Request for Comments on a New Information Collection

David Hines
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
April 14, 2014

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 71 (Monday, April 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20968-20969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-08228]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Transportation Safety Administration

[Docket No. DOT-NHTSA-2013-0142]


Request for Comments on a New Information Collection

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

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 is being forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A 
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting 
comments on the following information collection was published on 
January 22, 2014 (79 FR 3662).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 14, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Fikentscher, Office of Vehicle 
Safety Compliance (NVS-120), National Highway Traffic Safety 
Administration, West Building--4th Floor--Room W43-467, 1200 New Jersey 
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Fikentscher's phone number is 
(202) 366-1688.
    Please identify the relevant collection of information by referring 
to its OMB Control Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0052.
    Title: Brake Hose Manufacturers Identification.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.

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    Background: 49 U.S.C. 30101 et seq., as amended (``the Safety 
Act''), authorizes NHTSA to issue Federal Motor Vehicle Safety 
Standards (FMVSS). The Safety Act mandates that in issuing any Federal 
motor vehicle safety standards, the agency is to consider whether the 
standard is reasonable and appropriate for the particular type of motor 
vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment for which it is prescribed. 
Using this authority, FMVSS No. 106, Brake Hoses, was issued. This 
standard specifies labeling and performance requirements which apply to 
all manufacturers of brake hoses and brake hose end fittings, and to 
those who assemble brake hoses. Prior to assembling or selling brake 
hoses, these entities must register their identification marks with 
NHTSA to comply with the labeling requirements of this standard. In 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, the agency must obtain OMB 
approval to continue collecting labeling information. Currently, there 
are 1,944 manufacturers of brake hoses and end fittings, and brake hose 
assemblers, registered with NHTSA. However, only approximately 20 
respondents annually request to have their symbol added to or removed 
from the NHTSA database. To comply with this standard, each brake hose 
manufacturer or assembler must contact NHTSA and state that they want 
to be added to or removed from the NHTSA database of registered brake 
hose manufacturers. This action is usually initiated by the 
manufacturer with a brief written request via U.S. mail, facsimile, an 
email message, or a telephone call. Currently, a majority of the 
requests are received via U.S. mail and the follow-up paperwork is 
conducted via facsimile, U.S. mail, or electronic mail. The estimated 
cost for complying with this regulation is $100 per hour. Therefore, 
the total annual cost is estimated to be $3,000 (time burden of 30 
hours x $100 (cost per hour).
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Number of Responses: 20.
    Total Annual Burden: 30 hours.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including 
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of 
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the Department's 
performance; (b) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for the 
Department to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the 
information collection; and (d) ways that the burden could be minimized 
without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency 
will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB's 
clearance of this information collection.

    Authority:  The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. 
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

David Hines,
Director, Office of Crash Avoidance Standards.
[FR Doc. 2014-08228 Filed 4-11-14; 8:45 am]
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