DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review
AGENCY:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION:
Notice.
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 April 22, 2005 (70 FR 20962).
DATES:
OMB approval has been requested by November 18, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Evans at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Crash Avoidance Standards, 202–366–2272, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Title:
49 CFR 571.403, Platform lift systems for motor vehicles and 49 CFR 571.404, Platform lift installations in motor vehicles.
OMB Number:
2127–0621.
Type of Request:
Extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract:
FMVSS No. 403, Platform lift systems for motor vehicles, establishes minimum performance standards for platform lifts designed for installation on motor vehicles. Its purpose is to prevent injuries and fatalities to passengers and bystanders during the operation of platform lifts that assist persons with limited mobility in entering and leaving a vehicle. FMVSS No. 404, Platform lift installations in motor vehicles, places specific requirements on vehicle manufacturers or alterers who install platform lifts in new vehicles. Under these regulations, lift manufacturers must certify that their lifts meet the requirements of FMVSS No. 403 and must declare the certification on the owner's manual insert, the installation instructions and the lift operating instruction label. Certification of compliance with FMVSS No. 404 is on the certification label already required
of vehicle manufacturers and alterers under 49 CFR part 567. Therefore, lift manufacturers must produce an insert that is placed in the vehicle owner's manual, installation instructions and one or two labels that are placed near the controls of the lift. The requirements and our estimates of the hour burden and cost to lift manufacturers are given below. There is no burden to the general public.
Affected Public:
Platform lift manufacturers and vehicle manufacturers/alterers that install platform lifts in new motor vehicles before first retail sale.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
144 hours and $9,315.32.
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.
• Whether the Department's estimate for the burden of the proposed information collection is accurate.
• 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 prior to November 18, 2005.
Issued on: October 13, 2005.
Stephen R. Kratzke,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.