Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements: Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA-2012-0169]

Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements: Agency

Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice; Correction.

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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 December 11, 2012 [FR Doc. 2012-29844, Vol. 77, No. 238,

Pages 73736-73737].

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 18, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Walker, contract task order

manager, Office of Regulatory Analysis and Evaluation, National Highway

Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., NVS-432,

Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Walker's phone number is 202-366-8571 and his

email address is [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Title: Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems Special Studies.

OMB Number: 2174 Renewal.

Type of Request: Request for public comment on proposed collection

of information.

Abstract: Improperly inflated tires pose a safety risk, increasing

the chance of skidding, hydroplaning, longer stopping distances, and

crashes due to flat tires and blowouts. In an effort to decrease the

number of vehicles with improperly inflated tires, Tire Pressure

Monitoring Systems (TPMS) were

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mandated in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 138, so

that drivers are warned when the pressure in one or more of the

vehicle's tires has fallen to 25 percent or more below the placard

pressure, or a minimum level specified in the standard, whichever

pressure is higher. Executive Order 12866 requires Federal agencies to

evaluate their existing regulations and programs and measure their

effectiveness in achieving their objectives. This survey (Tire Pressure

Monitoring Systems Special Study) was conducted in order to evaluate

whether the frequency of underinflated tires has decreased in vehicles

with TPMS in comparison to vehicles of the same age without TPMS.

Survey results led the agency to the determination that additional

study is needed in regards to analogous aspects of medium- and heavy-

duty (MD/HD) trucks. The supplementary study of MD/HD trucks is not

expected to begin until 2014; therefore, NHTSA seeks an extension of

Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems Special Studies in preparation for

this additional work.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,925 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.

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).

James F. Simons,

Director, Office of Regulatory Analysis and Evaluation.

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