Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements

Topics:  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Christopher J. Bonanti
Federal Register
August 3, 2011

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 149 (Wednesday, August 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46895-46896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19594]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2011-0022]


Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review; Reports, 
Forms and Record Keeping Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department 
of Transportation.

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 March 22, 2011 [76 FR 16035]. No comments were received.
    This document describes the collection of information for which 
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. The collection of information 
described is the ``Side Impact Phase in Reporting Requirements--Part 
597.'' (OMB Control Number: 2127-0558)

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 2, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Christopher J. Wiacek at U.S. 
Department of Transportation, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West 
Building Room W43-419, NVS-112, Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Christopher 
J. Wiacek's telephone number is (202) 366-4801 and fax number is (202) 
366-7002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

    Title: Side Impact Phase in Reporting Requirements--Part 597
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0558
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: 49 U.S.C. 30111 authorizes the issuance of Federal motor 
vehicle safety standards (FMVSSs) and regulations. The agency, in 
prescribing a FMVSS or regulations, considers available relevant motor 
vehicle safety data, and consults with other agencies, as it deems 
appropriate. Further, the statute mandates that in issuing any FMVSS or 
regulation, the agency considers whether the standard or regulation is 
``reasonable, practicable and appropriate for the particular type of 
motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment for which it is 
prescribed,'' and whether such a standard will contribute to carrying 
out the purpose of the Act.
    The Secretary is authorized to invoke such rules and regulations, 
as deemed necessary to carry out these requirements. Using this 
authority, on September 11, 2007 the agency published a final rule (73 
FR 51908) upgrading the requirements of FMVSS No. 214, ``Side impact 
protection.'' The final rule contained a collection of information 
because of the proposed phase-in reporting requirements. The collection 
of information requires manufacturers of passenger cars, trucks, buses 
and MPVs with a GVWR of 4,536 kg (10,000 lb) or less, to annually 
submit a report, and maintain records related to the report, concerning 
the number of such vehicles that meet the vehicle-to-pole and MDB test 
requirements of FMVSS No. 214 during the three year phase-in of those 
requirements. In response to petitions for reconsideration the agency 
published a final rule (73 FR 32473) extending the phase-in of both the 
pole and MDB test requirements to four years. The purpose of the 
reporting and recordkeeping requirements is to assist the agency in 
determining whether a manufacturer of vehicles has complied with the 
requirements during the phase-in period.
    Affected Public: Businesses.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,260 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 Departments estimate of the burden of the 
proposed information collection;

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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. A Comment to OMB 
is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 28, 2011.
Christopher J. Bonanti,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2011-19594 Filed 8-2-11; 8:45 am]
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