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dysrhythmias by monitoring on his
implantable defibrillator and no
syncope, near syncope, or shocks. His
cardiologist’s letter states that he is at a
relatively low risk for recurrent episodes
as he has been revascularized.’’ If
granted an exemption, Mr. Politz would
like to resume driving a truck in
interstate commerce.
Mark Register
Mr. Register is a 46-year-old Class B
CDL holder in North Carolina. An
October 2014 affidavit from his
cardiologist reports that his ICD ‘‘was
implanted in 2010 for a documented
ventricular arrhythmia. Mr. Register’s
ventricular arrhythmia was determined
to be a Right Ventricular Outflow Tract
ventricular tachycardia which was
treated by ablation in May 2011. His
cardiologist is 99.5% confident that the
source of Mr. Register’s original cardiac
arrhythmia has been corrected and
removed. Mr. Register has been
clinically stable since that time and has
experienced no malignant ventricular
arrhythmias. His defibrillator is
medically checked every three months
to ensure proper function and is
‘‘nothing more than a back-up or ‘‘safety
net.’’ His cardiologist’s professional
medical opinion is that Mr. Register ‘‘is
completely and physically capable of
operating a commercial motor vehicle’’
and ‘‘poses no risk in operating a
commercial motor vehicle.’’ His
cardiologist cites three recent scholarly
articles from the Journal of American
College of Cardiology and the European
Society of Cardiology, which conclude
that ‘‘patients with defibrillators are
able to operate motor vehicles just as
safely if not more so than the general
population.’’
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Charles Rhodes
Mr. Rhodes is a 59-year-old from
Arizona. Mr. Rhodes provided medical
reports from 2013–2014 from his
cardiologists indicating his ICD was
implanted in February 2013. An October
22, 2014, medical history from his
cardiologist reports that he follows up
regularly in the pacemaker clinic every
3 months.
Mark Steiner
Mr. Steiner is a 65-year-old from
Ohio. A January 29, 2015, letter from his
cardiologist states that his ICD was
implanted in 2012 for primary
prevention. An ICD interrogation
conducted on January 29, 2015, showed
no report of any dysrhythmias or
requirement for anti-tachycardia pacing
or defibrillation. His cardiologist states
Mr. Steiner has had no chest, neck, jaw
or arm discomfort, pedal edema, near
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syncope, syncope, or ICD discharge. If
granted an exemption, Mr. Steiner
would like to resume driving a truck in
interstate commerce.
Stephen Watts
Mr. Watts is a 52-year-old Class A
CDL holder in Kansas. A December 2014
letter from his cardiologist reports that
his ICD was implanted in 2013.
According to a January 2015 letter from
his cardiologists, ‘‘from a clinical
standpoint he is doing quite well. He
has not had any shortness of breath,
PND or orthopnea. Review of his
pacemaker/defibrillator shows that he
has not had any significant
dysrhythmias.’’ A November 2014 letter
from his employer states that he has
‘‘driven over 1 million accident free
miles.’’ If granted an exemption, Mr.
Watts would like to resume driving a
truck in interstate commerce.
John Allen Weltz
Mr. Weltz is a 51-year-old Class A
CDL holder in Nebraska. A February 2,
2015, letter from his cardiologist reports
that Mr. Weltz received an ICD on
February 28, 2014, and from Mr. Weltz’s
records, his cardiologist does not think
he has been shocked. A September 2014
letter from his cardiologist states, ‘‘He
has had no ventricular arrhythmias
since his ICD was implanted and he is
quite stable.’’ Mr. Weltz reports that for
the past 10 years he has been keeping
in close contact with all of his doctors,
keeping all of his medical appointments
and taking all medication as prescribed.
Request for Comments
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315
and 31136(e), FMCSA requests public
comment from all interested persons on
the exemption applications described in
this notice. We will consider all
comments received before the close of
business on the closing date indicated
earlier in the notice.
Issued on: April 14, 2015.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping
Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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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 December 19,
2014 (79 FR 75859). No comments were
received.
This document describes a collection
of information on nine Federal motor
vehicle safety standards (FMVSSs) and
one regulation, for which NHTSA
intends to seek OMB approval. The
information collection pertains to
requirements that specify certain safety
precautions regarding items of motor
vehicle equipment must appear in the
vehicle owner’s manual.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 21, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lou
Molino, the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, Office of
Rulemaking (NVS–112), (202) 366–1740,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, W43–311,
Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
Title: Consolidated Vehicle Owner’s
Manual Requirements for Motor
Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment.
OMB Number: 2127–0541.
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: In order to ensure that
manufacturers are complying with the
FMVSS and regulations, NHTSA
requires a number of information
collections in FMVSS Nos. 108, 110,
138, 202a, 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
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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. 202a, ‘‘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
properly protect vehicle occupants.
Finally, the owner’s manual must
describe, in an easily understandable
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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
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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
the drivers of those vehicles that they
have a higher possibility of rollover than
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.
Affected Public: Individuals,
households, business, other for-profit,
not-for-profit, farms, Federal
Government and State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
3,724 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 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.
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A Comment to OMB is most effective if
OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of
authority at 49 CFR 1.50.
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2015–09081 Filed 4–20–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA 2015–0003]
Pipeline Safety: Information Collection
Activities
Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration
(PHMSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
On February 2, 2015, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, the Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration (PHMSA) published a
notice in the Federal Register (80 FR
5617) inviting comments on an
information collection titled ‘‘Pipeline
Safety: Periodic Underwater Inspection
and Notification of Abandoned
Underwater Pipelines’’ identified by
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number 2137–0618. This
information collection will be expiring
on August 31, 2015. PHMSA will
request an extension with no change for
this information collection.
PHMSA received no comments in
response to that notice. PHMSA is
publishing this notice to provide the
public with an additional 30 days to
comment on the renewal of this
information collection and announce
that the Information Collection will be
submitted to OMB for approval.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before May 21,
2015 to be assured of consideration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Dow by telephone at 202–366–
1246, by email at angela.dow@dot.gov,
by fax at 202–366–4566, or by mail at
U.S. Department of Transportation,
PHMSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
PHP–30, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by the docket number
PHMSA–2015–0003 by any of the
following methods:
• Fax: 1–202–395–5806.
• Mail: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Records
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NEOB, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, ATTN: Desk
Officer for the U.S. Department of
Transportation\PHMSA.
• Email: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, OMB, at the
following email address: OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Requests for a copy of the information
collection should be directed to
Cameron Satterthwaite by telephone at
202–366–1319, by fax at 202–366–4566,
by email at cameron.satterthwaite@
dot.gov, or by mail at U.S. Department
of Transportation, PHMSA, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., PHP–30,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1320.8(d), Title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations, requires PHMSA to provide
interested members of the public and
affected agencies an opportunity to
comment on information collection and
recordkeeping requests. This notice
identifies an information collection
request PHMSA will submit to OMB for
renewal. The following information is
provided for each information
collection: (1) Title of the information
collection; (2) OMB control number; (3)
Current expiration date; (4) Type of
request; (5) Abstract of the information
collection activity; (6) Description of
affected public; (7) Estimate of total
annual reporting and recordkeeping
burden; and (8) Frequency of collection.
PHMSA will request a 3-year term of
approval for this information collection
activity. PHMSA requests comments on
the following information collection:
1. Title: Pipeline Safety: Periodic
Underwater Inspection and Notification
of Abandoned Underwater Pipelines.
OMB Control Number: 2137–0618.
Current Expiration Date: 8/31/2015.
Type of Request: Renewal of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: The Federal pipeline safety
regulations at 49 CFR 192.612 and
195.413 require operators to conduct
appropriate periodic underwater
inspections in the Gulf of Mexico and
its inlets. If an operator discovers that
its underwater pipeline is exposed or
poses a hazard to navigation, among
other remedial actions such as marking
and reburial in some cases, the operator
must contact the National Response
Center by telephone within 24 hours of
discovery and report the location of the
exposed pipeline.
PHMSA’s regulations for reporting the
abandonment of underwater pipelines
can be found at §§ 192.727 and 195.59.
These provisions contain certain
requirements for disconnecting and
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purging abandoned pipelines and
require operators to notify PHMSA of
each abandoned offshore pipeline
facility or each abandoned onshore
pipeline facility that crosses over, under
or through a commercially navigable
waterway.
Affected Public: Operators of pipeline
facilities (except master meter
operators).
Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping
Burden:
Estimated number of responses: 92.
Estimated annual burden hours:
1,372.
Frequency of collection: On occasion.
Comments are invited on:
(a) The need for the renewal and
revision of these collections of
information for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(b) 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;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(d) Ways 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.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 16,
2015, under authority delegated in 49 CFR
1.97.
John A. Gale,
Director, Office of Standards and
Rulemaking.
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Research and Technology; Advisory
Council on Transportation Statistics;
Notice of Meeting
Bureau of Transportation
Statistics, U.S. Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This notice announces, pursuant to
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 72–363;
5 U.S.C. app. 2), a meeting of the
Advisory Council on Transportation
Statistics (ACTS). The meeting will be
held on Tuesday, May 19th from 8:30
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. E.S.T. at the U.S.
Department of Transportation, Room
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 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 December 19, 2014 (79 FR 75859). No comments were
received.
This document describes a collection of information on nine Federal
motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSSs) and one regulation, for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. The information collection pertains
to requirements that specify certain safety precautions regarding items
of motor vehicle equipment must appear in the vehicle owner's manual.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 21, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lou Molino, the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Rulemaking (NVS-112), (202)
366-1740, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, W43-311, Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Title: Consolidated Vehicle Owner's Manual Requirements for Motor
Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment.
OMB Number: 2127-0541.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: In order to ensure that manufacturers are complying with
the FMVSS and regulations, NHTSA requires a number of information
collections in FMVSS Nos. 108, 110, 138, 202a, 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
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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. 202a, ``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 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 the drivers of
those vehicles that they have a higher possibility of rollover than
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.
Affected Public: Individuals, households, business, other for-
profit, not-for-profit, farms, Federal Government and State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,724 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 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.
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A Comment to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of authority at 49 CFR
1.50.
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2015-09081 Filed 4-20-15; 8:45 am]
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