Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

R. Ryan Posten
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
November 25, 2014

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 70274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-27890]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket Number NHTSA-2014-0115]


Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Request for public comment on extension of a currently approved 
collection of information.

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SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from 
the 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 reinstatement of previously approved collections. This 
document describes an existing collection of information for motor 
vehicle tire and rim labeling requirements for which NHTSA intends to 
seek renewed OMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 26, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the docket number cited at the 
beginning of this notice, and may be submitted by any of the following 
methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building, Ground Floor, 
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. 
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. 
Telephone: 1-800-647-2251.
    Instructions: All submissions must include the docket number for 
this document. Please identify the collection of information for which 
a comment is provided by referencing the OMB Control Number, 2127-0503. 
Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided. 
Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
    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 (65 FR 19477) or you may visit http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Abigail Morgan, NHTSA, 1200 New 
Jersey Avenue SE., Room W43-467, NVS-122, Washington, DC 20590. 
Telephone: (202) 366-6005.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB 
for approval, it must first 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 regulation (at 5 CFR 
1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment on the following:
    (1) 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;
    (2) 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;
    (3) How to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected;
    (4) 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 
submission of responses.
    In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public 
comments on the following collection of information:
    Title: Tires and Rims Labeling.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0503.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection of 
information.
    Form Number: This collection of information uses no standard form.
    Abstract: The labeling of motor vehicle tires and rims with the 
information required by the regulations and standards benefits motor 
vehicle manufacturers and consumers. Primarily, these labeling 
requirements help ensure that tires are mounted on appropriate rims and 
that the rims and tires are mounted on vehicles for which they were 
intended. If tires and rims were not labeled, mismatching of tire and 
rim sizes would likely occur, often resulting in poor tire performance. 
The absence of the vehicle label specifying vehicle loads, axle loads, 
and recommended tire inflation pressure would likely result in improper 
tire selection by a tire dealer or vehicle owner. Mismatching of rims 
and tires can greatly reduce the performance of tires, may cause tire 
and rim failure, and may result in vehicle handling and stability 
problems, which could result in loss of vehicle control.
    Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) Nos. 109, 117, 119, 
129, and 139 establish a fixed format for the labeling requirements to 
be placed into or onto both sidewalls of tires manufactured for use on 
motor vehicles. Each new tire manufacturer, brand name owner, and 
retreader must use these guidelines to label each tire manufactured by 
engraving tire and retreaded tire molds with the appropriate labeling 
information.
    FMVSS Nos. 110 and 120 specify a fixed format for the placard 
labeling requirements to be placed on each motor vehicle. In addition, 
FMVSS Nos. 110 and 120 require that additional information be labeled 
onto the finished rim used on vehicles covered by this standard.
    Affected Public: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 274,491 hours.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    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.

R. Ryan Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2014-27890 Filed 11-24-14; 8:45 am]
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