Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

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Before a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it must receive approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Under procedures established by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public comment on the proposed collection of information. This document describes a proposed collection of information under regulations implementing section 7 of the Transportation Recall Effectiveness, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act with respect to the disposition of recalled tires, for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. NHTSA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement section 7 on December 18, 2001 (66 FR 65165). It then issued a supplemental notice on July 26, 2002 (67 FR 48852). In response to an earlier request for public comment on a proposed collection of information based on the NPRM, which was published on May 27, 2003 (68 FR 28876), the Rubber Manufacturers Association (RMA) commented that NHTSA had not requested comment or fulfilled other PRA duties with respect to certain information that would have to be provided to third parties. The agency agrees that the May 27, 200