Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for Comment; Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles |
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Raymond R. Posten
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
6 February 2020
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 25 (Thursday, February 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7008-7011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02297]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket Number NHTSA-2019-0146]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; Platform Lift Systems for Motor Vehicles
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a reinstatement of a
previously-approved information collection.
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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, before seeking OMB approval, Federal agencies must solicit public
comment on proposed collections of information, including extensions
and reinstatements of previously approved collections. This document
describes an Information Collection Request (ICR) for which NHTSA
intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the Docket No. DOT-
NHTSA-2019-0146 through any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12-
140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except on Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Pyne, 202-366-4171, Office of
Rulemaking (NRM230), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
U.S. Dept. of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W43-457,
Washington, DC 20590. 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.
In compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public
comments on the following proposed collection of information:
Title: 49 CFR 571.403, Platform lift systems for motor vehicles,
and 49 CFR 571.404, Platform lift installations in motor vehicles.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0621.
Type of Request: Reinstatement without change of a previously
approved information collection.
Type of Review: Regular.
Requested Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years from date of
approval.
Abstract: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 403,
Platform lift systems for motor vehicles, establishes minimum
performance standards for platform lifts intended for installation in
motor vehicles to assist wheelchair users and other persons of limited
mobility in entering and exiting a vehicle. The standard's purpose is
to prevent injuries and fatalities to passengers and bystanders during
the operation of platform lifts. The related standard FMVSS No. 404,
Platform lift installations in motor vehicles, establishes specific
requirements for vehicle manufacturers or alterers that install
platform lifts in new vehicles. Lift manufacturers must certify that
their lifts meet the requirements of FMVSS No. 403 and must declare in
the owner's manual, in the installation instructions, and on the
operating instruction label that the lift is certified. Certification
of compliance with FMVSS No. 404 is included on the vehicle
certification label required on all motor vehicles under 49 CFR part
567. Both FMVSS No. 403 and FMVSS No. 404 contain requirements related
to information collections. FMVSS No. 403 requires lift manufacturers
to produce an insert that is placed in the vehicle owner's manual and
lift installation instructions. Additionally, lift manufacturers must
affix either one or two labels to be placed near the controls for the
lift. The latter illustrate and describe procedures for operating the
lift. Our estimates of burden and cost to lift manufacturers to meet
these requirements are described below. FMVSS No. 404 requires
manufacturers or alterers that install platform lifts to insert the
instructions provided by the lift manufacturer into the vehicle owners'
manuals and ensure that labels with lift operating procedures are
affixed to a location adjacent to the controls.
Affected Public: Platform lift manufacturers and vehicle
manufacturers or alterers that install platform lifts in motor vehicles
prior to first vehicle sale. There is no burden to the general public.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
NHTSA estimates that there are 10 platform lift manufacturers doing
business at a given time. Platform lift manufacturers typically have a
design cycle of approximately 5 years. Therefore, there are aspects of
the information collection that only require the manufacturers to incur
burden every 5 years, such as changing the owner's manual inserts and
labels. However, other aspects of the information collection, such as
printing the inserts and labeling the lifts, require manufacturers to
incur burden every year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,562 hours.
NHTSA estimates that a total of 10 lift manufacturers will incur
1,562 hours of burden annually. This estimate is comprised of time to
make changes to required language and the time to distribute that
information by affixing labels or placards, placing inserts into
owners' manuals, and providing installation instructions.
NHTSA estimates that every year approximately two lift
manufacturers will need to change the language of the insert for the
vehicle owners' manual stating the lift's platform operating volume,
maintenance schedule, and operating procedures. NHTSA estimates that it
will take manufacturers approximately 24 hours to make those changes.
Therefore, NHTSA estimates that changes to the owners' manual inserts
will take 48 hours annually (2 manufacturers x 24 hrs = 48 hours per
year).
NHTSA estimates that every year approximately two manufacturers
will need to change the installation instructions identifying the types
of vehicles on which each lift is designed to be installed. NHTSA
estimates that it will take manufacturers approximately 24 hours to
make those changes. Therefore, NHTSA estimates that changes to the
installation instructions will take 48 hours annually (2 manufacturers
x 24 hrs = 48 hours per year).
NHTSA estimates that every year approximately two manufacturers
will need to make changes to labels or placards which identify the
operating functions of the lift. NHTSA estimates that it will take
manufacturers approximately 24 hours to make those changes. Therefore,
NHTSA estimates that changes to the labels or placards for lift
functions will take 48 hours annually (2 manufacturers x 24 hrs = 48
hours per year).
NHTSA estimates that every year approximately two lift
manufacturers will need to make changes to labels and placards
detailing back-up operating procedures. NHTSA estimates that it will
take manufacturers approximately 24 hours to make those changes.
Therefore, NHTSA estimates that changes to the language of labels or
placards for back-up operating procedures will take 48 hours annually
(2 manufacturers x 24 hrs = 48 hours per year).
In addition to making periodic changes to the wording of the
owners' manual inserts, installation instructions, label or placard for
lift operating procedures, and the label or placard for lift back-up
operation, lift
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manufacturers also incur burden associated with distributing that
information by affixing labels or placards, placing inserts into
owners' manuals, and providing installation instructions.
NHTSA estimates that there will be 27,398 lifts manufactured in
each of the next three years. NHTSA estimates that distributing the
required information will take approximately 3 minutes per lift or
approximately 1,370 hours for all lifts annually (27,398 lifts x 3
minutes per lift = 82,194 minutes, 82,194 minutes / 60 = 1,370 hours).
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Lift Hours to make
manufacturers change Annual hours
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Per Year Insert Language........................................ 2 24 48
Per Year Install Instruct....................................... 2 24 48
Per Year Label Change/Operating................................. 2 24 48
Per Year Label Change/Back-up................................... 2 24 48
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Lifts-each Mins. to Total hours
year distribute
next 3 years
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Distribution.................................................... 27,398 3 1,370
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Estimated Total Burden Hours................................ .............. .............. 1,562
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Estimated Cost for This Information Collection:
The cost of this collection of information will comprise printing
costs and hourly labor costs. NHTSA's estimate of printing costs can be
broken down as follows:
[ssquf] Owner's manual insert--27,398 lifts x $0.04 per page x 1 page =
$1,095.92
[ssquf] Installation instructions--27,398 lifts x $0.04 per page x 1
page = $1,095.92
[ssquf] Label/placard for lift operating procedures--27,398 lifts x
$0.13 per label = $3,561.74
[ssquf] Label/placard for lift backup operation--27,398 lifts x $0.13
per label = $3,561.74
Based on this breakdown, NHTSA estimates the total printing cost
associated with this information collection is $9,315.32 annually.
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Lifts-each
year next 3 Per unit Total cost
years
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Owner's Manual Insert........................................... 27,398 $0.04 $1,095.92
Install Instructions............................................ 27,398 0.04 1,095.92
Label Change/Operating Procedure................................ 27,398 0.13 3,561.74
Label Change/Back-up Operation.................................. 27,398 0.13 3,561.74
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Estimated Annual Printing Cost for This Information .............. .............. 9,315.32
Collection.................................................
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The labor cost is derived by applying appropriate hourly labor
rates published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics \1\ (BLS) to the
hourly burden discussed previously in this notice. There are two
categories of labor involved. First, for ``Assemblers and Fabricators''
(Occupation code 51-2000) with an average wage of $22.94/hour, the
labor rate is $32.72/hour (based on BLS statistics showing wages for
private industry workers are 70.1 percent of total compensation \2\).
Multiplying that hourly labor rate by the estimated 1,370 labor hours
needed annually to affix and distribute the required informational
materials yields an annual labor cost of $44,832.81. Second, for
``Technical Writers'' (Occupation code 27-3042) with an average wage of
$33.98/hour, the labor rate is $47.47/hour. Multiplying that hourly
labor rate by the estimated 192 labor hours needed for revisions to
labels and printed materials yields an annual labor cost of $9,306.93.
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\1\ Available online at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_336100.htm.
\2\ See Table 1 at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecec.pdf.
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The total annual labor cost is thus estimated to be $54,139.74.
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Percent of
Average wage total Labor rate Annual hours Annual labor
compensation cost
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Assemblers and Fabricators...... $22.94 70.1 $32.72 1,370 $44,832.81
Technical Writers............... 33.98 70.1 48.47 192 9,306.93
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Estimated Annual Labor Cost .............. .............. .............. .............. 54,139.74
for This Information
Collection.................
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Combining the above estimated printing costs and estimated labor
costs, NHTSA estimates that the total cost of this information
collection is $63,455.06 per year.
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Estimated Annual Printing Cost for This Information $9,315.32
Collection.............................................
Estimated Annual Labor Cost for This Information 54,139.74
Collection.............................................
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Combined Estimated Annual Printing Cost & Labor Cost 63,455.06
for This Information Collection....................
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Public Comments Invited: 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: (1) 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; (2) 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; (3) how to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) how to minimize the
burden of the collection of information on those 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.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35; and delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 501.8.
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2020-02297 Filed 2-5-20; 8:45 am]
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