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

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## Record

- **Collection:** Federal Register
- **Document type:** Notice
- **Published:** February 9, 2005
- **Citation:** 70 FR 6923

## Text

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]
BILLING CODE 4910-59-M

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