80 FR 8941 - Notice and Request for Comments
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 33 (February 19, 2015)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 33 (February 19, 2015)
| Page Range | 8941-8942 | |
| FR Document | 2015-03335 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 8941-8942] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-03335] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [Docket No. DOT-NHTSA-2015-0012] Notice and Request for Comments AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 is being forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on December 5, 2014, 79 FR 72243-72244. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 23, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Culbreath, Office of Chief Information Officer, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, W48-311, Washington, DC, 20590. Walter Culbreath's phone number is 202-366-1566. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB for approval, it must first publish a document in the Federal Register providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise consult with members of the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of information. The OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must be included in such a document. Under OMB's regulation (at 5CFR 1320.8(d), an agency must ask for public comment on the following: (i) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; (ii) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (iii) How to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (iv) how to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic submission of responses. In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public comments on the following proposed collection of information for which the agency is seeking approval from: OMB Control Number: 2127-0682. Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection. Abstract: The proposed information collection activity provides a means to garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving service delivery. This feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program management. The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy of information, courtesy, efficiency of service delivery, and resolution of issues with service delivery. Responses will be assessed to plan and inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If this information is not collected, vital feedback from customers and stakeholders on the Agency's services will be unavailable. The Agency will only submit a collection for approval under this generic clearance if it meets the following conditions:The collections are voluntary; The collections are low-burden for respondents (based on considerations of [[Page 8942]] total burden hours, total number of respondents, or burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents and the Federal Government; The collections are non-controversial and do not raise issues of concern to other Federal agencies; Any collection is targeted to the solicitation of opinions from respondents who have experience with the program or may have experience with the program in the near future; Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected only to the extent necessary and is not retained; Information gathered is intended to be used only internally for general service improvement and program management purposes and is not intended for release outside of the agency (if released, the agency must indicate the qualitative nature of the information); Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions; and Information gathered will yield qualitative information; the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the population of study. Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative information will not be used for quantitative information collections that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such data uses require more rigorous designs that address: the target population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame, the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results. As a general matter, information collections will not result in any new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private. Affected Public: Individuals and Households, Businesses and Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Government. Frequency: Once per request. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,204. Number of Respondents: 113,582. ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 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. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48. Paul Mounkhaty, ISSM/Chief Architect. [FR Doc. 2015-03335 Filed 2-18-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-59-P
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agency? Does the information collection other forms of information technology. (ii) The accuracy of the agency’s
have practical utility? A comment to OMB is most effective if estimate of the burden of the proposed
(2) Is the agency’s estimate of the OMB receives it within 30 days of collection of information, including the
burden of the proposed collection of publication of this notice. validity of the methodology and
information accurate? Is the assumptions used;
Raymond R. Posten,
methodology valid (including the (iii) How to enhance the quality,
assumptions used)? Associate Administrator for Rulemaking. utility, and clarity of the information to
(3) How can the agency enhance the [FR Doc. 2015–03412 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] be collected;
quality, utility, and clarity of the BILLING CODE 4910–59–P (iv) how to minimize the burden of
information that we plan to collect? the collection of information on those
(4) How can the agency minimize the who are to respond, including the use
burden of collecting this information on DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION of appropriate automated, electronic,
those who are to respond? Are there mechanical, or other technological
appropriate automated, electronic, National Highway Traffic Safety collection techniques or other forms of
mechanical, or other technological Administration information technology, e.g. permitting
collection techniques (or other forms of electronic submission of responses.
[Docket No. DOT–NHTSA–2015–0012]
information technology) that would be In compliance with these
suitable for this collection (e.g., Notice and Request for Comments requirements, NHTSA asks for public
permitting electronic submission of comments on the following proposed
responses)? AGENCY: National Highway Traffic collection of information for which the
In compliance with these Safety Administration (NHTSA), agency is seeking approval from:
requirements, NHTSA published a Department of Transportation (DOT). OMB Control Number: 2127–0682.
notice in the Federal Register providing ACTION: Notice and request for Title: Generic Clearance for the
a 60-day comment period, and we comments. Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
received no public comments on the Agency Service Delivery.
renewal of this information collection SUMMARY: In compliance with the Type of Request: Extension of a
(79 FR 70274). Today’s notice provides Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 currently approved collection.
a 30-day comment period in which U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice Abstract: The proposed information
public comments on the renewal of this announces that the Information collection activity provides a means to
information collection may be Collection Request (ICR) abstracted garner qualitative customer and
submitted to OMB. below is being forwarded to the Office stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
Title: Tires and Rims Labeling. of Management and Budget (OMB) for timely manner, in accordance with the
OMB Control Number: 2127–0503. review and comments. A Federal Administration’s commitment to
Type of Request: Extension of a Register Notice with a 60-day comment improving service delivery.
currently approved collection of period soliciting comments on the This feedback will provide insights
information. following information collection was into customer or stakeholder
Form Number: This collection of published on December 5, 2014, 79 FR perceptions, experiences and
information uses no standard form. 72243–72244. expectations, provide an early warning
Abstract: Each tire manufacturer and DATES: Comments must be submitted on of issues with service, or focus attention
rim manufacturer must label their tires or before March 23, 2015. on areas where communication, training
and rims with applicable safety or changes in operations might improve
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
information. In addition, each vehicle delivery of products or services. These
manufacturer must affix a label to each Walter Culbreath, Office of Chief collections will allow for ongoing,
vehicle indicating the designated tire Information Officer, National Highway collaborative and actionable
size for the vehicle. These labeling Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New communications between the Agency
requirements ensure that tires are Jersey Ave., SE, W48–311, Washington, and its customers and stakeholders. It
mounted on the appropriate rims, and DC, 20590. Walter Culbreath’s phone will also allow feedback to contribute
that the rims and tires are mounted on number is 202–366–1566. directly to the improvement of program
the vehicle for which they are intended. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the management.
Affected Public: Business or other for Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, The solicitation of feedback will target
profit. before an agency submits a proposed areas such as: Timeliness,
Estimated Annual Burden: 274,491 collection of information to OMB for appropriateness, accuracy of
hours. approval, it must first publish a information, courtesy, efficiency of
Estimated Number of Respondents: document in the Federal Register service delivery, and resolution of
1,800. providing a 60-day comment period and issues with service delivery. Responses
Comments are invited on: Whether otherwise consult with members of the will be assessed to plan and inform
the proposed collection of information public and affected agencies concerning efforts to improve or maintain the
is necessary for the proper performance each proposed collection of information. quality of service offered to the public.
of the functions of the Department, The OMB has promulgated regulations If this information is not collected, vital
including whether the information will describing what must be included in feedback from customers and
have practical utility; the accuracy of such a document. Under OMB’s stakeholders on the Agency’s services
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the Department’s estimate of the burden regulation (at 5CFR 1320.8(d), an agency will be unavailable.
of the proposed information collection; must ask for public comment on the The Agency will only submit a
ways to enhance the quality, utility and following: collection for approval under this
clarity of the information to be (i) Whether the proposed collection of generic clearance if it meets the
collected; and ways to minimize the information is necessary for the proper following conditions:
burden of the collection of information performance of the functions of the • The collections are voluntary;
on respondents, including the use of agency, including whether the • The collections are low-burden for
automated collection techniques or information will have practical utility; respondents (based on considerations of
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total burden hours, total number of and other matters that are commonly comment period ended on January 25,
respondents, or burden-hours per considered private. 2015. The agency received no comment.
respondent) and are low-cost for both Affected Public: Individuals and DATES: Comments must be submitted on
the respondents and the Federal Households, Businesses and or before March 23, 2015.
Government; Organizations, State, Local or Tribal ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30
• The collections are non- Government. days, to the Office of Information and
controversial and do not raise issues of Frequency: Once per request. Regulatory Affairs, Office of
concern to other Federal agencies; Estimated Total Annual Burden Management and Budget, 725 17th
• Any collection is targeted to the Hours: 20,204. Street NW., Washington, DC 20503,
solicitation of opinions from Number of Respondents: 113,582.
respondents who have experience with Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the program or may have experience FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
the burden estimate, including Hisham Mohamed, NHTSA, 1200 New
with the program in the near future; suggestions for reducing the burden, to
• Personally identifiable information the Office of Management and Budget,
Jersey Ave. SE., West Building, Room
(PII) is collected only to the extent W43–437, NVS–131, Washington, DC
Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of 20590. Mr. Mohamed’s telephone
necessary and is not retained; the Secretary of Transportation, 725
• Information gathered is intended to number is (202) 366–0307.
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
be used only internally for general SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments are invited on: Whether
service improvement and program
the proposed collection of information National Highway Traffic Safety
management purposes and is not
is necessary for the proper performance Administration
intended for release outside of the
of the functions of the Department,
agency (if released, the agency must Title: 49 CFR 575—Consumer
including whether the information will
indicate the qualitative nature of the Information Regulations (sections 103
have practical utility; the accuracy of
information); and 105).
• Information gathered will not be the Department’s estimate of the burden OMB Control Number: 2127–0049.
used for the purpose of substantially of the proposed information collection; Form Number: None.
informing influential policy decisions; ways to enhance the quality, utility and Affected Public: Vehicle
and clarity of the information to be manufacturers.
• Information gathered will yield collected; and ways to minimize the Requested Expiration Date of
qualitative information; the collections burden of the collection of information Approval: Three years from approval
will not be designed or expected to on respondents, including the use of date.
yield statistically reliable results or used automated collection techniques or Abstract: NHTSA must ensure that
as though the results are generalizable to other forms of information technology. motor vehicle manufacturers comply
the population of study. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
with 49 CFR part 575, Consumer
Feedback collected under this generic of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; Information Regulation part 575.103
clearance provides useful information, and 49 CFR 1:48. Truck-camper loading and part 575.105
but it does not yield data that can be Utility Vehicles. Part 575.103 requires
generalized to the overall population. Paul Mounkhaty, that manufacturers of light trucks that
This type of generic clearance for ISSM/Chief Architect. are capable of accommodating slide-in
qualitative information will not be used [FR Doc. 2015–03335 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am] campers provide information on the
for quantitative information collections BILLING CODE 4910–59–P cargo weight rating and the longitudinal
that are designed to yield reliably limits within which the center of gravity
actionable results, such as monitoring for the cargo weight rating should be
trends over time or documenting DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION located. Part 575.105 requires that
program performance. Such data uses manufacturers of utility vehicles affix a
require more rigorous designs that National Highway Traffic Safety sticker in a prominent location alerting
address: the target population to which Administration drivers that the particular handling and
generalizations will be made, the maneuvering characteristics of utility
Reports, Forms and Record Keeping
sampling frame, the sample design vehicles require special driving
Requirements; Agency Information
(including stratification and clustering), practices when these vehicles are
Collection Activity Under OMB Review
the precision requirements or power operated.
calculations that justify the proposed AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Estimated Annual Burden: 300 hours.
sample size, the expected response rate, Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. Number of Respondents: 15.
methods for assessing potential non- Department of Transportation. Based on prior years’ manufacturer
response bias, the protocols for data ACTION: Notice. submissions, the agency estimates that
collection, and any testing procedures 15 responses will be submitted
that were or will be undertaken prior to SUMMARY: In compliance with the annually. Currently 19 light truck
fielding the study. Depending on the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 manufacturers comply with 49 CFR part
degree of influence the results are likely U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 575. These manufacturers file one
to have, such collections may still be announces that the Information response annually and submit an
eligible for submission for other generic Collection Request (ICR) abstracted additional response when they
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mechanisms that are designed to yield below has been forwarded to the Office introduce a new model. Changes are
quantitative results. of Management and Budget (OMB) for rarely filed with the agency, but we
As a general matter, information review and comment. The ICR describes estimate that three manufacturers will
collections will not result in any new the nature of the information collections alter their information because of model
system of records containing privacy and their expected burden. The Federal changes. The light truck manufacturers
information and will not ask questions Register Notice with a 60-day comment gather only pre-existing data for the
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual period was published on November 25, purposes of this regulation. Based on
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, 2014 [79 FR 70272]. The 60-day previous years’ manufacturer
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice and request for comments. | |
| Dates | Comments must be submitted on or before March 23, 2015. | |
| Contact | Walter Culbreath, Office of Chief Information Officer, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, W48-311, Washington, DC, 20590. Walter Culbreath's phone number is 202-366-1566. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 8941 |
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