[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11848-11853]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4785]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2011-0001]
Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (NHTSA).
ACTION: Request for extension of a currently approved collection of
information.
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SUMMARY: This document solicits public comments on continuation of the
requirements for the collection of information entitled ``Consolidated
Child Restraint System Registration, Labeling and Defect
Notifications'' (OMB Control Number: 2127-0576).
Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit
public comment on proposed collections of information, including
extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections.
DATES: You should submit your comments early enough to ensure that
Docket Management receives them no later than May 2, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments (identified by the DOT Docket ID
Number above) by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001 between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Regardless of how you submit your comments, you should mention the
docket number of this document. You may call the Docket at (202) 366-
9324. Please identify the proposed collection of information for which
a comment is provided, by referencing its OMB clearance number. It is
requested, but not required, that two copies of the comment be
provided.
Note that all comments received will be posted without change to
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided. Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the
dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Complete copies of each request for
collection of information may be obtained at no charge from Cristina
Echemendia, US. Department of
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Transportation, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Room
W43-447, NVS-113, Washington, DC 20590. Mrs. Cristina Echemendia's
telephone number is (202) 366-6345 and fax number is (202) 366-7002.
Please identify the relevant collection of information by referring to
its OMB Control Number.
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 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:
Title: ``Consolidated Child Restraint System Registration, Labeling
and Defect Notifications.''
OMB Control Number: 2127-0576.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: Three years from the
approval date.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business, Individuals and Households.
Summary of the Collection of Information: Child restraint
manufacturers are required to provide an owner's registration card for
purchasers of child safety seats in accordance with title 49 of the
Code of Federal Regulation (CFR), part 571-section 213, ``Child
Restraint Systems.'' The registration card is perforated into two-parts
(see Figures 1 and 2). The top part contains a message and suitable
instructions to be retained by the purchaser. The bottom part is to be
returned to the manufacturer by the purchaser. The bottom part includes
prepaid return postage, the pre-printed name/address of the
manufacturer, the pre-printed model and date of manufacture, and spaces
for the purchaser to fill in his/her name and address. Optionally,
child restraint manufacturers are permitted to add to the registration
form: (a) Specified statements informing CRS owners that they may
register online; (b) the Internet address for registering with the
company; (c) revisions to statements reflecting use of the Internet to
register; and (d) a space for the consumer's e-mail address. For those
CRS owners with access to the Internet, online registration may be a
preferred method of registering a CRS.
In addition to the registration card supplied by the manufacturer,
NHTSA has implemented a CRS registration system to assist those
individuals who have either lost the registration card that came with
the CRS or purchased a previously owned CRS. Upon the owner's request,
NHTSA provides a substitute registration form that can be obtained
either by mail or from the Internet \1\ (see Figure 3). When the
completed registration is returned to the agency, it is then submitted
to the CRS manufacturers. In the absence of a substitute registration
system, many owners of child passenger safety seats, especially any
second-hand owners, might not be notified of safety defects and non
compliances, and would not have the defects and noncompliances
remedied.
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\1\ http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/register/childseat/csregfrm.pdf.
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Child seat owner registration information is retained in the event
that owners need to be contacted for defect recalls or replacement
campaigns. Chapter 301 of title 49 of the United States Code specifies
that if either NHTSA or a manufacturer determines that motor vehicles
or items of motor vehicle equipment contain a defect that relates to
motor vehicle safety or fail to comply with an applicable Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard, the manufacturer must notify owners and
purchasers of the defect or noncompliance and must provide a remedy
without charge. In title 49 of the CFR, part 577, defect and
noncompliance notification for equipment items, including child
restraint systems, must be sent by first class mail to the most recent
purchaser known to the manufacturer.
Child restraint manufacturers are also required to provide a
printed instructions brochure with step-by-step information on how the
restraint is to be used. Without proper use, the effectiveness of these
systems is greatly diminished. Each child restraint system must also
have a permanent label. A permanently attached label gives
``quicklook'' information on whether the restraint meets the safety
requirements, recommended installation and use, and warnings against
misuse.
Estimated Annual Burden: 39,247 hours.
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 of other forms of
information technology.
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Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c); delegation of authority at 49 CFR
1.50.
Issued on: February 28, 2011.
Joseph S. Carra,
Acting, Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2011-4785 Filed 3-2-11; 8:45 am]
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