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Randolph R. Reid
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
30 April 2018
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 83 (Monday, April 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18870-18871]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09045]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2018-2127-0008]
Notice and Request for Comments
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below is being forwarded to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A Federal Register Notice with a
60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information
collection was published on 03/19/2018. No comments were received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 30, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randolph R. Reid, Office of Defects
Investigation (NEF-100) 202-366-4383, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, W48-311, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building W12-140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Consumer Complaints.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0008.
Type of Request: Renewal of current information collection.
Summary: The purpose of this collection provides a benefit to
NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Consumer vehicle safety
complaints submitted to ODI are analyzed to determine if a defect trend
exists that may require an investigation or the initiation of a recall.
An ODI investigator may respond to a consumer submitting a complaint if
they require more information. Complaints are collected daily through
NHTSA's Vehicle Safety Hotline, www.nhtsa.gov website, or through
correspondence. The complaints contain a consumer's allegation of a
safety defect that they experienced with their vehicle or vehicle
equipment, including injuries, crashes, property damage, and death. All
complaints are converted to a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire (VOQ) format
and reviewed by ODI investigation/engineer staff. ODI staff determines
if the collection of complaints/VOQs describing an unreasonable safety
risk in a specific make, model and model year of a vehicle or vehicle
equipment warrants further action by the agency.
Abstract: Chapter 301 of title 49 of the United States Code, the
Secretary of Transportation is authorized to require manufacturers of
motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment to conduct owner
notification and remedy, i.e., a recall campaign, when it has been
determined that a safety defect exists in the performance,
construction, components, or materials in motor vehicles and motor
vehicle equipment. To make this determination, the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) solicits information from vehicle
owners which is used to identify and evaluate possible safety-related
defects and provide the necessary evidence of the existence of such a
defect. Under the Authority of chapter 301 of Title 49 of the United
States Code, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to require
manufacturers of motor vehicle and motor vehicle equipment which do not
comply with the applicable motor vehicle safety standards or contains a
defect that relates to motor vehicle safety to notify each owner that
their vehicle contains a safety defect or noncompliance. Also, the
manufacturer of each such motor vehicle item of replacement equipment
presented for remedy pursuant to such notification shall cause such
defect or noncompliance to be remedied without charge. In the case of a
motor vehicle presented for remedy pursuant to such notification, the
manufacturer shall
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cause the vehicle remedied by whichever of the following means he
elects: (1) By repairing such vehicle; (2) by replacing such motor
vehicle without charge; or (3) by refunding the purchase price less
depreciation. To ensure these objectives are being met, NHTSA audits
recalls conducted by manufacturer. These audits are performed on a
randomly selected number of vehicle owners for verification and
validation purposes.
Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 70,000.
Frequency: Daily.
Number of Responses: 69,181.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 17,295 Hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: $242,134.00.
Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspects of
this information collection, including (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate
of the burden of the proposed information collection; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) 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.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.
Randolph R. Reid,
Chief, Correspondence Research Division, Office of Defects
Investigation.
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