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

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Reports, Forms and Record Keeping Requirements Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Traffic 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 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 August 6, 2004 [FR Doc. 04-17991, Vol. 69, No. 151, Page

47980].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 11, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcia Tarbet at the National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and

Budget (NOP-321), 202-366-2570, 400 Seventh Street, NW., 5208N,

Washington, DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Title: Highway Crash Data Collection for the Evaluation of Antilock

Brake Systems (ABS) and Rear Impact Guards on Heavy Vehicles.

OMB Number: 2127-0614.

Type of Request: Request for public comment on proposed collection

of information.

Abstract: As required by the Government Performance and Results Act

of 1993 and Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735), NHTSA reviews existing

regulations to determine if they are achieving policy goals. Federal

Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) 105 (49 CFR 571.105) and FMVSS

121 (49 CFR 571.12) require ABS and a malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)

on all new heavy vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of

10,000 pounds or more. Implementation of the standards was performed

over a three-year period; air-brake truck tractors manufactured on or

after March 7, 1997, air-brake trailers and single-unit trucks

manufactured on or after March 1, 1998, and hydraulic brake trucks

manufactured on or after March 1, 1999.

FMVSS 223 (49 CFR 571.223) and 224 (49 CFR 571.224) set minimum

requirements for the geometry, configuration, strength and energy

absorption capability of rear impact guards on full trailers and semi-

trailers over 10,000 pounds GVWR manufactured on or after January 26,

1998. NHTSA's Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Budget is planning a

highway crash data collection effort that will provide adequate

information to perform an evaluation of the effectiveness of ABS and

rear impact guards for heavy trucks. This study will estimate the

actual safety benefits (crashes, injuries, and fatalities avoided)

achieved by the standards and provide a basis for assessing whether the

standards are functioning as intended. Highway crash data will be

analyzed to the extent that the experiences of heavy trucks equipped

with ABS and rear impact guards can be compared with the experiences of

heavy trucks not so equipped.

Affected Public: State and Local Governments in North Carolina.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: The annual burden is estimated to be

4,036 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 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 in Washington, DC, February 2, 2005.

Noble N. Bowie,

Associate Administrator for Planning, Evaluation, and Budget.

[FR Doc. 05-2468 Filed 2-8-05; 8:45 am]

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