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Written comments may be submitted by
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also
send comments electronically via the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
All comments will become part of this
docket and will be available for
inspection and copying at the above
address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
E.T., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. An electronic version
of this document and all documents
entered into this docket is available on
the World Wide Web at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Williams, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@
dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel TRESOR is:
Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
‘‘Private use and occasional small
intimate charters’’.
Geographic Region: ‘‘Illinois,
Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan.’’ The
complete application is given in DOT
docket MARAD–2014–0100 at https://
www.regulations.gov. Interested parties
may comment on the effect this action
may have on U.S. vessel builders or
businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.-flag
vessels. If MARAD determines, in
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR Part
388, that the issuance of the waiver will
have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.vessel builder or a business that uses
U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
waiver will not be granted. Comments
should refer to the docket number of
this notice and the vessel name in order
for MARAD to properly consider the
comments. Comments should also state
the commenter’s interest in the waiver
application, and address the waiver
criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
regulations at 46 CFR Part 388.
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
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published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78).
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: June 30, 2014.
Christine Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014–15758 Filed 7–3–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2014 0099]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
GYPSY; Invitation for Public
Comments
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
As authorized by 46 U.S.C.
12121, the Secretary of Transportation,
as represented by the Maritime
Administration (MARAD), is authorized
to grant waivers of the U.S.-build
requirement of the coastwise laws under
certain circumstances. A request for
such a waiver has been received by
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
August 6, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2014–0099.
Written comments may be submitted by
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also
send comments electronically via the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
All comments will become part of this
docket and will be available for
inspection and copying at the above
address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
E.T., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. An electronic version
of this document and all documents
entered into this docket is available on
the World Wide Web at https://
www.regulations.gov.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Williams, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–0903, Email Linda.Williams@
dot.gov.
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As
described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel GYPSY is:
Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
‘‘Half Day and Full Day Sailing Charters.
Optional Overnight Charters for guests
requesting a longer experience.’’
Geographic Region: ‘‘Maine.’’
The complete application is given in
DOT docket MARAD–2014–0099 at
https://www.regulations.gov. Interested
parties may comment on the effect this
action may have on U.S. vessel builders
or businesses in the U.S. that use U.S.flag vessels. If MARAD determines, in
accordance with 46 U.S.C. 12121 and
MARAD’s regulations at 46 CFR Part
388, that the issuance of the waiver will
have an unduly adverse effect on a U.S.vessel builder or a business that uses
U.S.-flag vessels in that business, a
waiver will not be granted. Comments
should refer to the docket number of
this notice and the vessel name in order
for MARAD to properly consider the
comments. Comments should also state
the commenter’s interest in the waiver
application, and address the waiver
criteria given in § 388.4 of MARAD’s
regulations at 46 CFR Part 388.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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).
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: June 30, 2014.
Christine Gurland,
Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014–15752 Filed 7–3–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2014–0081]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping
Requirements: Agency Information
Collection Activity
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Request for public comment on
proposed collection of information.
AGENCY:
Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
SUMMARY:
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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
reinstatements of previously approved
collections. This document describes
one collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before September 5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Refer to the docket notice
number cited at the beginning of this
notice and send your comments by any
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Fax: 202–493–2251.
• Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number. Note that all comments
received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov, including
any personal information provided.
Please see the Privacy Act discussion
below. We will consider all comments
received before the close of business on
the comment closing date indicated
above. To the extent possible, we will
also consider comments filed after the
closing date.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
www.regulations.gov at any time or to
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays. Telephone:
(202) 366–9826.
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
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may visit https://www.dot.gov/
privacy.html.
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 1200 New Jersey
Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. In
addition, you should submit two copies,
from which you have deleted the
claimed confidential business
information, to Docket Management at
the address given above. 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 (49 CFR part
512).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charlene Doyle., Contracting Officer’s
Technical Representative, Office of
Regulatory Analysis and Evaluation,
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., NVS–431, Washington, DC 20590.
Ms. Doyle’s phone number is 202–366–
1276 and her email address is
charlene.doyle@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed
collection of information to OMB for
approval, it must 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 regulations (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; and (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 submissions of responses. In
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compliance with these requirements,
NHTSA asks public comment on the
following proposed collection of
information:
Title: Tire Pressure Monitoring
System—Outage Rates and Repair Costs
Study (TPMS–ORRC)
Type of Request: Reinstatement, with
change, of a previously approved
collection for which approval has
expired.
OMB Clearance Number: 2127–0626
Form Number: This collection of
information uses no standard forms.
Required Expiration Date of
Approval: Three years from the date of
approval by OMB (i.e., estimated date of
January 2018).
Abstract. Improperly inflated tires
pose a safety risk, increasing the chance
of skidding, hydroplaning, longer
stopping distances, and crashes due to
flat tires and blowouts. Section 13 of the
Transportation Recall Enhancement,
Accountability, and Documentation
(TREAD) Act, which Congress passed on
November 1, 2000, directed NHTSA to
conduct rulemaking actions to revise
and update the Federal motor vehicle
safety standards for tires, to improve
labeling on tires, and to require a system
in new motor vehicles that warns the
operator when a tire is significantly
underinflated.
Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems
(TPMS) were mandated in Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
No. 138, so that drivers are warned
when the pressure in one or more of the
vehicle’s tires has fallen to 25 percent or
more below the placard pressure, or a
minimum level of pressure specified in
the standard, whichever pressure is
higher, and may be informed about
which of the four tires is underinflated.
As of September 1, 2007, after a phasein period beginning on October 5, 2005,
TPMS was required on all new light
vehicles (i.e., passenger cars, trucks,
multipurpose passenger vehicles, and
buses with a gross vehicle weight rating
of 10,000 pounds or less, except those
vehicles with dual wheels on an axle).
Executive Order 12866 requires
Federal agencies to evaluate their
existing regulations and programs and
measure their effectiveness in achieving
their objectives. Since the phase-in of
TPMS, there has been only one
evaluation of TPMS. The TPMS–SS
(OMB #2127–0626) was conducted in
2011, as a special study through the
infrastructure of the National
Automotive Sampling System (NASS),
to collect nationally representative data
on how effective TPMS was in reducing
underinflation in the on-road fleet of
passenger vehicles. Analysis of the
survey results indicated that direct
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TPMS is 55.6-percent effective at
preventing severe underinflation as
defined in FMVSS No. 138. However,
effectiveness was substantially lower in
vehicles that were 6–7 years old at the
time of the survey. One explanation as
to why this is true was the possibility
that the drivers of these older vehicles
were not taking all the maintenance
actions (e.g., adding TPMS sensors to
new vehicle tires, replacing nonfunctioning sensors on current tires,
having the system properly re-set when
needed) that were needed in order to
insure that they had functioning TPMS.
Relevant data is needed to examine why
the effectiveness of TPMSs in older
vehicles is reduced and what can be
done to increase it.
Description of the Likely Respondents
(Including Estimated Number, and
Proposed Frequency of Response to the
Collection of Information): This
information collection will be
completed via three separate surveys:
Field Survey of Drivers and Vehicles.
A survey of convenience, conducted in
eight sites (two sites in each of 4
states—Colorado, Texas, Washington,
Virginia), will collect 7,000 inspections
of passenger vehicles of all model years
from 2004 through the latest model year,
as well as interviews of drivers of these
vehicles. Focus will be on assessing the
operating status of the TPMS in these
vehicles and interviewing driver with
and without operating TPMSs, regarding
their knowledge about and habits
related to the TPMS in their vehicle.
Data collection is expected to take place
over a six month period in the spring
and summer of 2015, mainly at gas
stations.
Suppliers Survey. Major suppliers of
TPMS sensors and systems will be
interviewed. Focus will be on TPMS
repair and maintenance issues, as well
as cost factors. Data collection is
expected to take place early 2015 via a
combination of telephone interviews,
email, mail, and fax.
Repair Facilities Survey. A sample of
500 repair/maintenance facilities (e.g.,
automobile dealerships, tire chain
stores, small service stations with
attached repair shops) will be selected
for a Computer-Assisted Telephone
Interview (CATI), with the option of
responding by mail, based upon the
respondent’s preference. Focus will be
on assessing the lifespan of TPMS,
common sources of TPMS malfunction,
typical costs to repair/replace
malfunctioning systems, and the factors
considered by customers when deciding
whether to repair or replace TPMSs that
are not working. Data collection is
expected to take place early 2015 mostly
via telephone interviews.
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Estimate of the Total Annual
Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Resulting From the Collection of
Information: The total annual reporting
and recordkeeping burden resulting
from this collection of information is
estimated to be 1,565 hours, as outlined
below.
Field Survey of Drivers and Vehicles.
NHTSA estimates that the average time
to collect vehicle and driver data will be
slightly over 10 minutes for each
interview for the 7,000 survey
respondents. Some additional time will
be needed to conduct a pilot study and
to describe the study to drivers who do
not end up participating in the study.
Consequently, the total respondent
burden hours is estimated to be 1,365
hours. The respondents would not incur
any reporting or record keeping costs
from the information collection. For the
drivers survey, respondents will be
asked questions regarding their TPMSs,
and all responses will be provided
spontaneously. For the vehicle
inspection, data will be obtained via
observation.
Suppliers Survey. NHTSA estimates
that the average time to collect data on
the cost of TPMS parts and systems will
be slightly over 20 minutes for each
interview for the 45 respondents.
Consequently, the total respondent
burden hours is estimated to be 17
hours. The respondents would not incur
any reporting or record keeping costs
from the information collection.
Information is only requested about
records that the respondents already are
keeping for their own purposes.
Repair Facilities Survey. NHTSA
estimates that the average time to collect
data on the types and costs of repairing
TPMS will be slightly over 20 minutes
for each interview for the 500
respondents. Consequently, the total
respondent burden hours is estimated to
be 183 hours. The respondents would
not incur any reporting or record
keeping costs from the information
collection. Information is only requested
about records that the respondents
already are keeping for their own
purposes.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act,
44 U.S.C. chap. 35, as amended; and 49 CFR
1.95.
Terry T. Shelton,
Associate Administrator, National Center for
Statistics and Analysis.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA–2014–0055; Notice 1]
Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.,
Receipt of Petition for Decision of
Inconsequential Noncompliance
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Receipt of Petition.
AGENCY:
Harley-Davidson Motor
Company, Inc. (Harley-Davidson) has
determined that certain model year
(MY) 2009–2014 Harley-Davidson FL
Touring family motorcycles do not fully
comply with paragraph S6.1.3 of
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) No. 108, Lamps, reflective
devices, and associated equipment.
Harley-Davidson has filed an
appropriate report dated April 7, 2014,
pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, Defect and
Noncompliance Responsibility and
Reports.
SUMMARY:
The closing date for comments
on the petition is August 6, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written data, views,
and arguments on this petition.
Comments must refer to the docket and
notice number cited at the beginning of
this notice and be submitted by any of
the following methods:
• Mail: Send comments by mail
addressed to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590.
• Hand Deliver: Deliver comments by
hand to: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. The Docket
Section is open on weekdays from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. except Federal Holidays.
• Electronically: Submit comments
electronically by: Logging onto the
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) Web site at https://
www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments may also be faxed to (202)
493–2251.
Comments must be written in the
English language, and be no greater than
15 pages in length, although there is no
limit to the length of necessary
attachments to the comments. If
comments are submitted in hard copy
form, please ensure that two copies are
provided. If you wish to receive
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2014-0081]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements: Agency
Information Collection Activity
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Request for public comment on proposed collection of
information.
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SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from
the
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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 reinstatements of previously approved collections. This
document describes one collection of information for which NHTSA
intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 5, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Refer to the docket notice number cited at the beginning of
this notice and send your comments by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M- 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number. Note that all comments received will be posted without
change to https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal
information provided. Please see the Privacy Act discussion below. We
will consider all comments received before the close of business on the
comment closing date indicated above. To the extent possible, we will
also consider comments filed after the closing date.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov at any time or to
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays. Telephone: (202) 366-9826.
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://www.dot.gov/privacy.html.
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 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC 20590. In addition, you
should submit two copies, from which you have deleted the claimed
confidential business information, to Docket Management at the address
given above. 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 (49 CFR part 512).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlene Doyle., Contracting Officer's
Technical Representative, Office of Regulatory Analysis and Evaluation,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., NVS-431, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Doyle's phone number is 202-
366-1276 and her email address is charlene.doyle@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB
for approval, it must 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 regulations (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; and (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 submissions of responses. In
compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks public comment on the
following proposed collection of information:
Title: Tire Pressure Monitoring System--Outage Rates and Repair
Costs Study (TPMS-ORRC)
Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously
approved collection for which approval has expired.
OMB Clearance Number: 2127-0626
Form Number: This collection of information uses no standard forms.
Required Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the date of
approval by OMB (i.e., estimated date of January 2018).
Abstract. Improperly inflated tires pose a safety risk, increasing
the chance of skidding, hydroplaning, longer stopping distances, and
crashes due to flat tires and blowouts. Section 13 of the
Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation
(TREAD) Act, which Congress passed on November 1, 2000, directed NHTSA
to conduct rulemaking actions to revise and update the Federal motor
vehicle safety standards for tires, to improve labeling on tires, and
to require a system in new motor vehicles that warns the operator when
a tire is significantly underinflated.
Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) were mandated in Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 138, so that drivers are
warned when the pressure in one or more of the vehicle's tires has
fallen to 25 percent or more below the placard pressure, or a minimum
level of pressure specified in the standard, whichever pressure is
higher, and may be informed about which of the four tires is
underinflated. As of September 1, 2007, after a phase-in period
beginning on October 5, 2005, TPMS was required on all new light
vehicles (i.e., passenger cars, trucks, multipurpose passenger
vehicles, and buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds
or less, except those vehicles with dual wheels on an axle).
Executive Order 12866 requires Federal agencies to evaluate their
existing regulations and programs and measure their effectiveness in
achieving their objectives. Since the phase-in of TPMS, there has been
only one evaluation of TPMS. The TPMS-SS (OMB 2127-0626) was
conducted in 2011, as a special study through the infrastructure of the
National Automotive Sampling System (NASS), to collect nationally
representative data on how effective TPMS was in reducing
underinflation in the on-road fleet of passenger vehicles. Analysis of
the survey results indicated that direct
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TPMS is 55.6-percent effective at preventing severe underinflation as
defined in FMVSS No. 138. However, effectiveness was substantially
lower in vehicles that were 6-7 years old at the time of the survey.
One explanation as to why this is true was the possibility that the
drivers of these older vehicles were not taking all the maintenance
actions (e.g., adding TPMS sensors to new vehicle tires, replacing non-
functioning sensors on current tires, having the system properly re-set
when needed) that were needed in order to insure that they had
functioning TPMS. Relevant data is needed to examine why the
effectiveness of TPMSs in older vehicles is reduced and what can be
done to increase it.
Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number,
and Proposed Frequency of Response to the Collection of Information):
This information collection will be completed via three separate
surveys:
Field Survey of Drivers and Vehicles. A survey of convenience,
conducted in eight sites (two sites in each of 4 states--Colorado,
Texas, Washington, Virginia), will collect 7,000 inspections of
passenger vehicles of all model years from 2004 through the latest
model year, as well as interviews of drivers of these vehicles. Focus
will be on assessing the operating status of the TPMS in these vehicles
and interviewing driver with and without operating TPMSs, regarding
their knowledge about and habits related to the TPMS in their vehicle.
Data collection is expected to take place over a six month period in
the spring and summer of 2015, mainly at gas stations.
Suppliers Survey. Major suppliers of TPMS sensors and systems will
be interviewed. Focus will be on TPMS repair and maintenance issues, as
well as cost factors. Data collection is expected to take place early
2015 via a combination of telephone interviews, email, mail, and fax.
Repair Facilities Survey. A sample of 500 repair/maintenance
facilities (e.g., automobile dealerships, tire chain stores, small
service stations with attached repair shops) will be selected for a
Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview (CATI), with the option of
responding by mail, based upon the respondent's preference. Focus will
be on assessing the lifespan of TPMS, common sources of TPMS
malfunction, typical costs to repair/replace malfunctioning systems,
and the factors considered by customers when deciding whether to repair
or replace TPMSs that are not working. Data collection is expected to
take place early 2015 mostly via telephone interviews.
Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden
Resulting From the Collection of Information: The total annual
reporting and recordkeeping burden resulting from this collection of
information is estimated to be 1,565 hours, as outlined below.
Field Survey of Drivers and Vehicles. NHTSA estimates that the
average time to collect vehicle and driver data will be slightly over
10 minutes for each interview for the 7,000 survey respondents. Some
additional time will be needed to conduct a pilot study and to describe
the study to drivers who do not end up participating in the study.
Consequently, the total respondent burden hours is estimated to be
1,365 hours. The respondents would not incur any reporting or record
keeping costs from the information collection. For the drivers survey,
respondents will be asked questions regarding their TPMSs, and all
responses will be provided spontaneously. For the vehicle inspection,
data will be obtained via observation.
Suppliers Survey. NHTSA estimates that the average time to collect
data on the cost of TPMS parts and systems will be slightly over 20
minutes for each interview for the 45 respondents. Consequently, the
total respondent burden hours is estimated to be 17 hours. The
respondents would not incur any reporting or record keeping costs from
the information collection. Information is only requested about records
that the respondents already are keeping for their own purposes.
Repair Facilities Survey. NHTSA estimates that the average time to
collect data on the types and costs of repairing TPMS will be slightly
over 20 minutes for each interview for the 500 respondents.
Consequently, the total respondent burden hours is estimated to be 183
hours. The respondents would not incur any reporting or record keeping
costs from the information collection. Information is only requested
about records that the respondents already are keeping for their own
purposes.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. chap. 35, as
amended; and 49 CFR 1.95.
Terry T. Shelton,
Associate Administrator, National Center for Statistics and Analysis.
[FR Doc. 2014-15782 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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