The Consumer Assistance to Recycle and
Save Program requires NHTSA to deliver a Report to Congress no
later than January 1,2010 that reports the impacts on fuel
consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and other economic impacts
of the Program. In order to measure these impacts, information must
be obtained from consumers regarding their response to the Program.
NHTSA will use this information to analyze the impacts of the
Program for the Report to Congress.
Ms. Chandana Achanta
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Office of Management
and Budget Washington, D.C. Dear Ms. Achanta: Pursuant to Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) procedures established at 5 CFR Part
1320, Controlling Paperwork Burdens on the Public, I ask that the
following collection of information, Consumer Assistance to
Recycle and Save Program, Survey of Consumer Response to CARS
Initiative, be processed pursuant to section 1320.13 Emergency
processing. I have determined that this information must be
collected prior to the expiration of time periods established under
Part 1320, and that this information is essential to NHTSAs
mission to implement this Program so that we may receive survey
information from consumers that will assist us in reporting on the
CARS Program to Congress. NHTSA cannot reasonably comply with the
normal clearance procedures because the use of normal clearance
procedures is reasonably likely to cause NHTSA to miss a statutory
deadline established in the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save
Act. Please approve or disapprove the collection of information by
July 24, 2009. As you are aware, NHTSA has taken all practicable
steps to consult with the EPA, other agencies, and members of the
public in order to minimize the burden of this collection of
information. Sincerely yours, Ronald Medford Acting Deputy
Administrator
This collection of information
is associated with a newly established Program, which will increase
NHTSA's overall burden hour total by 9375 hours.
$125,499
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
No
Uncollected
Jim Simmons 2023662555
No
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.