.bratton@dot.gov. Copies of this collection can also be obtained from that office. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of Collection: Determination of Fair and Reasonable Rates for the Carriage of Bulk and Package Preference Cargoes on U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels. Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information collection. OMB Control Number: 2133–0514. Form Numbers: MA–1025, MA–1026, and MA–172. Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by the Office of Management and Budget. Summary of Collection of Information: This data collection requests that U.S.-flag operators submit vessel-operating costs and capital costs data to MARAD officials on an annual basis. Need and Use of the Information: This information is needed by MARAD to establish fair and reasonable guideline rates for carriage of specific cargoes on U.S. vessels. Description of Respondents: U.S. citizens who own and operate U.S.-flag vessels. Annual Responses: 17. Annual Burden: 420. Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears at the top of this document. Written comments may be submitted to the Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Comments also may be submitted by electronic means via the Internet at www.regulations.gov. Specifically address whether this information collection is necessary for proper performance of the functions of the agency and will have practical utility, accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize this burden, and ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. All comments received will be available for examination at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT (or EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at www.regulations.gov Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT’s E:\FR\FM\14MYN1.SGM 14MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 93 / Tuesday, May 14, 2013 / Notices complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you may visit www.regulations.gov. Authority: 49 CFR 1.93. By Order of the Maritime Administrator. Dated: May 6, 2013. Julie Agarwal, Secretary, Maritime Administration. [FR Doc. 2013–11427 Filed 5–13–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–81–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. NHTSA–2011–0082; Notice 2] Volkswagen Group of America, Incorporated, Grant of Petition for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT. ACTION: Grant of Petition. AGENCY: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen),1 has determined that certain model year (MY) 2011 Volkswagen Jetta passenger cars equipped with a TDI engine and Goodyear Eagle Vector 205/55 R16 94V XL tires, do not fully comply with paragraph S4.2.1.2 of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, Tire selection and rims and motor home/recreation vehicle trailer load carrying capacity information for motor vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less. Volkswagen has filed an appropriate report pursuant to 49 CFR Part 573, Defect and Noncompliance Responsibility and Reports (dated June 7, 2011). Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h) and the rule implementing those provisions at 49 CFR Part 556, Volkswagen has petitioned for an exemption from the notification and remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. Chapter 301 on the basis that this noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. Notice of receipt of the petition was published, with a 30day public comment period, on February 9, 2012 in the Federal Register (77 FR 6856). No comments were received. To view the petition and all supporting documents log onto the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Web site at: https:// mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: 1 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. is a motor vehicle manufacturer and importer incorporated under the laws of the state of New Jersey. VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:52 May 13, 2013 Jkt 229001 www.regulations.gov/. Then follow the online search instructions to locate docket number ‘‘NHTSA–2011–0082.’’ Contact Information: For further information on this decision contact Ms. Amina Fisher, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), telephone (202) 366–5307, facsimile (202) 366–5930. Vehicles Involved: Affected are approximately 463 model year 2011 Volkswagen Jetta passenger cars equipped with a TDI engine and Goodyear Eagle Vector 205/55 R16 94V XL tires, and manufactured between March 18, 2011 and March 23, 2011. Summary of Volkswagen’s Analysis and Arguments: Volkswagen explains that the noncompliance is that the recommended cold tire inflation pressure stated on the tire and loading information label is less than that calculated as prescribed by paragraph S4.2.1.2 of FMVSS No. 110 for the Goodyear Eagle Vector 205/55 R16 94V XL tires installed on the subject vehicles. The tire and loading information label shows a recommended tire pressure of 33 psi, however, it should read 34 psi. Volkswagen argues that this noncompliance is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety because the noncompliant vehicle placards do not create an unsafe condition and all other labeling requirements have been met. In summation, Volkswagen believes that the described noncompliance of its tire and loading information labels to meet the requirements of FMVSS No. 110 is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety, and that its petition, to exempt from providing recall notification of noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C. 30118 and remedying the recall noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C. 30120 should be granted. Requirement Background: Section S4.2.1.2 of FMVSS No. 110 requires: S4.2.1.2 The vehicle normal load on the tire shall not be greater than 94 percent of the load rating at the vehicle manufacturer’s recommended cold inflation pressure for that tire. NHTSA’s Analysis of Volkswagen’s Reasoning: NHTSA agrees with Volkswagen that the designation of the recommended tire inflation pressure on the tire placard affixed to the subject vehicles is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. The intent of FMVSS No. 110 is to ensure that vehicles are equipped with tires loaded to an appropriate pressure level to handle maximum vehicle loads and prevent overloading. Even while inflated to 33 psi the installed 205/55R16 tires are PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 28287 rated to withstand both the vehicle’s fully loaded weight and the maximum GVWR for the affected vehicles. The subject vehicles have a fully loaded vehicle weight of 4,078.1 pounds with the right rear tire bearing the most weight at 1,062.6 pounds (considered ‘‘worst case’’ loading for one tire). If calculated at 34 psi (which the labels should have specified), the 205/55R16 tire is rated to support 1,257 pounds. At 33 psi (which the labels mistakenly specify) the tire is rated to support 1,235 pounds, exceeding the ‘‘worst case’’ loading scenario by 172.4 pounds. The subject vehicles have a maximum GVWR of 4299 pounds. The 205/55R16 tire inflated at 33 psi has a capacity rating that exceeds this GVWR value by 88.5 pounds. NHTSA Decision: In consideration of the foregoing, NHTSA has determined that Volkswagen has met its burden of persuasion that the FMVSS No. 110 noncompliance for the vehicles identified in Volkswagen’s Noncompliance Information Report is inconsequential to motor vehicle safety. Accordingly, Volkswagen’s petition is granted and the petitioner is exempted from the obligation of providing notification of, and a remedy for, the noncompliance under 49 U.S.C. 30118 and 30120. NHTSA notes that the statutory provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to file petitions for a determination of inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to exempt manufacturers only from the duties found in sections 30118 and 30120, respectively, to notify owners, purchasers, and dealers of a defect or noncompliance and to remedy the defect or noncompliance. Therefore, this decision only applies to the 463 vehicles that Volkswagen no longer controlled at the time it determined that a noncompliance existed. Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8) Issued on: May 7, 2013. Claude H. Harris, Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. [FR Doc. 2013–11412 Filed 5–13–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–59–P E:\FR\FM\14MYN1.SGM 14MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 93 (Tuesday, May 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28286-28287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11427]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket No. MARAD-2013-0051]


Information Collection Available for Public Comments and 
Recommendations

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 
notice announces the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) intention to 
request extension of approval for three years of a currently approved 
information collection.

DATES: Comments should be submitted on or before July 15, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Albert Bratton, Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: (202) 366-5769; or email: albert.bratton@dot.gov. Copies of 
this collection can also be obtained from that office.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title of Collection: Determination of Fair and Reasonable Rates for 
the Carriage of Bulk and Package Preference Cargoes on U.S.-Flag 
Commercial Vessels.
    Type of Request: Extension of currently approved information 
collection.
    OMB Control Number: 2133-0514.
    Form Numbers: MA-1025, MA-1026, and MA-172.
    Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from date of approval by 
the Office of Management and Budget.
    Summary of Collection of Information: This data collection requests 
that U.S.-flag operators submit vessel-operating costs and capital 
costs data to MARAD officials on an annual basis.
    Need and Use of the Information: This information is needed by 
MARAD to establish fair and reasonable guideline rates for carriage of 
specific cargoes on U.S. vessels.
    Description of Respondents: U.S. citizens who own and operate U.S.-
flag vessels.
    Annual Responses: 17.
    Annual Burden: 420.
    Comments: Comments should refer to the docket number that appears 
at the top of this document. Written comments may be submitted to the 
Docket Clerk, U.S. DOT Dockets, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 
SE., Washington, DC 20590. Comments also may be submitted by electronic 
means via the Internet at www.regulations.gov. Specifically address 
whether this information collection is necessary for proper performance 
of the functions of the agency and will have practical utility, 
accuracy of the burden estimates, ways to minimize this burden, and 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected. All comments received will be available for examination 
at the above address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT (or EST), Monday 
through Friday, except Federal Holidays. An electronic version of this 
document is available on the World Wide Web at www.regulations.gov 
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all 
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual 
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf 
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's

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complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on 
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit 
www.regulations.gov.

    Authority: 49 CFR 1.93.

    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

     Dated: May 6, 2013.
Julie Agarwal,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-11427 Filed 5-13-13; 8:45 am]
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