Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review

Claude H. Harris
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
May 27, 2014

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 101 (Tuesday, May 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30231-30232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12128]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


Reports, Forms and Recordkeeping Requirements; Agency Information 
Collection Activity Under OMB Review

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 
Department Of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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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) abstract below has been forwarded to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collections and their expected 
burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period was 
published on March 14, 2014 (79 FR 14593). The agency received no 
comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 26, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, within 30 days, to the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725-17th 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention NHTSA Desk Officer.
    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. Comments to OMB are most effective if OMB 
receives them within 30 days of publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Deborah Mazyck at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of International Policy, 
Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, 1200

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New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Room W43-443, Washington, DC 
20590. Ms. Mazyck's telephone number is (202-366-4139).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
    Title: 49 CFR Part 583-Automobile Parts Content Labeling.
    OMB Number: 2127-0573.
    Type of Request: Request for public comment on a previously 
approved collection of information.
    Abstract: Part 583 establishes requirements for the disclosure of 
information relating to the countries of origin of the equipment of new 
passenger motor vehicles. This information will be used by NHTSA to 
determine whether manufacturers are complying with the American 
Automobile Labeling Act (49 U.S.C. 32304). The American Automobile 
Labeling Act requires all new passenger motor vehicles (including 
passenger cars, certain small buses, all light trucks and multipurpose 
passenger vehicles with a gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds 
or less), to bear labels providing information about domestic and 
foreign content of their equipment. With the affixed label on the new 
passenger motor vehicles, it serves as an aid to potential purchasers 
in the selection of new passenger motor vehicles by providing them with 
information about the value of the U.S./Canadian and foreign parts of 
each vehicle, the countries of origin of the engine and transmission, 
and the site of the vehicle's final assembly.
    NHTSA anticipates approximately 21 vehicle manufacturers will be 
affected by these reporting requirements. NHTSA does not believe that 
any of these 21 manufacturers are a small business (i.e., one that 
employs less than 500 persons) since each manufacturer employs more 
than 500 persons. Manufacturers of new passenger motor vehicles, 
including passenger cars, certain small buses, and light trucks with a 
gross vehicle weight rating of 8,500 pounds or less, must file a report 
annually.
    Affected Public: Vehicle manufacturers.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: NHTSA estimates that the vehicle 
manufacturers will incur a total annual reporting hour and cost burden 
of 52,962 hours and $2,439,108 respectively. The amount includes annual 
burden hours incurred by multi-stage manufacturers and motor vehicle 
equipment suppliers. We estimate that the annual reporting and 
recordkeeping hour burden of 52,962 remains the same because there was 
no change in the number of respondents. There is an increase in annual 
cost due to inflation.

Claude H. Harris,
Acting Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2014-12128 Filed 5-23-14; 8:45 am]
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