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Randy Reid
Federal Highway Administration
January 30, 2015
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 20 (Friday, January 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5196-5197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01780]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. DOT-NHTSA-2015-0010]
Notice and Request for Comments
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 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
November 25, 2014, 79 FR 70275-70276.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 2, 2015.
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.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy Reid, Office of Defects
Investigation (NVS-210), National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., W48-311, Washington, DC
20590. Randy Reid's phone number is 202-366-4383 and his email address
is randy.reid@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 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:
(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;
(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
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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 proposed collection of information for which
the agency is seeking approval from
OMB Control Number: 2127-0008.
Title: Consumer Complaint Information.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Chapter 301 of title 49 of the United States Code, the
Secretary of Transportation is authorized to require manufacturers of
motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to conduct owner
notification and remedy, i.e., a recall campaign, when it has been
determined that a safety defect exists in the performance,
construction, components, or materials in motor vehicles and motor
vehicle equipment. To make this determination, the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) solicits information from vehicle
owners which is used to identify and evaluate possible safety-related
defects and provide the necessary evidence of the existence of such a
defect. Under the Authority of chapter 301 of Title 49 of the United
States Code, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to require
manufacturers of motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment which do not
comply with the applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards or
contains a defect that relates to motor vehicle safety to notify each
owner that their vehicle contains a safety defect or noncompliance.
Also, the manufacturer of motor vehicle replacement equipment presented
for remedy pursuant to such notification shall cause such defect or
noncompliance to be remedied without charge. In the case of a motor
vehicle presented for remedy pursuant to such notification, the
manufacturer shall cause the vehicle remedied by whichever of the
following means he elects: (1) By repairing such vehicle; (2) by
replacing such motor vehicle without charge; or (3) by refunding the
purchase price less depreciation. To ensure these objectives are being
met, NHTSA audits recalls conducted by manufacturer. These audits are
performed on a randomly selected number of vehicle owners for
verification and validation purposes.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,814.
Number of Respondents: 47,256.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.
Randy Reid,
Chief, Correspondence Research Division, Office of Defects
Investigation.
[FR Doc. 2015-01780 Filed 1-29-15; 8:45 am]
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