NHTSA has issued a regulation
requiring manufacturers to install advanced air bags that reduce
the likelihood of injury or fatality in a crash. A two-stage
phase-in of mandatory advanced air bags was implemented. Each phase
covers a three year period. Phase 1 began Sept. 1, 2003 and Phase
two begins September 1, 2007. A third phase increasing the belted
5th female dummy belted requirements, added August 31, 2006, begins
September 1, 2009.
There is a 21 hour reduction
adjustment to Item 13 on the OMB form 83-I. The reason for this
reduction is explained as follows. At present, OMB Clearance
2127-0599 gives NHTSA approval to collect 1,281 burden hours a year
from industry, or 61 hours from each of 21 manufacturers. This
figure of 61 hours represents the burden hours that would result if
reports for two separate but related phase-ins were due the same
year, e.g., both the higher speed test requirement using 50th
percentile adult male test dummies and the higher speed test
requirement using the 5th percentile adult female dummies. At no
time from October 31, 2003 through October 31, 2006 has there been
a manufacturer to provide two such phase-in reports. Thus, this
figure of 61 hours should have been 60 hours per manufacturer, or a
total collection of information burden on industry of 1,260 hours.
There are no program changes or adjustments to item 14 on the OMB
form 83-I.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.