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 on December 30,1996 (61 FR, 68812-68813).

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 11, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Complete copies of each NHTSA request

for collection of information approval may be obtained at no charge

from Mr. Edward Kosek, NHTSA Information Collection Clearance Officer,

NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 6123, Washington, DC 20590. Mr.

Kosek's telephone number is (202) 366-2589. Please identify the

relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB Clearance

Number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA).

Title: Tires and Rims Labeling.

OMB No.: 2127-0503.

Type of Request: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously

approved collection for which approval has expired.

Affected Public: New tire Manufacturers, retreaders and rim

manufacturers.

Abstract: The labeling of motor vehicle tire and rims with

information

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required by the regulations and standards to benefit motor vehicle

manufacturers and consumers. Primarily, these labeling requirements (49

CFR parts 569 & 574) help ensure that tires are mounted on appropriate

rims; and that the rims and tires are mounted on vehicles for which

they were intended.

Description of the need for the information and proposed use of the

information--The agency has not considered methods of collecting the

required information and providing it to consumers and tire dealers

other than permanently labeling motor vehicles, tires, and rims. The

safety information provided on the labels is needed throughout the

useful life of the motor vehicle, tire, or rim. The permanent vehicle,

tire, and rim labels are required by the federal standards for tires

and rims. These standards are legal obstacles to reducing the burden of

the labeling requirements. The labeling requirements apply to all motor

vehicle tires and rims intended for use on the nation's highways

regardless of the size of the manufacturer or retreader. The burden to

small manufacturers and entities resulting from these labeling

requirements cannot be adjusted or minimized since all tires and rims

must be labeled with this information.

The estimated number of respondents totals is 6,673.

Annual estimate total burden: 264,444 hours.

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 July 2, 1997.

Phillip A. Leach,

Clearance Officer, United States Department of Transportation.

[FR Doc. 97-18066 Filed 7-9-97; 8:45 am]

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