[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 160 (Thursday, August 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51329-51330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20574]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements; Agency
Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
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 will be forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was
published on May 26, 2010 (75 FR 29487).
Comments: Comments should be directed to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Form Number: This collection of information uses no standard forms.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 20, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Piazza, National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration, Office of the Chief Counsel (NCC-111), (202)
366-9511, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Title: Criminal Penalty Safe Harbor Provision.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0609.
Frequency: We believe that there will be very few criminal
prosecutions under 49 U.S.C. 30170, given the lack of prosecutions
under the statute to date. Accordingly, it is not likely to be a
substantial motivating force for a submission of a corrected report in
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response to an agency request for information. See Summary of the
Collection of Information below. Based on our experience to date, we
estimate that no more than one (1) person per year would be subject to
this collection of information, and we do not anticipate receiving more
than one report a year from any particular person.
Affected Public: This collection of information would apply to any
person who seeks a ``safe harbor'' from potential criminal liability
under 49 U.S.C. 30170. Thus, the collection of information could apply
to the manufacturers, any officers or employees thereof, and other
persons who respond or have a duty to respond to an information
provision requirement pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30166 or a regulation,
requirement, request or order issued thereunder.
Abstract: NHTSA has published a final rule related to ``reasonable
time'' and sufficient manner of ``correction,'' as they apply to the
safe harbor from criminal penalties, as required by Section 5 of the
Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation
(TREAD) Act (Pub. L. 106-414), which was enacted on November 1, 2000.
65 FR 38380 (July 24, 2001).
Estimated Annual Burden: Using the above estimate of one (1)
affected person a year, with an estimated two (2) hours of preparation
to collect and provide the information, at an assumed rate of $26.70 an
hour, the annual, estimated cost of collecting and preparing the
information necessary for one complete ``safe harbor'' correction is
$53.40. Adding in a postage cost of $0.44 (one report at a cost of 44
cents to mail each one), we estimate that it will cost $53.84 a year
for persons to prepare and submit the information necessary to satisfy
the safe harbor provision of 49 U.S.C. 30170.
Since nothing in this rule would require those persons who submit
reports pursuant to this rule to keep copies of any records or reports
submitted to us, the cost imposed to keep records would be zero hours
and zero costs.
Number of Respondents: We estimate that there will be no more than
one per year.
Summary of the Collection of Information: Any person seeking
protection from criminal liability under 49 U.S.C. 30170 related to an
improper report or failure to report pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30166, or a
regulation, requirement, request or order issued thereunder, is and
will be required to report the following information to NHTSA: (1) Each
previous improper item of information or document and each failure to
report that was required under 49 U.S.C. 30166, or a regulation,
requirement, request or order issued thereunder, (2) the specific
predicate under which each improper or omitted report should have been
provided, and (3) the complete and correct reports, including all
information that was improperly submitted or that should have been
submitted and all relevant documents that were not previously submitted
to NHTSA or, if the person cannot provide this, then a full detailed
description of that information or of the content of those documents
and the reason why the individual cannot provide them to NHTSA.
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 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. A Comment to OMB is most effective if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication.
Issued on: August 12, 2010.
O. Kevin Vincent,
Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2010-20574 Filed 8-18-10; 8:45 am]
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