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under this program until the remaining
grants have properly closed-out and are
completed.
Form Number(s): SF–425, SF–271,
SF–270.
Affected Public: Railroads, businesses,
States/Local governments.
Reporting Burden: Close-out
procedures.
Respondent Universe: 49.
Total Annual Responses: 6.
Average Time per Response: 84.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 504.
Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507(a) and 5
CFR 1320.5(b), 1320.8(b)(3)(vi), FRA
informs all interested parties that it may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 3,
2013.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 February 27,
2012 (77 FR 11626). No comments were
received on this matter.
This document describes the
collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
The collection of information described
is the ‘‘Consolidated Child Restraint
System Registration, Labeling and
Defect Notification.’’ (OMB Control
Number: 2127–0576)
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 22, 2014.
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Ms.
Cristina Echemendia at U.S. Department
of Transportation, NHTSA, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Room
W43–447, NVS–113, Washington, DC
20590. Mrs. Cristina Echemendia’s
telephone number is (202) 366–6345
and fax number is (202) 366–7002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Title: Consolidated Child Restraint
System Registration, Labeling and
Defect Notifications.
OMB Control Number: 2127–0576.
Type of Request: Label revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: A final rule published on
February 27, 2012 (77 FR 11626)
amended the Federal motor vehicle
safety standard for child restraint
systems (CRSs) to expand its
applicability to child restraints sold for
children weighing up to 80 pounds (lb).
The final rule also added a sentence to
the printed instructions and labeling of
certain CRSs (those that have internal
harnesses, and that are recommended
for older children). Currently, child
restraint manufacturers are required to
provide printed instructions with step
by-step information on how the restraint
is to be used. Without proper use, the
effectiveness of these systems is greatly
diminished. Each CRS must also have a
permanent label.1 A permanently
attached label gives ‘‘quicklook’’
information on whether the restraint
meets the safety requirements,
recommended installation and use, and
warnings against misuse. The requested
revision is to add a sentence to the
existing instructions brochure and
labeling that will inform the consumer
that the lower anchors of a Lower
Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH) system may only be used for
children weighing ‘‘x’’ lb or less, where
the ‘‘x’’ value depends on the weight of
the CRS. The purpose of this label is to
reduce consumer confusion about using
LATCH, and to assure that the lower
anchors will be able to withstand the
forces generated by the child and CRS
in virtually all crashes.
Under the final rule, CRSs equipped
with internal harnesses to restrain the
child and with components to attach to
a child restraint anchorage system, will
be required to be labeled with a child
weight limit for using the lower anchors
1 FMVSS No. 213 also requires child restraint
manufacturers to provide owner-registration cards
and to keep records relating to owner registration
information, so that owners can be notified about
noncompliance or defect recall campaigns. These
owner registration requirements are not affected by
the final rule (77 FR 11626).
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to attach the child restraint to the
vehicle. The child weight limit depends
on the weight of the CRS. NHTSA
anticipates a change to the hour burden
or costs associated with the revised
child restraint labels and written
instructions. Child restraint
manufacturers produce, on average, a
total of approximately 4,500,000 child
restraints per year. The label would
apply to approximately 50 percent of
the total annual production (2,250,000
units). The hour burden associated with
the revised label consist of the child
restraint manufacturer: (1) Determining
the maximum allowable child weight
when using the lower LATCH anchor
attachments as a means of installation
and (2) adding this information on an
existing label and instruction manual.
We estimate 2 seconds of additional
burden per child restraint for the
determination of the maximum
allowable weight and the addition of the
information on the existing label and
instruction manual (2 sec × 2,250,000
units = 4,500,000 seconds = 1,250
hours).
Affected Public: Businesses,
Individuals and Households.
Estimated Additional Annual Burden:
1,250 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 Departments 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.
ADDRESSES:
Christopher J. Bonanti,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S.
Department of Transportation (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 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 February 27, 2012 (77 FR 11626). No comments were received
on this matter.
This document describes the collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. The collection of information
described is the ``Consolidated Child Restraint System Registration,
Labeling and Defect Notification.'' (OMB Control Number: 2127-0576)
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 22, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cristina Echemendia at U.S.
Department of Transportation, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West
Building Room W43-447, NVS-113, Washington, DC 20590. Mrs. Cristina
Echemendia's telephone number is (202) 366-6345 and fax number is (202)
366-7002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Title: Consolidated Child Restraint System Registration, Labeling
and Defect Notifications.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0576.
Type of Request: Label revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: A final rule published on February 27, 2012 (77 FR 11626)
amended the Federal motor vehicle safety standard for child restraint
systems (CRSs) to expand its applicability to child restraints sold for
children weighing up to 80 pounds (lb). The final rule also added a
sentence to the printed instructions and labeling of certain CRSs
(those that have internal harnesses, and that are recommended for older
children). Currently, child restraint manufacturers are required to
provide printed instructions with step by-step information on how the
restraint is to be used. Without proper use, the effectiveness of these
systems is greatly diminished. Each CRS must also have a permanent
label.\1\ A permanently attached label gives ``quicklook'' information
on whether the restraint meets the safety requirements, recommended
installation and use, and warnings against misuse. The requested
revision is to add a sentence to the existing instructions brochure and
labeling that will inform the consumer that the lower anchors of a
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) system may only be used
for children weighing ``x'' lb or less, where the ``x'' value depends
on the weight of the CRS. The purpose of this label is to reduce
consumer confusion about using LATCH, and to assure that the lower
anchors will be able to withstand the forces generated by the child and
CRS in virtually all crashes.
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\1\ FMVSS No. 213 also requires child restraint manufacturers to
provide owner-registration cards and to keep records relating to
owner registration information, so that owners can be notified about
noncompliance or defect recall campaigns. These owner registration
requirements are not affected by the final rule (77 FR 11626).
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Under the final rule, CRSs equipped with internal harnesses to
restrain the child and with components to attach to a child restraint
anchorage system, will be required to be labeled with a child weight
limit for using the lower anchors to attach the child restraint to the
vehicle. The child weight limit depends on the weight of the CRS. NHTSA
anticipates a change to the hour burden or costs associated with the
revised child restraint labels and written instructions. Child
restraint manufacturers produce, on average, a total of approximately
4,500,000 child restraints per year. The label would apply to
approximately 50 percent of the total annual production (2,250,000
units). The hour burden associated with the revised label consist of
the child restraint manufacturer: (1) Determining the maximum allowable
child weight when using the lower LATCH anchor attachments as a means
of installation and (2) adding this information on an existing label
and instruction manual. We estimate 2 seconds of additional burden per
child restraint for the determination of the maximum allowable weight
and the addition of the information on the existing label and
instruction manual (2 sec x 2,250,000 units = 4,500,000 seconds = 1,250
hours).
Affected Public: Businesses, Individuals and Households.
Estimated Additional Annual Burden: 1,250 hours.
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 Departments 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.
Christopher J. Bonanti,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
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