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

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements Agency Information

Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 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 collection and its expected

burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period

soliciting comments on the following collection of information was

published in 61 FR 68810-68811, December 30, 1996.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 4, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Kosek, NHTSA Information

Collection Clearance Officer at (202) 366-2589.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Title: Tire Identification and Recordkeeping.

OMB No.: 2127-0050.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Affected Public: Tire Manufacturers, Dealers, and Distributors

Abstract: NHTSA requires each tire manufacturer to collect and

maintain records of the names and addresses of the first purchasers of

new tires. To carry out this mandate, 49 CFR Part 574 requires tire

dealers and distributors to record the names and addresses of retail

purchasers of new tires and the identification number(s) of the tire

sold.

Need: The information is used by a tire manufacturer, when it

determines that some of its tires either fail to comply with an

applicable safety standard or contain a safety-related defect. With the

information on the registration form, the tire manufacturer can notify

the first purchaser of the tire and provide the purchaser with any

necessary information or instructions.

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 747,500.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20503, Attention DOT 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.

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 26, 1997.

Vanester M. Williams,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97-17470 Filed 7-2-97; 8:45 am]

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