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

Raymond R. Posten
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
6 December 2017

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 57647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26233]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration


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

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), U.S. 
Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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) abstracted 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 September 8, 2017 (82 FR 42571). The agency received no 
comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 5, 2018.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Carlita Ballard at the National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of International Policy, 
Fuel Economy and Consumer Programs, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 
Building, Room W43-439, Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Ballard's telephone 
number is 202-366-5222.

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 20 vehicle manufacturers will be 
affected by these reporting requirements. NHTSA does not believe that 
any of these 20 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.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,522 hours per respondent.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: NHTSA estimates that the vehicle 
manufacturers will incur a total annual reporting hour and cost burden 
of 50,440 hours and $3,716,740 respectively. The amount includes annual 
burden hours incurred by multi-stage manufacturers and motor vehicle 
equipment suppliers.
    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. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB 
receives it within 30 days of publication.

    Authority:  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 
35; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95.

Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2017-26233 Filed 12-5-17; 8:45 am]
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