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OFFICE OF VEHICLE SAFETY COMPLIANCE—Continued
Topic

NHTSA Office/Internet

Questions about how a manufacturer informs NHTSA about its company and the products it
manufactures.
Questions about how to provide NHTSA with the manufacturer’s vehicle identification number
deciphering information.
Questions about NHTSA ID numbers that are assigned to equipment manufacturers of brake
hoses, glazing (glass), and tires.
Information to Assist New Manufacturers:
Questions about FMVSS as they relate to equipment items (i.e., tires, rims, brake hoses, brake
fluid, seat belt assemblies, lighting equipment, glazing (automotive glass and plastics), motorcycle helmets, child restraint systems (child safety seats), platform lift systems for the mobility
impaired, rear impact guards for trailers, triangular reflective warning devices, and compressed
natural gas containers).
Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS):
NHTSA’s Manufacturer Databases:

Import and Certification
Division.
Import and Certification
Division.
Equipment Division .......

Government Vehicle Safety Information:

Telephone No.
(202) 366–5291
(202) 366–5291
(202) 366–5322

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/maninfo/
Equipment Division .......
(202) 366–5322

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/manufacture
http://www.safercar.gov/

OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION
Topic

NHTSA Office/Internet

Questions about Early Warning Reporting (EWR) ............................................................................
Early Warning Reporting:
Questions about Defects and Recalls ...............................................................................................
Defects Investigations:

Telephone No./
Link

Early Warning Division ..
(202) 366–4238
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ewr/ewr.cfm
Office of Defects Inves(202) 366–5210
tigation.
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/

OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL
Topic

NHTSA Office/Internet

Questions about how the statutes and regulations administered by NHTSA are interpreted
NHTSA Chief Counsel interpretive letters:
NHTSA Statutory Authorities:
NHTSA Regulations:
Questions about how to designate a U.S. resident as an agent for service of process .......
Suggested Designation of Agent for Service of Process 49 CFR Part 551, Subpart D:

(h) Know How To Obtain General
Assistance With Other Federal
Regulations

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The Office of Management and
Budget, in conjunction with the U.S.
Small Business Administration,
publishes a one-stop Internet resource to
make it easier for fabricating
manufacturers and importers to
understand Federal regulations,
including those administered by
NHTSA. This Web site provides a point
of contact at each agency to answer
specific questions.66 See: http://
66 The Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002 (SBPRA) requires each Federal agency to
establish a point of contact to act as a liaison
between the agency and small businesses. In
addition, SBPRA requires the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), in conjunction with the Small
Business Administration, to publish on the Internet
a list of compliance assistance resources available
at Federal agencies for small businesses.

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Office of Chief Counsel.

Requests for interpretations should be made in
writing.
http://isearch.nhtsa.gov/
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/nhtsa/Cfc_title49/index.html
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/
Office of Chief Coun(202) 366–1834
sel.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/manufacture/
agent/customer.html

www.business.gov/contacts/federal/.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP), an agency of the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security, has also
published ‘‘Importing into the United
States: A Guide for Commercial
Importers,’’ which provides wideranging information about the importing
process and import requirements. See:
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/toolbox/
publications/trade/.
Authority: E.O. 13439, 72 FR 40051.
David Kelly,
Acting Administrator.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research & Innovative Technology
Administration
Agency Information Collection;
Activity Under OMB Review;
Submission of Audit Reports—Part 248
AGENCY: Research & Innovative
Technology Administration (RITA),
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
(BTS), 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
extension of currently approved

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collections. 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 October 7, 2008 (73 FR
58708).
Written comments should be
submitted by January 23, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline
Information, RTS–42, Room 4125, RITA,
BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001,
Telephone Number (202) 366–4387, Fax
Number (202) 366–3383 or e-mail
[email protected].
DATES:

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval No. 2138–0004.
Title: Submission of Audit Reports—
Part 248.
Form No.: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Large certificated air
carriers.
Number of Respondents: 77.
Number of Responses: 77.
Total Annual Burden: 20 hours.
Needs and Uses: BTS collects
independent audited financial reports
from U.S. certificated air carriers.
Carriers not having an annual audit
must file a statement that no such audit
has been performed. In lieu of the audit
report, BTS will accept the annual
report submitted to the stockholders.
The audited reports are needed by the
Department of Transportation as (1) A
means to monitor an air carrier’s
continuing fitness to operate, (2)
reference material used by analysts in
examining foreign route cases (3)
reference material used by analysts in
examining proposed mergers,
acquisitions and consolidations, (4) a
means whereby BTS sends a copy of the
report to the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) in fulfillment of a
United States treaty obligation, and (5)
corroboration of a carrier’s Form 41
filings.
The Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act
of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501), requires a
statistical agency to clearly identify
information it collects for non-statistical
purposes. BTS hereby notifies the
respondents and the public that BTS
uses the information it collects under
this OMB approval for non-statistical
purposes including, but not limited to,
publication of both Respondent’s
identity and its data, submission of the
information to agencies outside BTS for
review, analysis and possible use in

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regulatory and other administrative
matters.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725–17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention BTS
Desk Officer.
Comments are invited on: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department
concerning consumer protection.
Comments should address 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.
Anne Suissa,
Director, Office of Airline Information.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Research & Innovative Technology
Administration
Agency Information Collection;
Activity Under OMB Review; Reporting
Required for International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO)
AGENCY: Research & Innovative
Technology Administration (RITA),
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
(BTS), 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
extension of currently approved
collections. 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 October 7, 2008 (73 FR
58709).
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by January 23, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bernie Stankus, Office of Airline
Information, RTS–42, Room 4125, RITA,

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BTS, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001,
Telephone Number (202) 366–4387, Fax
Number (202) 366–3383 or e-mail
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval No. 2138–0039.
Title: Reporting Required for
International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO).
Form No.: BTS Form EF.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Large certificated air
carriers.
Number of Respondents: 40.
Number of Responses: 40.
Total Annual Burden: 26 hours.
Needs and Uses: As a party to the
Convention on International Civil
Aviation (Treaty), the United States is
obligated to provide ICAO with
financial and statistical data on
operations of U.S. carriers. Over 99% of
the data filled with ICAO is extracted
from the air carriers’ Form 41
submissions to BTS. BTS Form EF is the
means by which BTS supplies the
remaining 1% of the air carrier data to
ICAO.
The Confidential Information
Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act
of 2002 (44 U.S.C. 3501), requires a
statistical agency to clearly identify
information it collects for non-statistical
purposes. BTS hereby notifies the
respondents and the public that BTS
uses the information it collects under
this OMB approval for non-statistical
purposes including, but not limited to,
transmission of both respondent’s
identity and its data to the International
Civil Aeronautics Organization.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725—17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention BTS
Desk Officer.
Comments are invited on: Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department
concerning consumer protection.
Comments should address 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

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