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

AGENCY:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.

ACTION:

Notice.

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 20, 2000 (64 FR 15034-15035).

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before September 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joseph Scott at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Safety Performance Standards (NPS-22), 202-366-8525. 400 Seventh Street, SW, Room 5307, Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Title: Tires and Rims Labeling.

OMB Number: 2127-0503.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: Each tire manufacturer and rim manufacturer must label their tire or rim with applicable safety information. These labeling requirements ensure that tires are mounted on the appropriate rims; and that the rims and tires are mounted on the vehicles for which they are intended. The tires and rims are labeled in accordance with the agency's Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and regulations.

Affected Public: Businesses and other-for-profit institutions (tire and rim manufacturers).

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 128,979.

ADDRESSES:

Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 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; 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.