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Nancy Lumman Lewis
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
September 26, 2014
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 187 (Friday, September 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58029-58031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22933]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket Number NHTSA-2014-0100]
Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping Requirements
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Request for public comment on a proposed collection of
information.
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SUMMARY: 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 proposed collections of information, including
extensions and reinstatement of previously approved collections.
This document describes one collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 25, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments [Identified by DOT Docket No. NHTSA-
2014-0100] by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: West Building, Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Telephone: 1-800-647-
5527.
Fax: 202-493-2251.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this proposed collection of information. Note that
all comments received will be posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.
Please see the Privacy Act heading below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit http://DocketInfo.dot.gov.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the
online instructions for accessing the dockets. Alternately, you may
visit in person the Docket Management Facility at the street address
listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Coleman Sachs, Office of Vehicle
Safety Compliance (NVS-223), National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, West Building-4th Floor-Room W43-481, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Sachs' telephone number is (202)
366-3151. Please identify the relevant collection of information by
referring to its OMB Control Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB
for approval, it must first publish a document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise consult with members of
the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of
information. The OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must
be included in such a document. Under OMB's regulation (at 5 CFR
1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment on the following:
(i) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) The accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) How to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected;
(iv) How to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those
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who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic
submission of responses.
In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed collection of information:
Title: Consolidated Labeling Requirements for 49 CFR parts 565
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Requirements, and 567
Certification.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0510.
Affected Public: Motor vehicle manufacturers.
Form Number: None.
Abstract:
Part 565
The regulations in part 565 specify the format, contents, and
physical requirements for a vehicle identification number (VIN) system
and its installation to simplify vehicle identification information
retrieval and to increase the accuracy and efficiency of vehicle recall
campaigns. The regulations require each vehicle manufactured in one
stage to have a VIN that is assigned by the vehicle's manufacturer.
Each vehicle manufactured in more than one stage is to have a VIN
assigned by the incomplete vehicle manufacturer. Each VIN must consist
of 17 characters, including a check digit, in the ninth position, whose
purpose is to verify the accuracy of any VIN transcription. The VIN
must also incorporate the world manufacturer identifier or WMI assigned
to the manufacturer by the competent authority in the country where the
manufacturer is located. The WMI occupies the first three characters of
the VIN for manufacturers that produce 1,000 or more vehicles of a
specified type within a model year, and positions 1, 2, 3, 12, 13, and
14 of VINs assigned by manufacturers that produce less than 1,000
vehicles of a specified type per model year. The remaining characters
of the VIN describe various vehicle attributes, such as make, model,
and type, which vary depending on the vehicle's type classification
(i.e. passenger car, multipurpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus,
trailer, motorcycle, low-speed vehicle), and identify the vehicle's
model year, plant code, and sequential production number. NHTSA has
contracted with SAE International of Warrendale, Pennsylvania, to
coordinate the assignment of WMIs to manufacturers in the United
States. Each manufacturer of vehicles subject to the requirements of
part 565 must submit, either directly or through an agent, the unique
identifier for each make and type of vehicle it manufactures at least
60 days before affixing the first VIN using the identifier.
Manufacturers are also required to submit to NHTSA information
necessary to decipher the characters contained in their VINs, including
amendments to that information, at least 60 days prior to offering for
sale the first vehicle identified by a VIN containing that information
or if information concerning vehicle characteristics sufficient to
specify the VIN code is unavailable to the manufacturer by that date,
then within one week after that information first becomes available. In
2011, NHTSA received VIN deciphering information under part 565 from
approximately 650 manufacturers. In 2012, NHTSA received this
information from approximately 500 manufacturers. In 2013, NHTSA
received this information from approximately 475 manufacturers. Based
on these figures, the agency would expect to receive approximately 542
part 565 submissions from manufacturers in each of the next three years
(650 + 500 + 475 = 1625; 1625/3 = 542). Assuming that it would take one
hour to produce a VIN deciphering submission, at an average cost of
$30.00 per hour for the administrative and professional staff preparing
and reviewing the submission, NHTSA estimates that it will cost vehicle
manufacturers $16,260 to comply with the part 565 requirements (542
submission x $30 = $16,260).
Part 567
The regulations in part 567 specify the content and location of,
and other requirements for, the certification label to be affixed to a
motor vehicle, as required by the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle
Safety Act, as amended (the Vehicle Safety Act)(49 U.S.C. 30115) and
the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act, as amended (the
Cost Savings Act)(49 U.S.C. 30254 and 33109), to address certification-
related duties and liabilities, and to provide the consumer with
information to assist him or her in determining which of the Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (as found in 49 CFR part 567), Bumper
Standards (as found in 49 CFR part 581, and Federal Theft Prevention
Standards (as found in 49 CFR part 541) are applicable to the vehicle.
The regulations pertain to manufacturers of motor vehicles to which one
or more standards are applicable, including persons who alter such
vehicles prior to their first retail sale, and to Registered Importers
of vehicles not originally manufactured to comply with all applicable
Federal motor vehicle safety standards that are determined eligible for
importation by NHTSA, based on the vehicles' capability of being
modified to conform to those standards. The regulations require each
manufacturer to affix to each vehicle, in a prescribed location, a
label that, among other things, identifies the vehicle's manufacturer
(defined as the person who actually assembles the vehicle), the
vehicle's date of manufacture, and the statement that the vehicle
complies with all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards
and, where applicable, Bumper and Theft Prevention Standards in effect
on the date of manufacture. The label must also include the vehicle's
gross vehicle and gross axle weight ratings (GVWR and GAWRs), vehicle
identification number, and vehicle type classification (i.e., passenger
car, multipurpose passenger vehicle, truck, bus, trailer, motorcycle,
low-speed vehicle). The regulations specify other labelling
requirements for incomplete vehicle, intermediate, and final-stage
manufacturers of vehicles built in two or more stages, such as
commercial trucks that are built by adding work performing components,
such as a cargo box or cement mixer, to a previously manufactured
chassis or chassis-cab, and to persons who alter previously certified
vehicles, other than by the addition, substitution, or removal of
readily attachable components such as mirrors or tire and rim
assemblies, or minor finishing operation such as painting, before the
first purchase of the vehicle for purposes other than resale.
Description of the Likely Respondents (Including Estimated Number
and Proposed Frequency of Responses to the Collection of Information):
The agency estimates that it will receive new submissions of VIN
deciphering information under part 565 from approximately 542
manufacturers of motor vehicles per year. The manufacturers need only
submit the required information on a one-time basis, with the proviso
that they notify the agency of any changes in the information on file
within 30 days from the date that any change in that information
occurs. In addition, the agency estimates that approximately 15,000
manufacturers of motor vehicles of all types, including manufacturers
of passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, buses,
trailers, motorcycles and low-speed vehicles, as well as incomplete
vehicle manufacturers, intermediate and final
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stage manufacturers of vehicles built in two or more stages, and
vehicle alterers, will need to comply with the certification labeling
requirements of part 567.
Estimate of the Total Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden of
the Collection of Information: 542 hours for supplying required VIN-
deciphering information to NHTSA under part 565; 60,000 hours for
meeting the labeling requirements of part 567.
Estimate of the Total Annual Costs of the Collection of
Information: Assuming that the letter and table that is used to submit
part 565 information is completed by company officers or employees
compensated at an average rate of $30.00 per hour, the agency estimates
that $16,260 will be expended on an annual basis by all manufacturers
required to submit that information. Additionally, assuming that it
will take an average of .005 hours to affix a certification label to
each of the approximately 12,000,000 vehicles produced each year for
sale in the United States, at an average cost of $20.00 per hour, the
agency estimates that roughly $1,200,000 will be expended by all
manufacturers to comply with the labeling requirements of part 567.
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.
Nancy Lumman Lewis,
Associate Administrator for Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2014-22933 Filed 9-25-14; 8:45 am]
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