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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Consolidated Vehicles' Owner's Manual Requirements for Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment Publication: Federal Register Signing Official: Raymond R. Posten Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Date: 14 October 2022 Topic: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62489-62494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22298]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
[Docket No. NHTSA-2021-0032]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Consolidated
Vehicles' Owner's Manual Requirements for Motor Vehicles and Motor
Vehicle Equipment
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for comments on a reinstatement with
modification of a previously approved information collection.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR)
summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval. The ICR describes the nature of
the information collection and its expected burden. This document
describes a collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek
OMB approval on Vehicle Owner's Manual Requirements for Motor Vehicles
and Motor Vehicle Equipment.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 14, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection, including suggestions for reducing burden,
should be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget at
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. To find this particular information
collection, select ``Currently under Review--Open for Public Comment''
or use the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact James Myers, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, West Building, Room W43-320, NRM-100, Washington, DC 20590.
Mr. Myers' telephone number is 202-493-0031. Please identify the
relevant collection of information by referring to its OMB Control
Number.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a
Federal agency must receive approval from the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) before it collects certain information from the public and
a person is not required to respond to a collection of information by a
Federal agency unless the collection displays a valid OMB control
number. In compliance with these requirements, this notice announces
that the following information collection request will be submitted
OMB.
A Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
public comments on the following information collection was published
on February 22, 2022.
Title: Consolidated Vehicle Owner's Manual Requirements for Motor
Vehicles and Motor Vehicle Equipment.
OMB Control Number: 2127-0541.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Request: Request for reinstatement with modification of a
previously approved collection of information.
Type of Review Requested: Regular.
Length of Approval Requested: Three years from date of approval.
Summary of the Collection of Information: The National Traffic and
Motor Vehicle Act, authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by
delegation), at 49 U.S.C. 30111, to issue Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards (FMVSS) that set performance standards for motor vehicles and
items of motor vehicle equipment. Further, the Secretary (NHTSA by
delegation) is authorized, at 49 U.S.C. 30117, to require manufacturers
to provide information to first purchasers of motor vehicles or items
of motor vehicle equipment related to performance and safety in printed
materials that are attached to or accompany the motor vehicle or item
of motor vehicle equipment. NHTSA has exercised this authority to
require manufacturers to provide certain specified safety information
to be readily available to consumers and purchasers of motor vehicles
and items of motor vehicle equipment. This information is most often
provided in vehicle owners' manuals and the requirements are found in
49 CFR parts 563, 571, and 575. This information collection request
only covers requirements or requests to provide information that is not
provided verbatim in the regulation or standard. The information
requirements or requests are included in: Part 563, ``Event data
recorders;'' FMVSS No. 108, ``Lamps, reflective devices, and associated
equipment;'' FMVSS No. 110, ``Tire selection and rims;'' FMVSS No. 138,
``Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems;'' FMVSS No. 202a, ``Head
restraints;'' FMVSS No. 205, ``Glazing materials;'' FMVSS No. 208,
``Occupant crash protection;'' FMVSS No. 210, ``Seat belt assembly
anchorages;'' FMVSS No. 213, ``Child restraint systems;'' FMVSS No.
225, ``Child restraint anchorage systems;'' FMVSS No. 226, ``Ejection
mitigation;'' FMVSS No. 303, ``Fuel System Integrity of Compressed
Natural Gas Vehicles;'' section 575.103, ``Truck-camper loading;''
section 575.104, ``Uniform tire quality grading standards;'' and
section 575.105, ``Vehicle rollover.''
Part 563--Event data recorders. Section 563.11 requires
manufacturers of vehicles equipped with event data recorders (EDRs) to
provide a prescribed statement (provided verbatim) in the owner's
manual,\1\ which is not an information collection. Section 563.11 also
states that the owner's manual may include additional information about
the form, function, and capabilities of the EDR, in supplement to the
required statement. This voluntary disclosure of information is an
information collection for which NHTSA is seeking approval. There is a
slight burden for respondents to include the voluntary additional
information in their owner's manuals. The vehicle manufacturers which
provide this additional information in the owner's manual incur minimal
burden. We conservatively estimate that half of the 406 vehicle models
for light duty vehicles will have owner's manuals that contain this
supplemental information and that the burden for updating and reviewing
this information will be 1 hour per model line. This would result in
203 annual burden hours (203 vehicle model lines x 1 hour of time x 1
manual per model).
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It is estimated that the word content in the owner's manual
required by Part 563 would be 100 text words. Hence, the cost burden to
vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be $30,566.25 (17,100,939 total
vehicles x 50% of vehicles including added language in the owner's
manuals x 100 text words x 1.1 production factor x 0.25 printing factor
x $0.00013 per word). Cost burdens for this regulation were not
included in the previous information collection request.
FMVSS No. 108, ``Lamps, reflective devices, and associated
equipment.'' This standard requires that certain lamps and reflective
devices with certain performance levels be installed on motor vehicles
to assure that the roadway is properly illuminated, that vehicles can
be readily seen, and the signals can be transmitted to other drivers
sharing the road during day, night, and inclement weather. In addition
to establishing performance requirements for those lamps and reflective
devices, FMVSS No. 108 also contains provisions requiring manufacturers
to provide instructions or information on the lighting device. FMVSS
No. 108, S10.18.8.2 requires manufacturers to provide instructions for
proper aiming of a vehicle's Vehicle Headlamp Aiming Device (VHAD)
headlamps. FMVSS No. 108, S9.4.1.1 requires manufacturers to provide
information regarding how to operate semiautomatic beam switching
devices.
NHTSA estimates 50% of vehicle models will offer adaptive driving
beam headlighting systems on at least one trim level that will include
a VHAD. Further, NHTSA estimates manufacturers will require 4 hours per
each new vehicle model and 1 hour for carry-over vehicle models to
gather the necessary VHAD aiming instructions for the owner's manual.
FMVSS No. 108 permits each manufacturer a choice in placing headlamp
aiming instruction in the owner's manual or on a label affixed to the
vehicle. We estimate about half of the VHAD aiming applications would
be on labels attached to the VHAD, with the remainder (50%) using
information in the owner's manual to convey the necessary information.
The annual burden hours required by FMVSS No. 108`s VHAD section in the
owner's manual is 383 hours ((438 models x 0.5 use VHAD x 0.25 new
models x 4 hours/model) + (438 models x 0.5 use VHAD x 0.75 non-new
models x 1 hour/model)).
We estimate that approximately 80% of new vehicle models include a
semiautomatic beam switching device (SAB) on at least one trim level
for the U.S. market. For new model vehicles the time to collect,
prepare, and review the required information is estimated to be 4 hours
per manual. For carry-over vehicles, we estimate 1 hour to review the
required information for continued accuracy. The annual burden hours
required by FMVSS No. 108's semiautomatic beam switching device section
in the owner's manual is 613 hours ((438 models x 0.8 offer SABs x 0.25
new models x 4 hours/model) + (438 models x 0.8 offer SABs x 0.75 non-
new models x 1 hour/model)).
The annual printing annual cost burden to the respondents to
include the information required by FMVSS No. 108's VHAD section in the
owner's manual is $38,208 (17,100,000 vehicles x 0.5 use VHAD x 0.5
provide info in manual x 250 words of text x 1.1 production factor x
0.25 printing factor
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x $0.00013 per word). The annual printing cost burden to the
respondents to include the information required by FMVSS No. 108's
semiautomatic beam switching device section in the owner's manual is
$244,530 (17,100,000 vehicles x 0.8 use SABs x 500 words of text x 1.1
production factor x 0.25 printing factor x $0.00013 per word).
FMVSS No. 110, ``Tire selection and rims.'' This standard specifies
requirements for tire selection to prevent tire overloading. The
vehicle's normal load and maximum load on the tire shall not be greater
than applicable specified limits. The standard requires a permanently
affixed vehicle placard specifying vehicle capacity weight, designated
seating capacity, manufacturer-recommended cold tire inflation
pressure, and manufacturer's recommended tire size. The standard
further specifies rim construction requirements, load limits of non-
pneumatic spare tires, and labeling requirements for non-pneumatic
spare tires, including a required placard. Owner's manual information
is required for non-pneumatic spare tires.
Currently, manufacturers do not equip current passenger vehicles,
trucks, buses, trailers, or motorcycles with non-pneumatic spare tires.
If vehicles were equipped with non-pneumatic spare tires, the number of
annual burden hours imposed on manufacturers who choose to equip their
vehicles with this equipment would be determined from the number of
model lines produced annually (of which an estimated 25% are new and
75% are on-new, a repeat of previous years' model lines) multiplied by
the portion of vehicle models equipped with non-pneumatic spare tires
multiplied by the estimated number of hours required to assemble the
required information (estimated to be 4 hours of review for new
vehicles and 1 hour to review the information for non-new vehicles).
The product of these factors would provide the number of hours required
by manufacturers to produce necessary information to place into an
owner's manual ``master'' for printing. The printing cost burden for
these owner's manuals would be the number of vehicles produced annually
multiplied by the portion of vehicles equipped with non-pneumatic spare
tires, multiplied by certain printing factors (an estimated 500 text
words required per owner's manual, a 1.1 multiplier to account for
aftermarket manuals, a 0.25 printing factor, and a $0.00013 cost per
word). Because manufacturers do not equip current passenger vehicles,
trucks, buses, trailers, or motorcycles with non-pneumatic spare tires,
NHTSA estimates the hour burden as 0 hours, and the printing cost at
$0.
FMVSS No. 138, ``Tire pressure monitoring systems.'' This standard
specifies requirements for a tire pressure monitoring system to warn
the driver of an under-inflated tire condition. Its purpose is to
reduce the likelihood of a vehicle crash resulting from tire failure
due to operation in an under-inflated condition. The standard requires
the owner's manual to include specific information on the low-pressure
warning telltale and the malfunction indicator telltale.
The information required by FMVSS No. 138 to be included in the
owner's manual is provided verbatim and may be taken from the Federal
regulation in its entirety. FMVSS No. 138, also states that the owner's
manual may include additional information about the low-pressure
telltale and the malfunction indicator telltale. NHTSA estimates the
burden to be 1 hour for the respondents to format their owner's manuals
to include the text and additional information. There is an average of
438 model lines each year that include tire pressure monitoring
information in the owner's manual. Therefore, NHTSA estimates the total
annual burden hours for Sec. 571.138 to be 438 hours (438 model lines
x 1 manual per model x 1 hour).
It is estimated that the information required by FMVSS No. 138 in
the owner's manual is equivalent to 400 words of text. This would
result in $244,530 in cost burden to the respondents (17,100,000
vehicles x 400 words of text x 1.1 production factor x 0.25 printing
factor x $0.00013 per word).
FMVSS No. 202a, ``Head restraints.'' This standard specifies
requirements for head restraints. The standard, which seeks to reduce
whiplash injuries in rear collisions, currently requires head
restraints for front outboard designated seating positions in passenger
cars and in light multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks and buses
with a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less and specifies
requirements for optionally provided rear outboard seat head restraints
in the same vehicles. The standard requires that vehicle manufacturers
include information in owner's manuals for vehicles manufactured on or
after September 1, 2008. The owner's manual must clearly identify which
seats are equipped with head restraints. If the head restraints are
removable, the owner's manual must provide instructions on how to
remove the head restraint by a deliberate action distinct from any act
necessary for adjustment, and how to reinstall the head restraints. The
owner's manual must warn that all head restraints must be reinstalled
to properly protect vehicle occupants. Finally, the owner's manual must
describe, in an easily understandable format, the adjustment of the
head restraints and/or seat back to achieve appropriate head restraint
position relative to the occupant's head.
It is estimated that 438 model lines need to be reviewed annually,
but only a fraction (25 percent) need major revision each year. It is
further estimated that it would take 5 hours to complete the major
revisions. The remaining fraction of model lines (75 percent) only
require reverification of existing information. The total annual burden
hours are estimated to be 876 hours (438 model lines x 0.25 needing
revision x 5 hours plus 438 model lines x 0.75 needing revision x 1
hour).
The word count required to disclose the required head restraint
information in the owner's manual is estimated to be 1,200 words. The
annual cost burden to the respondents to include the information
required by FMVSS No. 202a in the owner's manual is $733,590
(17,100,000 vehicles x 1,200 words of text x 1.1 production factor x
0.25 printing factor x $0.00013 per word).
FMVSS No. 205, ``Glazing materials.'' This standard specifies
requirements for all glazing material used in windshields, windows, and
interior partitions of motor vehicles. Its purpose is to reduce
injuries resulting from impact to glazing surfaces, to ensure a
necessary degree of transparency in motor vehicle windows for driver
visibility, and to minimize the possibility of occupants being thrown
through the vehicle windows in collisions. More detailed information
regarding the care and maintenance of plastic glazing items, such as a
glass-plastic windshield, is required to be placed in the vehicle
owner's manual.
It is estimated that the burden to provide information in the
owner's manual for detailed care and maintenance is minimal because
manufacturers already provide this type of information in the vehicle
cleaning and maintenance section of the owner's manual. NHTSA estimates
a burden for each manual of 1 hour because manufacturers would need to
verify that detailed care and maintenance information has been included
in their cleaning and maintenance section of the owner's manual. The
annual estimated burden from Sec. 571.205 is 176.0 hours (176 model
lines x 1 manual per model x 1 hour).
The word count required in the owner's manual is estimated to be
210 words. Only buses and low speed vehicles currently use plastic type
glazing, so NHTSA estimates there are
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17,400 new vehicles each year that include glazing information in the
owner's manual. The annual cost burden to the respondents to include
the information required by FMVSS No. 205 is $130.15 (17,400 vehicles x
210 words of text x 1.1 production factor x 0.25 printing factor x
$0.00013 per word).
FMVSS No. 208, ``Occupant crash protection.'' This standard
specifies requirements for both active and passive occupant crash
protection systems for passenger cars, multipurpose passenger vehicles,
trucks, and small buses. Certain safety features, such as air bags, or
the care and maintenance of air bag systems, are required to be
explained to the owner by means of the owner's manual. For example, the
owner's manual must describe the vehicle's air bag system and provide
precautionary information about the proper positioning of the
occupants, including children. The owner's manual must also warn that
no objects should be placed over or near the air bag covers. There is
also required information about the operation of seat belt assemblies
and other information that could total up to about 20 pages in the
owner's manual. This material would also need to be kept current with
the latest technical information on an annual basis.
A conservative estimated burden to produce the required text and
information is 16 hours (or 2 days). It is also estimated that a
fraction (25 percent) of the model lines would require updates
annually. The remaining fraction of model lines (75 percent) only
require reverification (1-hour burden) of existing information. This
would result in 2,750 annual burden hours (579 vehicle model lines x
0.25 percent that need updating x 16 hours of time plus 579 model lines
x 0.75 needing revision x 1 hour).
It is estimated that the word content in the owner's manual
required by FMVSS No. 208 would be 5,400 text words. Hence, the cost
burden to vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be $3,397,680
(17,600,000 total vehicles x 5,400 text words x 1.1 production factor x
0.25 printing factor x $0.00013 per word).
FMVSS No. 210, ``Seat belt assembly anchorages.'' This standard
specifies requirements for seat belt assembly anchorages to ensure
effective occupant restraint and to reduce the likelihood of failure in
a crash. FMVSS No. 210 requires that manufacturers place the following
information in the vehicle owner's manual: (a) an explanation that
child restraints are designed to be secured by means of the vehicle's
seat belts, and (b) a statement alerting vehicle owners that children
are always safer in the rear seat.
It is estimated that it would take a vehicle manufacturer no more
than 1 hour per vehicle model line to assemble all of the FMVSS No. 210
information for inclusion in the owner's manual. This would result in
438 annual burden hours (438 vehicle model lines x 1 manual per model x
1 hour).
It is estimated that the word content in the owner's manual
required by FMVSS No. 210 would be 400 text words. Hence, the cost
burden to vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be $244,530 (17,100,000
total vehicles x 400 text words x 1.1 production factor x 0.25 printing
factor x $0.00013 per word).
FMVSS No. 213, ``Child restraint systems.'' This standard specifies
requirements for child restraint systems and requires that
manufacturers provide consumers with detailed information relating to
child safety in air bag-equipped vehicles. The vehicle owner's manual
must include information about the operation and do's and don'ts of
built-in child seats. NHTSA estimates that there are no more than 20
vehicle models that are equipped with built-in child restraints.
However, as stated in FMVSS No. 213, the information must be made
available on strategically placed labels within the vehicles, in
addition to the vehicle's owner's manual. Thus, it is assumed that the
burden hours would be minimal since the information is already
available from the information required to produce the labels. This
would result in 20 annual burden hours (20 vehicle model lines x 1
manual per model x 1 hour).
It is estimated that the recurring information required for child
safety in the owner's manual would be 500 text words. NHTSA estimates
that 5% of vehicles may be in lines that offer built in child
restraints. Hence, the cost burden to vehicle manufacturers is
estimated to be $15,730 (17,600,000 total vehicles x 5% x 500 text
words x 1.1 production factor x 0.25 printing factor x $0.00013 per
word).
FMVSS No. 225; ``Child restraint anchorage systems.'' This standard
establishes requirements for child restraint anchorage systems to
ensure their proper location and strength for the effective securing of
child restraints, to reduce the likelihood of the anchorage systems'
failure, and to increase the likelihood that child restraints are
properly secured and thus more fully achieve their potential
effectiveness in motor vehicles. The vehicle owner's manual must
provide written instructions, in English, for using the tether
anchorages and the child restraint anchorage system in the vehicle.
Instructions must at a minimum indicate which seating positions in the
vehicle are equipped with tether anchorages and child restraint
anchorage systems, explain the meaning of markings provided to locate
the lower anchorages, and include instructions that provide a step-by-
step procedure (including diagrams) for properly attaching a child
restraint system's tether strap to the tether anchorages.
NHTSA estimates that it takes a vehicle manufacturer no more than 5
hours to compile the required material and that only a fraction (25
percent) would need major revisions each year. The remaining fraction
of model lines (75 percent) only require reverification (1-hour burden)
of existing information. This would result in 876 annual burden hours
((438 vehicle model lines x 1 manual per model x 0.25 (percent
requiring major revisions) x 5 hours of time) + (438 model lines x 1
manual per model x 0.75 (percent requiring reverification) x 1 hour)).
NHTSA estimates that the word content in the owner's manual
required by FMVSS No. 225 would be 1,500 text words. Hence, the cost
burden to vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be $943,800 (17,600,000
total vehicles x 1,500 text words x 1.1 production factor x 0.25
printing factor x $0.00013 per word).
FMVSS No. 226, ``Ejection mitigation.'' This standard establishes
vehicle requirements intended to reduce the partial and complete
ejection of vehicle occupants through side windows in crashes,
particularly rollover crashes. The standard applies to passenger cars,
and to multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses with a gross
vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg (10,000 pounds) or less. Written
information must be provided that describes any ejection mitigation
countermeasure that deploys in the event of a rollover and a discussion
of the readiness indicator with a list of the elements of the system
being monitored by the indicator, a discussion of the purpose and
location of the telltale, and instructions to the consumer on the steps
to take if the telltale is illuminated.
It is estimated that it would take a vehicle manufacturer no more
than 8 hours to compile the required material and it is estimated that
a fraction (25 percent) would need major revisions each year. The
remaining fraction of model lines (75 percent) only require
reverification (1-hour burden) of existing information. This would
result in 1,204.5 annual burden hours (438
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vehicle model lines x 1 manual per model x 0.25 (percent that need
updating) x 8 hours of time plus 438 model lines x 1 manual per model x
0.75 (percent needing revision) x 1 hour).
It is estimated that the word content in the owner's manual
required by FMVSS No. 226 would be 3,000 text words. Hence, the cost
burden to vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be $1,833,975
(17,100,000 total vehicles x 3,000 text words x 1.1 production factor x
0.25 printing factor x $0.00013 per word).
FMVSS No. 303, ``Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas
Vehicles.'' This standard specifies requirements for the integrity of
motor vehicle fuel systems using compressed natural gas (CNG),
including the CNG fuel systems of bi-fuel, dedicated, and dual fuel CNG
vehicles. This regulation requires manufacturers to permanently label
CNG vehicles, near the vehicle refueling connection, with service
pressure information and the statement ``See instructions on fuel
container for inspection and service life.'' Manufacturers of CNG
vehicles shall also provide a first purchaser this information in
either an owner's manual or a one-page document. The service pressure
information required for the owner's manuals under FMVSS No. 303 is
developed by manufacturers as part of their routine engineering
development for their vehicles. Therefore, there is a slight burden of
1 hour for respondents to include this information in their owner's
manuals. This would result in 18 annual burden hours (18 vehicle model
lines x 1 manual per model x 1 hour of time).
It is estimated that no more than 50 words are required in the
owner's manual to comply with the requirements in FMVSS No. 303. There
are conservatively 20,000 CNG vehicles produced annually. Hence, the
cost burden to CNG vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be $35.75
(20,000 total units x 50 text words x 1.1 production factor x 0.25
printing factor x $0.00013 per word). Cost burdens for this regulation
were not included in the previous information collection request.
Section 575.103, ``Truck-camper loading.'' This regulation requires
manufacturers of slide-in campers to affix to each camper a label that
contains information relating to identification and proper loading of
the camper and to provide more detailed loading information in the
owner's manual. This regulation also requires manufacturers of trucks
that would accommodate slide-in campers to specify the cargo weight
ratings and the longitudinal limits within which the center of gravity
for the cargo weight rating should be located. The information required
for the owner's manuals under section 575.103 is developed by
manufacturers as part of their routine engineering development for
their vehicles. The figures to include in truck and slide-in camper
owner's manuals are provided in the regulation. Therefore, there is a
slight 1-hour burden for respondents to include this information in
their owner's manuals. This would result in 35 annual burden hours (35
vehicle model lines x 1 manual per model x 1 hour of time).
It is estimated that 480 words are minimally required in the
owner's manual to comply with Sec. 575.103. There are approximately
2,300,000 pickup trucks and 11,000 truck camper units produced
annually. These total to an annual production of 2,311,000 units.
Hence, the cost burden to vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be
$39,656.76 (2,311,000 total units x 480 text words x 1.1 production
factor x 0.25 printing factor x $0.00013 per word).
Section 575.104, ``Uniform tire quality grading standards.'' This
regulation requires manufacturers of motor vehicles to inform the
drivers of the type and quality of the tires with which their vehicles
are equipped. A statement, which manufacturers shall include in the
owner's manual, is provided in the regulation in its entirety or
equivalent form. Hence there is a slight 1-hour burden on the
respondents for inclusion of this information into their owner's
manuals. This would result in 579 annual burden hours (579 vehicle
model lines x 1 manual per model x 1 hour of time).
It is estimated that 390 words are minimally required in the
owner's manual to comply with Sec. 575.104. There are approximately
13,857,300 vehicles covered by this regulation. Hence, the cost burden
to vehicle manufacturers is estimated to be $193,205.41 (13,857,300
total vehicles x 390 text words x 1.1 production factor x 0.25 printing
factor x $0.00013 per word). Cost burdens for this regulation were not
included in the previous information collection request.
Section 575.105, ``Vehicle rollover.'' This regulation requires
manufacturers of utility vehicles \2\ to alert the drivers of those
vehicles that they have a higher possibility of rollover than other
vehicle types and to advise them of steps that can be taken to reduce
the possibility of rollover and/or to reduce the likelihood of injury
in a rollover. A statement, which manufacturers shall include in the
owner's manual, is provided in the regulation in its entirety or
equivalent form. Hence there is a slight 1-hour burden on the
respondents for inclusion of this information into their owner's
manuals. This would result in 18 annual burden hours (18 vehicle model
lines x 1 manual per model x 1 hour of time).
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passenger vehicles (other than those which are passenger car
derivatives) which have a wheelbase of 110 inches or less and
special features for occasional off-road operation.
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It is estimated that 117 words are minimally required in the
owner's manual to comply with Sec. 575.105. There are approximately
2,700,000 utility vehicles with 4-wheel drive and a wheelbase of 110
inches or less. Therefore, the cost burden to vehicle manufacturers is
estimated to be $11,293.43 (2,700,000 total vehicles x 117 text words x
1.1 production factor x 0.25 printing factor x $0.00013 per word). Cost
burdens for this regulation were not included in the previous
information collection request.
Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information:
The purpose of requiring certain information to be provided in
manuals is to ensure owners and operators are provided with readily
accessible important information about critical components of their
vehicles, such as the performance of their vehicle or instructions for
proper operation. The Federal program for reducing highway fatalities,
injuries and crashes is likely to be adversely affected if the
information is not collected, since consumers would not be made readily
aware of certain important safety provisions that apply to critical
components of their vehicles and would not have a readily accessible
source of information when circumstances require such information.
Earlier 60-Day Notice:
A Federal Register Notice, 87 FR 9787, with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following information collection was
published on February 22, 2022. No comments were received for that
notice.
Affected Public: Vehicle manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 52.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Number of Responses: 52.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,628.
Estimated Total Combined Annual Burden Costs: $8,406,632.
The table below summarizes the total hour burden, associated labor
costs, and printing cost estimates.
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Table 1--Estimated Hour Burden and Associated Labor Costs
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Estimated
Estimated total annual
Part/section Brief title total annual labor costs at
burden hours $50.44/hour
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563........................................... Event Data Recorders............ 203 $10,239
571.108....................................... Lighting-VHAD................... 383 19,319
571.108....................................... Lighting-SABs................... 613 30,920
571.110....................................... Tire Selection and Rims......... 0 0
571.138....................................... Tire Pressure Monitoring........ 438 22,093
571.202a...................................... Head Restraints................. 876 44,185
571.205....................................... Glazing......................... 176 8,877
571.208....................................... Crash Protection................ 2,750 138,710
571.210....................................... Seat Belt Anchors............... 438 22,093
571.213....................................... Child Restraints................ 20 1,009
571.225....................................... Child Restraint Anchorages...... 876 44,185
571.226....................................... Ejection Mitigation............. 1,205 60,755
571.303....................................... CNG Fuel Systems................ 18 908
575.103....................................... Truck-Camper Loading............ 35 1,765
575.104....................................... Tire Quality.................... 579 29,205
575.105....................................... Utility Vehicles................ 18 908
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Totals.................................... ................................ 8,628 435,171
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Table 2--Estimated Printing Costs
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Estimated
Part/section Brief title total costs to
respondents
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563............................ Event Data Recorders... $30,566
571.108........................ Lighting-VHAD.......... 38,208
571.108........................ Lighting-SABs.......... 244,530
571.110........................ Tire Selection and Rims 0
571.138........................ Tire Pressure 244,530
Monitoring Systems.
571.202a....................... Head Restraints........ 733,590
571.205........................ Glazing................ 131
571.208........................ Occupant Crash 3,397,680
Protection.
571.210........................ Seat Belt Assembly 244,530
Anchors.
571.213........................ Child Restraints 15,730
Systems.
571.225........................ Child Restraint 943,800
Anchorage Systems.
571.226........................ Ejection Mitigation.... 1,833,975
571.303........................ Fuel System Integrity 36
of Compressed Natural
Gas Vehicles.
575.103........................ Truck-Camper Loading... 39,657
575.104........................ Uniform Tire Quality 193,205
Grading Standards.
575.105........................ Vehicle Rollover....... 11,293
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Total Printing Costs....... ....................... 7,971,461
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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 agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) 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; (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 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, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29.
Raymond R. Posten,
Associate Administrator for Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2022-22298 Filed 10-13-22; 8:45 am]
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